In previous posts we have looked at methods for making money as an affiliate such as “Setting up your own affiliate program“, “Identifying, researching and targeting a niche to earn revenue as an affiliate”, “Making money from your existing website” and “Creating a website to make money”. In this post we will delve into ways you can increase your affiliate commission by looking beyond your website.
Affiliate marketing can offer you more many more opportunities than just placing links and banners on your Website to generate commission. Your affiliate links can be put pretty much anywhere you can think of, below are a few ideas.
Twitter: Send out your affiliate link in a tweet along with a recommendation to increase the likelihood of it being clicked on. Be honest where the link is going though to avoid becoming spam! You are also more likely to have people re-tweet it too expanding your reach.
Email footer: This is quite a passive method but one that requires no effort after set up, and over time can pick up some healthy commission. Simply add your affiliate link in to your HTML footer so every time you send an email, there is a chance you can earn commission. For example:
John Smith
Acme Inc
Tel: 01234 567890
www.acmeinc.com
Authorized Heart Internet hosting affiliate
If you are a Heart Internet web hosting affiliate, we have created an Email footer generator to help create yours quickly and easily with your tracking automatically inserted.
Facebook: This can be in the form of a recommendation if someone is looking for hosting or you can post it on your wall for people to find. Again, it is nice and simple and easy to do.
Newsletter/ Email shot: If you capture your visitor’s contact information sending them a newsletter or specific mail shot containing your affiliate link can have large rewards. This can take the form of a news item amongst many, an advert within the newsletter or you could send out a dedicated email. Again, if you are a Heart Internet web hosting affiliate, we have made two email templates available with your tracking added; one for consumers and another for businesses.
Forum signatures: Working in a similar way to Email footers, if you are active on a forum, add your affiliate link to your signature. For example:
JohnSmith88
I use Heart Internet web hosting
Do you have any methods for expanding your reach beyond your website? If so, leave a comment below to share it with fellow affiliates…