And no matter the platform you choose, the next step is to start joining affiliate programs:
Check out pre-made affiliate sites for niches that might be in your area of expertise.
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Once you are done with all of these, you can now post your product links on your website. You can do this in two ways: Hyperlink texts or words in your blog entry to the Amazon product pageHyperlink pictures of the products you sell from your website to the Amazon product page
Best yet, you don’t need to worry about any of the trackings! Affiliate networks take care of all that for you, and you just collect a check!
Before finding any affiliate product to promote, here are a couple of things to remember: Cookie length (what’s the cookie duration?) Refunds (what is their refund rate?) Payment method (how will you be paid, and how often do they make payments?) Affiliate tools (do they offer promo materials such as banners?) Promotion (can you promote a product on social media, email lists?) Commission (how much commission do they pay per sale?)
I say this because most new YouTubers or Bloggers are not getting much traffic so adding ads to their content results in very low rewards. It’s easy to use but ads do not earn much.
Tutorials or guides that will teach you “How To” are perfect to create this trust and will pay off in the long run.
Hi AJ, thank you for sharing your thoughts. I found the breakdown of the three different business models to be particularly helpful. Most affiliates often automatically assume Pay per sale is the only way to generate commissions, while a pay per lead model would be more profitable.
Remember, advertisers can have multiple affiliate programs active at the same time, but these should promote different products or offer distinct perks to one another. But, managing various affiliate programs can become a complex, time-consuming task. Instead of overloading their internal team, many advertisers prefer to partner with affiliate networks that handle the management side of the program.
Nothing’s guaranteed, and none are perfect, but I can tell you what works for me and what is highly recommended by most experts I’ve seen: Build an email list.
Basically, it’s a modern interpretation of a very old idea — getting a commission on a sale.
I have to admit, this is something I have no experience in. My budget for paid advertising so far has been ZERO. But it’s a proven way to generate more traffic to your website and drive sales.
This often works best if there is a time-sensitive discount or flash sale happening. You can also get effective results by sending an email that lists the benefits you’ve received by using the product.
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You can also list your affiliate program on directories. They are also free but will ask you to link back to them in return. Chances are you won’t find a large number of affiliates through these directories because it’s important to build relationships first, but you can use them to direct prospective partners to your affiliate program.
Affiliate marketing is a location independent business model that allows you to work from anywhere in the world.
While so far, we’ve talked about different types of blog posts you can create and how you can add your links in, email marketing is a completely different strategy but one that’s very closely related to blogging.