How I make affiliate money with a free guide
1. Make sure your guide has credibility. Tell your story with personal experiences and highlight your struggles and how you overcame them. "I went from a dead-end entry level job to making over $100K and this is how you can too." Displaying credibility is how you ultimately build trust with a reader and customer.
2. The guide should be free to maximize your readership. Placing a price tag will certainly discourage people from purchasing your wisdom. You can offer upsells to more content along the way.
3. Speaking of upsells, you need to make sure your guide topic has affiliate products that you can promote as add-ons. Search Clickbank, Amazon, CJ, ShareaSale, etc. for products that closely resemble the advice you are providing. For instance, I link to guides on resume writing, tutorials on interview answers, resume portfollio folders, self-help books -- all items that relate to job hunting.
4. The guide should be in the form of linear steps where you direct the reader along a journey.
5. Create a "system" that incorporates the steps of your guide. The "system" can be branded and in effect will be easier to promote. I created something called the "Point C" Path which helps deflect a hiring manager away from the other candidates.
6. Create "shareable" images and graphics to encourage clicks and social sharing.
7. At the end of the guide, include a "Resources" page that lists all of your affiliate products that the reader encountered along the way. The Resources page is like the gift shop at the end of a museum.
8. Penetrate communities that focus on your topic and ask questions. Answer their questions within your guide and link back to the guide and repeat. Also, provide examples and case studies of your struggles along with a link back to the guide.
9. As the guide continues to gain readers, I will analyze the metrics to determine which elements are popular and I will create my own products (eBooks, video courses) that drill down deeper. I will sprinkle my own products throughout the guide, thus relying less on affiliate sales.
Sid Hale
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Sid Hale
Coming Soon... Rapid Action Profits (Pro)
Sid Hale
Coming Soon... Rapid Action Profits (Pro)
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