If you're an author, speaker, or area expert with a following online, people probably care what you think. The fact is you are the brand… and your brand has a lot to do with why people buy what you're selling. Maybe it's books or coaching or online courses.
But there's no reason you should limit your income to your own products and services. Especially when there are so many opportunities to partner with others or offer recommendations via affiliate links.
Affiliate marketing is a great way to make another income, and can quickly become a substantial revenue channel if you play your cards right. Some affiliate marketers are making high six figures, so it's nothing to sneeze at. So let's take a look at some ways you can promote other people's products and earn money in the process.
1. Start a Blog
Blogging about a topic is a great way to promote other people's products. You can approach a blog from several different directions… from creating product reviews, to providing general education, to more directly promoting a certain product or solution. And those are just a few ways to profit from your blog. Here are some more.
2. Social Media Marketing
The best way to get the word out about affiliate products is to talk about them on social media. You can share blog posts, write new posts, and even run ads right on social media about the product you want to promote. If you're not quite sure how to engage with your social followers (or get them in the first place), here are 23 different ideas you might try.
3. Write an EBook
It might seem strange, but you can actually promote affiliate products within an eBook, including a Kindle book. Just think creatively and get a specialized domain name that will be easy for people to remember.
4. Facebook Ads
One of the simplest forms of advertising today is Facebook ads. You can differentiate your audience down to the most minute detail, and its super simple to use. There are many courses you can take to ensure that you make money with Facebook ads.
5. Google PPC Ads
Another great avenue for generating revenue from other people's products is to promote them via Google pay-per-click ads. You'll need to do a lot of research about keywords and do a lot of testing to finally hit on what works for your products.
6. Banner Ads
While most people like contextual ads, you can still make money and purchase banner advertising from Google and other websites and advertising networks. Using banners is a great way to get a lot of information to your consumers in a short amount of time and space.
7. Email Marketing
Setting up an autoresponder so that you can market to your audience via email is a great way to promote multiple affiliate products to them. If you have identified several solutions for your audience, this is a great way to ensure that they will learn all about them. If you're new to email marketing, here are some of the many email service providers you might consider using.
8. Craigslist Ads
If you offer solutions for people, whether digital or not, you can market them via Craigslist. You just have to do it under the right category and in the right way. But you can find a lot of leads via Craigslist.
9. Press Release
Sending out a good old-fashioned press release is a great way to promote any product or service. You simply have to find the story angle and know how to present it to so that you can get widespread views on your press release.
10. Video Marketing
YouTube is a great way to start selling affiliate products. Do informative videos, product unpacking, and reviews via YouTube and youíll soon be able to earn a full-time living; not just by selling the product, but due to the shared ad revenue on YouTube.
Using these methods to promote the affiliate products you want to sell have the potential to be very lucrative. The real trick is to pick two or three and perfect them. Make them a real part of diversifying your revenue, and be sure you're picking products and offers that will enhance your audience's experience with you and your personal brand.