Marketing Affiliate Programs

I need some advice and I am sure you can help me. What is the best way to spread the word about an affiliate product (ex: clickbank product) that I am promoting? Keeping in mind that I am not spamming the link.

I know one can use CL or BP and even do PPC advertising. But I am more interested in directory submission or something along those lines. Is there a way to do this?

If by directory submission, you mean submitting articles to article directories, you can earn income with that marketing model.

Do a search on this forum for article marketing and you'll find all you need to know to get started (in the member downloads section).