Monetizing your Wordpress Site
With affiliate links and products
Sara Lorien Smith, May 2014
Today’s Topics
• What is affiliate marketing• How to find products and services to promote• How to include affiliate links in your content • How to pretty-up affiliate links• How to add affiliate buttons and banners• How to easily build an Amazon affiliate
store using Wordpress and WooCommerce
What is affiliate marketing?
Process of earning a commission by promoting the products or services or another
Where to find affiliate programs
And many more …..
Where to find affiliate programs
Or visit your favorite retailers, services, etc.• Look in the footer for words like
“partners” or “affiliates”
Success Strategies
• Know your audience• Stick to your theme• Promote things that you have
experience with (and believe in)• Disclose that you use affiliate links
BUILD TRUST
Demo – Working with affiliate links
1. Install Pretty Links2. Configure Permalinks3. Get affiliate URL’s4. Add to Pretty Links5. Add link to page or post6. Add ad banner to sidebar
Demo – Amazon Affiliate Store
1. Get your Amazon Affiliate account2. Install WooCommerce3. Configure WooCommerce4. Install Prosociate5. Configure Prosociate6. Get AWS key7. Create a campaign8. Start adding products (the fun part!)
Buy a Store Already Built
Good Affiliate Marketing Resources
http://www.smartpassiveincome.com/affiliate-marketing-strategies/
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