Have you ever got a dream about earning millions of dollars, flying in your private jet to Hawaii, and sitting on the beach while your business is running on automation? Everyone has had one, right? What if I tell you you can make that dream into reality? You will not require any prior education, any technical background, or any investment at all. Sounds fantastic, right? Then sit back and read this article to the end to learn the formula of making dreams into reality.
Affiliate marketing has been there since the beginning of the term business. You must have had an experience where a seller comes to your home and pitches some products to you. He is not the product’s producer or creator, nor has he invested anything in starting that business. Instead, he is marketing those products for a business that pays some commission to the seller if he gets some new customers.
Affiliate marketing is the same, but you will get so many advantages here. You won’t have to visit house to house in summer to meet different people and sell the product. Instead, you will sit at your home, drink coffee and promote the product online. Many businesses offer their high-paying affiliate programs in which you can signup and work as their affiliates to earn some good money.
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Basics of affiliate marketing:
We must clear the basics of any industry if we want to build our career on it. So that, let’s understand the participants in affiliate marketing.
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Business:
A business - “the creator or manufacturer of the product” offers an affiliate program and pays affiliates some commission for referring new customers.
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Affiliates:
Affiliates promote the products to their friends or family and get some commission for making the conversions.
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Customers:
The buyers or users of the product.
Sometimes, there is an affiliate network involved in this. The network works as a manager of affiliates and works as a link between businesses and affiliates.
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Process of earning through affiliate marketing:
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You have to sign up for an affiliate program first.
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Then, after the approval, you will get access to your unique affiliate links.
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Then, you have to place those affiliate links on your website or video or any other marketing platform.
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After that, people will click on your affiliate link to purchase the product.
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Then, the link will redirect them to the business’s website and buy the product from there.
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Finally, you will get a commission for referring that visitor.
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How to promote affiliate links?
Now, as you have a basic idea of the affiliate marketing industry, Let’s start with link promotion. This is an important topic because without knowing this, you will not get enough exposure. How can you earn millions by sharing affiliate links with your few friends and family members? First, you must have one or two marketing platforms where you got an audience.
Here are some ways in which you can promote affiliate links:
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Website:
A blogging website is one of the best ways to promote affiliate links; you can write comparison or review articles and place your affiliate links below every product so that people can click there and purchase the product after getting some information about it.
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YouTube videos:
People spend hours watching youtube videos; they tend to research about a product before purchasing it. You can take advantage of this. Make an attractive video of unboxing or first look of the product you are promoting, and provide the affiliate link in the description box.
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Email:
Sending personalized emails to your subscribers can be the best and most cost-effective method of affiliate marketing. There are more chances of getting noticed by the reader if you directly send a message to his inbox.
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Social media:
You can join social media groups and share your affiliate links with them, telling them that you have used this product and got numerous benefits from using it. Then, If you can convince them enough, they will click on your affiliate link and purchase the product.
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Advanced affiliate marketing tips:
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Don’t be spammy:
Now, As you have learned about sharing affiliate links on different platforms, you will start sharing your affiliate links everywhere. Like send bulk emails, share raw affiliate links to every social media group, and get as much exposure as possible. Don’t do that people will either remove you from their group or report your email as spam. And you won’t get any money.
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Join a reputed brand:
Always try to join the highly reputed brands in the market, even if they do not offer much commission. For example, if you entered an affiliate program offering a high commission but there is no brand value, how will you earn some commission if no one will purchase the product? If possible, look for those programs that pay a high commission and have a reputed brand value. For example, AccuWeb Hosting is a leading and well-established hosting provider since 2003. They offer various hosting solutions globally and provide a high-paying affiliate program that you can join to earn upto $200 for each sale and an additional PPC commission for referring the visitors to the website.
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Build relations with your audience:
If you are looking for long-term success, you must build relations with your audience. People are likely to purchase some unknown products if they are offered by someone known. Show your face in the video, place your photo in the blog, or arrange a webinar to communicate with the audience and help them solve their queries.
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Keep it natural:
That’s the key. You must promote your affiliate links naturally. Provide quality to the audience with your content and add place the affiliate links where they fit perfectly. If not, people will quickly notice whether you are offering something valuable to them or using them to get your commission.
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Wrapping up:
In order to get success, you have to apply these strategies personally. I have not shared any magic trick here, which you will read and get prosperous overnight. This article is just a guide; you must try the strategies and learn from your own mistakes.