Affiliate Marketing

Take Advantage Of Other Website’s Traffic One of the ways I answer the question “do you need a website for affiliate marketing?” is to say “Not really, because you can always use someone else’s.” There are tons of websites that you can promote your products with your affiliate links. A great place to start is in boards and forums that are focused on topics relevant to your products. You can answer questions or start entire threads where you can promote your products and use your affiliate links. Maybe you could create a free training program for Udemy.com and monetize that training program by embedding affiliate links. Another option is to use your affiliate links on websites that offer consumer reviews of third party products. All you do is write a positive review of your product and add your link. The point is that while I think having your own website is a crucial aspect of your business, you can and should also take advantage of already hugely successful websites like Google...

Using Social Media For Affiliate Marketing Most new affiliate marketers that contact me and wish to start marketing without a website bring up social media as their preferred advertising method. You can post your affiliate link on all social media websites from Pinterest to Facebook to Twitter, but make sure you read the terms of service for each as some of them may have certain requirements on how affiliate links may be used. If you are someone who already has a large social media following, you can use that following to help earn you some revenue. If you’re starting off fresh, it will likely take some time to grow a large and loyal following you can monetize, so start now (even if you plan on having a website, too). Truth be told, making money through social media is more difficult than it may first seem. While I operate several social media accounts, none of them are my main source of revenue. My main source of revenue is through my websites. That’s not to say it isn’t possib...

How Affiliate Marketing Works Without A Website When you become an affiliate marketer, you will receive a personalized affiliate link. This link has a special code at the end that is used by your affiliate partner to track the customers that you have sent to their website. With that information, you can use that link anywhere online and if people go to their website, you will still be able to earn your credits and commissions. With your affiliate link, I can definitely say that the answer to “do you need a website for affiliate marketing” is no. You can post that link on other people’s sites, in comment sections, on social media, etc.

Do You Need A Website For Affiliate Marketing? Now that I’ve been in the industry for awhile, one of the most common questions people ask me is “do you need a website for affiliate marketing?” I think it is because when most people think of websites they think of web design and having to learn computer code which is a very complex skill that people spend years learning. Though a lot of people may be interested in affiliate marketing, they may be intimidated by the idea of building a website. Truth be told, actually creating the website is the EASY part! The hard part is making that site profitable. Building a site does not require any computer code at all and you can set up a great looking site in a matter of a few hours. Just go to YouTube and type in “bulid a WordPress site step by step” and you’ll be greeted with dozens of free video tutorials that walk you through everything. Here’s an example of one I found: But technically, do you need a website for affiliate market...

Tips To Get More From Your Efforts Using Craigslist for affiliate marketing obviously has its pros and cons – as does every other strategy out there for this type of work. However, there are several tips that can help you get more from the process. Here are some points to keep in mind. Build Your Website – An affiliate marketer is only as good as their website. It’s your hub – the point where all of your business income is derived. You can build a website easily using the platform found at  WealthyAffiliate  and then start promoting affiliate products. Without that website, you’ll struggle to succeed. Choose The Right Products – Choose to promote products that you’re familiar with and passionate about. However, also be sure that you focus on products that the Craigslist listings in your area don’t seem to be promoted as heavily. And finally, choose a couple of products instead of trying to promote dozens. Otherwise you’ll have a harder time trying to track your efforts...

Potential Drawbacks Of course, as I mentioned above, using Craigslist for affiliate marketing isn’t a strategy that everyone will find to their advantage, and it is not something that I use as a regular part of my affilaite marketing business. With that in mind, let’s look at a few of the drawbacks that may exist that you’ll want to consider before you dive into using Craigslist for affiliate marketing. Difficulty standing out in a crowded market Stigma that could be associated by some people with using affiliate links on the site Could take time before you begin to see results from your listings Potential for having an account flagged if used improperly In particular, the last one is important to pay attention to. Affiliate marketers enjoy being free to promote the way they want, but Craigslist has numerous rules and guidelines in place. You’ll have to be sure to follow their rules in order to keep using the site. Aside from these basic drawbacks, the fact remains tha...

The Basics Of Using Craigslist For Affiliate Marketing The first step to succeeding with using Craigslist for Affiliate Marketing is to set up an account, which is a pretty simple process. But then you also have another task which most people who use affiliate marketing on Craigslist completely skip…  you have to read the terms of use!  Yes, actually read it! You should also read the terms and conditions for any product or service you wish to promote, as some of them may prohibit advertising on Craigslist. Get a verified Craigslist account. It’s easy enough to do so through your phone, and takes just a few minutes. Once you have a Phone Verified account you’ll be able to reach more people and show that you’re much more professional than some other listers that may be using the site. Post your ads! Choose one or two products and start posting about 3 ads each day on Craigslist. The site does monitor its content, despite what some think, and posting too many will often f...

Using Craigslist For Affiliate Marketing: A Good Strategy? Affiliate Marketing Tips The internet is filled with potential, and those who are looking for ways to improve their salary potential and make it easier to work from home will often have questions about exactly what the best paths to their goals are. One of the best choices out there is affiliate marketing, and learning more about it and how you can make it work for you is one of the first steps towards changing your future for the better. But it’s still something that takes work, and figuring out just how to go about finding the best results from affiliate marketing isn’t always easy. Using a resource like  Wealthy Affiliate  is the best way to start in my opinion, because you are able to learn everything you need to know in the order you need to know it and all at the same place which also provides all the tools you’ll ever need to get your business up and running. But beyond that, you still have to...

Tips To Help You Make Affiliate Marketing Work For You As you can see, the answer to the question of “Does affiliate marketing really work?” is twofold – yes, it works, but only for those willing to put forth time, effort, and energy. If you want it to work for you, you’ll have to treat it seriously and like a job instead of some internet get-rich-quick scam. Let me give you a personal example –  When I was first really trying to make money online, I spent every moment I could growing my online business. At the time, I was a truck driver working very long hours, but that didn’t stop me. If my trailer was being loaded or unloaded, I’d work on my site. If I was waiting for my next load assignment, I was working on my site. If I had any downtime at all I was working on growing my online business. IT took me 6 months before I earned my first $7 commission and another 6 months before I was earning enough to quit my trucking job, and honestly, I found success much sooner than most...

Does Affiliate Marketing Really Work For You? Beyond wondering if affiliate marketing really works, because it absolutely does, the real question you should be asking is  “does affiliate marketing really work for  ME? “  The simple fact is that affiliate marketing can only work for people with certain traits and abilities. Sure, anyone CAN succeed with affiliate marketing and make money from it, but the chances of you succeeding will really depend on your personality and abilities. Think about the following points and how they apply to you in order to determine whether or not you’ll be likely to find success with affiliate marketing. Are you willing to work for it?  As if you’re building a real and legitimate BUSINESS? Affiliate marketing isn’t a simple path to easy money. If you actually want to make serious money from affiliate marketing, you have to treat it as a business. You have to learn how to build a website, how to market that site, and have a bus...