Affiliate marketing is one of the best ways to make money online. However, the question arises: Can you take your affiliate links and spread them all over the internet in just any way you see fit? The answer is no, you cannot do it that way and expect to make money as a beginner.
Now, can you pick your affiliate link, go to forums, join Facebook groups, and spread your affiliate links there? Will you make money? The answer is no, you cannot do this and make money as a beginner with no money.
Today, I’m going to show you the secrets that will allow you to do affiliate marketing as a beginner with no money. You can make a minimum of $500 every single month. You might be interested in knowing how long it will take before these strategies start working. Don’t worry; I just want you to follow along. I will show you everything and tell you how long it will take to implement these strategies.
But first, I want you to like and comment on this post and be the first to do so. Thank you in advance. Let’s get straight into it.
Understanding Affiliate Marketing
Most people miss the essence of affiliate marketing. Affiliate marketing is the process of earning money, called a commission, every time you sell a product or service belonging to someone else. That is affiliate marketing.
Now, look at this from this perspective: every time you drive a sale to a product, that is affiliate marketing. So, if you really want to be successful as an affiliate marketer, especially as a beginner with no money, you need to answer these questions. Please write these questions down; this is the beginning of your success.
Key Questions for Affiliate Marketing Success
1. What is the product that you have to sell?
2. Who are the customers that can buy this product?
3. Where are the customers that you have identified? Where are they online?
4. If you can figure out where they are online, how can you get their attention? Knowing where they are doesn’t mean you can get their attention.
5. After you get their attention, how do you make them buy this product?
I hope you have seen many places where you might have missed out, which could prevent you from making money as an affiliate marketer. If you’ve been doing this before or if you’re starting out, you need to answer these questions. And that’s not all. After you figure out what will make them buy, you really need an incentive because they have to be incentivized. So, figure out what incentive you are giving them for free.
Finally, you need to know how long it will take you to go through these processes and fulfill them. Only after you fulfill them can you make sales and earn commissions as an affiliate marketer. But I can guarantee you that if you wrote down these questions and answered them genuinely, you are going to make more than $500 every single month, and you can even scale up.
Getting Started with Affiliate Marketing
Now, let me show you how to fix these answers and achieve this in a matter of one month. But wait, it’s also important to know that most affiliate platforms have a way of payment. By the way, they use PayPal, cash, and sometimes they deliver your money from their platforms by check. I strongly advise that before you jump into affiliate marketing, ensure that whatever platforms or companies you’re working with have a form of payment that is available in your country. You don’t want to work hard and then find out you can’t get paid after you’ve already made money online.
This brings me to another aspect of affiliate marketing that gives struggles to virtually everybody: the platform that allows you to trade in your country. There are some platforms called marketplaces like ClickBank and Digistore24 that don’t allow a lot of countries. You need to be sure and certain that whatever product or platform you want to use is available in your country. You don’t want to work hard and then one day wake up to find yourself blocked. That’s not what you want to do.
Five Ways to Make Money as a Beginner in Affiliate Marketing
Now, in plain terms, let me show you five ways you can make money as an affiliate marketer online without any money as a beginner:
1. Blogging
2. Using microsites
3. Building an email list
4. Video Marketing
5. Social Marketing
I tell you, if you are interested in making money as a beginner in affiliate marketing with no money, these five ways are the methods you’re going to use. However, within these five ways, there are two approaches: the free and the paid versions. If you use the free version, you are waiting for normal organic growth, which can be slow. But if you want to move at a faster speed, you can use ads—Google Ads, Facebook Ads, Instagram Ads—that will drive traffic to you faster.
Remember, the first thing you have to get as an affiliate marketer is eyes on your links, which means traffic to your link. Running ads will be faster; if not, it will be slower but organic and will still serve you, just taking more time. Don’t worry, I’m going to tell you the full details of how to go about this as we proceed. Just ensure you stay with me and let’s continue this together.
Understanding the Affiliate Marketing System
There are three parts of a successful affiliate system. If you don’t understand this, you may not be able to make money as an affiliate:
1. The Merchant: The merchant is also called the creator, the brand, or the seller. These are the retailers, vendors, or marketplace platforms. They are the first part of an affiliate marketing machine.
2. The Affiliate Marketer: This is you or me, who promotes these products or multiple products to get traffic, clients, buyers, and purchasers.
3. The Buyer: The buyer, also known as the consumer or client, is the reason we have affiliate marketing in the first place. They are the ones who have to buy from you before you can earn a commission and say you are making money online.
I hope you understand these three fields. Also, it’s important to know that a consumer does not pay more because they are clicking on your links. They still pay the exact amount of money; the producer or vendor, the merchant, will give you a commission from the exact money for referring that client.
Steps to Follow as an Affiliate Marketer
Now that you know the three parts of affiliate marketing, let’s go through the process you have to follow as an affiliate marketer, especially as a beginner who wants to make real money. These are the five processes you have to follow:
Choosing a Niche
Choosing a niche that you are going to be successful with is the most important step. Most people run after niches that are said to be profitable instead of niches they are comfortable with. If you don’t choose a niche that you are comfortable with, remember that affiliate marketing is not something you do for just two months; it’s something you might do for the next 10 or 20 years. You don’t want to wake up and work on something you don’t have an interest in. That’s why it’s important to choose a niche you love and know.
Choosing the Platform and Product
After choosing your niche, you need to choose the platform and the product in that niche that you will start marketing. This might sound easy but it can be very difficult. For example, if you want to use personal brands that offer their own affiliate marketing, examples include Bluehost, Namecheap, Book Bolt, GetResponse, and so on. Or you might use marketplaces that allow you to sell products in the marketplace like ClickBank, Digistore24, and Amazon Associates. Your knowledge about the product you’re about to choose is important. Don’t choose a product based on a YouTuber’s recommendation or because it has a high volume of sales. The success online lies in selling something that most people are not seeing and selling it alone.
Building Your Audience
This is a process where you have to build your audience. There are two parts to this: search-based audience and social-based audience. Search-based audiences come from people searching online, such as on Google (using a blog), YouTube (creating video content), or Pinterest (creating graphic designs for pins). Social-based audiences come from platforms like Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok. Concentrate on one method to drive huge traffic and start seeing the movement of money-making as an affiliate marketer.
Converting Traffic to Money
After gathering an audience and getting them into your email list, converting them becomes easy. There are three ways to convert traffic to money:
– Copywriting: Copywriting is essential for creating compelling headlines and content that converts. Learn copywriting to ensure your emails and content are effective.
– Email Marketing Sequence: Email marketing involves sending emails to people whose emails you already have. Combine it with TV marketing for better results.
Proceed with these steps and ensure you stay with me. Remember, the key to success as an affiliate marketer is understanding and implementing the process effectively.
I’m Coach Emmanuel, a professional blogger and social media Manager with a wealth of knowledge in the online digital business realm.