For some time now I've been looking to get into affiliate marketing. I absolutely have no idea where and how to start. I know the basics and how it works, but need advice on where and how to start. Literally any advice would be helpful, thank you.
Affiliate and gambling industry insider here.
The best tip that you will never hear online, but the best tip in a life time you can ever get is, make sure to attend these affiliate, gambling expos. Affiliates are often granted free entry to these events.
B Shaw said “If I had only a little money, I should buy a decent suit and go and mix with the upper classes. That is the only way to get on in this world.”
Balzac said
"If you want to succeed in the world, appear."
Nothing has changed, mate.
Open a Limited company, as cheap as possible.
Website, just a brochure site with a contact form, nothing more, url does not matter, what matters is to have it in your email sig and on the business card.
At the expos, you will be offered drinks by the heads of departments, c level and directors.
Online, you will be lucky to find a halfway compoetent and motivated affiliate manager.
This might not be the perfect initial step, but it is certainly the most important step.
Just signing up to ad and affiliate networks will not cut it, if you know a media buyer who can generate great traffic to some verticals, you wanna be the middle man between him and the merchant, that will carry you much higher.