Top 3 things to be a successful affiliate marketer.
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As we discussed, affiliate marketing is an incredible opportunity in todays economy as it not only allows you to work from anywhere – anytime but more importantly it enables you to live an inspired life.
The challenge for most people I have found is to learn the skills required to run a successful affiliate business and to build something that your are passionate about.
Passion
There are many great resources out there to help you with learning the skills of affiliate marketing and I will share a few of the best here but I ideally I think everyone should start with seeking the subjects and ideas that inspire you.
For me this has been a journey and one that will never end.
I trust that you understand why it is so important, but if not or you feel you need a refresher.
Wayne Dyer’s and Abraham Hick’s life work (both available for free on Youtube) have provided me with clear direction.
Apart from this, Journaling as part of a daily morning practice like Hal Elrod’s Miracle Morning.
OK now we have that straight lets get to the other fundamentals specific to affiliate marketing that I promised to share in the podcast.
Monetization
This is where most people start and I believe it is extremely important, but it is really only the mechanics of why you end up getting paid. Passion will also ways win. (See Step 1)
There are a multitude of options available but ultimately there are 3 ingredients required:
- A need
- A platform to get targeted customers
- A platform to convert these customers to sales
Each deserves its own chapter, but for the purposes of getting you started quickly and have some small wins you can build upon, here is a turn key way to get started.
Facebook Affiliate Marketing
The traditional approach to affiliate marketing involves Keywords, SEO (Organic Search) and a product you can recommend like those that are found on Amazon.
This can be awesome, but it is much more complex and much more hard work when compared to Facebook affiliate marketing.
With Facebook you can literally turn on your targeted traffic.
Now you just need to convert these potential customers to sales.
I am in the process of building my own course putting everything together, however in the meantime here are two very innexpensive resources I have purchased myself and have helped me greatly.
Going back to the 3 ingredients:
- A need – this will ideally come from you and I have addressed this in my section on Passion above. For this you will need to go and purchase a journal and it needs your time.
- A platform for customers
Facebook Advertising – https://www.udemy.com/facebook-ads-facebook-marketing-mastery-guide Facebook is easily the biggest and most targeted way to attract exactly the audience you need. - A conversion platform
Clickbank – https://www.udemy.com/clickbank-affiliate-marketing-success/ – Clickbank is the largest marketplace for affiliate products.
Become a student of these three things and combine them!