Now that you know where to look for affiliate programs to join, it’s time to narrow down your options.
Note that the Federal Trade Commission requires affiliates to disclose to your followers that your post contains affiliate links.
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Cheapflights is another company that rewards its affiliates not for bringing paying customers, but for sending traffic to their partners.
Great article! I’m still trying to figure out how to use affiliate marketing the right way, so I’m definitely going to try some of those tips. Thank you for sharing! Bridget Marie recently posted…Manifest your dream life with these three easy steps
So, you’ve joined an affiliate program! That’s great news. According to Forbes, affiliate marketing is now responsible for more than 15% of e-commerce sales. That puts it in the same league as email marketing and ahead of social commerce and display advertising—whoa!
In order to build your email sequence, all you have to do is write the subject and content of your email (you can also personalize your emails so that you can address your subscribers by their first name).
Once your new Skyscraper post is created, then you can reach out to the people that linked to the original piece and reference your own article as the bigger, better, newer, more authoritative piece to give true value to them and their own readers.
You will also want to learn how to create a good Facebook ad, learn how to build an SEO-driven website, learn how to build good content, and learn how to drive visitors to your social media accounts.
Let’s look at an example. Say I sign up for and get accepted into the Pit Boss Affiliate Program. I go to the Pit Boss affiliate portal and they give me unique links (for grills, pellets, etc) that I can use on my blog. I post a recipe using my Pit Boss on my blog and include an affiliate link to the grill I used in various places on my post. Thank link goes to the product page of the grill I used. Someone reads my blog post and decides they want the same grill I have so they click my affiliate link and it takes them to that grill on the Pit Boss site. They purchase that grill. I get a commission on that sale because I assisted in that sale. I have a full time job that I’m not ready to leave. So I use affiliate marketing as a supplement to my income. It’s my side hustle. Sometimes it’ll take care of my gas money for the month and sometimes it’ll take care of the mortgage and my car note too. I’m not at the point where I’m making six (or even five) figures yet. But a LOT of people use affiliate marketing as their full time job and sole source of income and I believe it. Maybe one day I’ll be at that point but until then, it’ll remain a fun side hustle.
Affiliate marketing is a performance-based marketing method that has proved hugely successful among SaaS business models, subscription-based services, and the product review sector. For a broad range of industries, it is a risk-free way to improve traffic, increase brand awareness, and generate more sales.
Leveraging coupons and deals is one of the best affiliate marketing strategies to boost sales. That’s because many consumers love the savings power of coupons. They often search for discount vouchers on various coupon and deals sites before shopping for any product.
Getting good payouts from affiliate marketing takes a lot of time and hard work. The great thing, however, is that you can do it right from the comfort of your home.
In short, you need to make sure that you meet the minimum requirements of the program you want to join.
As an affiliate, you'll get exclusive access to coupons and banners you can use on your website, blog, or emails. You’ll also receive monthly affiliate newsletters. Plus, their dedicated in-house affiliate team runs monthly incentives and affiliate contests to encourage you to perform at your best.
My friend Matt Giovanisci is probably the best affiliate marketer I know. He makes hundreds of thousands of dollars a year with his affiliate sites.
Aweber is one of the best email marketing tool used by top bloggers around the world. It's price is very affordable as compared to some other popular email programs.
You can post affiliate links on both blogs and social media such as Facebook, Instagram via the link in bio, and Pinterest. Nonetheless, this is not the most sustainable way to make passive income, which again means you’ll be making money long after the work is done.