Coaching Session 21- Bonus: Affiliate Marketing

Lesson Notes

Bonus Lessons – Quality of Life Stability

In this lesson:

CS21 – Affiliate Marketing

  • Affiliate Marketing Basics
  • Process
  • Best Practices

 

Freelancing Activities:

  1. Freelancing Work
  2. Lead Generation Work

 

What is Affiliate Marketing?

Affiliate Marketing is the process by which an affiliate earns a commission for marketing another person’s or company’s products.

Forms of Affiliate Marketing

  • Affiliate Marketing
  • Resellers Program

 

Why Affiliate Marketing?

  1. A New Profitable Sales Channel
  2. Benefits a Variety of Products
  3. Cost-Effective
  4. Increase Competitive Advantage
  5. New Audiences Through Influencers
  6. Affiliate Marketers And Access To Their Channels
  7. Performance-Based Advertising
  8. Knowledge From Affiliates
  9. Analytics and Campaign Performance
  10. Easy To Start And Manage

 

Process:

  1. Decide on a product/service
    • Is it feasible?
    • Is it profitable?
  2. Create an online presence for the product/service.
    • What is the main channel?
      • Social Media
      • Website
      • E-commerce
  3. Develop a nice for the product/service through a content marketing strategy.
    • Photos and posts
    • Social proofs
    • Video Marketing
  4. Creating a landing page
    • Google Form
    • Webpage
    • E-commerce platform
      • Capture data
  5. Plan for an Affiliate system
    1. Agreement
    2. Commission
    3. Rewards
    4. Back-end process
      • Software
      • Sheet
  6. Launch
    • Start slow/small
    • Monitor, evaluate
    • Grow as you go

 

Best Practices

  1. Start with a plan
  2. Have a compelling offer and commission rate
  3. Convert customers to affiliates
  4. Get affiliates to find you
  5. Be data driven
  6. Change up your commissions
  7. Pay on time
  8. Work with the influencers in your niche
  9. Nurture your affiliates
  10. Start an affiliate newsletter
  11. Hold ‘office hours’
  12. Optimize for mobile
  13. Be wary of fraud
  14. Have clear terms & conditions
  15. Make it fun!

 

Portfolio

Instructions:

  • No required portfolio
  • If you want to submit something for checking and assistance please submit it to freelancingcourse@surgedigital.agency using the email subject, ‘FC – Portfolio 21’.
    • At least personalized affiliate marketing templates.

 

 

Email Subject: FC – Portfolio 21

 

PORTFOLIO SUBMISSION GUIDES:

1. Video-On-Demand (VOD) Access
Submit your portfolios to courses@surgedigital.agency.
You can submit individually per coaching session or submit all required portfolios as one, in one email (attach your Google Drive).

2. VOD with Class Coaching
Send your portfolios to courses@surgedigital.agency.
Please submit individually per coaching session.

3. VOD with Mentoring
Send your portfolios to courses@surgedigital.agency.
Please submit individually per coaching session.

4. Premium Members
Submit your portfolios to courses@surgedigital.agency.
Please submit all required portfolios as one, in one email (attach your Google Drive).

 

Sample

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FC-Portfolio-21

 

Psalm 37:23-94

“A person’s steps are made secure by the Lord when they delight in his way. Though they trip up, they won’t be thrown down, because the Lord holds their hand.”

 

CONTACT US!

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