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

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The Rise of YOU - An Interview with Chris Ducker (Part One) Feb 20, 2018

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Today I have a special treat...an interview with one of my favorite people in the world...Chris Ducker. His new book, The Rise of the Youpreneur, is destined to be the manifesto for a new breed of independent, creative, business owners. If you want to build a personal brand (or even THINK you might) listen up...Chris will show you how.

LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE

Get Chris's book and all his bonuses here: youpreneur.com/book

How I Currently Make $3,874 a Week Without Creating a Single Product: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/watch

Ask Me a Question here: http://www.asktheaffiliateguy.com/

Your First 100 Affiliates Report: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/first100

How to Deal with Insecurity in an Affiliate Launch Feb 16, 2018

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How do you feel when you see others succeeding in massive ways? Do you feel excited or do you feel insecure? I got an email recently from an affiliate who wrote, "I can't compete with all those guys on the leaderboard. My list is a fraction of the size of theirs. Honestly, I'm struggling with insecurity right now. Help!" If that is you, this episode is for you!

QUOTES

The reason we struggle with insecurity is because we compare our behind-the-scenes w/ everyone else's highlight reel. - STEVEN FURTICK

Never compare your beginning to someone else's middle. - JON ACUFF

Links Mentioned in This Episode

How I Currently Make $3,874 a Week Without Creating a Single Product: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/watch

Ask Me a Question here: http://www.asktheaffiliateguy.com/

Your First 100 Affiliates Report: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/first100

RANT - Stop Making These Excuses and Holding Yourself Back Feb 12, 2018

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I keep hearing people making two specific excuses as to why they aren't succeeding with affiliate marketing...and these excuses need to STOP! They are holding people back and are SO easy to fix. Listen up for my rant.

Links Mentioned in This Episode

How I Currently Make $3,874 a Week Without Creating a Single Product: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/watch

Ask Me a Question here: http://www.asktheaffiliateguy.com/

Your First 100 Affiliates Report: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/first100

Why You Should Promote the Same Products Over and Over Feb 07, 2018

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I got an email from an affiliate recently asking about promoting the same product for the third time. Is this wise? Or perhaps there are advantages to doing so?

Here's what he wrote me along with my response:

I have run the promo the past two years and it has gone well. Just a bit worried that it may be played out to my audience. As well, the people who have opted in previously are already on Michael's list. So, not sure of the effectiveness this year. ==MY RESPONSE== That's a common misconception...very common. And totally wrong. Watch who does well on leaderboards with similar list sizes. It's the guys who are promoting something for the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th times. 3 reasons: 1. You know how to promote it 2. You get the ADVANTAGE of those people who've followed Michael for the past year and NOW you recommend something again. I mean talk about WARM leads dude. 3. The workload is less because you can copy a lot from previous years and focus on things like bonuses and FB lives Don't NOT promote and miss out on all the people you sent the last two years. THIS is the year you really capitalize on them. And remember two more things: 1. X% of your list is new. 20%? 50%? Those people don't know about this 2. Even the people who DID get the promo last year don't remember it. Dude, they don't even remember what you sent this LAST MONTH or even last week. Links Mentioned in This Episode

How I Currently Make $3,874 a Week Without Creating a Single Product: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/watch

Ask Me a Question here: http://www.asktheaffiliateguy.com/

Your First 100 Affiliates Report: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/first100

Get CLEAR on Your Launch Goals Jan 31, 2018

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You cannot possibly succeed if you aren't clear about what your launch goals are. You may think that it's to make the most money possible, but that is not always (or even usually) the case. Today, I share how to get clarity on your launch goals.

Links Mentioned in This Episode

How I Currently Make $3,874 a Week Without Creating a Single Product: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/watch

Ask Me a Question here: http://www.asktheaffiliateguy.com/

Your First 100 Affiliates Report: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/first100

How to Make the BIG Shift in Your Business Jan 24, 2018

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Three years ago, I made a BIG shift in my business. I changed one very simple thing...I stopped asking two wrong questions and started asking one RIGHT question. This changed everything for me. In today's episode, I share those questions and how YOU, too, can make a BIG SHIFT in your business.

Links/Resources Mentioned in This Episode

How I Currently Make $3,874 a Week Without Creating a Single Product: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/watch

Ask Me a Question here: http://www.asktheaffiliateguy.com/

Your First 100 Affiliates Report: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/first100

Listener Q&A: When Should You Pay Affiliates on Upsells and Downsells? Jan 21, 2018

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One question I've received quite often is whether or not to pay affiliates on upsells and downsells. I had my own opinion, but I decided to ask some other experts what they thought as well. Today, I share my favorite answer.

LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE

Stu McLaren: http://www.stu.me

How I Currently Make $3,874 a Week Without Creating a Single Product: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/watch

Ask Me a Question here: http://www.asktheaffiliateguy.com/

Your First 100 Affiliates Report: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/first100

It's Launch Day...and I'm Not Nervous. Here's Why. Jan 17, 2018

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It's launch day today for the biggest launch of the year...and I'm not worried a bit. Why? Because of a simple strategy we executed with our top affiliate partners. Today, I share the strategy and how you can COPY it exactly.

LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE

Get Our Launch Plan Template: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/launchplan

Get All of Robert Cialdini's books here: http://amzn.to/2zJ4zEH

How I Currently Make $3,874 a Week Without Creating a Single Product: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/watch

Ask Me a Question here: http://www.asktheaffiliateguy.com/

Your First 100 Affiliates Report: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/first100

Key #10 to Closing More Affiliate Sales (The "X" Factor) Jan 15, 2018

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We're wrapping up our series on closing affiliate sales with the 10th and final key. This is the one factor that I can't measure. It's just something I noticed as I reviewed all the emails. That's why I call it the "X Factor." I have no data to share and no tangible takeaway on this one. But what I noticed is that the top converters were more creative in their approach. They seemed to go outside of the box and do things that no one else (even other top converters) were doing.

Links Mentioned in This Episode

Watch TheAffiliateGuy.TV: http://www.theaffiliateguy.tv

How I Currently Make $3,874 a Week Without Creating a Single Product: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/watch

Ask Me a Question here: http://www.asktheaffiliateguy.com/

Your First 100 Affiliates Report: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/first100

Key #9 to Closing More Affiliate Sales (Length of Emails) Jan 12, 2018

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Can email length really make a difference in your ability to close sales at the end of an affiliate promotion? The research sure says it does. In fact, the top closers' emails were nearly half the length of the non-converters. Your goal on cart close day is to get them to the sales page or your bonuses page. That is it. It's certainly not to write a novel. Remember, short and sweet on cart close day. That is key #9 to closing more affiliate sales.

Links Mentioned in This Episode

Watch TheAffiliateGuy.TV: http://www.theaffiliateguy.tv

How I Currently Make $3,874 a Week Without Creating a Single Product: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/watch

Ask Me a Question here: http://www.asktheaffiliateguy.com/

Your First 100 Affiliates Report: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/first100