My 2 golden rules for affiliate marketing


Hi Reader,

I’ve earned multi six-figures from affiliate marketing.

Anyone can do it if they enjoy documenting how they use a product or service. It’s a great way to get paid to create content. But before you try affiliate marketing, remember these two promotion rules:

1. Promote products and services only if you use or trust it.
2. Promote a product or service only if it adds value to your audience.

I get weekly queries from companies looking for me to promote their products. I almost always say no because of those two rules.

No value for me or my audience

No bueno.

If you want to learn more about affiliate marketing, I published a lengthy article on Medium.

Read now

Write on,

Bryan Collins

Also, Next week, I’m running a workshop with my friend Matt McWilliams to help you create your affiliate program. Matt’s an expert in this area. More details to follow.

If you’ve got questions, hit reply and ask me.


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