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

I recently returned from an awesome trip to the roller coaster capital of the world, Cedar Point. Over the past few years, it has become one of my favorite places on earth. But it wasn't always that way. I was once TERRIFIED of the place. Today, I share some life (and affiliate marketing lessons) I learned from my first trip there years ago. LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE Cedar Point: http://www.cedarpoint.com 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

If you are promoting something repeatedly, how do you keep it fresh? And who do you promote it to? That's what I'll share about in this episode. Arye Barsky asked: I wanted to ask for your opinion about promoting a launch (this launch) twice a year to the same list. I promoted Chandler's last launch about six months ago. Should I promote only to the new subscribers or everyone? And if for all, how do I make it not look repetitive and nagging as this is not a fresh offer. LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE Self-Publishing School Affiliate Program: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/spslaunch 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

To make the leap from successful to very successful, there are four things you must learn to do. These apply to affiliate marketing, business in general, and really to all of life. As I've studied the most successful people throughout history, they've all learned to do these four things. LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE 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

Referring 2nd tier affiliates is a great way to make some extra commissions by utilizing your network. But...does it make financial sense if you are referring competition? Today, I share exactly why it does make sense. In response to Episode 27, Chris Cooper wrote: Hey Matt, great energy - first time listening. I am curious why would affiliates refer direct competition to compete for your business? A second tier commission is OK as an option, but that's a one time payment vs everyday competition for that customer. LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE Episode 27: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/tag027 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 new online marketers is knowing how many emails they can send to their list. This is especially true when it involves asking them to buy something. I got a question about this recently and today I share why you can and should email more than you think. James Prescott wrote me about his struggle with email frequency: I am struggling sending out too many e-mails to my list. I can do one per week, but doing three or four, I can feel uncomfortable with. It may just be me, maybe it's something I need to work on - because I LOVE sharing great resources with my people. LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE 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

I got a question recently from Jeffrey Kukkola, who asked about ideas for promoting affiliate offers using ClickFunnels. Today, I share 5 ways to use ClickFunnels to promote affiliate offers, whether you have a product or not. LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE Click Funnels: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/clickfunnels No Product No Problem: http://noproductnoproblem.com/enroll 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

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