What's the most important lesson you've learned in affiliate marketing?

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What's the most important lesson you've learned in your affiliate marketing journey that you wish you knew when you started?
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  • Profile picture of the author Moodesburn1977
    Originally Posted by microhappiness View Post

    What's the most important lesson you've learned in your affiliate marketing journey that you wish you knew when you started?
    The main thing for me is to provide value, never focus on money or how i can make it no matter what, its all about personal branding, treat ure leads as a friend how can i help them, not what can i get from them, digital marketing trainin and community are key for me, spammin links never ever works
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  • Profile picture of the author GordonJ
    Originally Posted by microhappiness View Post

    What's the most important lesson you've learned in your affiliate marketing journey that you wish you knew when you started?
    An affiliate is selling somebody's product, the buyer becomes the seller's. One way to make it a win-win-win for all is to offer a bonus only you can offer, and by doing so, their buyer can be added to your house list. And any buyer in the hand is worth 20 in the bushes.

    A part of the journey one might think about at the start, is, how to become the person who has the product to offer to affiliates. When you transition to being both the creator and the affiliate, you are on your way to freedom.

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  • Profile picture of the author Jamell
    To differentiate myself because the market was and still is saturated .

    I remember at 1 point as an affiliate every one of us in the program was using the same swipe copy which quickly became redundant and boring to our list of subscribers.
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  • Profile picture of the author Monetize
    Originally Posted by microhappiness View Post

    What's the most important lesson you've learned in your affiliate marketing journey that you wish you knew when you started?

    When I started with affiliate marketing around 20 years
    ago, I wish that I had known how easy things were back
    then.

    How unsaturated things were, how there weren't millions
    of other people doing your same methods, how easy it
    was to set up websites that generated traffic with SEO
    and type-in traffic.

    I have learned several lessons since then, but the most
    important one is that if you keep doing more of whatever
    you are doing correctly, you will have a greater chance
    of generating more income.

    Another lesson, not for myself because I do not do this,
    but for noobs - don't re-invent the wheel on affiliate
    marketing. Just do what works and carry on.
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  • Profile picture of the author vallabh satale
    the main and important lesson is provide value and work with trustable sources. do not try to work with third party
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  • Profile picture of the author Talent ISL
    The most important lesson I've learned in affiliate marketing is to prioritize building trust with your audience. Early on, I focused on promoting products aggressively, but it didn't lead to long-term success. When I shifted to recommending only products I truly believed in and provided genuine value, my conversions and credibility skyrocketed. Authenticity is the key. Your audience can sense when you're sincere, and that trust turns into loyalty and consistent growth. It's not just about sales; it's about relationships.
    Have a nice day.
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  • Profile picture of the author design2host
    With digital marketing and specially affiliate marketing, i learned a big lesson 2 years back. Diverisfy. dont depend on one product or service. Have atleast 3 websties running simultaneously.

    And dont be fooled by latest trends and what people do. For instance one of my webistes went freom 1000 visitors a day to 10 visitors a day because i thought putting ai content on my website to beat my competition was a good idea. Sadly not. When something new is tredning, wait. Dont jump into it. Things may work out for a while but the crash is WAY TOO bigger than you could handle.
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  • Profile picture of the author mazhar
    Some lessons I have learned during affiliate marketing...

    They are:

    1. Need less cost if doing affiliate marketing with a blog site.

    2. Creating a blog site with a better hosting company for decreasing downtime issues.

    3. Acquiring a huge amount of organic traffic/website visitors on a blog site is necessary.

    4. Proper implementation of off-page and on-page SEO in a blog site for ranking in search engines (Google, Bing, etc.)

    5. Brand promotion is useful for doing affiliate marketing.

    6. Creating expert product reviews on a blog site is important for more sales conversion.

    7. Regular social media activities will be better.
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  • Profile picture of the author Enfusia
    Create your own products and build a list.


    I can't tell how many times I affiliated a product only for them to change it, take it down, change the sales letter or???


    Right after I made 25 videos for it, selling 10 - 15 copies per day, then poof, no sales.


    Take charge of YOUR own destiny, don't leave it in others hands.


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  • Profile picture of the author Wild Man
    When I started with affiliate marketing around 20 years
    ago, I wish that I had known how easy things were back
    then.

    How unsaturated things were, how there weren't millions
    of other people doing your same methods, how easy it
    was to set up websites that generated traffic with SEO
    and type-in traffic.
    In 08-09-10 getting sites and videos to the top of Google or YT was so easy it was boring.

    Which brings me to one thing I learned - Put your freakin" money (if you make any) in the bank. It may be rolling in now but the Internet is a damn fickle thing and not much lasts for long.

    Search this forum and you will find numerous tales of woe from marketers who went from tens of thousands per month to basically nothing almost over night.

    I can't tell how many times I affiliated a product only for them to change it, take it down, change the sales letter or???


    Right after I made 25 videos for it, selling 10 - 15 copies per day, then poof, no sales.


    Take charge of YOUR own destiny, don't leave it in others hands.


    Patrick
    Been there, done that.

    Excellent advice!

    Wild Man
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    • Profile picture of the author Monetize
      Originally Posted by Wild Man View Post

      In 08-09-10 getting sites and videos to the top of Google or YT was so easy it was boring.

      Which brings me to one thing I learned - Put your freakin" money (if you make any) in the bank. It may be rolling in now but the Internet is a damn fickle thing and not much lasts for long.

      Search this forum and you will find numerous tales of woe from marketers who went from tens of thousands per month to basically nothing almost over night.

      Thank you for the tips.

      I am in my sixties, happily retired (early), and receive several pensions.

      I do MMO to keep myself occupied, but having extra money is always nice.

