The Affiliate Guy with Matt McWilliams: Marketing Tips, Affiliate Management, & More

What are some things in your business that you hate doing? What do you do if you are a solopreneur or only have a small team? Well, someone asked me that very question recently and today I'll share exactly what I've done and what I would do. LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE Join Affiliate Insider Monthly for Just $1: mattmcwilliams.com/aimtrial Your Affiliate Launch Coach: youraffiliatelaunchcoach.com

What in the heck do evolutionary biology, neuroanatomy, and anthropology have to do with Facebook? And how do Freud's Id, Ego and Superego influence our use of Twitter? Well, the internet is nothing more than a reflection of how our human brains work, how they have evolved, and how we see life through digital eyes. Today, I have a fascinating conversation with an expert in social media about how to create viral content, how to fit natively into different social media networks, and the art and science of memeology. LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE Joe's book, The Hidden Psychology of Social Networks: mattmcwilliams.com/hidden Check out my free training on starting affiliate marketing: mattmcwilliams.com/masterclass Affiliate Opportunity: Redefining the Top 1% by Trevor Blattner: https://www.mattmcwilliams.com/affiliate-opportunity-redefining-the-top-1-by-dr-trevor-blattner/

Imagine for a moment something horrible...you have 200 affiliates and your affiliate system has wiped out every single one of them. Nothing left. Now, what do you do? Well, in today's episode, I'm going to share a few of these doomsday scenarios in your business, what to do if they happen, but more importantly how to avoid them in the first place! LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE Yet Another Mail Merge: mattmcwilliams.com/yamm Find Affiliates Now: findaffiliatesnow.com The Affiliate Code: mattmcwilliams.com/code START Mastermind: mattmcwilliams.com/start

Today I have a super special guest who is going to blow your mind. She's sharing how to fascinate your audience and create amazing content whether it's email or social media or whatever. And we're going to talk about how to get actual results - meaning you actually make money - from social media marketing. This is so good you don't want to miss it! LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE Kim's More Followers Challenge: mattmcwilliams.com/morefollowers Get Kim's Book: mattmcwilliams.com/nobsbook

The word leadership has a lot of misconceptions. We think of leaders as older, smarter, more qualified, and deemed worthy of the title of "leader." As a result, we shrink back from our own ability to lead. We diminish our own qualifications and consider ourselves unworthy of such a title. We play small. But here's the exciting and hopefully encouraging reality: You are a leader. Today I'll share the surprising truth about leading your tribe. LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE Passion to Profit Path Training: passiontoprofitpath.com START Mastermind: mattmcwilliams.com/start DECLARATIONS: "The world needs my voice and my message!" "I only have to stay ONE step ahead of my tribe."

After more than a decade of being an entrepreneur, working with entrepreneurs, and now coaching entrepreneurs, I've found there are 3 types of entrepreneurs. In today's episode, we'll explore all 3 types, discover which one you are, and how to get to be a Type 3 Entrepreneur (that's what we all want). LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE Passion to Profit Path Training: passiontoprofitpath.com EXERCISES: 1. Identify which entrepreneur type you are. Are you doing great financially but hating the work? Or are you loving your work but struggling financially? 2. Take a few minutes to write out what a "Double Win" would look like for you. How many people are you impacting? What kind of income are you making? How big is your team? What exactly is your message and your platform? DECLARATION: I can and I will do what I love and make a ton of money doing it!

My father never owned a computer. Never owned a cell phone. That I know of he never got on the internet a moment in his life. Yet he taught me almost everything I know about online marketing and business. He was never famous and never had a following but left a legacy that lives to this day...Today I'm sharing some of the most powerful lessons my dad taught me about online marketing. LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE Passion to Profit Path Training: passiontoprofitpath.com List Launch Challenge: listlaunchchallenge.com

As we wind down a year like no other (at least in most of our lifetimes), it's time to look ahead to 2021. Today, I share how my 2020 predictions turned out and reveal my bold predictions for the year ahead. LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE Affiliate Insider Monthly Trial: mattmcwilliams.com/podcastdeal

Most successful businesses are built on ONE thing...and it's not the right idea, talent, or timing. It's FAILURE. And the reason why most businesses don't succeed and don't make it past their first year or two is very simple...they don't fail enough. Today, I'll share how successful businesses are built on failure, how to use your failures as a catalyst to success, and how to test, test, test your way to success. LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE Things to Test Cheat Sheet: mattmcwilliams.com/test How to Use Live Chat to Close Affiliate Sales: mattmcwilliams.com/166 4 Ways to Stand Out in a Crowded Niche: mattmcwilliams.com/tag394 How to Activate Inactive Affiliates: mattmcwilliams.com/how-to-activate-inactive-affiliates Affiliate Contest Prize Database: mattmcwilliams.com/contest Affiliate Recruiting Email Template: mattmcwilliams.com/recruitingswipe How to Work with Competitors as Affiliates: mattmcwilliams.com/tag016

I was chatting with my friend Adam Houge the other day and he was telling me how he turned a free virtual event into a 3-day moneymaker...with a small audience and no overhead. So I asked him to share it with my podcast audience. You gotta hear this! LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE Adam Houge's Site: adamhouge.org