As a blogger, if you’re selling affiliate products in a bid to maximize your passive income potential, there may be several things that you could be doing to improve it even more. Selling affiliate products allows you to put the links on your blog and receive a commission whenever somebody buys that products or other products by clicking the link on your site. Here are some of the ways you can sell more affiliate products as a blogger.
Make it personal
It has been statistically proven that people are much more likely to buy (or avoid) something after reading a personal review. With that in mind, rather than just posting some objective comments about the products you’re advertising, buy them and try it out for yourself. You can then write about what you liked and didn’t like, and people who follow your blog religiously will really value your thoughts. You could even contact the seller and come to an agreement regarding free trial products for you to review on your blog.
Write about other things
If everything you ever write is centered around a product and why other people should buy it, you’ll struggle to make much money through affiliate marketing. People want to read something that sounds genuine, so only review and advertise the products that you really believe in. Your blog will stand out and sound more real, and you’ll be able to benefit from quality buyers and readers.
Give things away
This can vary depending on what your blog is about, but you can give away free guides, tutorials, newsletters, magazines, or even physical goods sent out in the post. By giving free things away on your blog as well as advertising the pricey items for sale, your readers will come to regard your blog as something fun and exciting, rather than just a platform for trying to get a commission from them.
Offer something extra
If you really want people to buy the item through your blog rather than through the website of another affiliate marketer, you’ll need to offer something extra. People will buy without hesitation if they feel like they’re getting a really good deal. This could be your own personal guide to using the item, or it could be a small extra that you like to use with it and will send out to all buyers separately.
I give things away. Not that it officially makes me money- but it does convince folks to consider our services.
It can be the start of the sales process.
Ok, making it personal yes, I do make things personal- I try to add photos of stuff I have personally used and try to only put stuff up that I have ordered and used or use- Has it worked- uh, no……Giving things away, I’m giving away a free three week basic dog training bootcamp course…..until January 31st, try to vary the things I write about as well…..what am I doing wrong? I do have a issue with I think people commenting on my blog which I need help with- apparently I have it setup so it only accepts my login and not theirs, although I came across others blogs that I am not able to comment on as well…..YIKES! Can you help me with this PLEASE?!!??! I truly want and NEED to see comments and want to hear what others are saying…..and if it’s not easy to do so I lose out!! And well they do too!
Are you self hosted, or running on WordPress.com? Check your settings under discussion to allow anyone to leave a comment. Also, make sure to tighten up your spam controls so you do not start to get crazy amounts of comment spam.
Oh, I love the idea of offering something extra!! I’ll have to give that some thought.
People LOVE extra value – with the emphasis on VALUE. No one wants “Stuff” for the sake of getting more stuff.
I really appreciate your point about adding something of value as an extra bonus when purchasing using an affiliate link… I’ll need to give this some thought. 馃檪 Thanks, Paul – solid advice.
Sure thing!
I give things away as an extra value add for my readers, and was a little lost in how this really fit into a strategy. I have since learned more about the topic and now I am happy to provide additional value
A good read, thanks!
Glad to help!