AFFILIATE MARKETING: HOW DOES IT WORK?
Affiliate marketing is a tactic adopted by companies
where they pay you a commission for promoting their products and initiating a sale.
Join a merchant’s affiliate program
Get a unique affiliate ID and trackable referral link
Place affiliate link in your content, promote the product
When a visitor clicks on the link, a cookie is placed on their browser.
Once sale is made, the affiliate network records the sale and the source of the referral
Affiliate commission is paid to the marketer at the end of every payment cycle
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HOW TO FIND THE RIGHT AFFILIATE PROGRAMS TO JOIN? Determine what kind of products you want to promote Decide whether you want to partner with individual brands, affiliate networks, or both Look at the minimum enrolling requirements Research the commission rates narrato
How to create affiliate marketing content 1. CHOOSE AN AFFILIATE MARKETING NICHE Stick to a niche Create content clusters around topics in your niche Research and study your niche to build authoritative content 2. DECIDE ON AFFILIATE CONTENT TYPES TO CREATE Choose from landing pages, blog posts, videos, social media posts, podcasts, and more. narrato
How to create affiliate marketing content 3. CREATE CONTENT THAT DRIVES CONVERSIONS Create high-quality content that is honest and straightforward Help your audience before anything else to build trust 4. PROMOTE YOUR CONTENT Use social media platforms like Facebook, Instagram, or LinkedIn You can also create email newsletters to promote your content. narrato
Place links in your blog posts 01 TIPS ON PROMOTING YOUR AFFILIATE LINKS Add in the descriptions of your video content 02 Add multiple links in listicles or gift guides 03 narrato
Add in podcast notes or transcripts 04 TIPS ON PROMOTING YOUR AFFILIATE LINKS Create a resources page on your website 05 Offer a discount code wherever possible 06 narrato
Share deals and offers through email 07 TIPS ON PROMOTING YOUR AFFILIATE LINKS Add in captions on social media 08 Be honest and disclose that you’re an affiliate 09 narrato
TRACK YOUR PROGRESS AND MEASURE YOUR SUCCESS Where does your blog or website rank on Google? How many visitors are you getting per month? How many clicks and impressions are your pages getting? narrato Set KPIs for yourself and measure your performance against them
