Affiliate Tutorial for Beginners: Videos, Earnings and Tools

Affiliate for Beginners: Steps to Get Started

Here’s an affiliate tutorial, with emphasis on engagement, videos, and earnings from an affiliate marketing manager of Sociable Stack.

 

Building relationships with brands to become an affiliate

1. Research the brand

Before reaching out, study their products, target audience, and affiliate programs.

2. Initial contact

Send a concise email or DM on social media with the following:

Introduction: Briefly explain who you are and what you do.

Value Proposition: Highlight how your content aligns with their brand and how you can promote their product.

Metrics: Share engagement rates, audience size, or past successful collaborations.

How to Connect with Brands and Request to be an Affiliate? Here's an example cold email outreach of an affiliate to brands:

Hi [Brand],

I’m [Your Name], a content creator in [niche/industry]. I’ve been a fan of your products and would love to partner with you as an affiliate. My audience is highly engaged, and I believe your products would resonate with them.


I’ve previously worked with [mention other brands] and had successful campaigns driving conversions. Here are my stats:

- Monthly website traffic: [X]

- YouTube subscribers: [X]

- Engagement rate: [X%]


I’d love to discuss how we could collaborate to promote your products. Thank you for your time, and I look forward to hearing from you!


Best regards,  

[Your Name]


Platforms to Discover Brands and Programs:

AWIN: A global platform that connects affiliates with various brands.

CJ Affiliate: Another popular network offering high-profile brands.

Impact: For influencers and content creators to connect with brands.

Amazon Associates, ShareASale, Rakuten, TikTok Marketplace

3. Sign up for affiliate programs

Research and join platforms like Amazon Associates, Impact, ShareASale, and Rakuten. Alternatively, you may apply to individual brand affiliate programs, sometimes found on their websites.


Creating Affiliate Videos

Tailor your content to what your audience enjoys and trusts. Videos that genuinely review products or show their application perform best. Start with what you’re passionate about. It’s easier to sell products when you genuinely like and use them.

Types of videos to create as an affiliate, Influencer and User-generated content creator:

Showcase features, benefits, and real-life applications.

Highlight new products in a visual and exciting way.

Provide step-by-step guides that solve problems for your audience.

Demonstrate how the product fits seamlessly into your daily life.

Affiliate link placement: Always place your affiliate links in the description or within the video (via pinned comments or captions). Include a verbal call-to-action to click the link.

Track your performance. Monitor your clicks, sales, and conversions using affiliate dashboards or tracking tools like Pretty Links or Thirsty Affiliates.


Tools for Affiliate Marketing used by Amazon and Shopify sellers:

Social Snowball

Great for Shopify stores to engage customers with affiliate programs.

Levanta

For managing TikTok marketplace and affiliates for an Amazon shop.


Affiliate Earnings: Maximizing Revenue with your attribute links

  Look for programs that offer high commissions and long cookie windows (i.e., the time a person has to buy after clicking your link). Examples include:

Work with more than one brand or product to maximize your earnings.

Send product recommendations with affiliate links.

Combine several products into one offer to increase the average sale.


This guide will help beginners, experienced marketers, and creators grow in the affiliate space by focusing on relationship building, content creation, and revenue tracking. 


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