Article marketing, or bum marketing as some may call it, is an internet marketing method that makes use of various article and blogging sites where the user may post their sales pitch in the form of a article submission or blog. The name bum marketing comes from the fact that internet marketers who uses this method "bum" sales since they don't pay a thing to promote or advertise their product as is the case with most other internet marketing methods. This is due to the fact that most blogging/article websites require no paid subscription to use. This makes article marketing one of the best recommended internet marketing methods for internet marketing novices and those with tight budgets to work with.