HOW To ‘Virtually’ GuaranteeAffiliate PROFITS
Making SURE Affiliate Marketing Works For YOU…
Profit is about earning more than you spend right?
Simplicity is always better…
- Pick a PROVEN Method for making money online
- Choose a mentor to follow – somebody who will answer your questions
- Do what they tell you UNTIL YOU MAKE IT
Never ever give up.
Never ever be scared to ask for help when you need it, that’s what a mentors for.
It really is this simple, don’t make it more complicated.
Most people fail because they either get distracted by all the make money ‘noise’ or they simply give up too soon.
Consistent action taken when following a proven method is a good start…
1. Finding YOUR (Ideal)Way To Earn Money Online
Update 2020: There are many proven strategies for making money online (affiliate marketing, selling your own services, video marketing, selling advertising, physical products, and the list can go on and on…)
I’ve had moderate success with many of them…
To no avail tho
Because I didn’t know what I truly wanted?
Selling your own services online is a great way to earn money, but it turned out I didn’t want the hassle of dealing with clients, invoicing, chasing payments, working to deadlines …you get the drift?
So may I suggest taking as much time as needed to get crystal clear about what you really want…
Personally, I came to realize I wanted a legit, scalable, ‘side-hustle’ that I can grow over time to supplement our retirement funds.
I don’t want to become a content creation machine, or social media performer.
I like leverage, automation and promoting stuff that helps people like me…
I mention all this because what follows is what has helped me and if you agreed with any of the stuff above may help you too.
So my ideal business plan is affiliate marketing, because it’s legit, proven, scalable and can be largely automated…
It’s a low risk option with great potential if you find the right mentor…
2. Choose A Mentor…
This is somebody who’s getting the RESULTS you want by doing something you want to do or learn.
This is somebody you’ll resonate with, trust, be inspired to take action from.
You’ll also need a way to ask questions and get help as things won’t always run smooth.
The first mentoring program I had success with is Wealthy Affiliate (WA). I’ve been a premium member with WA for 5+ years, and will be staying as long as they’ll have me 🙂
WA is very profitable for many students because the content creation process that attracts visitors and drives earnings only takes TIME.
The downside for me is I don’t enjoy spending my time this way (I could outsource but didn’t want to).
This led me to looking for an advertising powered affiliate blueprint. Where you send paid traffic to one piece of content or funnel designed to help the person solve a problem and potentially earn an affiliate commission into the bargain.
Though this solved my content creation issue it threw up a whole new set of issues…
How to pay for visitors …PROFITABLY?
This pushed me to looking at higher ticket products to promote because the higher commissions could offset ad costs.
In my opinion most of these programs are not that great. Designed to earn the ‘leaders’ a lot of money but not much else…
Many of these programs have been shut down by the FTC for various dubious business practices.
But things are changing…
A new breed of affiliate opportunity is emerging.
One that I call ‘Ultimate’ affiliate programs because they do three things…
Ultimate Affiliate Programs
1. The product or service WORKS (PROVEN to get a high percentage of people the SPECIFIC RESULTS they’re looking for). Happy loyal customers are critical.
2. They earn YOU the affiliate the ‘potential’ for LIFETIME AFFILIATE COMMISSIONS from MULTIPLE COMPANIES which builds you a robust business because you’re not reliant on any one company, product, or service for your income.
3. They do ALL the follow up marketing to your referrals for as long as they’re interested in the topic. This powers your lifetime commissions AND frees you to do the ONE TASK needed for success.
The ONLY task I have to do is find the people looking for the specific result and show them where they can get it.
I’ve only found two programs so far that do all this in my niche (learning affiliate marketing)
The downside?
The cost to qualify as an affiliate (usually by buying one of the products – budget around $1500)
Though in my experience the results outweigh costs…
Results From Promoting An Ultimate Affiliate Program
RESULTS from sending people interested in a topic (learning affiliate marketing) to a SYSTEM that delivers it…
What follows is a series of screenshots taken from some of my affiliate dashboards to show the power of using a proven system.
