PAGE 1 – How much you could make per referral
PAGE 2 – Everyone can get referrals by doing this
PAGE 3 – Use keyword research just like your website content
PAGE 4 – The many other ways to get referrals as a WA member
PAGE 5 – Conclusion & things to remember
Every member of Wealthy Affiliate can earn money from the direct referrals they can acquire with their unique affiliate links. It does not matter if you are a free member, a paid premium member, or if you are not promoting WA. Absolutely EVERY MEMBER can earn affiliate commissions and it is free to join the program.
HOW MUCH WILL YOU EARN?
- Every free starter member can earn $11.25 recurring every month per referral that becomes a premium member ($4.00 for the first month only)
- Every free starter member can earn $87.50 recurring every year per referral that becomes a yearly premium member
- Every paid premium member can earn $1.00 for every referral that adds a profile picture and writes up a description
- Every paid premium member can earn $23.50 recurring every month per referral that becomes a premium member ($8.00 for the first month only) + $1.00 when the referral buys a domain name
- Every paid premium member can earn $175.00 recurring every year per referral that becomes a yearly premium member
It is obvious that becoming a premium member will not only pay you 100% more in affiliate commissions than a starter member, but it will also make it easier for you to earn revenue in a variety of ways, one of which the majority of you already do.
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Memorylaneuk
Premium
Well I did this and posted the link on social media sites. Google + removed the post and then gave me a message to say I had violated some rule. Read the rules and I didn't. I can only assume someone reported it. A competitor? I do hope not one from this community.
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Triblu
Premium
Hey Karen,
I've heard how difficult it can be to rank in Google+ with affiliate links, so I would recommend you limit your affiliate links to 3 per page and/or post ... and use Pretty Link to make those links less obvious to your website visitors. Pretty Links This seems to work best for me.
Hope this helps you.
I've heard how difficult it can be to rank in Google+ with affiliate links, so I would recommend you limit your affiliate links to 3 per page and/or post ... and use Pretty Link to make those links less obvious to your website visitors. Pretty Links This seems to work best for me.
Hope this helps you.
boomergp08
Premium
You cannot post WA links on Google+ or Pinterest because they will be blocked and considered as spam. WA links will only be accepted on Facebook and Twitter.
boomergp08
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Triblu
Premium
Oooh ... sorry ... I should have continued that advice by stating using Pretty Links within a post or page consisting of 3 affiliate links at the MOST and then share THAT post on Google+.
Sometimes I seem to expect people to read my mind. It makes me a tad upset with myself when I realize what I've done. This time I may have confused Karen by not offering the COMPLETE story the first time around.
Thanks for bringing this to my attention Rob!
Sometimes I seem to expect people to read my mind. It makes me a tad upset with myself when I realize what I've done. This time I may have confused Karen by not offering the COMPLETE story the first time around.
Thanks for bringing this to my attention Rob!
laurenjean
Premium
Oh YES!!! Totally agree with you! The moment I started choosing "low hanging fruit" keywords as the titles of my WA posts I started seeing a marked increase in my WA referrals. Fab training, Robert.
You also must have made a small fortune from this training this year... 222 Likes and 156 comments. Wow.
I especially liked your tip about including links to WA posts in your website posts. Thanks.
You also must have made a small fortune from this training this year... 222 Likes and 156 comments. Wow.
I especially liked your tip about including links to WA posts in your website posts. Thanks.
boomergp08
Premium
You are welcome Lauren.
Many of the WA blogs and even training tutorials that I create here at WA, I will link to from inside my website content. I do this as another way to get my website visitors to WA.
Seeing how I am the creator/author of these WA blogs and tutorials, I do not need to use the affiliate link to those posts in order to get the affiliate commission should my website visitor join WA.
This way I could include as many links to my WA blogs and tutorials in my website content, and Google will not see them as affiliate links...because they are not, though they act as though they are.
Many of the WA blogs and even training tutorials that I create here at WA, I will link to from inside my website content. I do this as another way to get my website visitors to WA.
Seeing how I am the creator/author of these WA blogs and tutorials, I do not need to use the affiliate link to those posts in order to get the affiliate commission should my website visitor join WA.
This way I could include as many links to my WA blogs and tutorials in my website content, and Google will not see them as affiliate links...because they are not, though they act as though they are.
AndiTointon
Premium
I am not quite understanding this and I want to so badly, I have been mulling it over for a few hours.
So, If I copy n paste my affiliate links of any of my WA blogs
(that are also hopefully ranking in Google in their own rights)
apply a pretty link of it - do I then put it in my website?
So, If I copy n paste my affiliate links of any of my WA blogs
(that are also hopefully ranking in Google in their own rights)
apply a pretty link of it - do I then put it in my website?
boomergp08
Premium
You do not need to place your affiliate links on your WA blogs because the blog itself is an affiliate link being that you are the author of it.
All content YOU create here at WA can be shared without using the affiliate link for it.
The only times you would use an affiliate link is when you are sharing content that another WA member created or when sharing the affiliate link to the WA home page.
You can place non affiliate links to any of your WA blog posts or training on your website and Google will not consider them as affiliate links because they will not contain an affiliate ID in the url.
AGAIN, all content you create here at WA can be shared without using the affiliate link for it. You will still get all affiliate referral credits that come from people joining WA through your WA blogs because you are the creator of said blog.
All content YOU create here at WA can be shared without using the affiliate link for it.
