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Here are a few helpful resources to get you started on your affiliate journey + my favorite blogging resources mentioned in the session.
(FYI: Some of these links include, you guessed it, affiliate links!)
RESOURCES
- Social and Blog Post Scheduling – Co-Schedule, Hootsuite
- Pinterest Scheduling – Tailwind (get a free month here)
- Email Provider (newsletter, sequencing, content upgrades) – ConvertKit
- Stock Photos, Templates, Fonts & Graphics – Creative Market
- Blogging Planners – Spreadsheet Business Planner by Restored 316, Goal Setting Power Sheets by Cultivate What Matters
- Accounting (because you’re gonna need to keep track of all those affiliate dollas! – Freshbooks (get a free month here)
FAVORITE AFFILIATE PROGRAMS
These affiliate programs are great for bloggers!
- Kids Cook Real Food
- Ebates
- AirBNB
- FreezeEasy
- Kiwi Crate
- Ultimate Bundles
- Grove Collaborative
- Make Over Your Mornings
- And here is a list of high-value referral programs that work great for bloggers.
AFFILIATE NETWORKS
You can apply to join an affiliate network. I am a member of each of the networks below, so I feel confident using my referral link to share them with you. )
Share A Sale – You can pick and choose from a lot of different companies spanning several categories with this affiliate network. I like to use Tiny Prints because they always have inexpensive photo cards around the holidays and they send out lots of coupon codes for my readers. Share A Sale is also home to Scrapbook.com’s affiliate program and that is an excellent resource for my paper crafting friends out there!
Amazon – you can sign up here to be an associate (which is their fancy term for affiliate). Since Amazon sells pretty much everything you can think of, you can almost always find something that fits within your blog’s scope. For me, I love to read and since I frequently share reviews of books that I’ve read this is a good fit since I would be linking to the book I was recommending anyhow.
RewardStyle – I love this network for their linking app that allows me to link directly from a variety of sites. It makes it so easy! They expedit admission via referrals so if you’d like me to refer you shoot me an email and let me know!
FlexOffers – Flex Offers actually does surprisingly well for me. They have a wide variety of sites to choose from and good payout structures. I use them to link to some of my favorite stores, like Carter’s or JCP.
Escalate Media Network – Escalate wins my affiliate network blogger support award hands down. They are great to work with. They offer brands such as VistaPrint and Coupons.com (great if you’re posting about grocery deals!) and they send you an email every day with your affiliate links for new deals + coupon codes.
Google Affiliate Network – There are oodles of companies to choose from on Google’s affiliate network. I am pretty selective about which affiliates I choose because I like to know the brand I am representing well. I use affiliate links for Target because I shop there often and recommend several baby items from their store. Google also offers affiliate programs for Diapers.com which is another online baby supply store I like that offers affiliates a code to share for $10 off new orders (which is FIVEAFF if you want it!) If you’re a baby or parenting blogger, those are some that would work will for you.
My Savings Media – Similar to Escalate, this affiliate network offers a lot of coupon based affiliate offers. They also have affiliate offers for some great brands such as Pampers and Home Depot. I like that they email you current deals and promotions to pass on to your readers.
Logical Media – Another affiliate program with offers similar to Escalate and My Savings Media. In my opinion, Logical Media tends to offer more text links and has some nice features that allow you to auto-rotate offers of your choice in a dedicated space on your blog.
Linkshare – There are several companies that offer affiliate programs through LinkShare. Die Cuts With A View Digital is a good one for blogs that features scrapbooking and craft projects. They are at the bottom of my list, I feel as though I can recommend them because they work well but I use them least because the other networks have better features in my opinion.
WHAT IF THE ONE I WANT ISN’T LISTED?
There are a few different ways you can find affiliate programs. Scroll down to the bottom of your favorite websites, like http://www.scrapbook.com. See where it says AFFILIATES? Click there to apply!
A LITTLE ADVICE FROM ME ON USING AFFILIATE LINKS
Only use affiliate links for companies/brands that you can genuinely recommend. If your friend was buying a house and asked you to recommend a real estate agent, you wouldn’t just look up some random agents online to refer her to would you? I mean, maybe you would but then you’d be a terrible friend. No, you’d recommend someone that you know and trust.
It’s the same with affiliate programs. Your word is important. I know it’s tempting to just join every affiliate program there is to try and make some money. But you won’t make money unless you can back up your referral. I feel confident each time I use an affiliate link because I know I am recommending a product or service that I have tried and genuinely like or that I know will be very helpful to other people.
xoxo
KA
