Top affiliate marketing techniques that are responsible for routinely raking in six figure checks for the affiliate are naturally extremely valuable. These techniques are usually a closely guarded secret. And why not, many of them are developed over many years or trial and error and continuous testing and tracking of visitors and hits at a site.

Still it is widely known that the two leading marketing techniques used by many top affiliates are related to seo (search engine optimization) and the second involves PPC (pay-per-click ads) hosted by leading search engines.

Although the second technique involves the hefty investment of funds, done properly, it comfortably pays its’ own way. This means that the cash invested usually yields a good return such that the top affiliate marketing practitioner can afford to re-invest in more PPC ads and in fact go for an increasingly bigger budget without having to dig into their pockets again.

However the really exciting thing about the seo marketing techniques used by top affiliates is the fact that they cost nothing and yet are equally effective if not more so.

Actually seo-related marketing techniques used by top affiliates are easier to copy or duplicate than you think. You really need just two important skills that are very easy to acquire and develop.

Christopher Kyalo is involved in several lucrative affiliate programs and uses seo-related techniques only. Read the rest of this article at his top affiliate marketing blog.