Affiliate marketing, affiliate marketing can be a great way of earning a second income stream while 1
you're building your business and can help you grow and expand your brand, reach faster. 2
There are two main ways you can use affiliate marketing. 3
Number one, to expand your influence by creating an affiliate program for your brand. 4
You give people the opportunity to earn commission when they send traffic or sales your way. 5
Your affiliates will agree to post your affiliate links, embed your content or recommend your brand. 6
And you'll have to agree to give them a percentage of any sales or traffic that follow from their work. 7
Number two, you can also use affiliate marketing to earn extra income promoting other brands. 8
This is a good idea. 9
If you have a lot of traffic, don't have your own business or don't have many products in your online 10
store, you get a unique affiliate link, which you can then post to promote the brand you signed up 11
to. 12
If you're already a content creator promoting an affiliate brand and your post could provide you with 13
some handy extra cash without having to put too much effort into it. 14
Let's take a deeper dive into the ways you can use affiliate marketing to give yourself a cash boost, 15
get others to grow your brand. 16
Creating your own affiliate program is a great way to automate your marketing as your affiliates act 17
like online sales reps to promote your products. 18
It's especially effective if your sign ups have larger followings, but you can incentivize your affiliates 19
to work harder by offering higher commission amounts or bonus incentives 20
You can also make your affiliate marketing more exclusive by approving only those affiliates who have 21
a large following of niche users or those who have been approved for Google. 22
Ad Sense, for example, how to get started. 23
OK, so there's a few different ways to create your own affiliate program. 24
If you have a WordPress website, you can use a WordPress plugin like affiliate WP and host your store 25
and products on the platform. 26
Alternatively, you can use affiliate themes like Elegante Themes or Studio Press. 27
If you don't have a WordPress site or you don't want to use WordPress, you can use an affiliate platform 28
like Amazon or Shopify to host your products to recruit affiliates to your program. 29
You should promote in the same way you promote your other content using emails, blog posts and social 30
media posts. 31
You should also construct an effective landing page that you point to whenever you advertise your affiliate 32
scheme. 33
So interested people can sign up to your program why you should do it. 34
So a good affiliate program can dramatically boost your traffic and sales and can increase your SEO 35
and help to generate high quality leads. 36
Not only that, it will broaden your brand's influence and can even help to promote products you sell 37
that aren't even a part of your affiliate program. 38
Make money promoting other people's products. 39
If you need extra cash and are great at promotion, you have a big following or you're prepared to put 40
in a bit of work. 41
You might benefit from signing up to an affiliate program. 42
Different programs have different requirements. 43
Some might want you to post links, while others, like Cemre, might expect you to create content as 44
well. 45
Commission varies wildly, so check the deal you're getting into before you sign up, as well as the 46
terms or conditions and payout limit. 47
Pick a high quality product so you feel confident when you talk about the product and opt for a product 48
in a niche you know well as then you'll find it easier to create promotional content. 49
Here's how to get started. 50
If you want to give affiliate marketing a try, look at a few programs before jumping in and committing 51
yourself. 52
Platforms like a HubSpot and a Weber are a good start as our commission rates are generous. 53
But there is a plethora of affiliate programs out there, so shop around to find one that suits you 54
whether you want to promote online courses, website builders or gym equipment. 55
There are so many opportunities out there you'll be sure to find something that fits authority. 56
Hacker list the best affiliate programs, but you can find similar list just by typing in best affiliate 57
programs into Google Search. 58
When choosing your program, consider your audience as this may influence the scheme you select as well 59
as the way you promote it. 60
Do they prefer to read blog content? 61
If so, signing up for a program like CRM might be ideal. 62
CRM offers monthly bonuses of up to a thousand dollars, making them a good bet. 63
If you're a confident content creator, do they appreciate a great deal and are always looking for a 64
bargain? 65
If so, affiliate sites that offer coupons or money off will be ideal. 66
Once you sign up to your chosen program, you'll be given a unique link which works like a cookie to 67
tell the brand you're promoting when you send traffic there way you'll need to embed this in your promotional 68
content. 69
Whenever you promote the affiliates scheme you've signed up to, there are numerous ways you can promote 70
is an affiliate from Influencer Outreach to reviews on review sites, as well as social media posts, 71
blogs and blogs, trying to be as creative as you can in your approach to promotion and keep being consistent 72
as this will deliver the best results. 73
Here's why you should do it. 74
Affiliate marketing can be a rewarding way to gain a second income scheme without the hassle of setting 75
up your own store or creating your own products. 76
It's especially recommended if you have a talent. 77
Sales and marketing or access to a large audience, but if you're prepared to put in a small amount 78
of regular effort, almost anyone can earn money from affiliate marketing.