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Hey guys, I wanted to ask if there were any tips on certain instructions I could follow that would get me closer to getting accepted into an affiliate program. I know the main
You will need 10/15 posts on your site. I got accepted by most that I applied to, but I didn’t have hardly any traffic .
I work for Awin US, owner of both the Awin.com and ShareASale.com affiliate networks. If you'd like me to look at your site an make suggestions, just message me your domain name.
what you have got ot remember is that it is a two way street
yes they get you advertising for them but it is their reputation on the line if your articles are not good
so they are lookngi for your site to be promoting in the niche they are in and whether it is going to bcome an asset for them or a liability.
with little content on there they will have a difficult choice - or not from their point of view....
so take this time to plan out what you want to d owith your site
put down the categories and plan out content for each of them
find out what your competitors are talknig about and whether they have missed anything
so there is plenty yo can do at the moment to find out a lot more about your niche and give you a better chance of success in the future
good luck and get better soon
phil
You're definitely right!! Thank you, I'm pretty sure that I have enough blog posts up and I think they're valuable content, however, I've realized that my niche is good, but it's too broad. I know I cant change my domain name, but I can still change the website title. I also have to add categories to my website so thanks for the reminder. With a lot of time on my hands, I'll definitely do all this.
You first need to have some content in your website, around 15 relevant articles. Then just be natural when applying. They might visit your website to check... And you might be accepted
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Any tips on getting accepted into affilaite programs?
Hey guys, I wanted to ask if there were any tips on certain instructions I could follow that would get me closer to getting accepted into an affiliate program. I know the main
Hi Aminah,
When signing up for affiliate programs, make sure you apply by using your email for your domain name (yourname@domainname.com) because it will look more professional and they'll believe that you are the one who owns the domain name and manages it.
Then, we also should make sure we have 3 important pages: About Me/Contact, Privacy Policy, and Affiliate Disclosure (you can find the template in the Site Content) with a decent amount of quality posts (20 to 30 posts). Because they'll check our website if it meets their requirements for applying to their programs and promote their products or not. Otherwise, we'll get rejected.
Once you are accepted, say by ShareASale, you then need to find the merchants within their platform that will be good to be promoted on your website. We apply to each merchant individually. They too will check out our website and see if we are eligible for promoting their products/programs. Also, upon applying to join the merchant's affiliate program, they will ask how will we promote their products.
So I found this short template to describe our website and the way we'll promote their products:
I have a website called yourdomain.com. I have blog posts about .............. I plan to utilize products, text links, and banner ads to promote (merchant's name or specific products). I plan to use social media as well – I have Facebook, Pinterest, Twitter, and Instagram. (You may mention how many followers you have, otherwise, this is already good enough since they have limited space in the description column).
Hope this helps.
All the best,
Ferra
I can't thank you enough for all your advice. At the moment, I do not have an Affiliate disclosure, but I'll definitely get with that. My about me page is also in definite need of an update. I've realized that my niche is too broad, but I'll work on narrowing it down before I apply, I was very naive when starting out, but now I've learned a lot. Again, thank you so much, and with all this extra time I have, I'll try my best to get this done!
I think it is never too late to get your website to focus on a specific niche. You can still narrow it down as you go (keep posting fresh and original articles with at least 1000+ words). Keep up your great work, you'll get there. :)
I agree with everything except the Affiliate Disclosure page. While it is fine to have one on the site, you still need to have a disclosure on every page containing an affiliate link. Otherwise you are not FTC compliant.
You will need 10/15 posts on your site. I got accepted by most that I applied to, but I didn’t have hardly any traffic .
I work for Awin US, owner of both the Awin.com and ShareASale.com affiliate networks. If you'd like me to look at your site an make suggestions, just message me your domain name.
what you have got ot remember is that it is a two way street
yes they get you advertising for them but it is their reputation on the line if your articles are not good
so they are lookngi for your site to be promoting in the niche they are in and whether it is going to bcome an asset for them or a liability.
with little content on there they will have a difficult choice - or not from their point of view....
so take this time to plan out what you want to d owith your site
put down the categories and plan out content for each of them
find out what your competitors are talknig about and whether they have missed anything
so there is plenty yo can do at the moment to find out a lot more about your niche and give you a better chance of success in the future
good luck and get better soon
phil
You're definitely right!! Thank you, I'm pretty sure that I have enough blog posts up and I think they're valuable content, however, I've realized that my niche is good, but it's too broad. I know I cant change my domain name, but I can still change the website title. I also have to add categories to my website so thanks for the reminder. With a lot of time on my hands, I'll definitely do all this.
You first need to have some content in your website, around 15 relevant articles. Then just be natural when applying. They might visit your website to check... And you might be accepted
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Are there any websites where I can buy photos to use in my website that do not require monthly or annual fees. My Niche is fitness and sometimes or a lot of times I really need
One more thing. Is it weird if I mentioned certain products to buy but don't show the exact picture? I know it sounds funny, but I'll give you an example. One of my blog posts are about recovery equipment, and one of the things I mentioned was a foam roller called the Trigger Point Therapy GRID X. I obviously want to add a picture of that, but that's not possible without an affiliate link. So would it be odd if I added a picture of a regular foam roller, but make sure they know that?
It's wise to show an accurate picture of the product your selling, it helps to build trust. Jim
Thank you! I know and I want to show pictures of the product, but it's impossible to find it for free or without an affiliate link.
