In today’s issue:
🛍️ What is Amazon Associates?
💸 How to make money with Amazon Affiliate Marketing
🔥 Final Thoughts
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Amazon Associates - Affiliate Marketing for Beginners

What is Amazon Associates?
It’s Amazon’s premiere Affiliate Marketing platform where you can promote products and get paid a commission when someone purchases through your referral link.
I always recommend when you’re just starting your online business to start with Amazon Associates because it’s 100% Free to sign-up & get started.
You can promote Amazon products literally anywhere — social media, blog or website.
This is one of the only online businesses you can literally start making money the first day you sign up, no strings attached.
Here’s the Top 5 platforms to promote your products for Free 👇
PLATFORM #1
Nextdoor

If you aren’t familiar with Nextdoor, it’s a neighborhood-style social media platform where you can connect with your neighbors.
It’s an excellent source for promoting your Amazon links because it’s free & the potential exposure can spread very quickly.
Here’s an example post I created about a content creator camera:

Why this works:
I’m asking a question/inquiring about the camera
The description is simple, not sales/spammy
Post a picture of the product to entice intrigue
Post a link to your affiliate product
Similar to Facebook, neighbors can comment on the post, like it and interact with it.
When creating the post you can choose which neighborhoods you want the post to be visible in, the more neighborhoods you select that increases your chances of making a sale/commission.
PLATFORM #2

Facebook is one of the original social media platforms that we all used back in 2006/2007 to connect with our loved ones, friends & join groups with similar interests.
A great place to start promoting your amazon products is your main news feed. You can literally post an image of the product straight off Amazon and link to it in the comments section.
Why this works:
You’re engaging with your newsfeed
Friends/Family can easily share the post
Leverage hashtags to expand your reach within Facebook
Facebook has 3 Billion active monthly users
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PLATFORM #3

Pinterest is a unique social media platform in that there are 619 Million active members on every month.
It’s mainly geared towards more creativity/imagery style posts vs the typical newsfeed you see on Facebook — but that doesn’t mean lack of opportunity.
Here’s an example of a pin I created on Pinterest:

Why this works:
I created an engaging featured image with product description
Asking leading questions helps spark curiosity about the product
Linking my Amazon affiliate link creates an impulse click
Pinterest has a secret tool called Trends anyone can use to search what topics/keywords are rising through the search ranks.
This is incredible helpful on finding how to word your title/description, but also to zero-in on what products maybe trending right now.
PLATFORM #4
X (Twitter)

Yes.. It’s TOTALLY okay to still refer to this platform as Twitter 😂
X aka Twitter, is a unique social media platform that limits users to 144 characters when typing a post — you can upgrade to a paid plan and post more if you like.
I really like this platform because it’s simple to use, post links and also utilize hashtags when promoting your products.
You can link directly to your Amazon products in your post.
For example, check out Amazon’s Best Seller List to find Trending products.

Why this works:
Simple but effective message to describe the product
Leveraging hashtags to expand your reach
Calling out the late gift buyers who still need to shop
Display image of product so there’s no surprises
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PLATFORM #5

LinkedIn, is a professional networking platform where people typically go to connect with co-workers, post their resume for new jobs & promote new businesses they are starting.
Not many people know that LinkedIn also has tons of free groups you can join that are perfect for promoting affiliate products.
Here’s an example of post I created in a Photography group:

Why this works:
Clear call to action, who this is targeted for “Photographers”
Ask a question that gets readers thinking
Utilize hashtags to expand your audience reach
Post affiliate link for readers to click
This platform is one you should definitely not sleep on..
Take advantage of the millions of active professionals in the thousands of groups available to you — it’s free to sign-up & join a group.
🔥 Final Thoughts
This is YOUR year. There’s no excuse why you can’t start your online business even as a side hustle.
There are MILLIONS of products to promote on Amazon, so no matter what niche you’re in you’ll find something to sell.
It’s time to jump on the Affiliate Marketing train and start cashing in!
👉 Hit ‘Reply’ and let me know, Have you tried Affiliate Marketing?
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