Affiliate Marketing For Beginners
Whenever the idea of making money online comes up, you may hear someone mention Affiliate Marketing. Successful Affiliate Marketers are able to earn high commissions while working limited hours and having a flexible schedule. But it’s not a get rich quick scheme and it takes time to build a business that produces consistently strong revenue. In this article, I will share the basics of Affiliate Marketing for beginners to help you determine if it’s a good option for you.
What is a Affiliate marketing?
Affiliate Marketing is an option many companies use to sell their products. Rather than spend money directly on ads, they offer a commission to anyone who helps them sell their product. The good news is that almost anyone can do this and you can earn commissions for promoting almost any type of product. The bad news is that you will have to spend your own time and money to earn those commissions. Because you can choose which products to promote and how to promote them, Affiliate Marketing can actually be a lot of fun. It’s easy to get started, but it takes time and a good strategy to make it your main source of income.
What do Affiliate Marketers do?
At the most basic level, Affiliate Marketers blog and host YouTube channels. Many of them have strong social media presence and utilize paid advertising as well. Their share videos, articles, product reviews and endorse specific products. The idea is to specialize in one product or service area, research and share ideas about that product area or niche to build an audience. You can then promote products relating to that niche that your audience will benefit from.
By creating articles and videos about a product or service you are attracting your potential customers. You then share product and service offers to the. When they buy, you earn a commission. Your customers learn something from the articles and videos you share so they can make more informed decisions about the products or services that interest them. They can subscribe to your channel or your email list to learn more. By focusing in one area, you become an expert in that area and you are better able to serve your customers.
How to get started in Affiliate Marketing
Choose a Niche
The first step to get started in Affiliate Marketing is to choose a product area that you want to specialize in and create a brand around that niche. It could be something like fashion, automotive, travel, online business opportunities, etc. It should be something you enjoy learning about and sharing with others.
Create Your brand
Your brand should be specific to your niche. It should give consumers a hint about the benefits you offer. Something that will attract your potential customers. You will want to buy a domain name, get a branded email address and develop a logo for your brand.
Do your research
Begin to learn about your niche. Find out who the successful marketers are in your niche and study what they do. Learn about what consumers are searching for and what products are available. You can start as a beginner, as you research and share about your niche, you will become an expert.
Set up you accounts and tools
There are many specialized accounts and tools that Affiliate Marketers use, here are just a few. You may want to set up a website using WordPress for your blog and have it hosted on a site like BlueHost or GoDaddy. Having a branded YouTube channel and various social media sites to promote your content is a good base to build from. You will also need an email management system like Aweber to store your email list and organize your email campaigns. You can use a site like ClickFunnels to create simple landing pages to collect emails and share offers.
Choose Offers to promote
There are a lot of options to find products to promote. You can promote products on Amazon which sells just about anything you can think of. There are also sites like ClickBank where you can find offers in your niche to promote. Many companies that you will use as an Affiliate Marketer have their own Affiliate programs that you can promote. Some Affiliate Marketers promote multiple products in various niches, others are more specialized.
Build Your list
The most important thing to know about Affiliate Marketing for beginners is to build your email list. You don’t want to just share your Affiliate link and hope people will click and buy. You might get a few sales upfront, but the real value comes from collecting email addresses and sharing follow up offers. Consumers are very savvy. They want to know that you are trustworthy. By offering them value in the emails and offers you share, you will be able to build good consumer relationships over time and get repeat business and referrals.
Additional Resources
If you are serious about Affiliate Marketing, I highly suggest that you check out the Entre Institute founded by Jeff Lerner. Jeff has created a comprehensive program with expert instruction. You can learn more from the Entre Blueprint Course. This course will teach you all the basics about online business. Jeff has a very authentic, no B.S. approach that I think you will appreciate. You can learn more from the link below.
