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

Latest Episodes:

How to Use the Holidays to Recruit More Affiliates Nov 21, 2023

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The holidays can be a great time to find new affiliates and attract them to your program. Affiliates are often looking for new opportunities and the increased prospect of more sales and more commissions is an irresistible combination. Today, I'll share exactly how to use the holiday season to recruit new affiliates to your affiliate program.

LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE

Teach Your Affiliates How to Write a Product Review: mattmcwilliams.com/affiliatereview

Your First 100 Affiliates: mattmcwilliams.com/first100

My #1 Affiliate Recruiting Email: mattmcwilliams.com/bestemail

TEXT ME: 260-217-4619

How to Create High-Converting Affiliate Graphics for the Holidays Nov 14, 2023

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The right graphics can increase your affiliate program's sales 14-18% this holiday season! The question, of course, is how do you create graphics that convert? Well, you're in luck because that's what today's episode is all about.

LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE

Ultimate Guide to Holiday Affiliate Promotions: mattmcwilliams.com/ultimate-guide-holiday-affiliate-marketing-promotions

Affiliate Promo Plan Template: mattmcwilliams.com/affplan

VIDEO - How to Give Your Affiliates Banners & Graphics: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZuTQoMn2wA

TEXT ME: 260-217-4619

How to Make This Your Best Holiday Season Ever with Your Affiliate Program Nov 06, 2023

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Are you ready to make this holiday season the BEST ever for your affiliate program? Then you're in the right place because this episode will show you exactly what you need to do over the next six weeks to make that happen!

LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE

Ultimate Guide to Holiday Affiliate Promotions: mattmcwilliams.com/ultimate-guide-holiday-affiliate-marketing-promotions

Review Post Guide: mattmcwilliams.com/reviewpost

Affiliate Promo Plan Template: mattmcwilliams.com/affplan

How to Warm Up Your Audience Before a Promo: mattmcwilliams.com/affiliatewarmup

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

Affiliate Activation Email Templates: mattmcwilliams.com/activate

How to Get Your Affiliate Program Ready for the Holidays Oct 31, 2023

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It's that time of year again…it's officially time to start thinking about the Holiday Season. Is your affiliate program ready? If not, today's episode is especially for you. And even if you THINK your program is ready, odds are, you've probably missed out on something, so listen up. This episode will show you exactly what you need to do RIGHT NOW to get your affiliate program firing on all cylinders in time for the busy holiday season.

LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE

Ultimate Guide to Holiday Affiliate Promotions: mattmcwilliams.com/ultimate-guide-holiday-affiliate-marketing-promotions

Affiliate Promo Plan Template: mattmcwilliams.com/affplan

How to Warm Up Your Audience Before a Promo: mattmcwilliams.com/affiliatewarmup

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

Affiliate Activation Email Templates: mattmcwilliams.com/activate

How to Maximize Your Black Friday and Cyber Monday Affiliate Sales Oct 24, 2023

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Black Friday and Cyber Monday Monday are only 4 weeks away…and the time to prepare for them is NOW! If you're going to take advantage of these two huge days, max out your sales, and get your holiday season promos off to a great start, this is a must-listen episode. Today, whether you're running your own affiliate program or your an affiliate, I'll reveal the 10 strategies you MUST use to maximize your Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales.

LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE

Ultimate Guide to Holiday Affiliate Promotions: mattmcwilliams.com/ultimate-guide-holiday-affiliate-marketing-promotions

How to Warm Up Your Audience Before a Promo: mattmcwilliams.com/affiliatewarmup

How to Write Swipe Copy for Your Affiliates: https://www.mattmcwilliams.com/?s=How+to+write+swipe+copy+for+your+Affiliates

How to Write a Review Post that Ranks and Converts: mattmcwilliams.com/affiliatereview

How to Create Affiliate Bonuses: mattmcwilliams.com/affbonuses

How to Leverage Affiliate Manager Relationships with Jessica Turner Oct 17, 2023

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Affiliate managers, are you getting the most out of your relationships with affiliates? Affiliates, are you taking advantage of your relationships with affiliate managers? Odds are you aren't and it's costing you a lot of money. That's why I invited a special guest to come and share how she leverages affiliate manager relationships to help make her and the programs she promotes a lot more money.

LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE

Jessica's Affiliate Marketing for Influencers: mattmcwilliams.com/jessica

What Affiliates Need to be Successful: mattmcwilliams.com/what-affiliates-really-need-to-be-successful/

How I Built a $1 Million a Month Affiliate Program In Only Two Years Without Any Connections or Credentials: mattmcwilliams.com/millionamonth

Find Your First 100 Affiliates: mattmcwilliams.com/first100

Does This Break the First Rule of Affiliate Marketing? Oct 10, 2023

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I'm wondering if you think I broke the very first rule of affiliate marketing? After you listen to this episode, let me know. We promoted something that was so different from our normal offers that I was genuinely afraid it would backfire. What ended up happening? Well, that's what this episode is all about.

LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE

What to Promote Checklist: mattmcwilliams.com/whattopromote

PDF Download of Matt's Emails: https://insider.mattmcwilliams.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/October-2020-Backstage-Pass-AIM-Emails.pdf

ConvertKit: mattmcwilliams.com/convertkit

Learn How to Get Your Affiliates to Promote More: mattmcwilliams.com/tag561

How to Measure Affiliate Program Success: Key Metrics to Track Oct 03, 2023

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How do you actually measure affiliate program success? More importantly, what metrics do you track that actually help lead to success? In this episode, I share the key metrics you must monitor in order to ensure your affiliate program gets on the track…and stays there!

LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE

The 10 Commandments of Great Affiliate Managers: LINK TO POST

How I Built a $1 Million a Month Affiliate Program In Only Two Years Without Any Connections or Credentials: mattmcwilliams.com/millionamonth

Find Your First 100 Affiliates: mattmcwilliams.com/first100

How to Get Your Affiliates to Promote on a Short Timeframe Sep 26, 2023

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Sometimes your affiliates don't have months or even weeks to plan your affiliate promotion. How, then, do you still get them to go all out and max out their sales? Today's episode shows you exactly how to get your affiliates to promote on a short timeframe.

LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE

ConvertKit: mattmcwilliams.com/convertkit

How I Built a $1 Million a Month Affiliate Program In Only Two Years Without Any Connections or Credentials: mattmcwilliams.com/millionamonth

Find Your First 100 Affiliates: mattmcwilliams.com/first100

How to Motivate Your Affiliates to Sell More Sep 19, 2023

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What can YOU do to motivate your affiliates to sell more? Are there certain strategies and tactics you can use to actually move the needle and get your affiliates to perform at a higher level? The short answer is YES and in today's episode, I'll reveal the seven proven strategies that I've used time and time again to motivate affiliates to make more sales.

LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE

Affiliate Email Template: mattmcwilliams.com/aetemplate

Affiliate Training Package: http://mattmcwilliams.com/sampletraining

How to Use Affiliate Leaderboards to Skyrocket Your Sales: mattmcwilliams.com/affiliate-leaderboards-best-practices/

How to Ask Affiliates ro Promote More: mattmcwilliams.com/ask-others-promote-launch/