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Guitar lessons affiliate programs - are they worth it?

by JohnColtrane
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Hello all,

I like this forum a lot and I hope that someone could provide me with some insights.

I run a guitar learning website, it's quite old (8 years), SEO rankings and traffic are good (about 2500 visits a day), I also have a mailing list with 12.000 subscribers.

I monetize the site by promoting two classic online lessons affiliate programs, Guitar Tricks and Jamplay (sometimes Truefire and Artistworks).

The problem is that affiliate sales are very random, one month I can sell 20/30 subscriptions and the month next only 2.

I know that there some issues with pay online guitar lessons programs:
  • there is a huge amount of free stuff on the Internet (including top quality site like Justin Guitar)
  • this niche is seasonal, usually goes up in the cold months and slow down in the summer
  • affiliate programs pay you only on sale and there are no recurring payments.

I wonder if it would be better to look for another time of monetization.

Every reply will be welcomed, thank you!
#affiliate #guitar #lessons #programs #worth
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  • Profile picture of the author 55sadhikar
    There might be guitar lessons with recurring payments in clickbank, have you check? Also, learn how many are going to the affiliate programs and not buying. Get the conversion and EPC ( earnings per click) rates.
    The one with higher EPC is the one you should be promoting
    It just means the sales letter is more convincing for one to make a purchase. Sometimes working a coupon deal with the vendor can
    work great. You offer coupons to those who did not purchase via retargeting/e-mail. If you have been making consistent sales to a vendor ask for pay bump in commission ( they should not say no to this because obviously you are helping them make more money). It's a win-win for both of you.
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    • Profile picture of the author JohnColtrane
      Originally Posted by 55sadhikar View Post

      There might be guitar lessons with recurring payments in clickbank, have you check? Also, learn how many are going to the affiliate programs and not buying. Get the conversion and EPC ( earnings per click) rates.
      The one with higher EPC is the one you should be promoting
      It just means the sales letter is more convincing for one to make a purchase. Sometimes working a coupon deal with the vendor can
      work great. You offer coupons to those who did not purchase via retargeting/e-mail. If you have been making consistent sales to a vendor ask for pay bump in commission ( they should not say no to this because obviously you are helping them make more money). It's a win-win for both of you.
      Thanks, yep I'm negotiation for a coupon deal!
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  • Profile picture of the author DWolfe
    Slightly different then what you are asking, but this Warrior - Bkelly301 is in the music business. He is selling his own program and made a lot of progress with several threads he started the past 2 years.

    Type his name into the search button, you may get some decent idea how to make money with a program or at least get traffic towards your programs. Hope that helps you out.
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    • Profile picture of the author JohnColtrane
      Originally Posted by DWolfe View Post

      Slightly different then what you are asking, but this Warrior - Bkelly301 is in the music business. He is selling his own program and made a lot of progress with several threads he started the past 2 years.

      Type his name into the search button, you may get some decent idea how to make money with a program or at least get traffic towards your programs. Hope that helps you out.
      HEy thanks I know @Bkelly301 and his website, it's awesome and @Bkelly301 deserves tons of success! He sells his own products, probably this is the way to go
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