Is Affiliate Marketing Dead? | Ep. #1450

07/21/20 • 6 min

Marketing School - Digital Marketing and Online Marketing Tips

In episode #1450, we discuss whether affiliate marketing is dead or alive and kicking. Affiliate marketing has developed a bad rap over the years but there are many benefits to this form of marketing, especially when you are starting your business. Tune in to hear how Amazon is proving that affiliate marketing remains a top strategy.

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[00:25] Today’s topic: Is Affiliate Marketing Dead?
[00:32] An example illustrating what affiliate marketing is.
[00:54] The beauty of affiliate marketing: it’s a win-win for both parties.
[01:07] The reason why affiliate marketing has a bad rap.
[01:25] Amazon is proof that affiliate marketing isn’t going away anytime soon.
[02:01] There are countless players who can push your products and services and drive sales.
[02:31] If you incentivize people the right way, they will bring in loads of business for you.
[03:12] Affiliate marketing is particularly useful when you are first starting.
[03:33] Search for marketing affiliate products that your audience will be interested in.
[03:54] That’s it for today!
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TIME-STAMPED SHOW NOTES:

[00:25] Today’s topic: Is Affiliate Marketing Dead?
[00:32] An example illustrating what affiliate marketing is.
[00:54] The beauty of affiliate marketing: it’s a win-win for both parties.
[01:07] The reason why affiliate marketing has a bad rap.
[01:25] Amazon is proof that affiliate marketing isn’t going away anytime soon.
[02:01] There are countless players who can push your products and services and drive sales.
[02:31] If you incentivize people the right way, they will bring in loads of business for you.
[03:12] Affiliate marketing is particularly useful when you are first starting.
[03:33] Search for marketing affiliate products that your audience will be interested in.
[03:54] That’s it for today!
[03:55] To stay updated with events and learn more about our mastermind, go to the Marketing School site for more information or text us on 310-349-3785!

Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:

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Previous Episode

How to Build Killer Reporting to Uncover New Growth Ideas | Ep. #1449

In episode #1449, we discuss how to build killer reporting that will help you move the needle of your business. Oftentimes, people look at Google Analytics or Data Studio but are unsure of how to interpret the data and end up doing nothing about it. Tune in to hear how you can get actionable reporting insights that you can apply to your business right away.

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[00:25] Today’s topic: How to Build Killer Reporting to Uncover New Growth Ideas.
[00:36] Killer reporting gives you actionable insights so you know what to focus on.
[00:43] People often look at Google Analytics and Data Studio but do nothing with the data.
[01:04] If you don’t use the data, you are wasting your time looking at reports.
[01:18] There are several analytics gurus who have great templates to share.
[01:50] Customize those templates to meet your needs.
[02:03] Check out Neil’s YouTube course that teaches you to use Google Analytics.
[02:33] The importance of setting up the right foundation for reporting.
[03:20] If you have money, hire an analytics consultant to assist you with reporting.
[03:39] Set up alerts that let you know how your traffic and conversion rates are performing.
[04:09] That’s it for today!
[04:11] To stay updated with events and learn more about our mastermind, go to the Marketing School site for more information or text us on 310-349-3785!

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Next Episode

7 Future-Proof SEO Techniques That’ll Scale Your Organic Traffic | Ep. #1451

In episode #1451, we share 7 future-proof SEO strategies to will help to scale your organic traffic. User experience will become increasingly important in how Google will rank pages, so be sure to create pages that are easy to navigate. Tune in to hear how you can track down effective long-tail keywords that will instantly boost your traffic.

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[00:25] Today’s topic: 7 Future-Proof SEO Techniques That Will Scale Your Organic Traffic.
[00:33] Pillar and power pages contribute to good user experiences.
[00:52] Ensure that you are interlinking your related written content.
[01:21] Create pages that are super user-friendly and all about their experience.
[02:15] Build links at scale by creating or buying a product or tool and give it away for free.
[02:51] Consider hiring a full-time developer once your business is up and running.
[03:04] Update your old content and pages that lose traffic to keep Google ranking it.
[03:39] Be careful of updating content pieces that are no longer relevant.
[04:03] Think about finding and adding long-tail keywords to generate more traffic.
[04:50] Host as many of your website pages as possible on your CDN.
[05:45] Optimize your titles and meta descriptions by using Google Search Console.
[06:30] That’s it for today!
[06:31] To stay updated with events and learn more about our mastermind, go to the Marketing School site for more information or text us on 310-349-3785!

Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:

Backlinko

Jimmy Daly

Outgrow

IndieMaker (formerly 1Kprojects)

CodeCanyon

Clickflow

Cloudflare

Google Search Console

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Marketing School - Digital Marketing and Online Marketing Tips - Is Affiliate Marketing Dead? | Ep. #1450

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