Before you start working in affiliate marketing, it’s important to consider what you, as a partner, can offer to the advertisers. Many people jump on the bandwagon of affiliate marketing expecting quick results, but the truth is, there’s no easy way to climb to the top. As in any other business, being a successful affiliate partner takes time and hard work. That’s why so many partners quit after the first failure – because they’ve read on the interent affiliate marketing is the perfect passive income. This is an outrageous lie! If you want to succeed in affiliate marketing, you have to be patient and persistent.
Before you start working in affiliate marketing, it's important to consider what you, as a partner, can offer to the advertisers. Many people jump on the bandwagon of affiliate marketing expecting quick results, but the truth is, there's no easy way to climb to the top. As in any other business, being a successful affiliate partner takes time and hard work. That's why so many partners quit after the first failure – because they've read on the interent affiliate marketing is the perfect passive income. This is an outrageous lie! If you want to succeed in affiliate marketing, you have to be patient and persistent.
Start with the basics
Any website owner or content creator can become an affiliate partner. You can promote the advertisers on your website, on the platform you use (Youtube, for example) via text links, banner ads, or on social media (FB, Instagram, Pinterest).
The most important factors are a credible third party technology (that is, technology not owned or controlled by either the advertiser or the partner), as well as good relationships between advertisers and parthers, which will help the new partners aim their affiliate projects in the right direction. We at VIVnetworks.com, help the partners connect to the relevant advertisers and monetize their projects quickly and efficiently.
Create an effective strategy
The affiliate partner's environment is constantly growing. Dozens of projects are being created every day with the goal of being monetized with affiliate marketing. That's why it is a good idea to ask yourself first:
- For which advertisers (brands) am I a suitable partner? Could I promote more advertisers and reach a bigger audience, or should I rather focus on a particular segment and target audience? Could I create interesting content for a specific advertiser?
- How much traffic my website gets? Is it quality traffic? Could I get a large enough audience among many others? Does my site have more returning visitors, or an influx of new ones?
- There are many ways to promote products online (email, social media, classic banner ads, articles or reviews with text links, etc.) Which one is the right one for me? And most importantly, which will work best for the visitors of my site?
It is important for your success to think ahead, evaluate your data, and start with the strategy, which will pay off. Ideally you should contact the advertiser or us, and ask the important questions in advance.
Next steps
If you're ready to become a parther of VIVnetworks.com – an affiliate network powered by CJ technology, which doesn't compete with their partners – you can start here. If you have any further questions, please contact us at support@vivnetworks.com
