WordPress.org is the most popular website platform in the world. It’s free and extremely flexible, and it’s what I use for Gathering Dreams.
Amazon is one of the biggest companies online. They dabble in everything from sales to servers. So it’s no real wonder that they have a robust affiliate marketing network. Amazon Associates is one of the first networks that beginners sign up with.
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The intention of your visitors is another factor you should work hard to understand. It will help you identify the main content pieces you need to create.
When creating blogs, make sure they are nicely formatted and easy-to-read with short sentences and paragraphs, bullet point listings, and plenty of images.
No matter what platform you choose, you'll want to make it clear when you're sharing a promotion. We recommend including affiliate link disclaimers with all of your links. So, on your blog, you'd link your affiliate product and then add "affiliate link" in parentheses. On YouTube, include your affiliate link disclaimer in your video description. For Instagram, using #ad or #sponsored is a great option.
When it comes to promoting affiliate products, not just any product will do. You’ll want to choose products that have a decent commission and are known to sell well.
They claim to be the largest affiliate marketing network on the internet and have 150,000 affiliates across the world.
You may be surprised to know this but the average size of the affiliate marketing industry is more than 12 billion. So, if you are not taking its advantage then my friend you should.
There was a bunch of years ago, the gravity was above a thousand. They ended up re-weighting everything and then putting different metrics in. But this Leptitox has a gravity of 549. That’s huge, really, really high. This one has gravity 233. Again, that’s really high.
For example, when searching for “e-commerce platforms,” you will see that BigCommerce ranks in the top 10 for this keyword:
If the company’s page doesn’t have an obvious affiliate or partner link, you can also Google the company name with the phrase “affiliate program” or “partner program.”
I tend to categorize affiliate marketers into five categories, according to their monthly revenue:
I can still remember very well the feeling of excitement when I made my first affiliate marketing sale. It was January 14th, two and a half months into my blogging journey, and after weeks of no commission, I made my first $1.30 with Amazon.
As said, if you don’t want to create content, you’ll have to advertise which costs money.
So why not try the expert roundup posts and make sure to develop an idea where you can smartly promote your favorite affiliate programs.
Quick Tip: For a top-level overview, you can visit Google Trends and put in niche keywords to research the number of people are looking for information in that specific niche on Google in general. A healthy uptrend indicates it is a trending niche, whereas a steady looking flat chart over the past 5 years would indicate that the topic is evergreen. Do your homework!
Contrary to the popular belief, that's not affiliate marketing. That's just a cheap and short-sighted way to make a few bucks.