Did you know there is a whole world of possibilities out there to generating income as an affiliate marketer? And did you also know that not too many people know what affiliate marketing really is and how you can leverage it?
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If you are looking to starting an online business but you do not have your own products or you can’t be bothered with all the hassle of dealing with physical products, then affiliate marketing might just be what you are looking for.
But firstly, let’s make it clearer by discussing what Affiliate Marketing is…
Affiliate Marketing is basically a way of advertising someone else’s products or services and receiving a commission every time someone makes a purchase through one of your “affiliate links”.
The amazing thing about it is that it doesn’t cost people extra to buy through your links. For example if the product or service is £30, it remains £30 when it is bought through you. The price doesn’t change but you earn a referral commission or percentage of the sale when they buy the product through your affiliate link. This is a reward for guiding someone to make a purchase.
Another great thing about it is that you earn for every purchase made regardless of the number of times sales is made. So you can be earning passively on a product for a long time. For example, if you become say an Ebay affiliate and you promote a camera that is worth £500, and the affiliate commission is 10%, you will get £50 for every person that buys that camera!
You don’t have to deal with inventory, shipping, customer service or anything else!
You can run your business from the comfort of you home or anywhere for that matter! Great as a side hustle, stay at home mum or dad, anyone!
There is no time or geographic limit. You can be affiliate to any program of your choice anywhere in the world.
All you simply have to do is guide people to buy using your links, and as a reward for bringing them sales, the affiliate program in question rewards you a cut of the profits.
How do you get your Affiliate link?
To be able to create affiliate links and start using them, you must first apply and get into the affiliate programs or networks of the product or services you are interested in promoting.
Each program is different and has a custom dashboard where you can find your unique tracking links that you need to be using when promoting certain products and you can also check your stats and earnings from there.
The steps
*You apply to programs that are relevant to your content
*You get accepted and get access to unique tracking links
*You insert the links on your blog if you are a blogger or social platform
*You start creating content relevant to the product with reference to your link.
*someone clicks on the link and makes a purchase, you get a percentage of the sale!!!
Very importantly;
Before you start affiliate marketing, you need an online platform of some kind. This will make it easier to get accepted into the affiliate program of your choice.
Social media platforms such as Facebook, Instagram, YouTube etc. can be profitable if you have a decent following and a way to share multiple affiliate links.
Starting a Blog is highly recommended..
It is easier to build trust with your followers and indeed build a solid following when you own your blog. You will need this to showcase the affiliate offers you are promoting to a wider audience.
There is a lot that goes into affiliate marketing, you will have to do a diligent research on the right one for you.
There are quite a number of affiliate programs out there and they have all the resources you will need to make a success of it.
We started our affiliate entrepreneurship through the LadyBoss. Like most people, we started with no prior knowledge or experience but we were able to learn very quickly. The abundance of resources available and the fact that whilst you are learning, you also automatically become an affiliate of their products which gives you the added opportunity of earning commissions while you are still learning. All you will need to facilitate your success is available..
Domain
Website
How to start a blog
Marketing strategies
1-2-1 mentoring
So guys what are you waiting for, take advantage of this affiliate marketing and start earning money passively or actively.
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Looks great! When do I begin?
Thank you Peter for your comment. You can begin any time you want. All you have to do is click on any one of the links or banners on the blog post that interest you and you will be directed to the page and shown how to begin the simple process. You also contact via email with any further questions xx
can i use may facebook page?
Thank you Dominic for your question. You can definitely use Facebook or any social media to create awareness of what you are promoting. Follow any of the links in the blog post and you will be shown the steps you need to take and what you need to do to becoming an affiliate of which ever platform interests you.
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