SPI 293: My Top Performing Affiliate Marketing Products, and Why They Performed So Well

This month is affiliate marketing month, and we’ve covered a lot of ground so far. We’ve talked about strategies—long and short term—and last week we even talked about the dark side of affiliate marketing and how to avoid it. But this week we’re keeping it a little lighter: I’m sharing my top performing affiliate marketing products (that aren’t mine) and breaking down exactly why they’ve performed so well.

These products are all fantastic tools that I’ve recommended over the years. They’ve all done well for various reasons, but there are some common threads. These patterns fall right in line with a lot of the rules we’ve talked about, as far as how to win with affiliate marketing. These are great case studies that really embody what we’ve been talking about for the last couple of weeks.

This episode is all about the personal experience I’ve had putting my affiliate marketing strategies into practice. Each of these affiliate products succeeded as a result of careful strategizing and planning. A lot of the strategies that I’ll be explaining here could seriously boost your own affiliate marketing success, so get out your notebook or note-taking app, and let’s get started!

If you want to go even deeper, check out my brand-new course, 1•2•3 Affiliate Marketing, which launches on Monday. And if you want to check out a free (yes, free!) affiliate marketing resource in the meantime, Affiliate Marketing the Smart Way will walk you through the more foundational affiliate marketing strategies you should use.

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You’ll Learn

• Why creating a demo for your product can be a huge boost to your affiliate sales.
• Takeaways from my ConvertKit case study that you can apply to your own affiliate marketing.
• How I’ve organically introduced the products that I’m an affiliate for.
• How blogging about my journey—from AWeber, to Infusionsoft, to ConvertKit—went viral.
• Why thinking about affiliate relationships in terms of solving your audience’s problems makes a big difference.
• How showing (as opposed to telling) changes the way you present affiliate links to your audience.
• How a webinar helped me boost my JV (joint venture) affiliate sales.
• Why taking an online course that you are an affiliate for with your audience is a great strategy.
• How to present affiliate physical products to your audience, and more!

Resources

Note: Some of the resources below may be affiliate links, meaning I receive a commission (at no extra cost to you) if you use that link to make a purchase.

• Affiliate Marketing – The Ultimate Step by Step Guide
• ConvertKit
• ConvertKit Demo by Pat Flynn
• Why I Switched from AWeber to Infusionsoft to ConvertKit
• Smart Passive Income Podcast Episode 244: Bootstrapping a Startup with Nathan Barry from ConvertKit
• Bluehost
• Build Your Own Brand
• Google AdSense
• Create Awesome Online Courses
• Michael Hyatt’s Best Year Ever
• Amazon Associates
• 1•2•3 Affiliate Marketing

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