Welcome to episode 44 of the Food Blogger Pro podcast! This week, Bjork talks with Justine Grey about how low-traffic bloggers can make an income through affiliate marketing.

Last week, Bjork interviewed Tieghan Gerard from the popular blog Half Baked Harvest about her inspiring photography, inventive recipes, and the drive that keeps her moving forward. To go listen to that episode, click here.

Getting Started with Affiliate Marketing

Many bloggers wonder how they can make an income from their blog when they don’t have a lot of traffic. As we all know, ads pay per impression (or click), and sometimes it takes a lot of impressions to get the dollars to add up.

However, bloggers with lower traffic numbers still can make money with their blogs. How? With affiliate marketing! By sharing the products they love with their readers, smaller bloggers are able to earn commissions on those products and start earning an income sooner.

Justine Grey is an affiliate marketing guru, and she is here today to tell us all about the world of affiliate marketing.

In this episode, Justine shares:

• How she ended up making affiliate marketing her career
• What affiliate marketing is and how it can be used to monetize your blog
• What an affiliate cookie is and how long it’s valid
• Why being an affiliate isn’t about selling products
• How you can be a better, more successful affiliate
• How to get a better rate for your affiliate sales
• What you should pay affiliates for your own products
• Whether or not you should use a large network like ShareASale for your affiliate network
• Why you shouldn’t automatically add all affiliates that apply

 

Resources:

• Digital Product Deilvery (DPD)
• Gumroad
• Gumroad course on FBP
• Best affiliate programs for food bloggers
• JustineGrey.com
• Justine on Twitter, Pinterest, and Instagram

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