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

My answer here might surprise you...should you build your business on affiliate marketing? Listen up to learn what percentage of our business is affiliate marketing and how to use affiliate marketing to build your business (not the other way around) LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE Take our Affiliate Marketing Survey: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/affsurvey Ask Me a Question here: http://www.asktheaffiliateguy.com/ All our recommended affiliate programs: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/whatsup Your First 100 Affiliates Report: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/first100 How I Currently Make $3,874 a Week Without Creating a Single Product: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/watch

As you may have seen, there's a little government shutdown going on in the United States. Nearly a million people are out of work, some of whom will never be paid. Could an online business be the answer to the government shutdown? Can an email list and some marketing skills save a family from financial meltdown? Is it possible that something this simple could actually get people through their darkest hour? That's what happened for Wayne. And I share his story in today's episode. Links Mentioned In The Episode Follow Me on Facebook: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/facebook Grow Your Email List: http://www.listlaunchchallenge.com Take our Affiliate Marketing Survey: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/affsurvey Ask Me a Question here: http://www.asktheaffiliateguy.com/ All our recommended affiliate programs: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/whatsup Your First 100 Affiliates Report: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/first100 How I Currently Make $3,874 a Week Without Creating a Single Product: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/watch

We surveyed hundreds of people last year asking them this simple question: What's the hardest part about running your online business The most common answer...growing my email list! Can you relate? Probably...and you're just like the 77% of people who said that. So, what is holding you back? Today, I'll share the #1 thing that holds most people back from growing their list. Links Mentioned In The Episode Watch the Facebook Live: https://www.facebook.com/MATTMCWILLIAMSCONSULTING/videos/599207580539447/?__xts__%5B0%5D=68.ARB2MIwZLYJBc5EpVwtJ49YLFAwh15G6pxfFlIJlwaupeG3fuQa2mJfHVihm05Qd7SS7ceuMHGm2rrupSEjVx8q4DR3b8hgWd3df0YZhdKUTOg5UuMlk_bO2Bx3_BzM86Y82cJ9IFo1ZNF7YZAAalK7mznbuxBTmbWj14pnW_WUKOGFLMzYZq5l0wisOHLTzZ9uHwC01bTgxrDuu9CvYhJhzKc-G7RS60EGG6-G0Q5EBTxWyvYAGu5tFV_c4zRMCl_cVUp8sd0nyEUQpoXxke6N2MzU31U3vvXCzhqQROKCi3Le1-I_b0gmSms_cBNb0swG6G6q7CUgbnUvok62JlBhxrpozndbUlgxyi5k&__tn__=-R Grow Your Email List: ListLaunchChallenge.com- http://www.listlaunchchallenge.com Take our Affiliate Marketing Survey: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/affsurvey Ask Me a Question here: http://www.asktheaffiliateguy.com/ All our recommended affiliate programs: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/whatsup Your First 100 Affiliates Report: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/first100 How I Currently Make $3,874 a Week Without Creating a Single Product: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/watch

We just finished our most successful Facebook Live ever...at least in terms of engagement and results. At the end, we had 239 comments and a dozen sign-ups for our List Launch Challenge. How'd we do it? I share the exact strategy we used in this episode. Links Mentioned In The Episode Watch the Facebook Live: https://www.facebook.com/MATTMCWILLIAMSCONSULTING/videos/599207580539447/?__xts__%5B0%5D=68.ARB2MIwZLYJBc5EpVwtJ49YLFAwh15G6pxfFlIJlwaupeG3fuQa2mJfHVihm05Qd7SS7ceuMHGm2rrupSEjVx8q4DR3b8hgWd3df0YZhdKUTOg5UuMlk_bO2Bx3_BzM86Y82cJ9IFo1ZNF7YZAAalK7mznbuxBTmbWj14pnW_WUKOGFLMzYZq5l0wisOHLTzZ9uHwC01bTgxrDuu9CvYhJhzKc-G7RS60EGG6-G0Q5EBTxWyvYAGu5tFV_c4zRMCl_cVUp8sd0nyEUQpoXxke6N2MzU31U3vvXCzhqQROKCi3Le1-I_b0gmSms_cBNb0swG6G6q7CUgbnUvok62JlBhxrpozndbUlgxyi5k&__tn__=-R Grow Your Email List: ListLaunchChallenge.com- http://www.listlaunchchallenge.com Take our Affiliate Marketing Survey: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/affsurvey Ask Me a Question here: http://www.asktheaffiliateguy.com/ All our recommended affiliate programs: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/whatsup Your First 100 Affiliates Report: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/first100 How I Currently Make $3,874 a Week Without Creating a Single Product: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/watch