All I did was send traffic…
To ONE Affiliate PROGRAM!!!
Earning affiliate commissions from MULTIPLE Companies while only promoting one is the game changer for me.
3. Do What They Tell You UNTIL YOU MAKE IT
The results above are mine from implementing what I was taught in the second mentoring program I tried…
The Four Percent Success Challenge.
A program that teaches a more advertising driven form of affiliate marketing.
Though the training can be used to promote any product or service the game-changer is being able to grow multiple income streams through promoting one product.
So the blueprint I’m starting to implement is…
Mind blowing.
I know it looks overwhelming.
It’s not as scary as it looks.
I created a post about here.
But to conclude I would say that in my experience to guarantee affiliate profits you either need
A system for low cost traffic and acceptable conversion levels like the content generation model taught by Wealthy Affiliate.
Or
A system that builds higher level income through multiple sources to cover the costs of advertising and higher operating costs.
As taught by the Four Percent Challenge or Partner With Anthony (I’ve not tested this one much, but it looks like it meets the brief).
Different strokes for different folks.
Hello Richard
Brilliant write up of how to make money online strategies.
This of course without exception involves you having a plan.
No plan, no business worth talking about.
It never ceases to amaze me how many people just jump right into a venture without a plan and they actually expect to get results and sometimes overnight which as you and I know this is not going to happen!
It also helps if you have support and preferably 24/7 and people you can rely on to keep you on the right track and remain focussed on your goals.
As you have said, wealthy affiliate will give anyone who wants to earn an income online this support and more.
I wish you every success in your endeavours.
Regards
Robert Allan
Thanks Robert.
Yes, WA has been a great help and inspiration for me. The system or plan when boiled down is really easy.
– Build website in a market you’re interested in.
– Follow the keyword research training to decide what content to put on your site.
– Follow the content creation training to add the keyword focused content that really HELPS people.
– Get FREE traffic from search engines… and start making money (affiliate commissions or Adsense)
Stay focused, take action and don’t expect Rome to be built in a day…
Hey there, I really like the way you describe what’s important to succeed online. Knowing where to get the skills is only half of the truth: The most crucial part is a strong mindset that helps you to work on your business steadily and that keeps you moving when obstacles occure.
Since you sound very strong mindet, I guess you have to rewrite your challenge soon in the figures:)
Thanks Vera,
Yes, I believe mindset is the most important facet, because without it even the best strategy won’t be given a chance to work.
I’m not sure who said it but a quote comes to mind “nobody fails at internet they just give up before making it”.
Everything worth learning takes a little time and perseverance…
I have recently decided to give online marketing a try, specifically affiliate marketing as I don’t have my own products/services to sell.
However, I feel like I have no idea what I am doing. I am trying to create a website, but I am not tech savvy. I don’t have a lot of extra money which is why I haven’t joined any programs yet that claim to teach even a beginner how to make money. Also, after doing some research I don’t know if I can trust any of these programs. Looks like they all want my money.
I haven’t heard of Wealthy Affiliate so I will look into that.
Thanks
Thanks for sharing your online experience Simone.
Yes; there are a lot of ‘not great’ experiences waiting for the unsuspecting newbie.
In my opinion skepticism is a good thing when evaluating training programs.
Wealthy Affiliate gives you free membership with training and two websites all free for as long as you want.
In my opinion the best ‘deal’ out there… test it all out, if you like the training and internet marketing then and only then consider going premium.
If that sounds fair join Wealthy Affiliate here…
Hi Richard,
This is a great article and something which re-iterates the fact that without hard work and persistence you cannot achieve anything in life, let alone earning money. I have chosen my niche, following my mentor and already earning money though it was only $10 :), but still it proved to me that what I am doing is correct and I need to keep working ahead.
Thanks Ankit,
Great to hear you’ve already made your first commission.
The challenge now is to keep the focus and just keep on doing…
Not as easy as it sounds.
I have seen so many people pitching affiliate marketing opportunities and products using blatant affiliate links on the social networks, that it comes across unprofessional, scammy and doesn’t make that much money.
