无论您是否厌倦了朝九晚五的工作日，或者只是在可预见的未来被迫呆在家里，您可能会发现在线赚钱(money online)的想法比吸引人更重要。今天最流行的方法之一是联盟营销。
如果您以前曾经登陆过博客文章(blog post)或看过YouTube 视频(YouTube video)，那么您就会听说过附属链接。简单来说，联属网络营销(affiliate marketing)就是您推广其他公司的产品。作为联盟营销人员(affiliate marketer)，您会找到自己喜欢的产品，推广产品，然后从每次销售中赚取一部分利润。
什么是附属链接及其工作原理(What Is An Affiliate Link & How It Works)
每个联盟营销人员(affiliate marketer)都会从卖家那里获得一个独特的链接。这些链接用于跟踪谁负责销售。该链接将有一个参考名称或编号(reference name or number)。
当有人点击该链接时，一个附属 cookie(affiliate cookie)会存储在他们的设备上。cookie 是一个小文件，可帮助卖家识别进行销售的会员。由于cookie 不会立即(cookie doesn)过期(t expire)并且会在设备上存储一段时间，因此即使买家延迟购买，作为附属公司您也会获得佣金。
你如何获得报酬(How You Get Paid)
基本上，每次有人(time someone)点击放置在您平台上的会员链接(affiliate link)并购买您正在推广的产品时，您都会获得佣金。
您将获得多少钱取决于您参与的联盟计划(affiliate program)。例如，ClickBank 联盟计划(ClickBank affiliate program)通常提供超过 50 % commission。如果它是您要推广的实物产品，则可盈利的佣金起价约为 40 美元。
如何成为联盟营销人员(How To Become An Affiliate Marketer)
从本质上讲，当您加入联盟计划(affiliate program)时，您就成为了公司的在线销售人员。您需要开始的只是一个可以接触其他人并推广商品的平台。
这里最好的部分是您不仅限于一家公司甚至一种产品。您可以推广来自许多不同公司的商品或服务，并同时从所有这些公司赚取佣金。
要成为联盟营销人员(affiliate marketer)，您需要遵循以下一般策略：
确定推销商品的平台(Decide On a Platform For Promoting Goods)
当谈到联属网络营销时，大多数人会想到博客或 YouTube 。(blog or YouTube)但是，您可以选择任何社交媒体平台开始。因此，如果您在TikTok(TikTok)中有大量追随者（例如），那将是您开始使用会员链接的最佳选择。
查找要加入的附属计划或要推广的产品(Find Affiliate Programs To Join Or Products To Promote)
选择您想要推广的产品和服务需要一些时间。在这里，您需要考虑一些重要因素，例如您可能赚取多少佣金，以及您是否希望与这些产品和服务相关联。
放置您的会员链接并赚取您的第一笔佣金(Place Your Affiliate Links & Earn Your First Commission)
一旦您找到并加入您满意的联盟计划，剩下要做的就是创建内容并将您的联盟链接放置在适当的位置。当人们开始购买您宣传的产品时，您将获得第一笔佣金。
什么是最好的会员链接计划？(What Are The Best Affiliate Link Programs?)
选择正确的会员链接计划(affiliate link program)加入可能很困难，因为您需要考虑的因素不止一个。
- 你要推广什么类型的产品？
- 验收过程(acceptance process)有多复杂？
- 您喜欢该程序使用 的支付结构吗？(payout structure)
这些只是您在加入联盟计划(affiliate program)之前需要回答的一些问题。
为了让您的选择更容易一些，这里列出了一些适合初学者的最佳联盟计划。
如果您对联属网络营销完全不熟悉，Amazon Associates可能是最好的起点。由于它是世界上第一个在线联盟营销计划(online affiliate marketing program)并且仍在运行，因此您可以相信它有效并且相当有利可图。
加入该计划的过程非常简单。当您在网站上填写申请表时，您会找到所有分步说明。Amazon Associates的其他优势包括可供选择的产品种类繁多、支付门槛(payout threshold)低以及品牌认知(brand recognition)度高，这意味着他们的产品更容易销售。
不利的一面是，佣金率并不是最好的。因此，除了这个之外， 您可能还想寻找另一个联盟计划。(affiliate program)
Skimlinks 对于初学者来说也是一个不错的选择。这个程序最好的部分是自动批准过程(approval process)。您只需填写申请表即可开始使用。
Skimlinks在每个流行的利基市场提供种类繁多的产品，因此您一定会找到适合您的产品。此外，您无需单独向每个商家申请 - 您可以在任何Skimlinks产品批准您的申请后立即推广。
这里最大的缺点是佣金率低。但是，它仍然是一个很好的入门平台。
如果您正在寻找更高的佣金率，您将找不到比ClickBank更好的平台。虽然它也对初学者友好且易于使用，但ClickBank的最大优势是您可以从更少的销售中赚取更多的钱。
但是，此联属网络营销计划(affiliate program isn)不适合任何想要推广非数字产品的人。ClickBank 的主要重点是电子书，因此您的内容必须以某种方式与该类别相关。
(ShareASale)对于想要在不同网站上使用会员链接的人来说，ShareASale是一个不错的选择。例如，如果您想在您的博客、Instagram和YouTube 频道(YouTube channel)上宣传产品。该平台具有易于使用的界面，可让您快速将会员链接添加到多个网站。
ShareASale提供许多不同的产品供您选择。注册过程(signup process)也是免费的，非常简单。该平台的唯一缺点是支付门槛(payout threshold)为 50 美元，这意味着您将无法提取较少的金额。
睡觉时赚钱(Make Money While You’re Sleeping)
从在线赚钱(money online)的所有方式中，例如出售照片或教授在线课程，会员链接营销(affiliate link marketing)可能是要求最低的一种。虽然它不完全是被动收入，但它仍然不需要你24/7 的时间和注意力(time and attention)，即使你在睡觉时也能赚钱。
您(Are)是否希望进入联盟营销(affiliate marketing)？您想推广什么样的产品？在下面的评论中与我们分享(Share)您的想法。
OTT Explains : What Is An Affiliate Link?
