Why You’re Failing Affiliate Marketing [And How to Instantly Reverse it]

Your success with affiliate marketing is much closer than you think. But it’s not as ‘easy’ as you’ve been told!

I’m going to tell you exactly what you’re doing wrong, and show you how to become profitable in a matter of days.

Let’s dive straight in…

Affiliate Marketing is NOT Link Sharing

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The first step to turn your bad results around is to change your mindset about this business model.

Most people enter affiliate marketing with the illusion that it’s an easy way to make money…

Whilst this is definitely the SIMPLEST model to start an online business and one that is within anyone’s reach, you can’t just “find a few products that pay high commissions”, start sending links to people and expect to be a millionaire.

A random person, even if you get them to click your link, will never buy the product just because you say they should.

Think about it, when was the last time you clicked a random link on social media or bought a product as a result of it?

What Most Affiliate Marketing Gurus Teach

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Most gurus teach you to create content around a certain product, “give value”, and set yourself as an authority. 

The good ones at least…

Because the fake gurus will just tell you to promote the same product(s) they are promoting and give you some ‘fail-proof’ tactic to do so.

Be it to buy Facebook Ads, leverage Instagram influencers, etc…

They show you screenshots of the huge incomes they achieved with these tactics…

But what they don’t tell you is that these tactics aren’t the ones that created those incomes…

What They DO Instead

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So, how are these people achieving these results?

By ‘selling’ you the affiliate marketing dream!

If they successfully convince you that you can get the same results with affiliate marketing and get you to follow their tactics (and affiliate links) they make the big buck.

But can YOU make the big buck?

You sure can!

But not by following fake gurus…

Your Responsibility as an Affiliate Marketer

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It’s sad to see the amount of disbelief created (by greed) around affiliate marketing…

But there is hope!

And there are marketers who are doing a fantastic job both for themselves and serving their audience.

As an affiliate marketer, you’re not a salesperson, you’re an educator!

A provider of value!

Don’t sell the dream, show how to turn it into reality.

Even if you’re at the beginning of the journey… you can always teach what you’ve learned so far. Share your experiences.

So why are you failing at affiliate marketing?

You’re not building relationships…

How to Achieve Massive Affiliate Marketing Success

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You should absolutely create valuable content, with an informative purpose.

But is this enough?

If you are consistent at creating content, regardless of its format, and don’t give up, you’ll definitely make a few bucks and with time (a lot of it) you’ll likely build a full-time business.

But how can you exponentially accelerate that growth?

By finding your ideal audience and building a relationship with those people.

And I’m not talking about social media here…

Whilst that can certainly help you find them, that’s not how you build a relationship.

You need to communicate with the same people often, gain their trust by constantly offering value!

Create a Relationship with Your Audience

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How can you communicate often to the same person, offering value and building a relationship of trust?

Through email!

As an affiliate marketer, your email list is your ONLY asset.

I know what you’re thinking…

“They told me to build an email list, I already started, but have only 106 subscribers so far…”

But did you even email those 106 people?

Or…

“I keep reading that I need to build a list but I don’t know how…”

Don’t worry, I’ve got you covered.

Here are the only two resources you’ll ever need to build a highly profitable email list in no time:

1. “What is the Best List Building Software [Beginners Guide]”
2. “Email List for Affiliate Marketing [Complete Actionable Guide]”

Or maybe you’ve even heard the typical: “email marketing is dead, you should be using…”

Yes, bots have a much higher open rate than email.

Yes, you can build an audience with a Facebook bot, or even any other social network.

So, why is email marketing superior?

Why Should You Build an Email List?

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Your Facebook or Instagram followers, bot, Youtube subscribers, etc, don’t belong to you. 

They belong to those networks and you could lose them anytime!

Accounts get shut for no reason… Pages with 100s of 1000s of followers have to start paying to reach their own audience from one day to the other…

Your list is yours and no matter what happens with algorithms or the economy, you can always communicate with your email subscribers.

It’s worth repeating – your email list is your ONLY asset in affiliate marketing!

Email is also the most private communication method, and the one people generally choose as their preferred method to receive offers.

Email Marketing has been around for over 20 years and it’s not going anywhere!

Through email, you can also learn more about each person’s interests and personalize your communications – because everyone’s unique.

And the best thing…

Most Email Communications can be Automatized

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There are two types of email messages you can send to your list:

1. Triggered – an action taken by your subscriber will trigger the message (subscribing, opening an email, clicking, etc.).
2. Broadcast – a message you write and send to your list in a certain situation.

Email marketing done right is mostly composed of triggered messages.

Only promotions and launches will be sent by broadcast email.

But all new subscribers to your list can be nurtured and segmented automatically through triggered campaigns.

This means that you write a series of emails once, set up one or more subscription methods and your Autoresponder will do the rest.

An automated machine that builds an audience, nurtures a relationship and brings in commissions on its own.

Can You Say Passive Income?

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So, now you know why you’re failing at affiliate marketing and how to turn it around, let me show you how to create a passive income machine…

• Make sure you have a good welcome campaign (3 emails). Don’t sell! Present yourself and share your most valuable content. Creating a curiosity loop between emails helps boost open rates.

• Plan out a customer journey with the affiliate products you’ll be promoting.
  • Start with a cheap product relevant to the lead magnet that attracted the subscriber to your list.
  • Make sure to segment your list according to their actions (opens, clicks, etc.)

• For each product, create a full campaign (5 to 7 emails – depending on the value of the product). 
  • Share valuable and relevant content in the first few emails. 
  • Explain how the product can help solve a specific problem your audience is likely having. 
  • In the last 2 emails, you can share some social proof and include a stronger call-to-action.

Always remember – Your goal must be to help your audience achieve theirs!

All these campaigns can be set to auto deliver through email automation – which most email marketing software should have. 

I use and recommend GetResponse. Read my full review to learn why:

#1 Small Business Email Marketing Software – A GetResponse Review

Start Building Your Asset

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Regardless of where you are right now. If you’re reading this, your next step to ensure a successful Affiliate Marketing business should be to focus on your list.

Don’t have a list? Start building one!

Your list is too small? Even if you have only 1 subscriber, you should be nurturing them.

You have subscribers but never emailed them? Start building a relationship! Nurture them, email valuable information, and don’t hesitate to unsubscribe those who don’t open your emails.

You have a list and email them often? Create a strategy around the products you promote.

Remember: Value leads to trust which leads to people buying products you recommend.

If you’ve built a relationship, gained your subscribers’ trust by sharing valuable content, and only recommend helpful and relevant products, they’ll not be happy to buy, they’ll thank you for it!

What’s Your Current List Buiding Struggle?

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We all encounter obstacles on the road… 

What’s yours right now?

What do you struggle with the most to build your list?

Drop a comment below, I’d love to help!

Want better open rates? 

Read: “10 (Almost Unknown) Tips to Triple Your Email Open Rates”