The only times you would use an affiliate link is when you are sharing content that another WA member created or when sharing the affiliate link to the WA home page.
You can place non affiliate links to any of your WA blog posts or training on your website and Google will not consider them as affiliate links because they will not contain an affiliate ID in the url.
AGAIN, all content you create here at WA can be shared without using the affiliate link for it. You will still get all affiliate referral credits that come from people joining WA through your WA blogs because you are the creator of said blog.
AndiTointon
Premium
O.K. so the WA Blog is a non-affiliate link.
How do I link that to my website?
What else is considered a non-affiliate link?
How do I share a non-affiliate link Say one of my WA blogs to Twitter or Facebook?
I have noticed that the WA blogs we do there is a Google + button at the top to share that but did wonder if it was O.K to do that. As when I did a few weeks ago Google suspended me.
I have no idea why I can't get my head around this Boomer.
Sorry for bugging you. And being a bit dense.
Andi.
How do I link that to my website?
What else is considered a non-affiliate link?
How do I share a non-affiliate link Say one of my WA blogs to Twitter or Facebook?
I have noticed that the WA blogs we do there is a Google + button at the top to share that but did wonder if it was O.K to do that. As when I did a few weeks ago Google suspended me.
I have no idea why I can't get my head around this Boomer.
Sorry for bugging you. And being a bit dense.
Andi.
boomergp08
Premium
DO NOT share any WA affiliate links on Google+, Google will block them because all WA links are considered spam in The eyes of Google+
Anything you create here within WA (blog, discussion, training) can be shared without using its affiliate link because you are the author of said content.
But you must use the affiliate link for all other blogs, discussions and trainings you wish to share when you are not the author of said content.
The process for linking to your WA blogs from your website is the same as linking to some other content. And as far as linking to your WA blog from Twitter or Facebook, just post the link of the blog.
Anything you create here within WA (blog, discussion, training) can be shared without using its affiliate link because you are the author of said content.
But you must use the affiliate link for all other blogs, discussions and trainings you wish to share when you are not the author of said content.
The process for linking to your WA blogs from your website is the same as linking to some other content. And as far as linking to your WA blog from Twitter or Facebook, just post the link of the blog.
Profithog
Premium Plus
Robert you do an exceptional job of teaching. Yeah I know the online secret and so do you. But I have a question for you. Other than the want or need to help others (the giving back thing) I am always curious as to WHY you and others write quality content, post it here on WA when you could use that same content to propell your own site into the stratosphere? I mean ...
UNLESS you are a network marketer looking to build a loyal following who will join your team call me stupid but I don't see the benefit. Yep I know that posts on WA (blog posts etc) rank higher and faster due to WA's online horsepower BUT ...
IF you would have written all the quality content you posted on WA and instead posted it on your own site have you ever wondered how much better your site may rank now?
Hey, maybe I'm wrong but I'm not a prolific writer. It takes me HOURS even DAYS to write a top quality piece of content so to waste that content on a site that allows me to only sell or promote WA (according to TOS I can't even link to my squeeze page or blog), which means I can't build my list (which is where the big money is really at) just doesn't make sense to me. So ...
Am I missing something?
UNLESS you are a network marketer looking to build a loyal following who will join your team call me stupid but I don't see the benefit. Yep I know that posts on WA (blog posts etc) rank higher and faster due to WA's online horsepower BUT ...
IF you would have written all the quality content you posted on WA and instead posted it on your own site have you ever wondered how much better your site may rank now?
Hey, maybe I'm wrong but I'm not a prolific writer. It takes me HOURS even DAYS to write a top quality piece of content so to waste that content on a site that allows me to only sell or promote WA (according to TOS I can't even link to my squeeze page or blog), which means I can't build my list (which is where the big money is really at) just doesn't make sense to me. So ...
Am I missing something?
Jim-Bo
Premium
Good question. I'll bet Robert has an awesome answer though, that we can all learn from.
boomergp08
Premium
I do write content for my website, twice as much as I write here. But I look at it this way. Why get all of my referrals from one basket. Why not get them from my website and my WA content? Plus I also have another reason for writing quality content here.
I can place links to these pieces of WA content all over my website and they will NOT be seen as affiliate links by Google, even though they will act just like affiliate links within the WA referral system and give me referral credit for anyone who joins WA from reading my WA content. Got to use all of the referral arsenal that I can. :)
As for training tutorials like these, WA pays members credits for each tutorial created, provided it is a quality piece of content.
I can place links to these pieces of WA content all over my website and they will NOT be seen as affiliate links by Google, even though they will act just like affiliate links within the WA referral system and give me referral credit for anyone who joins WA from reading my WA content. Got to use all of the referral arsenal that I can. :)
As for training tutorials like these, WA pays members credits for each tutorial created, provided it is a quality piece of content.
Profithog
Premium Plus
"I can place links to these pieces of WA content all over my website and they will NOT be seen as affiliate links by Google,"
AHA! Good point!
AHA! Good point!
boomergp08
Premium
This is why some of my blogs, like my most recent one, I will write the content in a way that is talking to non-WA members and will end it with a call to action for them to join WA.
Loes
Premium
Great! I hope a lot of people read your training :)! Very important to pay attention to the titles of your WA blogs
I just wrote a blog to give through your message The Golden Nugget Online
I just wrote a blog to give through your message The Golden Nugget Online
boomergp08
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