As much as you want to narrow down what you are writing about, you also need to make sure the niche you pick will give you enough topics to write about. If you pick pink collars for dogs, it’s going to be hard to write 50 or 100 articles on that, but if you decide to go for dog accessories, you might have more luck!
The first scenario what we call the money site build. What the money site build is, basically, you have a hub site. We write content and we ranked them on search engines. Those content have affiliate links. This is your affiliate link and then this ends up being the offer. This is the affiliate offer there. Then we have content and then offer, and then content and offer.
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You will be doing a lot of writing about the topic you choose. So if you have selected a niche that you don’t really like, your website is not likely to last very long.
Often a huge stumbling block for both beginners and professional affiliates, choosing the right niche can really make or break your business.
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Also, you don’t have to have a huge audience or mailing list in order to qualify to promote these programs. If this method interests you, I’d encourage to sign up to Matt McWilliams’ Affiliate Launch Notification List. You’ll hear about upcoming launches you can promote.
Once it’s time to choose a keyword, his rule is simple: choose the keywords with the highest buyer intent. These keywords are the most likely to create a conversion and thus a profit.
The affiliate program has two different streams: one for agencies and one for bloggers.
Choose the name and site description (these can be changed later in Settings > General in the backend of WordPress):
I made my first affiliate sales with less than 500 followers and not that many views. It was because I was sharing products I actually loved and was happy to be using. I never promote things I don’t like or don’t feel comfortable with because being real is what works with affiliate marketing.
Pro tip: Affiliate commissions of 50% or higher are very common with digital products because you have no cost of replication. Don’t be greedy here, split the pot evenly and everyone wins.
As a businessman, your primary aim is not to do hard selling. What you need to focus on is how to benefit the customer. The ideal blog entries that you post are “how-to” articles. You must provide informative blog entries that answer customer problems.
If you’re an affiliate marketer for a web hosting company, they may offer you a commission every time someone renews their subscription from a purchase made with your link.
However, that doesn’t mean that the items (or services) you’ll receive have to be *bad*. On the contrary, there are a lot of small companies (especially those who sell handmade items) that have astonishing products that you could review.
If you try to sell a product that is in low demand then chances are that you are not going to get many sales no matter how hard you try. So it is a good idea to spend a bit of time researching and finding out if a product that you are thinking of promoting is a product that your audience needs. If your site gets decent traffic then you can conduct an online survey and easily get input from your visitors.
Glad that it helps. Looking back at my 15 years journey, understanding your options and choosing the right model is far more important than I first thought in the beginning. Leo Koo September 4, 2019 at 2:44 am Jerry Low September 4, 2019 at 3:01 am Navnit Thapar March 31, 2021 at 3:12 pm
Of course, you need to invest a good amount of time and effort into creating in-depth content for your audience.