The 10 StepAffiliate Marketing Planto Builda 6-Figure Income

Note: It takes time and work to build a great reputation. Never do anything to sully your brand or associate it with something negative, such as promoting a lousy product.

Step 3: Offer v-a-l-u-a-b-l-e content. People come to your website or social media to learn something new or to be entertained. That’s why by creating valuable content that adds value to their lives, you’ll be attracting them and warming them up to whatever offers you might be making.

I know some new affiliates will ask why they need content of their own. Can’t they just post an affiliate link? Of course you can, but if your visitor doesn’t trust you, why would they trust your recommendation?

Your goal is get your audience to know, like and trust you. And when they do, you can sell them something not just once, but over and over again.

And the way to begin building this relationship is with great content.

Step 4: Be honest and transparent. Always disclose your relationship with the brand you're promoting. Your audience will appreciate your honesty and transparency, plus it’s the law. “Links on this site / in this article may be affiliate links and help to support this site.” You don’t need to plaster this everywhere, but it must be somewhere near the top where people can see it.

Don’t worry, most people aren’t bothered by it and frankly by the time they’re clicking on a link it’s already flown out of their head because they’re thinking about what’s truly important to them –themselves. I hope that didn’t sound derogatory because the fact is everyone’s favorite subject is themselves, including me.

That’s why a sales message that focuses on the buyer will do 10 times better than one that doesn’t.

Step 5: Optimize your campaigns. There are many tools available that can help you track your links and optimize your affiliate marketing campaigns. Some popular options include Google Analytics, ClickMeter, and Bitly.

Step 6: Build an email list. Building an email list is a great way to continuously connect with your audience and keep them engaged with your content as well as seeing your offers.

Use a combination of interesting, entertaining and helpful content as well as affiliate offers to keep them interested.

Step 7: Choose the right products. Make sure you're promoting products that are high quality, relevant to your niche and convert well. If possible, promote products that offer a monthly residual income instead of a one-time commission.

And don’t be afraid to promote high priced products, too. A 50% commission on a $1000 product means you only need one or more sales to make it worth your time.

Step 8: Remember your SEO. Search engine optimization (SEO) is crucial for driving organic traffic to your website. Make sure you're using the right keywords and optimizing your content for search engines.

Check online for tutorials on how to do this for long tail keywords that are easy to rank for.

Step 9: Engage with your audience. Building a relationship with your audience is key to your success as an affiliate marketer. Make sure you're engaging with your audience on social media and responding to their comments and questions.

Keep a close eye on what’s currently important to them as well as the latest news in your niche and respond accordingly, creating content that is designed to start a conversation, and asking for feedback from your audience.

Step 10: Build relationships with product creators. Sometimes you can get special deals for your customers, or even a higher commission rate if you have a friendly relationship with product creators in your niche.

It’s also possible you can get your posts published on their blogs, thereby increasing your own audience and driving traffic to your landing page.

Test and track everything: Keep track of your campaigns and test different strategies to see what works best. This will help you optimize your campaigns for better results.

Even a small improvement in conversions can result in a large difference in income over time.

And should you ever create your own products, these product creators may become your first affiliates, too.

Building a truly successful, profitable affiliate business really isn’t all that different than building your own information business, and it’s a great way to get started making money online.