Build relationships. This is a key feature in affiliate marketing. You have found your audience, you know what they want and need, now the only thing to do is to find who they look up to. Who do they share the most, or talk about with others? These are the influencers in your industry and they will have the most impact on the people in which you are trying to place your product in front of.
In this post, we’ll first introduce sales funnels. Then we'll explain how to build an affiliate marketing sales funnel. Let’s get started! What a Sales Funnel Is (And Its Benefits for Your Affiliate Marketing Website)

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As you get started as an affiliate marketer you’re probably going to run into a few unfamiliar terms. I’d like to break down a few common terms before we get too far into this article. Advertiser: In the context of affiliate marketing, the advertiser is the product creator. This is the brand or company that you’ll work with as an affiliate marketer to promote their products. They will pay you a commission every time your link is used to make a sale. Publisher: This word refers to the affiliate marketer. You are the publisher who creates content and posts your link to affiliate products on various marketing channels. Consumer: You probably already know this one, but just in case, the consumer is your target audience. You want to craft your entire strategy around the consumer and create content that addresses their needs so that you can gain leads.