One of the hardest things for first-time affiliate marketers is getting their first sale. In fact, it may seem like an uphill battle where you are already trying your hardest with no results. You may have been doing everything that has been written in the book. You have created the site according to expert preferences and you have paid to drive traffic to your website. But you just can’t get that first sale. If that’s you, don’t worry. In this course, you’ll learn how to finally make your first commission as an affiliate. It will take you on a step-by-step journey to finally become a successful affiliate.
Focus on reviewing products and services that fall within your niche. Then, leveraging the rapport you have created with your audience and your stance as an expert, tell your readers why they would benefit from purchasing the product or service you are promoting. Almost anything sold online can be reviewed if there is an affiliate program – you can review physical products, digital software, or even services booked online, like ride-sharing or travel resort booking. It is especially effective to compare this product to others in the same category. Most importantly, make sure you are generating detailed, articulate content to improve conversions.
If you work with clients who might need to hire a freelancer for marketing, design, or tech skills, or you write a blog for entrepreneurs and want to promote Fiverr Learn, you might want to consider partnering with Fiverr. The popular site, with over 5.5 million users, offers affiliates a dashboard to manage and monitor campaigns, and creative assets to help you promote their services. Of course, commission varies depending on the service you want to promote — take a look at their full offerings here.
I created “All About Affiliate Marketing” to supplement what students learn at Wealthy Affiliate. It helps you to see what tools you need, how the business works, to decide the difference between business models, how affiliate marketing works if you have an existing business, and various other things I’ve learned over my time in the industry. I give this course away for free at How to Entrepreneur. You can check out my free e-course here.
The business that I'm talking about is the affiliate t-shirt business. All you need is Facebook for traffic and Teespring as the t-shirt selling platform. You don't need a website or any of those other things and you don't need months to learn how to set up campaigns. You can turn the traffic on and off instantly. If your campaign is profitable let it run, if not turn it off. No waiting weeks or months for the traffic.
