Especially during 2020, Q4 is a great time for publishers to use gift guides to increase affiliate commissions. Last year on Awin and ShareASale, we tracked over $8.4 million publisher commissions across Cyber Weekend, with a 22% increase YoY. With lots of changes due to the global pandemic, consumers will be turning online for their holiday shopping needs more than ever before. This reinforces the importance of preparing ahead and finding new ways to provide value to your readers, making the holiday shopping and gift giving process as smooth for them as possible. The easier you make the process, the more your affiliate efforts will succeed throughout the entire quarter. A great way to do this is by creating a gift guide. Essentially a gift guide removes the… [Read More...]

Starting out as an affiliate and starting an online business can be a daunting prospect and it is not always easy to know where to begin. Fear not, ShareASale’s publisher success team is on hand to support your affiliate marketing journey, even if you are a complete beginner. How to become an affiliate marketer with ShareASale So you’ve decided to become an affiliate marketer. You’ve come to the right place. ShareASale is one of North America’s leading affiliate marketing networks, so we are fully equipped to help guide you in the right direction and show you how to start affiliate marketing.? At ShareASale we refer to affiliate marketers as affiliates or publishers. As an ShareASale publisher, you’ll have access to over 6,000 merchants looking for dedicated … [Read More...]

WordPress expert David Vogelpohl from WP Engine answers questions from the Wealthy Affiliate community around WordPress. With affiliate optimization experience as a publisher, affiliate, and in outsourced program management, WordPress expert David Vogelpohl shares a unique and very informed point of view on how you can use WordPress to help drive success in your affiliate business. In the third and final part of our interview series with David, we he gave us his final thoughts to the most common affiliate questions around WordPress (you can read part 1 here, and part 2 here.) What is Gutenberg? DV: “Gutenberg” is the term people use to describe the new “block editor” experience used to build posts and pages in WordPress. The WordPress block editor was introduced in December 2018 and completely … [Read More...]

Can I do affiliate marketing without a website? It’s a question we’re asked on a regular basis. The short answer is yes. But there’s a little more to it than that. In this article, we’ll explore common and not so common methods people have utilized which have led to success in the affiliate channel without creating their own websites. What is important to note is that some advertisers list having a website as a requirement for their affiliate program. It’s advised to look for these parameters within an advertiser’s terms and conditions prior to signing up for their program. Alternatively, you can reach out directly to discuss your chosen approach. How can I make money with affiliate marketing without a website? There are several common approaches to… [Read More...]