How I Got Started in Affiliate Marketing

[nickposplv]

I want to share my journey with you and hear any recommendations.
I successfully worked for 4 years in the catering industry. I worked as a barisata for 2 years and rose to the position of manager. I helped improve the financial situation in one of the popular establishments (I won’t name which one, because I still have a non-disclosure agreement), after which I was invited to manage the opening of a new coffee shop. Almost three months of hard work and sleepless nights on the project bore fruit, and we opened the establishment. But after the opening, something inside me told me that I didn’t want to do this anymore, and I started looking for myself. During my work I met a huge number of people, which allowed me to learn more about the field of affiliate marketing. I started studying this area from open sources, asking questions to friends and went to get a job at one of the companies in the bookmaking industry. Now I have been working for 3 months and have connected a small number of partners who successfully fill traffic and want to expand my competencies, as well as get advice or useful contacts for growth as a specialist. So ask any questions, I will be happy to answer them and participate in the discussion.

 

[Johnieke]

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I want to share my journey with you and hear any recommendations.
I successfully worked for 4 years in the catering industry. I worked as a barisata for 2 years and rose to the position of manager. I helped improve the financial situation in one of the popular establishments (I won’t name which one, because I still have a non-disclosure agreement), after which I was invited to manage the opening of a new coffee shop. Almost three months of hard work and sleepless nights on the project bore fruit, and we opened the establishment. But after the opening, something inside me told me that I didn’t want to do this anymore, and I started looking for myself. During my work I met a huge number of people, which allowed me to learn more about the field of affiliate marketing. I started studying this area from open sources, asking questions to friends and went to get a job at one of the companies in the bookmaking industry. Now I have been working for 3 months and have connected a small number of partners who successfully fill traffic and want to expand my competencies, as well as get advice or useful contacts for growth as a specialist. So ask any questions, I will be happy to answer them and participate in the discussion.

Where did you get started..coz I feel I have a lot of time and may be I need to do more

 

[nickposplv]

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Where did you get started..coz I feel I have a lot of time and may be I need to do more

I started to study this area in general terms. I started to read about the roles, who are arbitrageurs, media buyers, etc. Who plays what roles and what exactly do they do. The most valuable resource for me turned out to be artificial intelligence, I actively asked him questions about this area.

 

[Rinnaroc]

Hello, thanks for sharing your experience

I started 3 months ago, and here's some truths I found so far:

- it's not as easy as it seems - if you think you'll build sustainable passive income in 2-3 months, you're delusional - at least 12 months is realistic (ofc. there's exceptions)
- it's fun as hell, at least for me, as I get to learn SO MUCH, from building websites, to using new marketing methods, do content creation, explore all new AI tools, you get tons of dopamine hits because there's lots going on doing that, it's like a game
- the biggest risk of affiliate marketing: even if you put 3-6-12 months of work and attention into one affiliate program and build a sustainable income, you can be wiped out in one day - all it takes is for the company to discontinue their affiliate program, they can swap providers and something unexpected might happen, or they hire a new boss of whatever who decides to slash the commission from 30% to 10% (which happens) and you're basically done, SO, the lesson here is that you have to build multiple streams - it could be several products or services tied to one niche, as if one dies, the others will help you sustain, that's my focus at the moment
- all the best affiliate programs are imbpossible to join, unless you've build a massive following or website traffic already - I've seen saas / software related programs that share $500-1000 commissions on successful sale, but they won't accept you if you generate barely 1k visitors per month on your website and you're a smol fish

That said, these are my own observations so far as a total newbie.

 

[nickposplv]

Hello, thanks for sharing your experience

I started 3 months ago, and here's some truths I found so far:

- it's not as easy as it seems - if you think you'll build sustainable passive income in 2-3 months, you're delusional - at least 12 months is realistic (ofc. there's exceptions)
- it's fun as hell, at least for me, as I get to learn SO MUCH, from building websites, to using new marketing methods, do content creation, explore all new AI tools, you get tons of dopamine hits because there's lots going on doing that, it's like a game
- the biggest risk of affiliate marketing: even if you put 3-6-12 months of work and attention into one affiliate program and build a sustainable income, you can be wiped out in one day - all it takes is for the company to discontinue their affiliate program, they can swap providers and something unexpected might happen, or they hire a new boss of whatever who decides to slash the commission from 30% to 10% (which happens) and you're basically done, SO, the lesson here is that you have to build multiple streams - it could be several products or services tied to one niche, as if one dies, the others will help you sustain, that's my focus at the moment
- all the best affiliate programs are imbpossible to join, unless you've build a massive following or website traffic already - I've seen saas / software related programs that share $500-1000 commissions on successful sale, but they won't accept you if you generate barely 1k visitors per month on your website and you're a smol fish

That said, these are my own observations so far as a total newbie.

These are excellent conclusions bro!

If it’s not a secret, what affiliate programs have you worked with and what do you pay attention to when choosing?

 

[Rinnaroc]

These are excellent conclusions bro!

If it’s not a secret, what affiliate programs have you worked with and what do you pay attention to when choosing?

Started with health/wellness programs. It's a bit difficult here (but what isn't?), as products or services here often require a potential customer to think it through, to perhaps talk to their partner, to make up their mind etc as it's not cheap, so the 30 day cookie window is crucial here as they might come back after making the decision.

There's a lot of competition here too. I won't say the exact service or product though, but what I can say is that it's not supplements or some BS product or magic pill that allegedly makes you healthy and strong or whatever. It's a legit service that people need, it's just little difficult to sell.

If I was to start all over, I'd pick an easier thing to sell - something that causes less friction in someone's mind, and is more like an impulse type purchase. I am yet to figure out what that is.

What do I pay attention when choosing? Well... many things. But like always, we judge by the cover, so if their website is cool and they have thousands of great reviews, the niche fits your character and you're willing to promote it and be okay with it, then that's it for me.

 

[nickposplv]

Started with health/wellness programs. It's a bit difficult here (but what isn't?), as products or services here often require a potential customer to think it through, to perhaps talk to their partner, to make up their mind etc as it's not cheap, so the 30 day cookie window is crucial here as they might come back after making the decision.

There's a lot of competition here too. I won't say the exact service or product though, but what I can say is that it's not supplements or some BS product or magic pill that allegedly makes you healthy and strong or whatever. It's a legit service that people need, it's just little difficult to sell.

If I was to start all over, I'd pick an easier thing to sell - something that causes less friction in someone's mind, and is more like an impulse type purchase. I am yet to figure out what that is.

What do I pay attention when choosing? Well... many things. But like always, we judge by the cover, so if their website is cool and they have thousands of great reviews, the niche fits your character and you're willing to promote it and be okay with it, then that's it for me.

Sounds interesting! I chose my niche based on the principle that the sphere is understandable to people and doesn't raise doubts because of the brand's recognition. On one hand, there are certain restrictions for some GEOs; they are tricky to bypass, but it's quite possible if you know how. As the saying goes - it's never easy, but if you really want it, you'll make it happen!