      Hopefully the youngsters getting into MMO will optimize all that is available
      to them and make wise financial decisions for their retirement years.
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      • Profile picture of the author Wild Man
        Originally Posted by Monetize View Post

        Thank you for the tips.

        I am in my sixties, happily retired (early), and receive several pensions.

        I do MMO to keep myself occupied, but having extra money is always nice.

        Hopefully the youngsters getting into MMO will optimize all that is available
        to them and make wise financial decisions for their retirement years.
        So, you think I thought you were a newbie? I wasn't aiming that at you. Funny nonetheless.
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  • Profile picture of the author andrewm
    Originally Posted by microhappiness View Post

    What's the most important lesson you've learned in your affiliate marketing journey that you wish you knew when you started?
    One important lesson that I learned in my journey that I wish I had known earlier was not to directly link to the affiliate offer.

    In other words, never send the prospective customer directly to the offer without first trying to capture information about them like their email address. At least if they did not purchase anything you can always follow up afterwards.
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    • Profile picture of the author Enfusia
      Originally Posted by andrewm View Post

      One important lesson that I learned in my journey that I wish I had known earlier was not to directly link to the affiliate offer.

      In other words, never send the prospective customer directly to the offer without first trying to capture information about them like their email address. At least if they did not purchase anything you can always follow up afterwards.

      Solid advice.

      Build that list!
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  • Profile picture of the author Jamell
    Be patient and be value orientated and not to be a pushy salesman
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  • Profile picture of the author spartan14
    I think its the fact that you should never put all your eggs in one single basket ,more exactly you should never depend on a single traffic source .I know people who spend years building their channel and spending a lot of money just to wake up with account beying banned without doing something wrong
    Google ,social media etc can give an update that can ruin all your work or delete your platform etc
    Also i know people with sites who they have hundrends of thousands views per day just to wake up having 100 views per day after one google update
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  • Profile picture of the author yannbrainy7
    Offset your lead gen cost with low-ticket products, and THEN sell your affiliate products. Be sure to have more than one affiliate product to sell..
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  • Profile picture of the author Trendzzon
    The most important lesson I've learned in affiliate marketing is "trust and value come first."

    You can't just focus on selling; you have to genuinely build trust with your audience by recommending products or services that actually provide value to them. If you push irrelevant or low-quality products, you might make a quick buck, but you'll harm your credibility in the long run--and in affiliate marketing, trust is your biggest currency.
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  • Profile picture of the author Gaus
    The biggest lesson? Focus on one niche, test everything, and build relationships with managers. Also, track from the start and never rely on just one traffic source.
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  • Profile picture of the author DABK
    Make sure the product owner's landing page does not have an opt-in. If they do, run. If you do not, you'll send them leads which will be moved to the owner's email lists, end up buying, but you get no credit because they bought from the owner's email list.


    Originally Posted by microhappiness View Post

    What's the most important lesson you've learned in your affiliate marketing journey that you wish you knew when you started?
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  • Profile picture of the author Summiya 2307
    One of the most important lessons in affiliate marketing is the value of building trust and providing genuine value to your audience. When starting out, many focus solely on promoting as many products as possible to make quick commissions. However, I learned that success comes from promoting products you truly believe in and that align with your audience's needs. Instead of just pushing links, creating helpful content, offering honest reviews, and establishing yourself as an authority in your niche leads to long-term success. Additionally, understanding the importance of patience and consistency is crucial--affiliate marketing is not a get-rich-quick scheme, and results take time. Lastly, I wish I had focused more on building an email list from the start, as it's one of the most powerful tools for nurturing relationships and driving consistent conversions.
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  • Profile picture of the author Dave Egbru
    It's simple:

    Affiliate marketing is a journey... not the destination.
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  • 1. Build an email list ASAP 2. This is a business treat it as such. 3. Develop good habits to work on your business daily before long it just becomes part of your daily routine.

    And the most modern lesson is AI is your friend use it to your advantage.
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    • Profile picture of the author Monetize
      Originally Posted by entrepreneurjay View Post

      1. Build an email list ASAP 2. This is a business treat it as such. 3. Develop good habits to work on your business daily before long it just becomes part of your daily routine.

      And the most modern lesson is AI is your friend use it to your advantage.

      Email lists are good to have but, unfortunately, most people do not know what to do with them.

      They either spam their list with useless information or don't do anything at all.

      Before building your email list, you should have a clear vision of how you intend to market to your people.
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      • Profile picture of the author Enfusia
        Originally Posted by Monetize View Post

        Email lists are good to have but, unfortunately, most people do not know what to do with them.

        They either spam their list with useless information or don't do anything at all.

        Before building your email list, you should have a clear vision of how you intend to market to your people.
        This, is an understatement if anything.

        This needs to be done while you're picking your niche or selecting products.

        As an example:

        While Picking Niche

        Let's say you're going into the dog training niche. You must develop your customers perfect Avatar, you need to know these people inside and out.

        You list all their pain points, low points and joy points.

        You then only select products to sell that will remove their pain, raise them from low or give them joy.

        Next, map out the first 20 products you want to sell them.

        Then develop the email series transitioning from the last product and leading to the sale of the next product.

        Split test the amount of days between pitches, the amount of free info you give them and all other factors to optimize their buying patterns.

        Make those adjustments in each of your series and continue testing.

        IMHO if you're not doing this you're not a marketer, you just have a hobby.

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  • Profile picture of the author Piero Cardano
    Build an audience first, then worry about making money. When I started, I was too focused on chasing commissions instead of actually helping people and earning their trust. Turns out, if no one trusts you, they're not gonna buy from you. If I could start over, I'd go all-in on content and email marketing from day one instead of hoping for quick wins. Long-term success comes from organic traffic and a real community.
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