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

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How to Create Promotion Plans for Affiliates Apr 09, 2024

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If you want your affiliates to promote more often, more aggressively, and make more sales, you need to show them how. And one of the easiest ways to do this is to provide them with a clear plan for success. Tell them what to promote, when to promote, and how to promote by giving them easy-to-follow promo plans. I show you exactly how to create these affiliate promo plans in this episode.

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Download the Promo Plan Template

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Influence Book

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How Sarah Williams 20X'd her Affiliate Sales and Won a $100,000 First Prize Apr 02, 2024

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In her first year promoting an affiliate offer, Sarah Williams made 9 sales. The next year, in the same promotion, she made 184…and won the $100,000 first prize. The crazy thing is…this was a last-minute promo…and she still won it! How'd she do it? Well, that's what this episode is all about.

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Sarah's site: launchyourboxwithsarah.com

Sarah's Book, One Box at a Time: launchyourboxwithsarah.com/one-box-at-a-time

Work with Us: mattmcwilliams.com/work

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How to Get Your Affiliates Fired Up Before a Promotion Mar 26, 2024

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Is it better to hire an in-house affiliate manager or an outsourced one? My answer might surprise you. I know I'm biased, but I share the pros and cons of both in this podcast episode. So…which one is best? Well, the answer depends…and I show you what's best for YOUR situation in this week's podcast episode.

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Free Masterclass - How I Built a $12.6 Million A Year Affiliate Program In Only Two Years Without Any Connections or Credentials

Affiliate Warm Up Plan and Promo Plan

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What Kind of Affiliate Manager is Best: In-House or Outsourced? Mar 19, 2024

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Which is better? Hiring an in-house affiliate manager or outsourcing it? One person or an agency? Today, I share the pros and cons of both ways and show you which kind of affiliate manager is best for YOUR business.

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Your Affiliate Launch Coach: youraffiliatelaunchcoach.com

Find Your First 100 Affiliates: mattmcwilliams.com/first100

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What to Look for in an Affiliate Manager Mar 12, 2024

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Ever wonder what makes a great affiliate manager? It's a BIG question…probably one of the most common questions I'm asked. What do I look for in an affiliate manager? In other words…WHO should I hire and WHERE do I find a good one? And how do I make sure they're a great fit? Discover all the answers in this podcast episode. Any hire is a HUGE decision, but this is one you can't afford to screw up.

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Your Affiliate Launch Coach

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Don't Make These Killer Mistakes with Your Affiliate Program (Part 2) Mar 05, 2024

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Someone asked me recently what are some of the WORST mistakes I've made running affiliate programs over the past 19+ years. Narrowing that down was quite the challenge because I have made some REALLY STUPID mistakes, including one that got me SUED by the FTC (more on that in the episode). This episode shows you how to NOT make the same mistakes I did. Listen now and learn from me! LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE

Find Affiliates Now Program

PDF Report (Top Affiliate Program Mistakes and How to Avoid Them)

My #1 Affiliate Recruiting Email

How to Determine Commission Structure

How to Create Swipe Copy for Your Affiliates

Affiliate Promo Plan Template

Affiliate Activation Templates

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Don't Make These Killer Mistakes with Your Affiliate Program (Part 1) Feb 27, 2024

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When I started my first affiliate program, I learned a lot through trial and error…and some huge mistakes, I built a $1 million/month affiliate program in the next two years. Some of those mistakes almost destroyed our business. The GOOD news for you is that I'm sharing those mistakes in this episode, so YOU don't have to make them!

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Top 20 Affiliate Program Mistakes (and How to Avoid Them)

Find Affiliates Now Program

My #1 Affiliate Recruiting Email

How to Determine Commission Structure

Facebook Live: The BIGGEST Lie You've Been Told About Finding Affiliates

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WORST Affiliate Email I've Ever Received Feb 20, 2024

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Affiliate managers send some bad emails to their affiliates. These emails end up having the opposite effect of what was intended. And then, there is this email I'm sharing today…the WORST email I've ever seen from an affiliate program.

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How to Activate Inactive Affiliates in Launches: mattmcwilliams.com/how-to-activate-inactive-affiliates

How to Activate Inactive Affiliates (Evergreen Programs): mattmcwilliams.com/activate-inactive-affiliates-evergreen-programs

Affiliate Activation Email Templates: mattmcwilliams.com/activate

Easy Way to Get an Extra 10% from Your Affiliates Feb 13, 2024

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Want to know an easy way to get 10% more from your affiliates? Just imagine what that would do for your business. I show you how in this episode!

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Free Masterclass – How I Built a $1 Million a Month Affiliate Program In Only Two Years Without Any Connections or Credentials

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How Brenda Ster Did a $90,000 Affiliate Promo With Just 1200 People Feb 06, 2024

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Brenda Ster has a list of only 1200 people…and made more than $90,000 in ONE affiliate promotion. If you want to know how to take a small list and turn it into massive profits, listen up. Brenda is sharing all of the strategies that led to her success.

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Connect with Brenda on Facebook: http://facebook.com/suitebrenda

Learn how to Train Your Affiliates: mattmcwilliams.com/sampletraining

Your First 100 Affiliates - https://www.mattmcwilliams.com/first100

Your Affiliate Launch Coach - https://www.youraffiliatelaunchcoach.com/

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