The Affiliate Guy with Matt McWilliams: Marketing Tips, Affiliate Management, & More

Today I am going to show you the best way to generate passive affiliate income for your site. I share how to create an awesome resources page that can generate hundreds, thousands, or tens of thousands of dollars every month. LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE Today's episode is brought to you by No Product No Problem, available later this year. If you aren't on the waiting list go to http://noproductnoproblem.com/enroll - there are 3 free lessons and you can signup for the waiting list. Subscribe in iTunes: http://www.mattmcwilliams/itunes Watch TheAffiliateGuy.TV at http://www.theaffiliateguy.tv How I Currently Make $3,874 a Week Without Creating a Single Product: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/watch Take our Affiliate Marketing Survey: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/affsurvey Ask Me a Question here: http://www.asktheaffiliateguy.com/ All our recommended affiliate programs: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/whatsup Your First 100 Affiliates Report: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/first100

Have you ever mentioned a product, perhaps in passing, that you use? Maybe you didn't even think about it at the time, but is there an affiliate program for it? These posts, podcasts, videos, and articles are the best way to start affiliate marketing. Today, I show you how to do it the right way. LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE Today's episode is brought to you by No Product No Problem, available later this year. If you aren't on the waiting list go to http://noproductnoproblem.com/enroll - there are 3 free lessons and you can signup for the waiting list. Subscribe in iTunes: http://www.mattmcwilliams/itunes Watch TheAffiliateGuy.TV at http://www.theaffiliateguy.tv How I Currently Make $3,874 a Week Without Creating a Single Product: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/watch Take our Affiliate Marketing Survey: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/affsurvey Ask Me a Question here: http://www.asktheaffiliateguy.com/ All our recommended affiliate programs: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/whatsup Your First 100 Affiliates Report: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/first100

You're about to listen to me play mental ping pong in this episode, because honestly I don't know the right answer to this question from Arye Barsky. He asks, "Is it OK to reuse the same affiliate bonuses in back-to-back promotions?" I share my thoughts but ultimately the decision is yours. LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE Do Affiliate Bonus Packages Actually Work?: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/do-affiliate-packages-offers-work/ Inside Look at Ray Edwards' Affiliate Bonus Packages: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/inside-look-ray-edwards-affiliate-bonus-packages/ When Should Introduce Your Affiliate Bonuses?: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/when-introduce-affiliate-bonus-package/ Subscribe in iTunes: http://www.mattmcwilliams/itunes Watch TheAffiliateGuy.TV at http://www.theaffiliateguy.tv How I Currently Make $3,874 a Week Without Creating a Single Product: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/watch Take our Affiliate Marketing Survey: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/affsurvey Ask Me a Question here: http://www.asktheaffiliateguy.com/ All our recommended affiliate programs: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/whatsup Your First 100 Affiliates Report: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/first100

So you're ready for your first affiliate launch. Now what? Today, I share with you five things you MUST do before you do your first big launch. LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE If you are ready to do your first affiliate launch go to http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/readytolaunch This episode is brought to you by iDev Affiliate. This is by far the most affordable (yet reliable) affiliate management program out there. It does almost everything you could need and is simple to use. Tracking is very accurate and reporting is fairly easy to use. We recommend this to anyone who is just starting out. If you are just starting out and are on a budget, I highly recommend iDev Affiliate for your affiliate program. Go to mattmcwilliams.com/idev to learn more. Subscribe in iTunes: http://www.mattmcwilliams/itunes Watch TheAffiliateGuy.TV at http://www.theaffiliateguy.tv How I Currently Make $3,874 a Week Without Creating a Single Product: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/watch Take our Affiliate Marketing Survey: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/affsurvey Ask Me a Question here: http://www.asktheaffiliateguy.com/ All our recommended affiliate programs: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/whatsup Your First 100 Affiliates Report: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/first100

When should you do your first affiliate launch? I believe that it should be THIS YEAR! Not next year or the year after, but this year. Here are five reasons why. LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE If you are ready to do your first affiliate launch go to http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/readytolaunch This episode is brought to you by iDev Affiliate. This is by far the most affordable (yet reliable) affiliate management program out there. It does almost everything you could need and is simple to use. Tracking is very accurate and reporting is fairly easy to use. We recommend this to anyone who is just starting out. If you are just starting out and are on a budget, I highly recommend iDev Affiliate for your affiliate program. Go to mattmcwilliams.com/idev to learn more. Subscribe in iTunes: http://www.mattmcwilliams/itunes Watch TheAffiliateGuy.TV at http://www.theaffiliateguy.tv How I Currently Make $3,874 a Week Without Creating a Single Product: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/watch Take our Affiliate Marketing Survey: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/affsurvey Ask Me a Question here: http://www.asktheaffiliateguy.com/ All our recommended affiliate programs: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/whatsup Your First 100 Affiliates Report: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/first100

When an affiliate promotion is a flop, what do you do? Today I share 3 steps to take...and how to avoid it in the first place. LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE No Product No Problem: http://noproductnoproblem.com/enroll Affiliate Program Scorecard: http://noproductnoproblem.com/scorecard Subscribe in iTunes: http://www.mattmcwilliams/itunes Watch TheAffiliateGuy.TV at http://www.theaffiliateguy.tv How I Currently Make $3,874 a Week Without Creating a Single Product: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/watch Take our Affiliate Marketing Survey: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/affsurvey Ask Me a Question here: http://www.asktheaffiliateguy.com/ All our recommended affiliate programs: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/whatsup Your First 100 Affiliates Report: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/first100

What do you do when you've signed up to promote an affiliate offer and it's a total flop? That's exactly what happened to someone recently who wrote to me for advice. Here's my answer. LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE Jeff Goins Tribe Writers Affiliate Launch: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/goinslaunch Subscribe in iTunes: http://www.mattmcwilliams/itunes Watch TheAffiliateGuy.TV at http://www.theaffiliateguy.tv How I Currently Make $3,874 a Week Without Creating a Single Product: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/watch Take our Affiliate Marketing Survey: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/affsurvey Ask Me a Question here: http://www.asktheaffiliateguy.com/ All our recommended affiliate programs: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/whatsup Your First 100 Affiliates Report: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/first100

The most common mistake I see new affiliates make is this...they join way too many programs. Today, I'll share a simple way to avoid this mistake. LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE Free Mini Course on Finding Affiliate Programs: http://mattmcwilliams.com/find Subscribe in iTunes: http://www.mattmcwilliams/itunes Watch TheAffiliateGuy.TV at http://www.theaffiliateguy.tv How I Currently Make $3,874 a Week Without Creating a Single Product: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/watch Take our Affiliate Marketing Survey: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/affsurvey Ask Me a Question here: http://www.asktheaffiliateguy.com/ All our recommended affiliate programs: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/whatsup Your First 100 Affiliates Report: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/first100

One of the biggest challenges for any online business is content creation. I get asked all the time, "How do you create so much content?" Today, I'll share 7 strategies to create more awesome content for your audience. LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS VIDEO Subscribe in iTunes: http://www.mattmcwilliams/itunes Watch TheAffiliateGuy.TV at http://www.theaffiliateguy.tv How I Currently Make $3,874 a Week Without Creating a Single Product: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/watch Take our Affiliate Marketing Survey: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/affsurvey Ask Me a Question here: http://www.asktheaffiliateguy.com/ All our recommended affiliate programs: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/whatsup Your First 100 Affiliates Report: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/first100

How do you decide what price points to promote as an affiliate? In this episode, I share three considerations to decide what's best for you and your audience. LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE This episode is brought to you by ShareAsale, my favorite affiliate network. While I don't use them as much as I used to, it's a great place to find merchants with affiliate programs for the topics you want to promote. Their system and their team are the best. Just go to mattmcwilliams.com/shareasale Subscribe in iTunes: http://www.mattmcwilliams/itunes Watch TheAffiliateGuy.TV at http://www.theaffiliateguy.tv How I Currently Make $3,874 a Week Without Creating a Single Product: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/watch Take our Affiliate Marketing Survey: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/affsurvey Ask Me a Question here: http://www.asktheaffiliateguy.com/ All our recommended affiliate programs: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/whatsup Your First 100 Affiliates Report: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/first100

We recently added an affiliate promotion at the last minute...literally we decided to promote it and sent the first email the same day. And we learned three important lessons from it. I'm sharing those today. LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE Ultimate Bundles Affiliate Program: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/ultimatebundles Subscribe in iTunes: http://www.mattmcwilliams/itunes Watch TheAffiliateGuy.TV at http://www.theaffiliateguy.tv How I Currently Make $3,874 a Week Without Creating a Single Product: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/watch Take our Affiliate Marketing Survey: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/affsurvey Ask Me a Question here: http://www.asktheaffiliateguy.com/ All our recommended affiliate programs: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/whatsup Your First 100 Affiliates Report: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/first100

Guest host Anthony Metivier is back with his 3rd step to guarantee affiliate marketing success...focus on relationships. LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE If you want to submit a guest hosted episode, go to theaffiliateguy.tv/guesthost Anthony's site: https://www.magneticmemorymethod.com/ Anthony's post: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/guarantee Subscribe in iTunes: http://www.mattmcwilliams/itunes Watch TheAffiliateGuy.TV at http://www.theaffiliateguy.tv How I Currently Make $3,874 a Week Without Creating a Single Product: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/watch Take our Affiliate Marketing Survey: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/affsurvey Ask Me a Question here: http://www.asktheaffiliateguy.com/ All our recommended affiliate programs: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/whatsup Your First 100 Affiliates Report: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/first100

When deciding to add affiliate marketing to your business, it can be tempting to run after any old product to promote. Today's guest host Anthony Metivier shares why this strategy always backfires. LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE If you want to submit a guest hosted episode, go to theaffiliateguy.tv/guesthost Anthony's site: https://www.magneticmemorymethod.com/ Anthony's post: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/guarantee Subscribe in iTunes: http://www.mattmcwilliams/itunes How I Currently Make $3,874 a Week Without Creating a Single Product: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/watch Take our Affiliate Marketing Survey: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/affsurvey Ask Me a Question here: http://www.asktheaffiliateguy.com/ All our recommended affiliate programs: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/whatsup Your First 100 Affiliates Report: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/first100

Want to guarantee success at affiliate marketing? Of course, there is no way to really guarantee it, but today's guest host, Anthony Metivier has some killer suggestions. LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE If you want to submit a guest hosted episode, go to theaffiliateguy.tv/guesthost Anthony's site: https://www.magneticmemorymethod.com/ Anthony's post: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/guarantee Subscribe in iTunes: http://www.mattmcwilliams/itunes Watch TheAffiliateGuy.TV: http://www.theaffiliateguy.tv How I Currently Make $3,874 a Week Without Creating a Single Product: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/watch Take our Affiliate Marketing Survey: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/affsurvey Ask Me a Question here: http://www.asktheaffiliateguy.com/ All our recommended affiliate programs: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/whatsup Your First 100 Affiliates Report: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/first100

Most of the time, who gets credit for an affiliate sale (first click or last click) doesn't matter. But there is one exception to that rule that I share today. In yesterday's episode I said that usually it doesn't matter if first click or last click gets credit for an affiliate sale. Today, I share the caveat I mentioned. LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE Subscribe in iTunes: http://www.mattmcwilliams/itunes Watch TheAffiliateGuy.TV: http://www.theaffiliateguy.tv How I Currently Make $3,874 a Week Without Creating a Single Product: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/watch Take our Affiliate Marketing Survey: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/affsurvey Ask Me a Question here: http://www.asktheaffiliateguy.com/ All our recommended affiliate programs: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/whatsup Your First 100 Affiliates Report: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/first100

Today, I'm going to settle one of the great debates in the affiliate marketing world. Who should get credit for a sale...first click or last click? This debate has raged for more than a decade and honestly there is no great answer, but this episode should help you decide. And if you are an affiliate, it will help you ultimately not to worry about it. LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE How I Currently Make $3,874 a Week Without Creating a Single Product: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/watch Take our Affiliate Marketing Survey: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/affsurvey Ask Me a Question here: http://www.asktheaffiliateguy.com/ All our recommended affiliate programs: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/whatsup Your First 100 Affiliates Report: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/first100

What should you do about affiliate saturation? Is it really a problem? Here's my take. Jim Woods recently asked in a blog comment: I'm on several lists that will be promoting Tribewriters at the same time, so I'll get a ton of emails about that. This leads to fatigue and unsubscribing or ignoring emails (even after the affiliate campaign). I'm sure many others are in the same place. (Maybe not the majority, but I've heard others talk about this as well.) Here's my response to Jim and to this perceived problem in the industry. LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE Jeff Goins Tribe Writers Affiliate Launch: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/goinslaunch How I Currently Make $3,874 a Week Without Creating a Single Product: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/watch Take our Affiliate Marketing Survey: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/affsurvey Ask Me a Question here: http://www.asktheaffiliateguy.com/ All our recommended affiliate programs: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/whatsup Your First 100 Affiliates Report: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/first100

If someone opts in through your affiliate link, should you continue to email them? That's the question I got recently from an affiliate. Here's my answer. Gundi Gabrielle asked this recently during Nick Stephenson's affiliate launch: "quick question though, my current optins all come from the free Reader Magnets book. Obviously, they were signed up to an auto responder. Does that auto responder include all the free videos, webinar invite, etc.? In other words, I don't have to contact those leads again? In this episode, I answer Gundi's question. LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE Nick Stephenson's Your First 10,000 Readers affiliate program: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/f10k ShareASale: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/shareasale LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE How I Currently Make $3,874 a Week Without Creating a Single Product: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/watch Take our Affiliate Marketing Survey: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/affsurvey Ask Me a Question here: http://www.asktheaffiliateguy.com/ All our recommended affiliate programs: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/whatsup Your First 100 Affiliates Report: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/first100

I got a question recently from Jason Lam, who asked about how to find affiliate programs. Here's my answer. LINKS IN THIS EPISODE Be the first to know about upcoming launches and great affiliate programs: http://www.mattmcwilliams/whatsup Get our free mini-course on finding affiliate programs at http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/find LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE How I Currently Make $3,874 a Week Without Creating a Single Product: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/watch Take our Affiliate Marketing Survey: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/affsurvey Ask Me a Question here: http://www.asktheaffiliateguy.com/ All our recommended affiliate programs: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/whatsup Your First 100 Affiliates Report: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/first100

I got a great question recently about standing out in a crowded market. My advice here applies to any type of marketing...email, affiliate, you name it. In this video, I share my four ways to differentiate yourself even in the most crowded markets. Today's episode is brought to you by Michael Hyatt's Free to Focus affiliate launch. Free to Focus is a total productivity system. Unlike other productivity systems, Free to Focus is not for cramming more tasks into your schedule — it's not about DOING more. It's about accomplishing more by doing LESS. Audience: Anyone who wants to be more productive. OK, maybe that is too broad. It's for business owners, managers, executives, online solopreneurs, and similar audience. Awesome 40% commissions. Prizes. Proven launch funnel. Converts like crazy. Visit mattmcwilliams.com/freetofocus to signup as an affiliate LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE How I Currently Make $3,874 a Week Without Creating a Single Product: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/watch Take our Affiliate Marketing Survey: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/affsurvey Ask Me a Question here: http://www.asktheaffiliateguy.com/ All our recommended affiliate programs: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/whatsup Your First 100 Affiliates Report: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/first100

When I launched my podcast, I had no idea the impact that it would have... Until my daughter wrote me a note. We can all impact this world in amazing ways. But only by actually sharing our best. That's what this episode is all about. LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE How I Currently Make $3,874 a Week Without Creating a Single Product: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/watch Take our Affiliate Marketing Survey: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/affsurvey Ask Me a Question here: http://www.asktheaffiliateguy.com/ All our recommended affiliate programs: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/whatsup Your First 100 Affiliates Report: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/first100

We're right in the middle of Nick Stephenson's affiliate launch for his awesome course, Your First 10,000 Readers. Over the past two weeks, we've learned 4 great lessons I want to share with you today. Two are for affiliates and two for affiliate managers. Listen to today's episode of The Affiliate Guy Daily to learn the lessons. And make sure to go to http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/f10k for more information on Nick's affiliate program and future launches. LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE How I Currently Make $3,874 a Week Without Creating a Single Product: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/watch Take our Affiliate Marketing Survey: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/affsurvey Ask Me a Question here: http://www.asktheaffiliateguy.com/ All our recommended affiliate programs: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/whatsup Your First 100 Affiliates Report: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/first100

I was talking with a friend the other day who mentioned he only listened to about half of my episodes. I explained that he is missing out and shared why you should listen to all of the episodes of TAG. If you are an affiliate manager you might think you don't need to listen to the ones about affiliate marketing but you do. There is no better way to learn affiliate marketing than to be one and learn it. If you are just wanting to make some side income as an affiliate you still need to listen to the ones about running your own program. One day you WILL have your own program. LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE How I Currently Make $3,874 a Week Without Creating a Single Product: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/watch Take our Affiliate Marketing Survey: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/affsurvey Ask Me a Question here: http://www.asktheaffiliateguy.com/ All our recommended affiliate programs: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/whatsup Your First 100 Affiliates Report: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/first100

In this episode, I take you behind the scenes of my podcast launch. Download the plan and more at http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/podlaunch. LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE How I Currently Make $3,874 a Week Without Creating a Single Product: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/watch Take our Affiliate Marketing Survey: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/affsurvey Ask Me a Question here: http://www.asktheaffiliateguy.com/ All our recommended affiliate programs: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/whatsup Your First 100 Affiliates Report: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/first100

In this episode of The Affiliate Guy Daily podcast, I share the easiest, most effective, and fastest way to get new affiliate partners. It might seem obvious and first…and yet, almost no one does it. Make sure to get my free report on affiliate recruiting at http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/first100 And get my top affiliate recruiting email templates at http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/affiliateemails LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE How I Currently Make $3,874 a Week Without Creating a Single Product: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/watch Take our Affiliate Marketing Survey: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/affsurvey Ask Me a Question here: http://www.asktheaffiliateguy.com/ All our recommended affiliate programs: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/whatsup Your First 100 Affiliates Report: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/first100

There is a single reason why I'm good at marketing. Many people might think it's weird, but once you know it, you'll be on your way to marketing rockstardom. This episode is brought to you by the affiliate program for Self-Publishing School For more information and to sign-up go to: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/spslaunch LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE How I Currently Make $3,874 a Week Without Creating a Single Product: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/watch Take our Affiliate Marketing Survey: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/affsurvey Ask Me a Question here: http://www.asktheaffiliateguy.com/ All our recommended affiliate programs: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/whatsup Your First 100 Affiliates Report: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/first100

I got a great question recently about how to know what products you should create vs. promoting similar products as an affiliate. This episode is my answer. Today's episode is brought to you by RYAN ELIASON'S VISIONARY BUSINESS SCHOOL affiliate program. Visionary Business School is a complete and easy to follow business building system for socially conscious entrepreneurs. If you have an audience with people in the conscious business, social change, health, personal development, spirituality, coaching and internet marketing industries, you need to check out this affiliate program. Ryan's affiliate launch is coming up June 15-30 so if you are interested go to http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/vbslaunch LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE How I Currently Make $3,874 a Week Without Creating a Single Product: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/watch Take our Affiliate Marketing Survey: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/affsurvey Ask Me a Question here: http://www.asktheaffiliateguy.com/ All our recommended affiliate programs: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/whatsup Your First 100 Affiliates Report: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/first100

How can you find affiliates if you don't know anyone in your industry? Whether you are brand new or a seasoned vet, this episode will show you how to find affiliates for any niche. This episode is brought to you by iDev Affiliate. This is by far the most affordable (yet reliable) affiliate management program out there. It does almost everything you could need and is simple to use. Tracking is very accurate and reporting is fairly easy to use. We recommend this to anyone who is just starting out. If you are just starting out and are on a budget, I highly recommend iDev Affiliate for your affiliate program. Go to mattmcwilliams.com/idev to learn more. In this episode, I mention the video version of this episode, which will show you a screencast at http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/findaffs. Also, don't forget to grab my free report on finding affiliates at http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/first100. LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE How I Currently Make $3,874 a Week Without Creating a Single Product: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/watch Take our Affiliate Marketing Survey: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/affsurvey Ask Me a Question here: http://www.asktheaffiliateguy.com/ All our recommended affiliate programs: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/whatsup Your First 100 Affiliates Report: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/first100

I want you to fall in LOVE with affiliate marketing. Today's episode shows you WHY and HOW. This episode is brought to you by Michael Hyatt's upcoming affiliate launch September 13-29, Free to Focus. What I LOVE about this course is that Unlike other productivity systems, Free to Focus is not for cramming more tasks into your schedule — it's not about DOING more. It's about accomplishing more by doing LESS. It has awesome 40% commissions, prizes, a proven launch funnel, and it converts like crazy. Go to http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/freetofocus to signup as an affiliate. LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE How I Currently Make $3,874 a Week Without Creating a Single Product: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/watch Take our Affiliate Marketing Survey: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/affsurvey Ask Me a Question here: http://www.asktheaffiliateguy.com/ All our recommended affiliate programs: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/whatsup Your First 100 Affiliates Report: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/first100

Is it possible for your list to be too small to do affiliate marketing? I got a question recently from a listener who asked that very question. This is my answer. Joe Elliott asked: I am promoting the Marc Guberti summit (thank you so much for the summit) "My plan is to email my unopens to get the message out there but worried I might not do well because my list is only 200..." Speaking of Marc Guberti, his summit just began and there is still time to promote it to your audience. Just go to mattmcwilliams.com/cmssummit for more information. I went deep in episode 17 about it but I'll put it this way to keep it short...if you have an audience who publishes content, you need to promote this summit to them. Go to mattmcwilliams.com/cmssummit for more info and to sign up. Now if you want proof that you can succeed with a small list, go to http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/smalllist You'll find out How John Meese Made $5,359 in Affiliate Commissions in One Month with Only 1,302 Subscribers LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE How I Currently Make $3,874 a Week Without Creating a Single Product: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/watch Take our Affiliate Marketing Survey: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/affsurvey Ask Me a Question here: http://www.asktheaffiliateguy.com/ All our recommended affiliate programs: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/whatsup Your First 100 Affiliates Report: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/first100

This is part 5 of a series on ways to find affiliates. If you missed the first 4 episodes, make sure to go back and listen to them. In them, I also shared a free resource you'll want to get to follow along. So before we get started go to http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/first100 or TEXT 1ST100 to 33444 and download my free report, Your First 100 Affiliates. Grab it now and we'll go through it together. Today we're going to talk about using paid traffic to find affiliates. This episode is brought to you by iDev Affiliate. This is by far the most affordable (yet reliable) affiliate management program out there. It does almost everything you could need and is simple to use. Tracking is very accurate and reporting is fairly easy to use. We recommend this to anyone who is just starting out. If you are just starting out and are on a budget, I highly recommend iDev Affiliate for your affiliate program. Go to mattmcwilliams.com/idev to learn more. LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE How I Currently Make $3,874 a Week Without Creating a Single Product: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/watch Take our Affiliate Marketing Survey: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/affsurvey Ask Me a Question here: http://www.asktheaffiliateguy.com/ All our recommended affiliate programs: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/whatsup Your First 100 Affiliates Report: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/first100

Back in episode 11 I answered a question from Asheritah Ciuciu at onethingalone.com She asked about focusing on her own offers or affiliate offers and I answered that. She had a followup question: And a follow-up question is about all things email marketing: how to write emails that don't sound salesy, that are authentic to my voice and in line with what readers have come to expect from me, and that primarily serve my readers instead of trying to make a quick sale; how to create a timeline for those emails so I give readers enough time and reminders to act without beating them upside the head. Today's episode is brought to you by RYAN ELIASON'S VISIONARY BUSINESS SCHOOL affiliate program. Ryan is one of my favorite people in the online world. In fact, I shared a little of our history together and a lot about butt sniffing monkeys in episode 9. Ryan's affiliate launch is coming up June 15-30 so if you are interested go to http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/vbslaunch LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE How I Currently Make $3,874 a Week Without Creating a Single Product: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/watch Take our Affiliate Marketing Survey: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/affsurvey Ask Me a Question here: http://www.asktheaffiliateguy.com/ All our recommended affiliate programs: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/whatsup Your First 100 Affiliates Report: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/first100

Yesterday I shared the first 5 mistakes affiliates make on social media. Today, I'll finish this top 10 list with the last 5. As I said yesterday, I've purposely kept them outlet-neutral, since tomorrow there will be a new one and by next week something will die out. These apply to Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and whatever pops up later today. This episode is brought to you by Michael Hyatt's upcoming affiliate launch September 13-29, Free to Focus. Go to http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/freetofocus to signup as an affiliate. And make sure to enter to win $185 of our best mini courses, templates and more here: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/tagwin LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE How I Currently Make $3,874 a Week Without Creating a Single Product: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/watch Take our Affiliate Marketing Survey: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/affsurvey Ask Me a Question here: http://www.asktheaffiliateguy.com/ All our recommended affiliate programs: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/whatsup Your First 100 Affiliates Report: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/first100

I'm not sure if you heard but social media is a big deal. And it's evolving every five minutes. As social media has grown in popularity and impact, so have the number of mistakes entrepreneurs make, especially when promoting affiliate offers. Today and tomorrow I'm sharing the top 10 mistakes affiliates make on social media. I've purposely kept them outlet-neutral, since tomorrow there will be a new one and by next week something will die out. These apply to Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and whatever pops up later today. Today's episode is brought to you by RYAN ELIASON'S VISIONARY BUSINESS SCHOOL affiliate program. Ryan is one of my favorite people in the online world. In fact, I shared a little of our history together and a lot about butt sniffing monkeys in episode 9. Visionary Business School is a complete and easy to follow business building system for socially conscious entrepreneurs. If you have an audience with people in the conscious business, social change, health, personal development, spirituality, coaching and internet marketing industries, you need to check out this affiliate program. Ryan's affiliate launch is coming up June 15-30 so if you are interested go to http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/vbslaunch LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE How I Currently Make $3,874 a Week Without Creating a Single Product: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/watch Take our Affiliate Marketing Survey: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/affsurvey Ask Me a Question here: http://www.asktheaffiliateguy.com/ All our recommended affiliate programs: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/whatsup Your First 100 Affiliates Report: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/first100

Over and over I hear from people that their #1 challenge with their online business is building their brand and email list. That is why I am so excited to share Marc Guberti's Content Marketing Success Summit with you. Marc is bringing together over 50 content marketing experts to help your audience get their ideas into the world. And it's a great affiliate opportunity. This is something I'm going to feature from time to time on TAG Daily. If you are interested in featuring your affiliate program go to mattmcwilliams.com/feature If you are interested in seeing all of our recommended programs go to mattmcwilliams.com/whatsup LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE How I Currently Make $3,874 a Week Without Creating a Single Product: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/watch Take our Affiliate Marketing Survey: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/affsurvey Ask Me a Question here: http://www.asktheaffiliateguy.com/ All our recommended affiliate programs: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/whatsup Your First 100 Affiliates Report: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/first100

This is part 4 of a series on ways to find affiliates. If you missed the first 3 episodes, make sure to go back and listen to them. Episodes 8, 12, and 15 In them, I also shared a free resource you'll want to get to follow along. So before we get started go to http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/first100 or TEXT 1ST100 to 33444 and download my free report, Your First 100 Affiliates. Grab it now and we'll go through it together. Yesterday I shared 3 surprising sources of affiliates and the last one was competitors. Today I am going to share 4 Examples of Competitors as Affiliates. Be sure to join us daily for more tips, updates, and inspiration. You can also join us and watch our deep dives into affiliate marketing strategies at theaffiliateguy.tv. And check all of our free resources at mattmcwilliams.com. LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE How I Currently Make $3,874 a Week Without Creating a Single Product: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/watch Take our Affiliate Marketing Survey: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/affsurvey Ask Me a Question here: http://www.asktheaffiliateguy.com/ All our recommended affiliate programs: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/whatsup Your First 100 Affiliates Report: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/first100

This is part three of a series on ways to find affiliates. If you missed the first two episodes, make sure to go back and listen to them. In them, I also shared a free resource you'll want to get to follow along. So Before we get started go to http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/first100 or TEXT 1ST100 to 33444 and download my free report, Your First 100 Affiliates. Grab it now and we'll go through it together. Today I'm going to share three great places to find affiliates that you might not have thought of. Be sure to join us daily for more tips, updates, and inspiration. You can also join us and watch our deep dives into affiliate marketing strategies at theaffiliateguy.tv. And check all of our free resources at mattmcwilliams.com. LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE How I Currently Make $3,874 a Week Without Creating a Single Product: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/watch Take our Affiliate Marketing Survey: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/affsurvey Ask Me a Question here: http://www.asktheaffiliateguy.com/ All our recommended affiliate programs: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/whatsup Your First 100 Affiliates Report: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/first100

Have you ever wondered if you have what it takes to be successful in online business? Have you ever doubted that you can succeed as an affiliate or run a huge product launch? Do you watch others being successful and think, "that will never be me"? If so, this is for you. Be sure to join us daily for more tips, updates, and inspiration. You can also join us and watch our deep dives into affiliate marketing strategies at theaffiliateguy.tv. And check all of our free resources at mattmcwilliams.com. LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE How I Currently Make $3,874 a Week Without Creating a Single Product: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/watch Take our Affiliate Marketing Survey: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/affsurvey Ask Me a Question here: http://www.asktheaffiliateguy.com/ All our recommended affiliate programs: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/whatsup Your First 100 Affiliates Report: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/first100

What can you learn from my first concussion? A lot actually...and it's about affiliate marketing. Today I share the 5 slippery steps you could be walking down in your online business. One of the slippery steps I share is not promoting affiliate offers regularly and INTENTIONALLY. I mention a case study I did with Matthew Loomis which you can grab here: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/kaboomis Be sure to join us daily for more tips, updates, and inspiration. You can also join us and watch our deep dives into affiliate marketing strategies at theaffiliateguy.tv. And check all of our free resources at mattmcwilliams.com. LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE How I Currently Make $3,874 a Week Without Creating a Single Product: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/watch Take our Affiliate Marketing Survey: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/affsurvey Ask Me a Question here: http://www.asktheaffiliateguy.com/ All our recommended affiliate programs: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/whatsup Your First 100 Affiliates Report: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/first100

You need affiliate partners. They are the fastest way to grow your business. If you missed episode 8, I shared the first 3 ways to find affiliates. I also shared a free resource you'll want to get to follow along. So Before we get started go to http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/first100 or TEXT 1ST100 to 33444 and download my free report, Your First 100 Affiliates. Grab it now and we'll go through it together. Alright, let's jump right in with the next ways to find affiliates. Be sure to join us daily for more tips, updates, and inspiration. You can also join us and watch our deep dives into affiliate marketing strategies at theaffiliateguy.tv. And check all of our free resources at mattmcwilliams.com. LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE How I Currently Make $3,874 a Week Without Creating a Single Product: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/watch Take our Affiliate Marketing Survey: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/affsurvey Ask Me a Question here: http://www.asktheaffiliateguy.com/ All our recommended affiliate programs: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/whatsup Your First 100 Affiliates Report: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/first100

It can be hard to choose what to focus on: Your own products or affiliate promotions. But what if it didn't have to be either/or but it was both/and? Today I share 3 strategies to help you make it both/and. Make sure to grab my FREE promo plan template at mattmcwilliams.com/promoplan And be sure to join us daily for more tips, updates, and inspiration. You can also join us and watch our deep dives into affiliate marketing strategies at theaffiliateguy.tv. And check all of our free resources at mattmcwilliams.com. LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE How I Currently Make $3,874 a Week Without Creating a Single Product: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/watch Take our Affiliate Marketing Survey: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/affsurvey Ask Me a Question here: http://www.asktheaffiliateguy.com/ All our recommended affiliate programs: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/whatsup Your First 100 Affiliates Report: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/first100

How do you promote evergreen products…since there's no urgency? We all love the big product launches. They are exciting, have great contests and prizes, and are a wonderful way to bring in a lot of money in a short time. But evergreen offers can be incredibly lucrative as well. So how do you build urgency? That's what today's episode is all about. Thanks so much for listening. Be sure to join us daily for more tips, updates, and inspiration. You can also join us and watch our deep dives into affiliate marketing strategies at theaffiliateguy.tv. And check all of our free resources at mattmcwilliams.com. LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE How I Currently Make $3,874 a Week Without Creating a Single Product: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/watch Take our Affiliate Marketing Survey: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/affsurvey Ask Me a Question here: http://www.asktheaffiliateguy.com/ All our recommended affiliate programs: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/whatsup Your First 100 Affiliates Report: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/first100

Yes, a video from 1998 about a monkey sniffing his butt can teach you a lot about affiliate marketing. Listen up for how. And make sure to enter the drawing for $185 worth of our best material here: mattmcwilliams.com/tagwin Just subscribe, leave a rating and review and enter to win! LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE How I Currently Make $3,874 a Week Without Creating a Single Product: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/watch Take our Affiliate Marketing Survey: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/affsurvey Ask Me a Question here: http://www.asktheaffiliateguy.com/ All our recommended affiliate programs: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/whatsup Your First 100 Affiliates Report: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/first100

Before we get started go to http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/first100 or TEXT 1ST100 to 33444 and download my free report, Your First 100 Affiliates. Grab it now and we'll go through it together. So how do you find affiliates? That's what today is all about. Thanks so much for listening. Be sure to join us daily for more tips, updates, and inspiration. You can also join us and watch our deep dives into affiliate marketing strategies at theaffiliateguy.tv. And check all of our free resources at mattmcwilliams.com. LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE How I Currently Make $3,874 a Week Without Creating a Single Product: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/watch Take our Affiliate Marketing Survey: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/affsurvey Ask Me a Question here: http://www.asktheaffiliateguy.com/ All our recommended affiliate programs: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/whatsup Your First 100 Affiliates Report: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/first100

I still remember the first time I heard the term "affiliate." I'd just started working with a friend at a startup. We had virtually no money and what little we had we'd just blown on banner ads (this was 2005). The idea of affiliates was mesmerizing. Now over the next few episodes, we're going to cover how to find the right affiliates for YOUR product or service. Right now, go to http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/first100 (anyway you spell it it works) and download my free report, Your First 100 Affiliates. This is the basis for the next few episodes so you'll want to grab it now and we'll go through it together. You can also TEXT 1ST100 to 33444 to get it now. LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE How I Currently Make $3,874 a Week Without Creating a Single Product: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/watch Take our Affiliate Marketing Survey: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/affsurvey Ask Me a Question here: http://www.asktheaffiliateguy.com/ All our recommended affiliate programs: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/whatsup Your First 100 Affiliates Report: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/first100

When a new person subscribes to my list, when do I share affiliate offers with them? Be sure to join us daily for more tips, updates, and inspiration. You can also join us and watch our deep dives into affiliate marketing strategies at theaffiliateguy.tv. And check all of our free resources at mattmcwilliams.com. LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE How I Currently Make $3,874 a Week Without Creating a Single Product: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/watch Take our Affiliate Marketing Survey: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/affsurvey Ask Me a Question here: http://www.asktheaffiliateguy.com/ All our recommended affiliate programs: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/whatsup Your First 100 Affiliates Report: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/first100

You have a product ready. You know it will change people's lives. The question you ask yourself now is: "Will my launch be successful?" How can you know if your launch will be successful? This is the exact question I get asked frequently. If you want to get an inside look at how a first time affiliate launch is done, go to http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/scott I did a launch recap with SCott Barlow after his first affiliate launch. This is not a lesson how to do a 7-figure launch or even a 6-figure launch, but it's an inside look at a very successful FIRST affiliate launch. Go to http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/scott to read all about it. Be sure to join us daily for more tips, updates, and inspiration. You can also join us and watch our deep dives into affiliate marketing strategies at theaffiliateguy.tv. And check all of our free resources at mattmcwilliams.com. LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE How I Currently Make $3,874 a Week Without Creating a Single Product: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/watch Take our Affiliate Marketing Survey: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/affsurvey Ask Me a Question here: http://www.asktheaffiliateguy.com/ All our recommended affiliate programs: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/whatsup Your First 100 Affiliates Report: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/first100

In the last episode I shared why you should start NOW with affiliate marketing. In fact, if possible, start the moment you launch your blog/podcast/platform. You start out small and that has huge advantages. Many people think that being new, small, or unknown is a disadvantage when promoting affiliate offers. But, there are three incredible advantages to being small and getting an early start on affiliate promotions. Make sure to go sign-up for our free mini-course on Finding Affiliate Programs. We have 8 in-depth video lessons to get you started. I show you how to find programs, how to guarantee acceptance, and more. Go to mattmcwilliams.com/find to get immediate access. LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE How I Currently Make $3,874 a Week Without Creating a Single Product: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/watch Take our Affiliate Marketing Survey: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/affsurvey Ask Me a Question here: http://www.asktheaffiliateguy.com/ All our recommended affiliate programs: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/whatsup Your First 100 Affiliates Report: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/first100

Conventional wisdom tells you that the right time to start promoting affiliate offers is after a certain point. One year of blogging, 1,000 subscribers, after a certain number of this or that. I'm here to tell you conventional wisdom is all WRONG! Make sure to go sign-up for our free mini-course on Finding Affiliate Programs. We have 8 in-depth video lessons to get you started. I show you how to find programs, how to guarantee acceptance, and more. Go to mattmcwilliams.com/find to get immediate access. LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE How I Currently Make $3,874 a Week Without Creating a Single Product: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/watch Take our Affiliate Marketing Survey: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/affsurvey Ask Me a Question here: http://www.asktheaffiliateguy.com/ All our recommended affiliate programs: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/whatsup Your First 100 Affiliates Report: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/first100

I'm often asked by people new to the affiliate marketing game: How do I promote with confidence when I'm not 100% sure about the product? Well, that question is fundamentally flawed. If you aren't 100% sure about the product, don't promote it. That's the first rule of affiliate marketing. One great way to help decide what products are right for you to promote is to use our Affiliate Program Scorecard. This scorecard walks you through 10 questions to ask before you commit to promoting something. It helps you score the product and decide if it's right for you and your audience. You can get it plus a free video training at mattmcwilliams.com/scorecard Or by texting TAGSCORE to 33444 LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE How I Currently Make $3,874 a Week Without Creating a Single Product: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/watch Take our Affiliate Marketing Survey: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/affsurvey Ask Me a Question here: http://www.asktheaffiliateguy.com/ All our recommended affiliate programs: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/whatsup Your First 100 Affiliates Report: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/first100