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In another attempt to monetize YouTube, Google has decided to start showing so called Sponsored Videos on the YouTube video search result pages. This ‘Video AdWords’ scheme is ideal if you have video content you want people to see, but what are the real possibilities for affiliate advertisers ?

We compiled some more ways for generating a steady or at least a more relevant flow of traffic. These methods aren’t free, but will continue to deliver quality traffic long after your investment has repaid itself.

Periodically  the broad topic you’re affiliate marketing for knows spikes in terms of search volume. Keeping track of what people are looking for allows you to use this naturally existing search volume to get your advertisements shown to people who are looking for what you’re selling. The tool to do this is Google Hot Trends.

Similar to Facebook’s ad service, Myspace releases MyAds, it’s system for displaying targeted ads across it’s network. The main difference with Facebook is that Myspace delivers total transparency about the system, as well as the possibility for Myspace users to opt-out of it.