We all know by today that blogs are a great tool in affiliate marketing. Blogs are among the easiest affiliate marketing strategies since all you have to do is plug them on to your page and leave them for your viewers to click. But placing the ads on your blog is not the last step towards earning money from affiliate marketing. Hence, to effectively earn money from the affiliate ads you have on your blog, then here are some tips you can follow:
1. Come up with news articles relevant to your ads.
Since your blog involves a lot of writing, then you should then apply your writing skills onto your affiliate programs. You will be doing a little research at first, but the results will be satisfying in the long run. What you must do is write about famous people, things and places which are related to the ads you post in one or another. Feature these entities, like for example celebrities, and add some trivia about them-these trivia should be about the products or services (in general terms) offered by your ads. After which you can then recommend that your affiliate programs provide.
The key to make this technique more effective is by using the appropriate keywords for tags and metatags. You can use the names of the places, things and people you have featured in your articles, so as your blog would fall under higher page rankings when someone does a search using the keywords you have included on your tags.
2. Use images.
Corollary with the first tip, it is also effective that you use images on your blog, particularly images of the people, things and places you featured on your entries. Be sure to embed tags on them as well, so that they will be included in one’s image search. It is not recommended however, to embed text links of your ads on the photos you feature, since they can be annoying on the part of your readers.
3. Post videos.
Another helpful way in promoting the affiliate programs you signed up with is by posting videos. These videos may not necessarily be part of the affiliate programs that you promote, but if there are any then you should feature them as well. It is great to inform your viewers about your ads and why they should be clicked, and videos can do convey that message. If there are existing videos that talk about how helpful the products and services your ads promote, then post them as well on your blog. This way, your viewers are informed about the benefits of the programs found in your blog, while at the same time they don’t get bored from reading.
4. Write reviews.
While your main reason for bringing in more viewers to your blog is for them to click on your ads, but before they do that, you should first convince them that to click on the ads is a must, and not just an option. Review samples of similar services your ads offer, and list down both their benefits and disadvantages. Try to come up with reviews based on facts and user comments, so that they won’t sound biased. At the end of your review, that’s where you can proceed with the recommendations-of course recommend those ads found on your blog.
5. Place your ads at the right places.
A lot of bloggers tend to forget the importance of having their ads on the right locations. Because of this, they do not get the results they have expected. The most effective place where you can place your ads is within the text of your entries. This way the ads remain to be at your viewers’ line of sight such that they won’t miss them. Try not to overload your blog with ads since they tend to make your overall design look annoying for your viewers. Do your best to make your blog look more natural, as if the ads are part of the design.
6. Make use of your viewers’ comments.
Of course, the best way to prove that your blog and your ads are credible is through the comments and reviews by actual users. Feature comments of other viewers on your blog so that new visitors would be able to learn more about your ads based on other opinions. Comments are effective both on search engines and actual readers, as both of them are assured that your blog is alive and not automatically generated. Moreover, you can also comment on their comments and answer their inquiries. Most of all, you can give them recommendations to your ads!
These techniques may not be as new as they once were, but since a lot of bloggers and website owners tend to overlook their effects, it is just good to inform the public, especially new bloggers who are just starting out, about the benefits they can provide. So, if you want to improve your affiliate marketing business, then why not apply any of these techniques right now?
December 10th, 2008 at 9:59 am
To expand on #6, I've found some of my best ideas for new posts from comments on my blog and other peoples' blogs. I try not to post exactly like a post I've read on another blog, but if a comment there opens up a new door or leads the topic in a new direction, that's fair game. It's also nice to link back to the blog that you found the comment on, of course.
December 11th, 2008 at 3:08 am
6. Make use of your viewers’ comments.
I agree with this tips cause I use it
December 11th, 2008 at 3:56 am
I usually use tip 1 and tip 4 to promote the merchant's products.
December 11th, 2008 at 6:14 am
How about guest posting? Aren't they good too? Just my 2 cents though.
December 11th, 2008 at 10:43 am
I think all the aspects you some up can not exist without each other. It is quite challenging to pragmatize all the aspects, but I think writing reviews is the most fun part. This I really enjoy.
December 12th, 2008 at 1:50 am
All six are very effective ways to use affiliate marketing on your blog. I definitely would go with using your affiliate links on relevant words in your commenters. Great post!
December 12th, 2008 at 2:18 am
great tips. also, make sure to write honest and quality product review, it will make a trust relationship with your website visitor.
December 13th, 2008 at 2:09 am
Great post, I really need these tips.
December 19th, 2008 at 6:42 am
Great tips, I normally use videos in my articles… thanks for the tips.
December 20th, 2008 at 8:56 am
I’m not good at Affiliate Marketing.
I picked #1, #4 and #5
December 20th, 2008 at 7:27 pm
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February 8th, 2009 at 6:07 pm
To start earning money with your blog, initially use Google Adsense but gradually as your traffic increases, keep adding more and more money making programs to your site.
March 19th, 2009 at 5:59 pm
I would like to get into the affiliate marketing using Pay per click advertising. I would like to get some great information to get started.
April 2nd, 2009 at 11:56 am
Great tips. I think it's really important to listen to what your commentors/readers say, because after all, those are the people who are going to click on your ads!
April 5th, 2009 at 1:27 am
nice set of marketing tips but the most important one amongst them all is the 6th tip as they are your bread and butter and contribute to your websites's visibility
August 6th, 2009 at 11:33 am
Just found this blog and will be back for more.
September 2nd, 2009 at 2:30 am
Great post.
Posting videos are much powerful in getting traffic. On search engines, videos are the first listed on the given result relevant to the keywords.
October 10th, 2009 at 7:49 pm
@Amyrhiz you are right, i mean i have seen almost all the time then whenever a video has a search term it always comes on the first page.
October 15th, 2009 at 12:11 pm
I never thought comments were such important.Thanks for the tip.
October 23rd, 2009 at 9:38 am
Affiliate Marketing guarantees a fast ROI (Return of Investment) and for some Online Merchants and Services are the Sales generated through the Affiliate Channel making up a considerable percentage of their total online Revenue.
November 26th, 2009 at 3:11 pm
Nice tips, I probably don't make enough use of videos on my site.
December 9th, 2009 at 8:01 pm
Great suggestions and examples, especially for a newbie like myself who lacks a natural sense of web design.
December 25th, 2009 at 2:42 pm
A well explained post really helpful..!! Thanks For the clean post..! It was easy to understand things..!