No More Mistakes - Lessons Learned From Affiliate Marketers

Skip the blunders and learn from other’s experience.

This article is letter (L) of our “Affiliate Marketing" series where we write an article for each letter of the phrase. “Affiliate Marketing" shares content to help you reach your peak marketing performance and make the most of your marketing efforts. Find links to more articles in the series below.

Let’s stand on the shoulders of giants and learn from the mistakes of great affiliate marketers who have gone before you. Find three common mistakes, and what you can lesson you can learn from that mistake, below.

Content & Community Lessons

Mistake: Visitors not staying on your site and little to no return visitors.

Lesson Learned: Your solution is simple. Just create interesting, compelling, and thought-provoking content around a topic you are passionate about. This will get people interested in your site and a dedicated community will follow.

Lessons Learned From Marketing Campaigns

Mistake: Your marketing campaign fails within the first 3 months (common to everyone from startups to Fortune 500 companies).

Lesson Learned: Focus on your “Why” and inspire people with a purpose that transcends monetization.

Marketing Lessons Learned

Mistake: You ignore the fact that 84% of millennials don’t like or trust traditional advertising.

Lesson Learned: Utilize UGC (user-generated content) from your target audience. It allows people to connect with your brand on an emotional level, be truly authentic, and empowers your audience to produce shareable content.

Word Up:

Sometimes you learn the best lessons from your deepest failures. But don’t take it personally. Walk it off, learn from it, and move on towards success. What lessons have you learned about affiliate marketers you want to share?

Sources: therisetothetop, neilpatel

This article is letter (I) of our “Affiliate Marketing" series where we write an article for each letter of the phrase. “Affiliate Marketing" shares content to help you reach your peak marketing performance and make the most of your marketing efforts. Find links to more articles in the series below.

(A) Everything You Need To Know To Start (A)ffiliate Marketing

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(I)rresistible Incentives To Become An Affiliate Marketer

(L) No More Mistakes - (L)essons Learned From Affiliate Marketers

(I) What Kind Of (I)ncome Can You Expect From Affiliate Marketing?

(A) When (A)I Meets Affiliate Marketing…

(T) The Top (T)rends To Amp Up Your Affiliate Marketing Game

(E) How (E)ntrepreneurs Can Make Affiliate Marketing Work For Them

(M) Time-Tested Ways To (M)onetize Your Content

(A) How To Turn Your (A)utomation From Zero To Hero

(R) Take Full Advantage Of Affiliate Marketing With These 10 (R)ewards