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Apr 12, 2024
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Affiliate Marketing for Bloggers is a great way to make money.

Money, money, money. Most creators begin their journey out of a desire to make friends, become popular, or simply make the world a little kinder. But we all understand perfectly well that it’s impossible to create great content without a sandwich with black caviar. A good creator is a well-fed creator. Which means that material things will always be an important part of the motivation to create more and more new content and develop your social media accounts. But if you are not Mr. Beast or any other YouTuber with millions of subscribers, then the question of how to earn food, buy equipment, and film videos rises as high as the Burj Khalifa.

We have already written about the most popular source of income, the Partner Program, and how much you can earn from one million views, but today we will focus on Affiliate Marketing for Bloggers, which you may have already heard about under other names: affiliate programs or CPA networks. Below I will tell you about what kind of creature this is, how best to cook it, and where to start.

I don’t like to be Captain Obvious, but for the sake of completeness of the article I just have to write what Affiliate Marketing is and how it works. But I’ll try to be very brief and, if possible, without copy-pasting from Wikipedia.

What Is Affiliate Marketing for Bloggers and How Does It Work?

The answer lies on the surface. Like any other type of marketing, these are actions aimed at increasing demand for the products of a commercial company. Any company that is confidently standing on its own feet knows how to calculate debits and credits and knows how much each client will cost it, but how to get 10 times more clients?

Exactly! Affiliate Marketing. In this approach, you as a company enter the market and invite a wide range of marketing experts to bring you new clients for a reward. You already know this reward from your marketing efforts.

Moreover the advantage of Affiliate Marketing is that a potentially infinite number of experts have an infinite number of ideas on how to sell your product and are willing to invest their resources to implement these ideas.

Affiliate Marketing for Business is:

  • effective sales channel with payment only for results
  • quick scaling
  • application of innovations in promotion

Affiliate Marketing for Bloggers is:

  • opportunity to monetize your knowledge or resources
  • access to work with world-famous and attractive brands
  • flexibility in everything, do almost anything, just bring a client.

Where To Start?

I have great news. Almost all the work has already been done for you. There are special platforms on the market that have gathered a huge number of companies that are looking for partners. I will talk about this in the next block of this article. Before that, I will give you some obvious and non-obvious pieces of advice:

  • Efficiency is the base. You won’t be able to make the advertisement unnoticeable or leave an awkward mention of the sponsor. Obviously a guy in a suit won’t give you a bag of Swedish krona for talking about Lego on your channel if no one buys it. You must sell! 
  • Choose relevant programs and products. If your channel is about how to race tracks, shoot a .45 magnum and brew beer correctly, integrating Bratz dolls will not work with your audience. Choose products that your viewers might actually need: for example, this gorgeous chrome guard for the Dodge Ram SRT.
  • Track your success. Making an advertisement and posting it is not enough; you need to constantly monitor analytics, how many people you brought where and when. Firstly, in order to understand which of your tricks work better, and secondly, advertisers do not always pay for the same action. This way you will understand what behavior is more typical for your audience and learn to select programs better.

Which Platforms Should I Register On?

Naturally, you can find an infinite number of affiliate networks. But you should start with something that has proven itself well.

1. Amazon Associates

It is not surprising that the king of online trading has its own affiliate network. Here you can promote products from a huge number of suppliers who sell their products on Amazon as a result there is an offer for any audience and pocket.

2. AliExpress Affiliate Portals

The same as in the first point, only this time the network belongs to the largest marketplace in the Middle Kingdom. With all that it implies: in this case you will take Chinese goods, a smaller bill, and less choice of big offers.

3. Rakuten Advertising

A large affiliate network originating from Japan. Many well-known brands and work in major Tier 1 markets. Here you will find offers from companies such as Nike, Macy’s, Walmart, and many more.

4. eBay Partner Network

We’re still on marketplaces; this time it’s the largest auction platform, and yes, it also has its own network.

5. Adobe Affiliate Program

Speaking of digital goods. The most popular company among creators also has its own affiliate network. If you make educational content about their tools, then don’t miss the opportunity to earn extra money.

6. Booking.com Affiliate Program

The name speaks for itself, obviously Ideal for you if you are a traveler. Just recommend hotels you’ve visited and then make money from it.

7. Commission Junction, ShareASale, ClickBank

Three more names worth paying attention to. Without a doubt these are significant players in the affiliate network market.

Conclusion

That’s about it, now you’re ready to start your journey, just act, don’t put off creating a new cash flow for later.

Oh yeah, about money. How much can you earn using Affiliate Marketing for Bloggers? Of course you won’t get a straight answer. It all depends on your audience. Of course, if you make catchy content for kids, Affiliate Marketing is not for you. But niche creators: beauty, travel, auto, photography, and so on — these are ideal platforms for promoting products from partners. And the best part is that in fact even a small community (say, five thousand subscribers) can generate enough income to make content creation your main job.

By Eugene Solonovich
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