How to start affiliate marketing and make money.
Tuesday, June 30, 2020
Hello readers, today I am going to teach you how to make income with affiliate marketing.
If you're beginner to it, this post will help you get started.
But If you are already on affiliate marketing, you will probably find something beneficial to you.
Before we start, let us start with a very brief definition of affiliate marketing:
What is Affiliate marketing?
Affiliate marketing is a way to earn a commission for recommending products or services to your friends or readers.
It's essentially classic advertising in a less intrusive way. It's all about promoting a particular product on your blog with visual advertisements.
How to start affiliate marketing;
Below are some steps on how to start affiliate marketing:
1. You find a product you want to promote
2. Search for "product name" affiliate program.
3. Sign up for their affiliate program
4. You will get a link that allows the merchant to track the people who clicked your link
5. If they buy the product, then you'll get a commission.
How Does Affiliate Marketing Work?
Now let's take a look at how affiliate marketing work:
>When an affiliate marketer joins the merchant's program, you will be provided with a unique ID and URL to use when promoting the company's product.
>When a buyer clicks on your link and visit the affiliate partners' site, a cookie identifying the affiliate is placed on their computer. The cookie ensures that the publisher is credited with the referral sale.
>When a buyer completes the sale process, the merchant checks the sales record for a cookie identifying the source of the referral.
>If the merchant finds a cookie with an affiliate ID, the affiliate is credited with the sale.
>The merchant makes reports available so that the affiliate can see their referrals (clicks) and sales.
>The merchant pays the affiliate commission at the end of each payment time.
How much money can I make as an affiliate marketer?
The simple and easiest answer is that there is no limit. It depends on your niche and the amount of work you put in.
The most successful affiliate marketers make a massive income monthly.
How to Promote your affiliate marketing link via social media;
The simplest and most common way to start building an audience for a blog is through social media.
Depending on your niche, you can choose from Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest LinkedIn, WhatsApp and other various niche and yo can create your own website for affiliate marketing program.
Building up an audience on social media is a great opportunity to build relationships and once you have their trust, you then promote your products and services to them.
Examples of affiliate marketing companies;
>Domain and Hosting companies like:-
>Online shopping companies like:-
•jumia
•konga
•amazon.com
Apart of the above examples there is alot of legit affiliate marketing companies and you can search them on internet.