It’s great to know how to become a real affiliate marketer here and how to actually make proper money online without having to spam the internet.
Thank You for the right steps here, and I will certainly take the correct action to profiting from affiliate marketing.
Neil
Yeah, The last thing you want for your business is to be associated with type of promotion. The good news is that it’s much easier to do it properly in the first place. Wealthy Affiliate have over 10 years of teaching people how to do this… 10 years is a long time to be refining your technique…
It works!
I think you hit the nail on the head here by making such a big deal of having a mentor. I’m not a clever guy but I am a successful online marketer – how? Well I’ve always known my limitations and I’ve listened, over and over again! Find the right teacher and listen as many times as you need to – 10 times more than the guy next to you if you need to!
Hi Chris, and thanks for your comment.
I’m glad you too have found success by simply listening to somebody who’s trod the path before you, and then taken action.
Hi Richard, thanks for your very informative article. You are completely right when you say we need to find people interested in supporting us.
We are flooded with information on the internet and we simply cannot start following everyone’s advice, otherwise, we get lost. Not everyone will agree with the best strategy, but there is not a single strategy to succeed I suppose.
However, if we stick to one path and commit to one strategy, there is definitely a better chance t succeed.
That’s why I follow the path designed by wealthy Affiliate, and that’s where I get support from like-minded entrepreneurs.
All the best
Stefan
Yes; I think the support and community are the ‘secret’. You could easily buy a basic book that tells you the WA strategy (Niche > Keyword Research > Content > Visitors > Money), but what a book can’t do is give you that lift or encouragement when things aren’t going well (and that WILL happen).
Although theres no guarantee you will create a profitable business with WA. WA greatly will help your probability of becoming successful. It helped me to drop out of college after creating a successful business that earns 6 figures a year and live my dream as an online entrepreneur. I host earnrecurringrevenuefromhome .com on WA, I can say that the training is priceless on WA to build a sucessfull affiliate business. Success with affiliate marketing takes time, and people must realize that success isn’t created overnight. WA makes it easier than ever to create a free online business that earns recurring commissions from home on autopilot. Very helpful broken up content written in a way in which everyone can understand. Great review. Cheers!
Hi Cesario thank for your comment and inspiration… it’s great to hear from people who make the WA system work for them. I’ve recently been revisiting some of my Tony Robbins ‘collection’… seriously good. Anyway for people who’ve struggled to make things work for them Tony has an inspiring video which you can watch here…
Many thanks to you for sharing such a beautiful article with us, and through this article I have the opportunity to tell you about a wonderful topic. There are many ways to earn online, the most popular and my favorite is affiliate marketing .And I’ve been doing affiliate marketing for the last three years and I’m a successful affiliate marketer. I think if anyone is interested in affiliate marketing, the easiest way for them would be to become a Wealthy Affiliate. I myself have taken on Love Membership from Wealthy Affiliate and there are all kinds of premium tools that can be easily marketed and affiliate marketing very easy. I myself have taken on premium Membership from Wealthy Affiliate and there are all kinds of premium tools that can be easily marketed and affiliate marketing very easy.
Thanks Shanta I’m pleased you’re having success with affiliate marketing and the WA tool suite.
Hello Richard, making money online via Affiliate Marketing is one of my biggest dreams and i only hope to be a good in this business. These tips you have given will indeed guarantee Profits as an affiliate marketer. One problem with us these days is that we’re not consistent enough. We easily give up. I have learnt that being consistent and persistent is the key. Awesome mentorship is something I don’t joke with. Good mentorship is capable of cutting down 10 years of hard labour without Profits into few years of labour while the Profits keep pumping in. Good mentorship is the best bet to guarantee Profits and that is the reason I decided to stick with Wealthy Affiliate for life.
Great, I’m delighted you found your path 🙂
i totally agree with you concerning the tips you shared especially in the aspect of choosing a mentor who has excelled in the field already. Having someone to account to and do everything needed the right way will always warrant one to be on the tiptoes and that would bring ultimate discipline towards achieving success. Thanks