How to start Affiliate marketing

 

Do you want to engage into affiliate marketing but don't know how?

Well all the answers to your problems are here, we will guide you on how to join affiliate marketing and also on the the important tips you need to know to become successful in affiliate marketing.

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• Decide on a platform.
• Choose your niche.
• Find affiliate programs to join.
• Create great affiliate content.
• Drive traffic to your affiliate site.
• Get clicks on your affiliate links.
• Convert clicks to sales.

First we will start with:

 How to become an affiliate marketer 

Who is an affiliate marketer?

An affiliate is a person or someone who is into affiliate marketing. He is the one who promotes  a particular product which can be from a particular company or organization. He is not a member in the company, his work or job is just to promote the company's brand and when he is successful get gets paid.

To become an affiliate there are some certain things and steps you will need to know and consider to be successful  and way better than your competitors.

Steps on how you can become an affiliate marketer / an affiliate

1. How to become an affiliate
2. Decide on a platform.
3. Choose your niche.
4. Find affiliate programs to join.
5. Create great affiliate content.
6. Drive traffic to your affiliate site.
7. Get clicks on your affiliate links.
8. Convert clicks to sales.

Decide on a platform:

To start affiliate marketing you have to choose the platform  you would love to begin with though theoretically, you can do affiliate marketing on any available platforms, including the social media. You also can engage in affiliate marketing using your own blog or site. YouTube is another option for those who have enough YouTube viewers.

Platforms where you can engage into affiliate marketing 

• eBay Partner Network.
• ShareASale.
• GiddyUp.
• M4trix Network.
• ClickBank.
• CJ Affiliate.
• PartnerStack.
• Fiverr

These platforms are the best platforms that run affiliate programs you can find on Google but feel free to do your own research on other platforms.

2.Chose your niche 

Affiliate marketing niches imply that you promote affiliate products through narrower population segments. For example, you can determine these segments by budget, demographic, geographic, or customer interests and preferences.

How do you choose your niche when it comes to affiliate marketing?

To get a best niche for your affiliate market you have to consider what your passion is and your skills, and also check if there is market available for the type of niche you chose.

How to make a great niche in affiliate marketing 

•  Consider Your Own Interests and Pastimes.
•  Identify Potential Monetization Options Within the Niche.
•  Assess the Competition and Search Volume for the Niche.
•  Gauge the Number of Traffic Sources Available.
•  Search for Market Deficiencies You Can Exploit
•  Check for Previously Sold Websites or Profitable Acquisitions
•  Decide What Your USP Is

After following the above mentioned steps You still have to make the best affiliate niche to be an affiliate marketer

Best Affiliate Micro Niche Ideas for 2021

• The Technology Niche.
• The Health / Weight loss / Fitness Niche.
• Digital Marketing Niche.
• Love/Relationship Niche.
• Finances and Investments Niche.
• The Pet Care Niche.
• The Entertainment (Movies/Music) Niche.
• The Fashion/Beauty Niche.

These are the best  But you can still go on and create the ones which are not here.

3.Find affiliates to join

What is an affiliate program?

An affiliate program is an automated electronic program online which involves a Web advertiser and recruited webmasters. The webmasters, who are the affiliates, have the job of promoting individual company products.

Ways by which you can find a great affiliate programs are as follow:

• Check the Main Affiliate Networks.

  You can go to any networks by searching for them in the Google search engine, when you get a pleasant result then you can sign up as an affiliate, login to your new affiliate platform account and then immediately start viewing the available affiliate programs. Each affiliate network is a bit different, but they all allow you to search for company’s programs through basic keyword searches and categories. 

It is a common practice for companies to advertise their affiliate program within the affiliate network. This is another way to discover affiliate programs as these advertised programs tend to be front and center on various searches within the network and in promotional emails from the affiliate network

• Check a Company's Website.

Checking the company’s website is a great way, and sometimes only way, to find their affiliate program if they are not part of an affiliate network and don't run ads.

Amazon.com is an example of a famous company that runs affiliate programs. They not only have one of the largest affiliate programs the net, but they also have one of the largest in-house programs. Their program is called the Amazon Associates program and you cannot promote Amazon through one of the main affiliate networks. You need an Amazon account and you grab all your links through the associates program directly from Amazon.

• Browse Known Affiliate Websites.

Taking a closer look at which companies are being promoted on other affiliate sites can also give you a good idea on which companies have good affiliate programs that convert and pay well. This will make it easy for you to identify the best and choose from them.

• Use Affiliate Program Directories.

There are sites like HighPayingAffiliatePrograms.com which have been created by individuals or  group of companies to attempt and make a database of all the major affiliate programs in the net. These sites can be great resources for finding programs in a specific niche that you would like to engage into.

• Utilize Social Medias Like Facebook.

Affiliate marketers gather in various Facebook groups, social forums and subreddits throughout the Internet and these places are a wonderful place to find companies with affiliate programs.

 You can see these  programs in a company page post eg Facebook,

Maybe in a comment,

Or maybe you can get referred  into any by an online friend.

4.Create great Affiliate content

To create a content for your affiliate there are some certain steps you must have to follow to look professional These steps are as follow;

How To Write Content For Affiliate Marketing That Ranks

• Create The Structure Of Your Article.
• Focus On The Practical Value Of An Article.
• Don't Forget To Add Data.
• Choose The Right Keywords.
• Provide Quality Content.
• Determine The Frequency Of Posting.
• Find Proper Affiliate Websites.

5.Drive traffic to your affiliate site

You really don't think it will be easy to progress in affiliate marketing without traffic, that's why you really need to drive traffic to make a lot from affiliate marketing after all the reason you joined affiliate marketing is to make money.

Here are some ways you can get affiliate traffic and make huge earnings

• Offer High-Value Content. 
• Get Active on Social Media. 
• Guest Post on Industry Blogs. 
• Optimize Your Site's Links.

6.Get click on your affiliate links

This step works hand in hand with having traffic. The more traffic you get that's the more clicks you are definitely going to get in your shared affiliate links, and the more clicks you get that's the more money you are going to make.

Here are tips you can use to get clicks

• YouTube. 
•  Facebook. 
• Instagram. 
• Twitter. 
• Quora.
• Blogging.

In summery of getting clicks all these still go's to sharing and advertising the products you are trying to promote. There many other ways you can do that not just the ones listed above.

7.Convert clicks to sales

You are definitely not running a charity organization your aim is to earn so converting your clicks to sale is an important part of affiliate marketing 

Here are some tips to convert your  clicks to sale

• Use Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to Track Your Success.
• Link to Conversion-Optimized Landing Pages.
• Use A/B Testing to Identify Your Best-Performing Content.
• Create (Or Update) Your 'Tools' Webpage.
• Write (Or Update) Product Reviews.
• Highlight External Reviews (For Consultants)

Conclusion:

We have taken all step by step and explained how you can become an affiliate in this post and our aim is to make sure that you get the best understanding of them all but if you feel like that there are still missing tips you can a\drop your comments in the comment section.

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