Knowing how to get affiliate links on your blog is key to monetizing it.
And if you don't have products of your own or you're a complete newbie, you can monetize your blog site through affiliate marketing.
With affiliate marketing you're simply earning money for referring people to other people's products. When someone buys a product that they found valuable to them, the company or product owner, will pay you a compensation.
The way they track how a sale was made through you, is through the affiliate links, they'll supply you with to advertise to your chosen industry or niche.
So if you have a blog or are planning to start one, a good way to monetize it, is by adding affiliate links to it.
I go more in depth into affiliate marketing through blogging as we continue below, but let me first have you watch over my shoulders. In this video clip I share how to get affiliate links on your blog. Check it out below and leave me your thoughts:
[Video] How To Get Affiliate Links On Your Blog | Monetizing Your Blog
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Affiliate Marketing Through Blogging
Making money online can be an exciting business to get into. It can be very lucrative and offers more flexibility than traditional employment. However, it can be hard as well. There is so much to learn and a lot of work to put into it. However, the rewards can be amazing. It's definitely why I chose this route.
What Is Affiliate Marketing?
One of the most popular forms of making money online is with affiliate marketing. As I mentioned previously, This is where a company will pay a commission to people who refer their traffic (people) to them.
Many people have made a fortune of money doing affiliate marketing. Many have replaced their incomes and do it full time. Others have used it as a way to supplement income in order to live a better lifestyle, pay off debt or reach other financial goals.
One way to get into affiliate marketing is through the use of blogging. A blog is a website where a person adds regular content on a given topic. Examples of blogs include cars, moms, dads, toys, politics, and just about any other topic you can think of. The best thing to do is to just pick a topic you are interested in, do some research and start writing. After a while you will start building a following of people who regularly visit the site. This will be due to different content being picked up in search engines and being found by searchers. It can also occur from you actively promoting the blog through various techniques.
Once you start getting traffic to the blog then you may consider joining affiliate programs in order to monetize the blog. You can find affiliate programs in just about any niche. The best place to start is with Amazon. They have been running an affiliate program for years and is one of the premier programs going. Here are other affiliate networks you can start in and that I mentioned in the video above:
So, if you are running a blog on politics some items that may be good to promote on the site may be books, for example. Again, Amazon would be a good fit there. If you are running a blog on gardening, you may be able to join an affiliate program for Home Depot, Lowes or some other place that sells gardening supplies. The options out there are numerous.
Once you are accepted into the affiliate program you can then start promoting their products on your blog. The more targeted the ads and links are towards your niche the more likely you will get people clicking on the ads. Then if they go to the other site and buy something you will receive your commission.
Affiliate marketing can be a great way for people to make full-time income or supplement their income. It does require a lot to be learned, and takes a great deal of work. However, once it is set up and going it can be a business that pretty much runs on its own. It will take a little bit of regular maintenance, but other than that it can be a literal money making machine for those that are successful at doing it.
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