BEST AFFILIATE MARKETING TUTORIAL  | How To Get Traffic
Channel: Mister Marketing
Date: 2021-01-21

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Definitions
The best definition of what affiliate marketing is can be found on Pat Flynn’s Smart Passive Income:

Affiliate marketing is the process of earning a commission by promoting other people’s (or company’s) products. You find a product you like, promote it to others and earn a piece of the profit for each sale that you make.

The Affiliate: This party is sometimes also known as the publisher. Affiliates can also range from single individuals to entire companies.  An affiliate marketing business can produce a few hundred dollars in commissions each month or tens of millions of dollars.

The affiliate network then also serves as a database of lots of products, out of which the affiliate marketer can choose which to promote.

In the case of promoting consumer products, like tools, books, toys and household items, the biggest affiliate network, by far, is Amazon. Their Amazon Associates affiliate program lets you promote any item that is sold on their platform.

Overview
As I said, there are basically two sides of the affiliate marketing equation that you can choose from, assuming that you’re not going to build an affiliate network such as Commission Junction.

While most people start by taking the affiliate route and it definitely is the easier path to take, building enough traffic to make a meaningful income just from affiliate sales isn’t quick or easy.

4 steps to becoming an online affiliate marketer
Similarly to becoming a merchant, there are also 4 steps that you can take to start your journey as an affiliate marketer.

First, you need to start reviewing products in your niche. That can be done on a YouTube channel, on a blog or even just using live streams on Periscope.

Second, you have to collect emails, so that you can connect with your audience at any time you want and don’t have to hope for them to see your content.

Third, you can use joint venture webinars to make a lot of sales in a short period of time, while simultaneously growing your email list and creating new content.

Finally, once your affiliate marketing business starts making money, you can scale your growth with pay per click advertising.

Step 1: Review products in your niche
It’s easier to get started as an affiliate because you’re skipping the ‘have an idea’  and ‘creating an idea’ parts of becoming a merchant.

You already use and like plenty of products, so all that you have to do get started is to publicly talk about them.

Conclusion
Time to recap. So, there are two ways to get started with affiliate marketing.

You can become a merchant or an affiliate.

The 4 steps of becoming a merchant are:

Coming up with a valid product idea.
Validating that idea by getting people to pre-pay you for the product.
Creating that product.
Finding affiliates, likely through an affiliate network, to partner with who will promote your product.
The more common and slightly easier route is becoming an affiliate. There are also 4 steps that you can follow:

Affiliate Marketing FAQ
What is affiliate marketing?
Affiliate marketing is the process of earning income every time you promote someone elses products or services. If you generate a sale for the company, you get paid. If you don’t generate a sale, you do not get paid.

How much money can you make as an affiliate marketer?
Affiliate income is not consistent. You’ll to look at income from an annual basis instead of monthly. A decent affiliate can make anywhere from $10,000 a year to $400,000. A super affiliate can make upwards of $1,500,000 a year.

What are some of the most popular affilaite networks?
Clickbank, Shareasale, JVzoo, Hotmart, Clickbooth, Ads 4 Dough, Commission Junction, Amazon Affiliate Program, and eBay Partners Program.

Is affiliate marketing a pyramid scheme?
No it is not. Think of it as a comission only sales job. You only get paid every time you drive a sale to a business.
 
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