Best & cheapest way to find affiliates

Hi Anne,

Here's what I'd do in your shoes:

First, find products or programs related to the art world which also have affiliate programs. Make a note of the name of the program. (You could start by checking Clickbank and JVZoo marketplaces, but there may well be other more specialised companies selling art related products that I don't know about.)

Then, do a Google search for "the name of the product" + review. The reviewers will almost certainly be affiliates of whichever program you searched for. If they've done a decent job, like posting up a video or a well written blog post about it, so much the better. These people are serious about their affiliate marketing.

Then email those people. (You can generally find their contact details not far away, or you'll catch up with many of them on Facebook. If you absolutely can't find their contact details, just move on to the next one.)

Tell them you have oil paintings for sale and you've seen them promoting XYZ art related product, and would they be open to discussing promoting your paintings to their list?

(I like the phrase "open to discussing" - it's not pushy and almost everyone likes to think of themselves as "open" - so there's a little ninja tip for you!)

Rinse and repeat! Find 5 to 10 people a day, and you'll soon have plenty of interested parties.

And the budget for this?

Zero!

Hope that helps.

Trevor.

Start by building up a fan base. Put up a facebook fanpage. Add a link to your fanpage in your warrior forum signature.

You can search at linkedIn and connect with some business man who buy and sell oil painting.
You will find there a tons of professional buyers and sellers. You can advertize your business at Pinterest, Craiglist and also at social medias to increase your business.

Social media.

Hi Anne,

I don't have an answer for you, but I wanted to say Welcome to this forum. It's a great group of people and you will learn a lot.

All the best with your art!
Sdingram

look for sites on painting and art

then get them to write about your paintings

I would do a few google searches, and contact site owners! Their sites are already ranked, so chances are they've already established themselves and they can really help. Just contact them and tell them about your offer, what commission percentage your giving, etc. It works really well!


Cheers,
Mark

Have you thought about looking into Etsy? Get in touch with a few sellers there that already have a fan base and let them post the paintings for you? Don't know if it will work but worth looking into.