I just got the most hate mail I've ever received from one of my emails. And I was not prepared for this. What could have possibly caused this? In today's episode, I'll share that email and what you can learn from it. LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE Take our Affiliate Marketing Survey: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/affsurvey Ask Me a Question here: http://www.asktheaffiliateguy.com/ All our recommended affiliate programs: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/whatsup Your First 100 Affiliates Report: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/first100 How I Currently Make $3,874 a Week Without Creating a Single Product: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/watch

I took 3 weeks off from my business and what happened shocked me. I learned four valuable lessons that we'll share with you today. I'm joined by Mark Sieverkropp to discuss why time off is such a powerful force for your business and your life. LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE Facebook Live on Why We Didn't Do a Black Friday Promotion: https://www.facebook.com/MATTMCWILLIAMSCONSULTING/videos/267361110798815/ BOOK: Hyperfocus by Chris Bailey BOOK: Presuasion by Robert Cialdini Take our Affiliate Marketing Survey: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/affsurvey Ask Me a Question here: http://www.asktheaffiliateguy.com/ All our recommended affiliate programs: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/whatsup Your First 100 Affiliates Report: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/first100 How I Currently Make $3,874 a Week Without Creating a Single Product: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/watch

Last week, I wrote a post entitled, Why I'm Not Sharing My 2019 Goals This Year. I shared that research shows that we shouldn't share our goals publicly as we're less likely to achieve them. But who SHOULD we be sharing them with? In today's episode, I'll share what has and what hasn't worked for me. LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE Get Michael Hyatt's 5 Days to Your Best Year PLUS My Exclusive Bonuses: https://www.mattmcwilliams.com/dont-pay-michael-hyatt-194-for-your-best-year-ever/ POST: Why I'm Not Sharing My 2019 Goals This Year: https://www.mattmcwilliams.com/why-im-not-sharing-my-2019-goals-this-year/ Take our Affiliate Marketing Survey: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/affsurvey Ask Me a Question here: http://www.asktheaffiliateguy.com/ All our recommended affiliate programs: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/whatsup Your First 100 Affiliates Report: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/first100 How I Currently Make $3,874 a Week Without Creating a Single Product

When you start your business, there is no better way to grow explosively than to have affiliate partners. But is there a time when you should NOT work with affiliates? I'll answer that and possibly save you a whole lot of heartache in the process. LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE Take our Affiliate Marketing Survey: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/affsurvey Ask Me a Question here: http://www.asktheaffiliateguy.com/ All our recommended affiliate programs: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/whatsup Your First 100 Affiliates Report: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/first100 How I Currently Make $3,874 a Week Without Creating a Single Product: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/watch

There's a very simple tool in your marketing arsenal...that yields powerful results. It's called perceptual contrast and if you are familiar with the writings of Robert Cialdini, you know the term. But do you know just how powerful it is? LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE My Recommended Marketing Books: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/recommended-books-affiliate-marketing2 Take our Affiliate Marketing Survey: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/affsurvey Ask Me a Question here: http://www.asktheaffiliateguy.com/ All our recommended affiliate programs: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/whatsup Your First 100 Affiliates Report: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/first100 How I Currently Make $3,874 a Week Without Creating a Single Product: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/watch

The problem with any big affiliate product launch is what we call the "Messy Middle." It's not the first day or the last day when sales are huge. It's everything in between. So how do you make the middle less messy and boost your sales? That's what today's episode is all about! LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE Take our Affiliate Marketing Survey: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/affsurvey Ask Me a Question here: http://www.asktheaffiliateguy.com/ All our recommended affiliate programs: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/whatsup Your First 100 Affiliates Report: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/first100 How I Currently Make $3,874 a Week Without Creating a Single Product: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/watch