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

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...

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 produc...

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 Marketi...

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 i...

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 n o better way to learn affiliate marketing than to be one and le...

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.askthea...

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 L...

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 Withou...

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...

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...

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 d...

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 Gu...

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 tog...

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...

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 u...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 m...

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 n ot 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 s...

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...

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 b e sure to join us daily for more tips, updates, and inspiration. You can also join us and watch our deep dive...

How do you promote evergreen products…since there's no urgency?   W e 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 u...

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....