By definition, free affiliate marketing tools fill the no cost affiliate marketing toolbox.
Most free tools are worth what you pay for them, BUT there are a select few that can serve as the foundation of an affiliate program.
As an additional bonus, free or not, a content repository such as a web site or blog is no longer difficult to build.
Creating a cyber space to promote your affiliate products is surprisingly simple and can cost zero dollars.
Here are examples of worthwhile free affiliate tools to build web sites and blogs: Google's Blogger Inside of an hour (try it - it can be done), you can learn how to use blogger, write a post, and create simple AdSense and amazon ads.
Widgets can be used to spotlight any number of affiliate products.
As always, the author generate blog traffic.
The main criticism of this tool is that it is Google-specific.
The critics suggest that if Google decides to change or dismantle blogger, your blog capacity is shot.
The other side of this argument is that if you are prepared for this to happen with backups and a secondary action plan, let it happen - you can be up and running somewhere else inside of a day - no business interruption.
Squidoo Lenses A Squidoo lens is a specialized web site.
With a little free education (see the link at the end of this article), using Squidoo is almost as easy as blogger.
Squidoo gives you all the building blocks to need to create visually-appealing and content-rich sites.
Some of these building blocks allow you to advertise and earn money on amazon and eBay products (as well as your own affiliate products, as long as you do not get greedy).
In addition to these benefits, the Squidoo community is very supportive.
You can find a lens on how to do just about anything Squidoo-related.