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

We just had our BEST affiliate promotion ever in terms of revenue! More than $125,000 in sales and one of the top spots in a crowded and elite leaderboard. How'd we do it? Well, listen to this episode, my friend, because I'm sharing the top 3 strategies we used and lessons we learned from the launch. LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE Affiliate Insider Monthly Trial: mattmcwilliams.com/aimtrial

Do you ever wonder why you can't lose those dreaded extra pounds, grow your bank account, or find a marketing message that works? In so many ways, it's not your fault. Your Mind Type governs how you act and if you don't master your Mind Type you will never be in charge. If you do, you take command. My friend and mentor Ridgely Goldsborough took me through his process and it was seriously amazing...we recorded it for this podcast. I kind of get a little choked up. I really did not expect something as profound as this. Maybe you'll have the same reaction. LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE Discover Your Mind Type: mattmcwilliams.com/mindtypes

When I started my first affiliate program 15 years ago, I was totally ignorant about how to run an affiliate program. I made a bunch of mistakes and learned a lot of lessons the hard way...and still built a $12.6 million affiliate program in just two years. In the last episode I shared the first 10 mistakes and Today I'm sharing mistakes 11-20 so YOU don't have to make them! LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE Find Affiliates Now Program: findaffiliatesnow.com PDF Report (Top Affiliate Program Mistakes and How to Avoid Them): mattmcwilliams.com/mistakes My #1 Affiliate Recruiting Email: mattmcwilliams.com/mmcbestemail How to Determine Commission Structure: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wHYgeRCh7tE How to Create Swipe Copy for Your Affiliates: mattmcwilliams.com/write-swipe-copy-affiliates/ Affiliate Promo Plan Template: mattmcwilliams.com/promoplan Affiliate Activation Templates: mattmcwilliams.com/activatetemplates Facebook Live on Getting Affiliates to Commit: mattmcwilliams.com/may21

When I started my first affiliate program back in 2005…I literally knew NOTHING about how to run an affiliate program. Through a LOT of trial and error...and some huge mistakes, I built a $12.6 million affiliate program in the next two years. Some of those mistakes were nearly fatal to our affiliate program (and our business) at the time. The GOOD news for you is that you don't have to make the same mistakes I did. In today's episode, I share the first 10 of 20 mistakes I made in those early years of my first affiliate program. LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE Top 20 Affiliate Program Mistakes (and How to Avoid Them): mattmcwilliams.com/mistakes Find Affiliates Now Program: findaffiliatesnow.com My #1 Affiliate Recruiting Email: mattmcwilliams.com/mmcbestemail How to Determine Commission Structure: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wHYgeRCh7tE Facebook Live: The BIGGEST Lie You've Been Told About Finding Affiliates: mattmcwilliams.com/may14

When is the right time to start working with affiliates? Well, for years I've been teaching folks to wait longer than they should. And I'm here today to admit that I was wrong. Today, I'll share the RIGHT time for you to start an affiliate program. When should you bring on affiliate partners to promote your product? My answer to this question in the past probably not what you think it'd be. Yes, I'm "The Affiliate Guy" and I love affiliates. I've run affiliate programs for some of the top companies and entrepreneurs in the world. And I think everyone should have affiliates for their products. There is simply no better way to grow your business. But there is a right time and a wrong time to bring on affiliates…or so I thought. Today I'm going to share some of the background on this. How I arrived at my line of thinking, what led me to rethink it, and what it means for you. LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE FB Live this Thursday (May 14) - mattmcwilliams.com/may14 Find Affiliates Now Course - Findaffiliatesnow.com Ultimate Guide to Facebook Ads for Affiliate Marketing Your First 100 Affiliates - mattmcwilliams.com/first100 Get Affiliates to Say YES: https://www.mattmcwilliams.com/ask-others-promote-launch

If you are building your business on the side, then listen up. It's not easy, but my guest today will show you how to build a successful side hustle. I'm joined today by Mark Mason of Late Night Internet Marketing. I asked him to share some of his top tips and strategies for running a successful side hustle...and boy did he deliver! If you want to learn how to run an online business on the side and NOT work yourself to death or go crazy...this is the episode for you! LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE Mark Mason's Late Night Internet Marketing Podcast: latenightim.com 3 Affiliate Marketing Reports: mattmcwilliams.com/3reports

There's a single page on my site that makes more than $100,000 a year. It's all completely passive affiliate income. Want to know what it is? Then keep listening because I'm gonna tell you all about it in this episode. LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE The Ultimate Guide to Creating a Resources Page: mattmcwilliams.com/resourcespage My Toolbox Page: mattmcwilliams.com/toolbox My Recommended Reading Page: mattmcwilliams.com/books MeetEdgar Social Media Management Tool: mattmcwilliams.com/edgar

A lot of businesses (including ours) that are more focused on launches and large influxes of cash in a short time are paying the price during this pandemic. Thankfully, last year we learned from my friend Stu McLaren how to create recurring revenue. This consistent, monthly revenue is sustaining us through this challenging time. So I asked him to share with you why there has never been a better time to start creating recurring revenue with his favorite method, a membership site. LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE Stu McLaren's TRIBE Workshop: mattmcwilliams.com/tribe Affiliate Insider Monthly $1 Trial: mattmcwilliams.com/aimtrial Find your first 100 affiliates here (Free Report): mattmcwilliams.com/first100 Learn more about the full TRIBE course here

I am so excited to share a special interview with the one and only Pat Flynn. This interview was recorded on April 10, 2020, the same day that deaths in the United States peaked from COVID-19. During this crazy time we're going through as a country and as a global society, many people have suddenly lost jobs, had their income go up in smoke, and are living in a fearful state. But there is hope. And I wanted to have Pat on to share what HE did back in 2008 when he lost his job and the economy was in shambles. What he went through (and I went through at the same time) is not much different than what we're going through today. He got through it. I got through it. We all got through it then. And we will get through this difficult time today as well. LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE The Ultimate Guide to Resources Pages: mattmcwilliams.com/resourcepage Pat's Podcast Course (Free): https://www.smartpassiveincome.com/guide/start-podcast-pats-complete-step-step-podcasting-tutorial/

Around 16 years ago, my business faced a crisis. Not unlike the situation that so many are facing today. We had a great idea. All the right intentions. We even had the right team in place. But we'd just lost HALF of our money…and we needed a solution. We needed QUICK CASH NOW! Our solution was an affiliate program...one that grew that brought in $12.6 million in only its second year. Today, I share 5 reasons why YOU need an affiliate program right now! LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE FREE REPORT: Your First 100 Affiliates: mattmcwilliams.com/first100