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Show Notes:
1. Link Images to Merchants with an Affiliate Link
- One of my favorite methods because visitors click images.
- Add a caption with text to the effect “Click image to learn more” or Click image for pricing”
- I use AMZImage plugin (there’s a free version in WordPress plugins)
- Amazon: must embed images via API. Most Amazon affiliate plugins will do this.
2. Poll Links
- Can work well when used in “buyer intent content”
- Example: Do you prefer white or red sneakers?
- Each response when clicked sends visitor the either white or red sneakers at merchant.
- Kind of sneaky - some visitors won’t like it.
- Best reserved for content that is preselling very close to a purchase.
- I’m currently not doing this, but have.
3. Quiz Link
- These can work amazingly well.
- Create a quiz that helps people narrow down their choice for a particular product within a product line.
- Example: Smartwatch purchase
- Q1: Phone type: Apple, Samsung or Pixel
- Q2: Your budget: $100 to $200 / $200 to $300 / $300 to $500 / etc.
- Drill down until you can make a reasonably good recommendation.
3. Quiz Links (con’t)
- The quiz result makes one recommendation with an affiliate link.
- Best used in “buyer intent” content and for more complex purchases.
- IMO you should have used several products in the product line to create such a quiz.
- I currently run several quizzes doing this.
4. Text Links
- Standard stuff - Still works
- => Arrows can help CTR.
- Be sure to underline it and use a different text color
- Call to action:
- Click here
- Visit
- Learn More
- Check Pricing
5. Buttons
- Buttons CAN work better than text.
- Image file or use a shortcode.
- If you use a page builder, use the button options.
- Deploy a hover effect
- Text matters - test different button text.
6. Native ads with affiliate links
- Amazon’s native ads is the best example
- Can earn reasonably well due to Amazon’s ability to display relevant products (some of the time - depending on the content)
- You can certainly create your own image product grid with your own affiliate links.
- I use Amazon’s native ads.
7. Skimlinks
- Carpet bomb your site with affiliate links
- Automatically turn every merchant link into an affiliate link
- Convenient and fast.
OR
- Create individual product links with Skimlinks’ link building tool.
- I currently use the Skimlinks link creation tool.
8. Email Sign-Up Redirect
- Works best with software.
- Need free version with premium upgrade options.
- Offer free software for visitors’ email and redirect them to the free software.
- I’ve done this on and off. Currently, I’m not doing this.
9. Menu Link(s)
- Create affiliate links in your navigation menus.
- Menus are prominent, site-wide links.
- Should be very relevant to your entire site.
- I used to do this with one sit
10. Social media links
- I haven’t done much of this.
- Why not?
- It’s best for influencer/personality social media channels.
- My sites aren’t influencer/personality sites. They are corporate brands.
A Few More Tips
- Don’t mislead
- Deploy tests on high traffic / high affiliate earning pages
- Affiliate links work best in “buyer intent” content
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