I appreciate the suggestions, but I’ve used all of those and they don’t give me the pictures that I need. I need pictures of specific products.
Since I use Canva free plan, when I want a specific picture, I sometimes buy an image there. It costs me $1+tax per picture.
You can just go to canva.com. I hope you'll find the pictures you want.
If you'd like to, I also share some Graphic design alternatives in my blog post here: Free Graphic Design Tools Like CANVA - Check out these alternatives Free Graphic Design Tools Like CANVA (Part #2) - Check out these alternatives Free Graphic Design Tools Like CANVA (Part #3) - Check out these alternatives
When you search for a picture and find what you want and you see Canva watermark, that means you gotta buy it if you want to use it.
Thank you, but none of those help at all. I've tried them. I need pictures of specific products
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Are there website where I can buy images without a monthly ?
Are there any websites where I can buy photos to use in my website that do not require monthly or annual fees. My Niche is fitness and sometimes or a lot of times I really need
One more thing. Is it weird if I mentioned certain products to buy but don't show the exact picture? I know it sounds funny, but I'll give you an example. One of my blog posts are about recovery equipment, and one of the things I mentioned was a foam roller called the Trigger Point Therapy GRID X. I obviously want to add a picture of that, but that's not possible without an affiliate link. So would it be odd if I added a picture of a regular foam roller, but make sure they know that?
It's wise to show an accurate picture of the product your selling, it helps to build trust. Jim
Thank you! I know and I want to show pictures of the product, but it's impossible to find it for free or without an affiliate link.
I appreciate the suggestions, but I’ve used all of those and they don’t give me the pictures that I need. I need pictures of specific products.
Since I use Canva free plan, when I want a specific picture, I sometimes buy an image there. It costs me $1+tax per picture.
You can just go to canva.com. I hope you'll find the pictures you want.
If you'd like to, I also share some Graphic design alternatives in my blog post here: Free Graphic Design Tools Like CANVA - Check out these alternatives Free Graphic Design Tools Like CANVA (Part #2) - Check out these alternatives Free Graphic Design Tools Like CANVA (Part #3) - Check out these alternatives
When you search for a picture and find what you want and you see Canva watermark, that means you gotta buy it if you want to use it.
Thank you, but none of those help at all. I've tried them. I need pictures of specific products
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It may seem like a silly mistake, but I think I've accidently been using the Google advanced serch engnine without changing the default setting. The default setting says not fi
When you search images on Google, there is a filter on the search results to filter out images that you can use free of copyright. After you see the search results and you’ve clicked on images for results, there you’ll see a tools setting, and you can filter by user’s rights or something to that nature. Then you can see all the images you’re allowed to use.
Images on Google are just images found on websites, they will not be free and they are all copyrighted. You might find some free images based on the license filter, but you would be far safer using websites listed in the following post Free Image Sources
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Are the photos in google advanced search all free?
It may seem like a silly mistake, but I think I've accidently been using the Google advanced serch engnine without changing the default setting. The default setting says not fi
When you search images on Google, there is a filter on the search results to filter out images that you can use free of copyright. After you see the search results and you’ve clicked on images for results, there you’ll see a tools setting, and you can filter by user’s rights or something to that nature. Then you can see all the images you’re allowed to use.
Images on Google are just images found on websites, they will not be free and they are all copyrighted. You might find some free images based on the license filter, but you would be far safer using websites listed in the following post Free Image Sources
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Hi Aminah,
When signing up for affiliate programs, make sure you apply by using your email for your domain name (yourname@domainname.com) because it will look more professional and they'll believe that you are the one who owns the domain name and manages it.
Then, we also should make sure we have 3 important pages: About Me/Contact, Privacy Policy, and Affiliate Disclosure (you can find the template in the Site Content) with a decent amount of quality posts (20 to 30 posts). Because they'll check our website if it meets their requirements for applying to their programs and promote their products or not. Otherwise, we'll get rejected.
Once you are accepted, say by ShareASale, you then need to find the merchants within their platform that will be good to be promoted on your website. We apply to each merchant individually. They too will check out our website and see if we are eligible for promoting their products/programs. Also, upon applying to join the merchant's affiliate program, they will ask how will we promote their products.
So I found this short template to describe our website and the way we'll promote their products:
I have a website called yourdomain.com. I have blog posts about .............. I plan to utilize products, text links, and banner ads to promote (merchant's name or specific products). I plan to use social media as well – I have Facebook, Pinterest, Twitter, and Instagram. (You may mention how many followers you have, otherwise, this is already good enough since they have limited space in the description column).
Hope this helps.
All the best,
Ferra
I can't thank you enough for all your advice. At the moment, I do not have an Affiliate disclosure, but I'll definitely get with that. My about me page is also in definite need of an update. I've realized that my niche is too broad, but I'll work on narrowing it down before I apply, I was very naive when starting out, but now I've learned a lot. Again, thank you so much, and with all this extra time I have, I'll try my best to get this done!
I think it is never too late to get your website to focus on a specific niche. You can still narrow it down as you go (keep posting fresh and original articles with at least 1000+ words). Keep up your great work, you'll get there. :)
Thank you!!
I agree with everything except the Affiliate Disclosure page. While it is fine to have one on the site, you still need to have a disclosure on every page containing an affiliate link. Otherwise you are not FTC compliant.