The Secret Sauce to Affiliate Marketing with a New Blog!
Making money with Affiliate Marketing can be tricky! Let me tell you it is not a quick get rich business. And slapping up affiliate links on a blog does absolutely nothing for you! Trust me I did that. I thought I’ll just mention what I use and people will click through and wha-la income.
And…boy, was I wrong… I spent a whole year thinking I can do this Affiliate Marketing thing, its no big deal, how hard could it really be? I had already spent a lot of money on courses. I was sticking my feet in the mud about purchasing Making Sence of Affiliate Marketing. It’s the only course I kept going back to and thinking, should I? (Kinda like that shirt you didn’t buy and go back to get!)
My only regret was that I did not pull the trigger on this course sooner. After being denied 2 times from Amazon Associates, (supposedly the easiest affiliate to get accepted ) I finally decided, I clearly needed help. Not only was I chasing peanuts with Amazon, but was truly wasting my time.
After purchasing Michelle’s Course and following her advice, I started to see actual sales through my links.
Once I dove into this course, I had the biggest revelation. I didn’t need Amazon to make money. I made the mistake of putting all my eggs in one basket. I thought I needed Amazon, but the reality is, most of the products have their own affiliate links and it’s way more beneficial to be a direct affiliate to that product than it is to use Amazon alone. Side note, I do use Amazon, but now they are not my primary source.
There were so many lessons I got from this course that made it totally worth it like these
- Setting up a purposeful plan for each of my affiliates
- Legal logistics and all the rules
- Access to Michelle
- When to apply for affiliates
- How to apply
- The amount of traffic you need
- Ideas of affiliates for many different nitches over 80
- How to get readers to convert
- Strategies to promote your affiliates.
And so, so many more. The Bonuses alone could pay for this class.
What to expect!
This course is not in video format! I was nervous at first. I thought I wouldn’t be able to read through the information. (Due to kiddos) But she makes it easy to read and it’s laid out in an organized manner. I read through it completely. Took about an hour. Then went back and worked on it in order one by one.
The best way to make this course work for you is to make sure you cross off the items completed and do not move on until each one is finished. This ensures you will actually implement the content.
A simple method I learned in Susie Whitfords Blog by number course. Another course I highly recommend. (This was the course that got my blog off the ground and quite possibly saved my computer from a sad death!) If you are still swimming in the sea of how to get your blog rolling. Check out my review of Susie’s course How to start a mom blog.
If you are a new blogger, this course will be super beneficial to you. It will get you set up to make money from the start with little wasted time. Expect to get all the proper disclosures from the start. Another mistake that cost me time and money.
I had put a simple thank you for your support at the end of my disclosure and Amazon denied me an account for it. Luckily, you can re-apply! Ahh Super frustrating. But if I had taken this course earlier I would have not made that mistake.
If you have been at blogging for a while now and are making a couple hundred maybe a thousand a month, this course is also for you! She lays out a simple strategy for converting your affiliates more consistently. It’s a beautiful thing and a huge piece I was missing!
How Much time did I invest?
I read through the course in one night. But implementing took me a few weeks. However, I now had a plan and direction. I got way more organized.
Should you pull the trigger and spend the money?
I don’t know your financial situation, but this is a question I struggled with for a really long time.
Looking back, I lost money from waiting so long and randomly posting links on my site. Not having the strategies right away that Michelle teaches left me in constant searching. Hours of time wasted trying to figure it out.
If you are serious about your blog and making money from it is a goal of yours! This is a must-take course.
Think about it this way, When you first start college you are required to take core classes then you can take your electives, right?
Well, Making Sense of Affiliate Marketing would be a core class in a college for blogging. Make sense?
Don’t make the same mistake I did and skip a core class!
The last piece of advice that gave me a clear direction.
I had to be super honest with myself and ask, why am I building this blog?
Do I want this to be a business or do I want this to be a journal?
Is it my outlet for self-reflection? Or am I really wanting to help people?
Do I really want people to read this? Or do I want this to replace my income?
I guarantee you are not planning to write a blog or blogging with no reason for doing it.
If you are doing this for you, there is no need to purchase this course. But if you are ready to venture out and be fearless, this course will no doubt move the needle for you toward a successful business and you need to jump in and start this course today!
The real reason it took me so long to purchase this course was
Good luck beauty!
Stephanie