Whether you’re tired of living a 9 to 5 workday or simply forced to stay at home for the foreseeable future, you probably find the idea of making money online more than appealing. One of the most popular ways to do that today is affiliate marketing.
If you’ve ever landed on a blog post or seen a YouTube video before, you’ll have heard of affiliate links. In simple words, affiliate marketing is when you promote other company’s products. As an affiliate marketer, you find a product you enjoy, promote the product, and then earn a part of the profit from every sale.
What Is An Affiliate Link & How It Works
Every affiliate marketer gets a unique link from the seller. Those links are used to track who is responsible for a sale. The link will have a reference name or number.
When someone clicks the link, an affiliate cookie is stored on their device. The cookie is a small file that helps the seller identify the affiliate who made the sale. Since the cookie doesn’t expire straight away and is stored on a device for a certain amount of time, as an affiliate you’ll get commission even if the buyer delays the purchase.
How You Get Paid
Basically, every time someone clicks an affiliate link placed on your platform and buys the product you’re promoting, you’ll get a commission.
How much money you’ll get depends on the affiliate program you’re a part of. For example, the ClickBank affiliate program normally offers over 50% commission. If it’s a physical product you’re promoting, profitable commissions start at around $40.
How To Become An Affiliate Marketer
Essentially, you become an online salesperson for the company when you join an affiliate program. All you need to get started is a platform where you can reach other people and promote goods.
The best part here is that you’re not limited to one company or even one type of product. You can promote items or services from many different companies and earn commissions from all of them at the same time.
To become an affiliate marketer, you need to follow this general strategy:
Decide On a Platform For Promoting Goods
Most people think of a blog or YouTube when it comes to affiliate marketing. However, you can choose any social media platform to get started. So if you have a big following in TikTok (for example) – that would be your best choice to start using affiliate links.
Find Affiliate Programs To Join Or Products To Promote
Choosing what products and services you’d like to promote will take some time. Here you need to consider a few important factors like how much commission you’re likely to make, and whether you want to be associated with these products and services.
Place Your Affiliate Links & Earn Your First Commission
Once you find and join the affiliate programs you’re happy with, all that’s left to do is to create content and place your affiliate links where appropriate. When people start buying the products you’re promoting, you’ll get your first commissions.
What Are The Best Affiliate Link Programs?
Choosing the right affiliate link program to join can be tough since there’s more than one factor you need to consider.
- What type of products you’d be promoting?
- How complicated is the acceptance process?
- Do you like the payout structure that the program uses?
Those are just some of the questions you need to answer before joining an affiliate program.
To make your choice a little easier, here’s a list of some of the best affiliate programs out there suitable for beginners.
If you’re completely new to affiliate marketing, Amazon Associates is probably the best place to start. Since it’s the first online affiliate marketing program in the world and is still running, you can trust that it works and is rather profitable.
The process of joining the program is pretty straightforward. You’ll find all the step-by-step instructions as you fill in the application on the site. Other advantages of Amazon Associates include the variety of products to choose from, low payout threshold, as well as high brand recognition which means it will be easier to sell their products.
On the downside, the commission rates aren’t the best. So you might want to look for another affiliate program in addition to this one.
Skimlinks is also a good choice for beginners. The best part about this program is the automatic approval process. You only need to fill in the application to get started.
Skimlinks offers a big variety of products in every popular niche, so you’ll definitely find the right products for you. Plus, you don’t need to apply to every merchant separately – you can promote any Skimlinks products right after they approve your application.
The biggest drawback here is low commission rates. However, it’s still a good platform to get started.
If you’re looking for higher commission rates, you won’t find a platform better than ClickBank. While it’s also beginner-friendly and easy to use, the biggest advantage of ClickBank is that you’ll earn more money from fewer sales.
However, this affiliate program isn’t suitable for anyone who wants to promote non-digital products. ClickBank’s main focus is eBooks, so your content will have to relate to that category in one way or another.
ShareASale is a great choice for someone who wants to use affiliate links across different websites. For example, if you want to advertise the products on your blog, Instagram, and YouTube channel. This platform has an easy to use interface and allows you to quickly add affiliate links to multiple websites.
ShareASale offers many different products that you can choose from. The signup process is also free and very straight-forward. The only downside of the platform is the payout threshold of $50, meaning you won’t be able to withdraw a lesser amount.
Make Money While You’re Sleeping
From all of the ways of making money online, like selling your photos or teaching an online course, affiliate link marketing is probably the least-demanding one. While it’s not exactly passive income, it still doesn’t require your time and attention 24/7, and you still make money even when you’re sleeping.
Are you looking to get into affiliate marketing? What sort of products would you like to promote? Share your thoughts with us in the comments below.
