We’ve already posted a few resources roundups on how to make money blogging, but today we want to focus solely on affiliate marketing. This has become such an effective way for bloggers and business owners to connect with each other! Here on TBM, we slowly started incorporating relevant affiliate links into our posts and were pleasantly surprised by the results we saw. Affiliate marketing makes it really easy to provide your readers with products and tools they love and earn a little side cash in the process. For those of you who are just dipping your feet into area of blog monetization, we encourage you to read the posts below. These ladies have tons of tips on how to get started and make the most of your experience with affiliate marketing.
1. Bethany Worrall has a wonderful guide on affiliate marketing for bloggers! She explains how it works, what affiliate programs you might want to join, and why it’s important to include a disclosure statement.
2. We totally agree with this list of affiliate marketing mistakes bloggers should avoid by Kecia of Online Income Mom. Make sure to read this before getting started!
3. You know we love a good blog post on strategic web design! Check out this post by Sarah Eggers about 5 web design ideas that will increase your affiliate sales.
4. Finally, we’re big fans of Meraki Lane’s 7 tips for success in becoming an affiliate marketer. Lots of great advice here!
Is affiliate marketing something you’ve incorporated into your blog? We know there are so many ways to make the most of it. Feel free to comment with your personal affiliate marketing tips or any questions you might have!
John Reese says
Interesting ideas. I am new doing affiliate marketing and hope I can see a difference after trying out some of your ideas. Many Thanks!
Michael Flannery says
Great article! I’m currently trying to understand affiliate marketing, really interested to start my own website. Many Thanks!
Mehdi Rezkallah says
Loved this post. Very informative, and a great reminder of why I need to make affiliates a bigger part of my strategy going forward.