Looking for great ways to make that passive income? Affiliate marketing is one of the best ways to do so. To profit from affiliate marketing, you need to add as many affiliates to your program as possible, and you need to get them to be as effective as possible. Your chances will get better if you find the best places to share affiliate links.
According to Statista, affiliate marketing spending in the United States is forecasted to climb to $8.2 billion by 2022, more than triple what it was ten years earlier.
How do you achieve affiliate marketing success? How do you promote your affiliate program? We’ve compiled a list of the five best places for sharing affiliate links and finding more affiliates.
Earn more commissions with these tips:
Email Newsletters
Sending regular newsletters is a must for businesses. In addition, they are great places to incorporate affiliate links.
But to do this effectively, you need to do more than just put in a random link in an email and ask potential customers to make a purchase.
You need to be careful and avoid alerting spam filters or avoid sounding spammy. That will send people to the unsubscribe button in droves.
Video Content
Video content is a must in every marketer’s strategy.
Your business should work on incorporating as much valuable video content as possible.
The videos you publish should be related to the relevant niche, services, and products. So, where do you find meat for video content? Look no further than your blog posts, social media posts, customer inquiries, marketing trends, et cetera. Inspiration is all around you!
Add the relevant information in video descriptions and captions to promote your affiliate links or program in your video content.
Moreover, you can add hyperlinks to your video or put the link text in the video’s footer.
Social Media Content
Social media profiles are one of the best places to share affiliate links, seeing how (hopefully) your social media pages involve discussing the products or services you should be promoting.
When it comes to social media profiles, it’s best to stick to the one-link-tactic since space is restricted.
What can you do? Either link to a landing page with more affiliate product URLs. or promote one item at a time. Just decide what tactic works best for your whole affiliate marketing plan.
While some marketers do a better job at covering a more comprehensive range of products, some are better at doing a deep dive into one product. Try out different things and see to what your audience responds the best to.
Increase your revenue by posting your affiliate links on visible places. (Image source: Unsplash)
Product Review Web Pages
This list wouldn’t be complete without mentioning product review web pages.
These places are great for promoting your affiliate program and links.
When you write an (honest, unbiased) review, incorporate details on how to use the item, its benefits and downfalls, and your personal opinion. Then, naturally, include an affiliate link or information on how to get people to join your affiliate program.
Blog Posts
And last but not least, our majesty the blog.
Blogs are also one of the best places to share affiliate links. The readers are already on the website, so you know they hold at least some interest in what you are saying.
And due to their nature, blog posts let you say more about the items you are promoting. And yes, you can put in as much information and links as you want, but don’t overdo it. Never forget that value comes first. Don’t allow your blog to become famous for shallow articles.
Review blog posts and roundups are some of the best places for incorporating affiliate links. They work well with the subject matter and are not that forced.
Be as honest as possible – people can see right through you very quickly!
Conclusion
For your business to be as successful as possible, you need to know a good place to post your affiliate links. Seeing how all of your affiliate revenue is linked to them, people won’t make purchases if they don’t have easy access.
So if you’re not sure where to begin, these five places we listed above are great places to start. Then, check out our blog for more affiliate marketing tips and ideas!
