Before I got into this form of marketing, I needed to find out what it’s all about. Affiliate marketing is promoting a product or service with the idea of giving commissions to those involved. I found this type of marketing worked well because it has more personal qualities.
To do this, you can also use Buzzsumo, but as it costs $99 a month, I’ve found a pretty impressive alternative: Social Animal.
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Once you can access analytics data you can monitor the performance of specific posts and view statistics like engagement rates, likes, and clicks through to your website. Some platforms will show how many times your profile has been viewed and the number of clicks on any of the links included there.
Make sure that you learn how to invest in paid advertising. Paid advertising on social media platforms is a great place to start.
Look for popular images and analyze why they are successful: is there a particular color people love? Any seasonal trends your brand needs to aware of? Use this information to drive your marketing strategy and content creation.
When emailing make sure you include an introduction and a brief explanation of why you are reaching out to them. Add the link to your article and highlight why it is better than the current content they are linking to.
An affiliate making $5000/day might be worse off than another affiliate making $500/day with no cash outflow because the former might be spending most of his revenue on paid acquisition.
Note that the Federal Trade Commission requires affiliates to disclose to your followers that your post contains affiliate links.
WordPress.org is the most popular website platform in the world. It’s free and extremely flexible, and it’s what I use for Gathering Dreams.
To make money with affiliate marketing on Instagram, you need to know exactly how Instagram works. You can only put a link to your affiliate offer in your bio. This makes it a lot more challenging to generate clicks through your referral link.
Some platforms require you to set up a business account to access this information, but the setup is usually free.
“Jack the guy from IT takes care of that” isn’t the type of answer you want…or should accept.
You can also find a lot of lists online that take a closer look at affiliate programs and tell you how much they pay so a simple google search can reveal a lot! [/et_pb_toggle][et_pb_toggle title=”What’s the best platform for affiliate marketing?” open_toggle_text_color=”#00afc0″ open_toggle_background_color=”rgba(0,0,0,0)” closed_toggle_text_color=”#5b5b5b” closed_toggle_background_color=”rgba(0,0,0,0)” icon_color=”#ff7900″ use_icon_font_size=”on” icon_font_size=”22px” _builder_version=”4.4.7″ title_text_color=”#5b5b5b” title_font_size=”1.2rem” closed_title_font_size=”1.2rem” body_text_color=”#5b5b5b” body_font_size=”1.1rem” body_line_height=”1.5em” body_ul_text_color=”#5b5b5b” body_ul_font_size=”1rem” body_ul_line_height=”1.6em” hover_enabled=”0″ custom_css_toggle_icon=”content: %22%924c%22!important;||” border_color_all=”rgba(0,175,192,0.29)”]
This means creating high-quality content that’s better than what’s currently ranking. It means optimizing your site, so the search engines know what your site is about. Means growing your social media presence and audience across multiple networks. It means learning about SEO to rank your content higher in the search engines.
Another great way for promoting affiliate products is by creating comparison guides or a single product review. You can create an in-depth guide around a particular software. Check out our in-depth review on SiteGround and SiteGround vs GoDaddy to get an idea of what I’m talking about.
On average, companies either manage their affiliate programs in-house or they partner with an affiliate management agency (sometimes referred to as an OPM) to manage the day-to-day needs requirements of an effectively run program. There are also brands, particularly enterprise brands, who take a “hybrid” approach to the management of their program where they oversee elements of it in-house and partner with an agency to manage the day-to-day aspects. Companies that have intentionally decided to run a small, private affiliate marketing program with only a few select partners. An in-house manager can generally manage this type of affiliate program without much difficulty. Companies that are not looking to grow their program. Partnering with an affiliate agency is an investment; if a company is not investing in their program, the spend may not be worthwhile. Companies (typically on a growth path and who have $8M+ in online sales) who lack the in-house resources, operational and industry expertise, platforms and affiliate partnerships to manage their affiliate program effectively. Enterprise brands who need a substantial team to run their program. Brands who want to use an agency for particular purposes or to strategically expand their geographic footprint.
In most cases, a website is used as a platform where you have 100% control over the content. But this is not the only option.