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Step 3 : Promote your affiliate products through magnetizing content

There are two good ideas here .

a ). Create an in-depth resource page : Let ’ s say you ’ re a fitness trainer and you ’ ve managed to build a solid following on your blog . Hundreds of people look up to you and love what you share with them . Of course , now they ’ ll want to know more about how you managed to achieve such success with your rock-hard abs and supertoned muscles . They ’ ll want to know what you eat , what programs you participated in to get where you are today , and even what water bottles you use to track your hydration .

As an influencer , you want to share these things with them . There ’ s an easy way to do this : through a resource page on your website . This page lists all of your favorite products , programs , and services ( along with affiliate links to purchase them , of course ). When you create something like this , you give your followers easy access to all the products , apps , tools , and services you recommend them to use . You give yourself an easy money-making page that can bring in thousands of dollars .

b . Write about specific products : As an affiliate , your primary goal is to help your

audience make the right buying decisions . That ’ s why , while you need informative articles to build trust with them , you also need to take the time to write a detailed guide to the product you ’ re promoting . You can do this in three ways : Write product reviews , write product comparisons or write list posts where you give your audience a list of product links to choose from . This doesn ’ t mean you ’ ll stop writing your info articles , educating and entertaining your audience the way you do best . But in all these ways , you can find creative ways to promote your affiliate products .

Step 4 : Drive traffic to your website

What good is a perfectly built affiliate website to you if no one sees it ? Not good . That ’ s why you need to continually invest in bringing quality traffic to your website . If you already have a large audience , you can keep doing what you ’ re doing to attract those eyeballs to your content . But if not , here are three easy ways to drive traffic to your website :

• Learn the basics of SEO , which is just the basics of keyword research , how to use keywords in your content .

• Use social media to attract people to your blog . You can promote your affiliate products on social media , or use social media to increase traffic to your blog . You can post quotes , summaries , and trailers with links to bring people to your site .

• Create a mailing list . Not all affiliate marketers do this , but when they do , it can be very profitable . If you have a large mailing list , all you have to do is send them an update and get them to click on your blog , and your website traffic will skyrocket .

Pick one of the above , learn how to do it , and improve it over time .

Conclusion

Affiliate marketing is a great way to earn a passive income . However , to succeed you must adhere to the principles and put in the requisite work . There are millions of resources available online that are extremely useful for beginners .

Emma Ngutu is a strategy , sales , marketing , and communications professional . She is the founder of Eagleye Marketing ; a strategic marketing , and communications agency that operates in East Africa . To reach her send an email to : ENgutu @ eagleyekenya . com

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