One of the biggest mistakes YouTubers make, is not generating a passive income from their YouTube videos Today, you'll learn how to earn money from YouTube with affiliate marketing, so you can get support while growing your channel
My name is Herman Drost from drostdesignscom If you want to grow your audience on YouTube, and generate traffic, leads, and sales on autopilot, hit that subscribe button and click the bell notification icon so you'll be notified whenever I upload a new video Here are seven reasons to promote an affiliate product using YouTube videos Number one, YouTube is the second largest search engine on the net after Google
This means if you create a video that promotes an affiliate product, and it gets ranked in the search engines, it could generate revenue, year after year More than 500 million hours are watched every day on YouTube, so there's a good chance that people will find your videos Number two, viewers retain 95% of your message if they watch a video, compared to 10% if they read it using text It means your video content has a greater impact than people reading text Number three, make sales on autopilot
If your videos rank on the first page of YouTube and/or Google, then you'll earn a commission, 24 hours a day, seven days a week for years to come I have a few videos that I created several years ago on my channel that still earn affiliate commissions on autopilot Number four, you don't have to create a product The beauty of promoting an affiliate product is that you don't have to create the product, the sales page, or even the marketing materials All you have to do is to promote the product using the affiliate link and you earn a commission
Number five, no need to worry about customer service If there's a problem with a product, you don't have to worry because you didn't create it Number six, you don't have to rely on AdSense income YouTube now requires 1,000 subscribers and 4,000 hours of watch time to join the YouTube Partner Program and get your channel monetized If you promote an affiliate product, you don't have to worry about joining the YouTube Partner Program, and you make more money than you do with AdSense
As your revenue increases from promoting affiliate products on YouTube, you may be able to afford a new camera or attend a conference in your niche Number seven, there's an affiliate program for almost every product on the net An easy way to find an affiliate program for a specific product is to just enter product+affiliate program in the Google search box Here are the 10 steps to earn money from YouTube with affiliate marketing Number one, choose an affiliate product to promote
Some of the big affiliate companies include Amazon, ClickBank, JVZoo Another great place to find affiliate offers is Offervault You just enter a search term in the search box to find and compare offers, then click search Number two, create a short video This could be a review video, giving your opinion on how the product works, it could be a how-to tutorial, or you can just demonstrate how the software or product works
Number three, give a strong call to action After you've reviewed or demonstrated the software or product, make sure you give a strong call to action by offering a free download in an end screen, or telling people to click the link in description below the video Number four, optimize your video After you've edited it and uploaded your video to YouTube, make sure you optimize the title, description, and tags Your title should include the name of the product
For instance, if I did a review of TubeBuddy, I'd call it TubeBuddy Review or Review of TubeBuddy Number five, place your affiliate link in the first three lines of your video description When people watch your video, they'll only be able to see the first three lines in your video description, so make sure you put the full URL of your affiliate link in the first three lines Number six, include a summary of your video content The first three lines in your video description should also include a summary of your video content
It should motivate people not only to watch your video, but to click on your affiliate link to check out the product Number seven, add a disclaimer Add a disclaimer at the bottom of your video description It could be something like, "Some of the links above may contain affiliate links from which I earn a small commission if you purchase from them" Number eight, check the content declaration box
Click on advanced settings under your video, and check the box that says content declaration "This video contains paid promotions such as paid product placement, sponsorships, or endorsement" If I click on this icon, it says, "Creators may choose to include paid promotion in their content All paid promotion will need to conform to our ad policies and all applicable laws" Make sure you're familiar with YouTube's ad policies that refers to paid product placements and endorsements
I'll place a link to this document in the description below this video Number nine, include meta tags, a transcription, and a thumbnail Your meta tags should include the product name and any other keywords associated with your product Uploading a transcript of your video will also help your rankings in the Google search engine It'll also help people who can't listen to your video to be able to read the captions under your video
Make sure the design of your thumbnail reflects the content in your video so it wins the click If your thumbnail doesn't stand out in the search engines, you're not going to get much traffic to your video Number 10, promote your video Make sure you promote your video on social media sites, your email list, and also embed it on your own website This will help jump-start the number of views you get to your video within the first 24 to 48 hours
Here's a bonus tip Repeat these 10 steps for other affiliate products that you wish to promote And now, I'd like to give you free access to a six-part video course called, How To Sell Affiliate Products It's a three-step formula that reveals how to get traffic to any affiliate offer Click the link below to download your free video course now
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