Pass This Info on to an Affiliate Manager
There is one thing that a lot of affiliate managers don’t know how to do, and that is to be an affiliate.
While it is not a requirement for most affiliate manager positions, I think it ought to be.
How better to understand and assist affiliates with the many pitfalls and challenges that come with being an affiliate?
So let’s get started, affiliate manager. I’ll take you through the steps I go through to create an affiliate site myself:
- Introduction
- Pick a Topic for Your Site
- Narrow Down Your Potential Topics
- How to Create Content for Your Site
- Become an Expert on Your Topic
- Make “Ask the Expert” Videos
- Google Alerts as a Content Source
- Brainstorm a Domain Name
- Register a Domain Name
- Website Hosting
- Setting Up Your Hosting Plan
- Connecting Your Domain to Your Host
- Installing WordPress
- Installing a WordPress Theme
- Configuring WordPress
- WordPress Plugins
- Using Email to Drive Traffic to Your Site
- Create an Email List
- Add an Email Form to Your Site
- RSS to Email
- Email Newsletters
- Email Follow-Up Series
- Secure Your Social Media Names
- Register Your Name on Twitter
- Create a Facebook Page
- Register Your User Name on Social Media Sites
You probably noticed there is no mention of applying to affiliate programs, putting up links, etc. That’s because you have to provide some unique value proposition and build an audience before you can monetize.
Get working on that and the affiliate part of it comes next.
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Shawn_Collins
Co-Founder & CEO at Affiliate Summit, Inc.
Shawn is the Co-Founder and CEO of Affiliate Summit, the leading industry conference for affiliate marketing, which regularly sells out and features the biggest names in performance marketing. He is also the Co-Editor-in-Chief of FeedFront Magazine and Founder of GeekCast.fm, a marketing podcast network where he hosts the weekly 7 Minutes in Affiliate Heaven show. Find out more about Shawn by visiting his blog, AffiliateTip.com
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1 COMMENT
Shawn,
This post is bang on! I’ll have to create my own version of it, adding:
* check your site for ‘bleeding links’
* check you site to see if MY links are protected
* if you’re a Clickbank merchant, make sure your product actually pays, or is just listed in the MarketPlace
* AND that it passes my Super Affiliate Testl 🙂
http://bit.ly/pSPsq6
Cheers,
Ros