As a beginner affiliate marketer, you need to carefully study the minimum sign up criteria of the program you want to join.
That’s because they most likely sell products online, or are affiliate marketers for companies. Fear not. They’re not cyber-criminals (yahoo boys).
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If you’ve set your mind on becoming an affiliate, there’s no way to go but up. And if you’re truly determined, you should always approach your work with the best practices and strategies in mind.
As you can probably imagine from a site named Influencer Marketing Hub, we're big fans of influencer marketing. Influencers are people who hold a lot of sway over the people in their sphere of influence, typically on social media platforms like Instagram, YouTube, and Facebook. People follow influencers because they're interested in what the influencer has to say and are already primed to be open to trying whatever the influencer might promote.
The first mistake a lot of affiliate marketers make is that they register with too many different affiliate programs and try to promote everything. Pursuing affiliate marketing down this path can become very overwhelming and you won’t be able to promote any product properly. All you need in order to be successful is a handful of good products to promote. Try to understand the market needs and look for products that align correctly with the topic of your site.
Studying and analyzing the rich collection of data helps companies improve conversions by making changes to their website, offering more engaging visual creatives, and identifying which affiliates bring in the most revenue.
You can also directly sign up with a seller for their affiliate program (I'll explain later).
Most people don’t realize that TripAdvisor is actually an affiliate and have established affiliate partnership with plenty of travel companies and hotels. This research shows that 77% of their revenue comes from click-based advertising (CPA affiliate) and that TripAdvisor influenced an estimated 10.3% (roughly $546 billion) of global travel spending.
Money is always a tricky subject when affiliate marketing comes to mind. Some affiliates make nothing, and some make millions. It’s all about how many campaigns affiliates run and how successful they are. The pros who have been in the industry for years usually make a lot of money. They are experienced and know exactly where and how to advertise the products. Newcomers on the other hand usually make cardinal mistakes and their campaigns make almost nothing.
To become successful in affiliate marketing, you need to train regularly (Daily). Think of this as learning to play cricket, and the only way you get better by showing up every day on the ground.
The type of affiliate marketing you implement on your site will depend upon the niche you’re in, and the kind of available affiliate programs.
Take care of your partners, just as you do your customers, fixing the problems that might occur in the course of a new promotion. Your attitude towards affiliates should motivate and encourage them to continue collaborating with your brand.
Instagram can be the perfect platform for certain blog niches, particularly health, beauty, fitness, fashion and food/cooking. If you’re targeting a different niche, then Instagram is probably not the best platform for you (go for blogging, YouTube or email marketing instead – those work with pretty much any niche!)
Instead, Michelle recommends that you give your Pinterest audience something more valuable, for example, a “complimentary course, a members-only community, or a 20-minute masterclass.”
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If you have a blog, it only makes sense to write in-depth blog posts about your affiliate products. That’s what I do, and I make enough passive income to cover my living expenses. (Plus some savings, too!)
Another thing you should definitely check is backlink history and overall backlink profile. For that, create a project in SEO SpyGlass and enter your website. To give you an example of how it works, I've run a sample check on a website currently available for sale for $15,000. Incredibly, the website has over 800K backlinks, almost all of which are dofollow: