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

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

Welcome to The Affiliate Guy Daily, your daily source for affiliate marketing news, tips, and strategies to take your online business to the next level. This is Episode 1 of TAG Daily This episode will be unlike all the other episodes coming up on the podcast because I'm going to share with you what to expect and how to best use this podcast. 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