Affiliate Marketing for Beginners: 7 Steps to Success

Interested in utilizing the multibillion dollar affiliate marketing industry? This guide will get you started. According to Statista, business expenses for affiliate marketing will reach $8.2 billion in the US by 2022.

Starting today, you will be in the prime position to make use of it.

In this guide, you will learn how to get started with affiliate marketing in seven steps:

1. Decide on a platform.
2. Choose your niche.
3. Find affiliate programs to join.
4. Create great content.
5. Drive traffic to your affiliate site.
6. Get clicks on your affiliate links.
7. Convert clicks to sales.

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What is affiliate marketing?

Affiliate marketing is when you promote other company's products. When someone purchases through your affiliate link, you get a commission.

As an affiliate, you are a salesperson for a company. You help make sales, the company rewards you.

The best thing about affiliate marketing is that you can do it on a large scale. A seller usually only sells products from one company. As an affiliate marketer, you can promote products from many different companies and get commissions from all of them.

How does affiliate marketing work?

The merchant gives each affiliate a unique link so they can track who is responsible for the sale. When someone clicks on the link, a small file called cookie is stored on their device. Affiliate cookies do two things:

1. This helps the trader connect the sale back to the right person;
2. It (usually) has an expiration date, so you get paid even though the buyer postpones their purchase.

The following is an example of how this works.

Imagine that a reader visited your post about the best winter jacket. They click on one of your affiliate links, directing them to a product on Amazon.

But they realized that they had to pick up their daughter from school. So they left the house, picked up their daughter, had dinner, and finally returned to Amazon where they found the product again.

Because they had shopped at Amazon, they decided to buy ski gear too.

Here's the good news. Previously, they clicked on your affiliate link and cookies were stored on their device. Because Amazon has a cookie duration of 24 hours, you get compensation for winter jackets and ski equipment - even if you don't promote it.

How much money can I make as an affiliate marketer?

The simple answer is there are no limits. It depends on your niche and the amount of work you do.

The most successful affiliate marketers make six or seven figures a month.

For example, Pat Flynn of Smart Passive Income generated more than $100,000 commission commissions in December 2017.

Ryan Robinson, another affiliate marketer, reported more than $19,000 in affiliate revenue in October 2019. Another successful affiliate website - The Wirecutter - generated revenue of around $10 million, and was eventually sold to the New York Times for $30 million.

Keep in mind that these people have done a very good job in building their brand. It took years of hard work to reach this level.

You need to manage your expectations. You won't get a lot of money right away, but don't let this discourage you.

The success of others tells you that with hard work, time, and the right knowledge, you also have the potential to reach that level.

How do you get started with affiliate marketing?

Follow these seven simple steps.

1. Decide on a platform.
2. Choose your niche.
3. Find affiliate programs to join.
4. Create great content.
5. Drive traffic to your affiliate site.
6. Get clicks on your affiliate links.
7. Convert clicks to sales.

Bypass These 7 Steps in 1-CLICK with this one.