Guide 10 Steps to earn affiliate commission with SEO & amazon

[Honeybadger]

Checklist

• information demand
• google documentation
• quality content
• Google results
• Google impressions
• Google clicks
• visitors
• ad clicks
• ad conversions
• affiliate commissions

Description

1/ information demand research - month 1
first make sure there is demand for your information
use google trends & social media & keyword research tool
Google Trends
its a good sign when you have some competitors
this means active competitors
but not many competitors
more research better in long run

2/ google documentation - month 2
if your traffic is from google
you must follow google documentation
Documentation to Improve SEO | Google Search Central | Google for Developers

3/ quality content - month 3
you must build a professional website
How to Build a Website: 2 Methods, 9 Easy Steps, & 35 Amazing Tips
then publish high quality content
it must be relevant for your audience

What is high-quality content and how do you create it?

When is content considered quality content? And what can you do to make sure your content hits the mark? Read all about it in this post!

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4/ Google results - month 4
you should have a google account
when your site is ready & you have content
then sign up for google analytics
Redirecting...
then sign up for google search console
Google Search Console
also sign up for keyword tracking tool like Neil Patel ubersuggest
its free for a basic account
https://neilpatel.com/ubersuggest/
or another seo keyword tracking tool there are many

5/ Google impressions - month 5
after some time your content gets impressions
this means its indexed in google & searchers will see it
What are impressions, position, and clicks? - Search Console Help

6/ Google clicks - month 6
after some more time your content will be clicked by google searchers
maybe after 500 or 1000 impressions you see 1st click
sometimes its more sometimes its less
What are impressions, position, and clicks? - Search Console Help

7/ visitors - month 7
after some more time if your content is good
then you will get more and more visitors
39 Ways to Increase Traffic to Your Website - WordStream
i suggest after 50 or 100 visitors each day
thats when you can put your ads on
because google prefers content without ads
but if you already have happy visitors
google is more willing to compromise
but don't overdo ads & make visitor aware its ad
Amazon.com Associates Central - Help

8/ ad clicks - month 8
now your content is published regularly
and your website its search compliant
your visitors are very happy
after maybe 200 visitors each day (or less or more)
you sign up to amazon associates or another affiliate network
Amazon.com Associates Central
you include very targeted ads very strategically placed
after some time your affiliate ads get some clicks
but you don't get conversions yet

9/ ad conversions - month 9
you must read & understand amazon associates commission levels
Amazon.ca Associates Central
this explains how much commission you earn
or its different for other networks & programs & action types
so your advert is $100 luggage
your commission percent in canada is 10%
you will earn $10 every purchase

10/ affiliate commissions - month 12
your commission doesn't get paid immediately
you must wait for 90 days
the customer can return in 30 days
then after that the sale is locked then invoiced then paid
so your sale was on sept 23
you get bank transfer maybe dec 1 or jan 1

Recap

1. make sure there is demand for your information
2. follow google documentation
3. publish high quality content
4. in time your content will appear in Google results
5. after that your content will get impressions
6. which will soon mean your content will get clicks
7. and then when you have enough visitors
8. your ads will get ad clicks
9. and if your offer is relevant then your ads will convert
10. and eventually you earn affiliate commissions

 

[Graybeard]

ME: ACT AS: Strategist and legal advisor for marketing agencies.

CONTEXT: To promote my Amazon Affiliate CPA Offer, I bought 500 CPC native ads
• Copy –
" Holiday Tool Deals at Woot
Up to 80% off
free shipping w/ Prime

We've pictured the Ideastream Bucket Vice 5-Gallon Bucket Gripper/Holder for $19.99 ($5 low). Shop Now at Woot! An Amazon Company"

OUTCOME: The campaign was a complete failure.

YOUR TASK: Identify and analyze all of the reasons the campaign may have failed, considering the questions below. Present your findings in a table.

1. What was the most significant blind spot we overlooked?
2. Were there any assumptions that everyone agreed on without verification?
3. Were there regulatory risks we didn’t account for?
4. Did we ignore or underestimate any financial risks?
5. Were there ethical considerations we overlooked?
6. What external events were responsible for our failure?

ChatGPT:

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thecreativemarketer.net

I found this is a email newsletter (marketing) related

This would apply toward content --and generally alludes to your step 3

Checklist

• 3. publish high quality content

 

[Graybeard]

Recap

1. make sure there is demand for your information
2. follow google documentation
3. publish high quality content
4. in time your content will appear in Google results
5. after that your content will get impressions
6. which will soon mean your content will get clicks
7. and then when you have enough visitors
8. your ads will get ad clicks
9. and if your offer is relevant then your ads will convert
10. and eventually you earn affiliate commissions

YOUR TASK: Identify and analyze all of the these steps, then tell me why they may succeed or Fail, considering the list above. Present your findings in a table.

Pretty much says (summarizes) it all doesn't it?

Considering that this method takes a minute to get the answer; TY AI and mass-computing power.
Try this problem solving approach and see how it will work with more specific issues you will encounter.

Sure beats a stress headache from banging on some problem for hours ...

 

[Honeybadger]

2nd draft
with notes from @Graybeard chatgpt

Checklist

• information demand
• google documentation
• quality content
• Google results
• Google impressions
• Google clicks
• visitors
• ad clicks
• ad conversions
• affiliate commissions

Description

1/ information demand research - month 1
first make sure there is demand for your information
use google trends & social media & keyword research tool
Google Trends
its a good sign when you have some competitors
this means active competitors
but not many competitors
more research better in long run
2nd draft notes -->

• find out what is causing the demand
• when did demand begin?
• when will demand likely end?
• best case scenario is topic relevant year round

2/ google documentation - month 2
if your traffic is from google
you must follow google documentation
Documentation to Improve SEO | Google Search Central | Google for Developers
2nd draft notes -->

• avoid these activities Search Quality User report - Search Console Help

3/ quality content - month 3
you must build a professional website
How to Build a Website: 2 Methods, 9 Easy Steps, & 35 Amazing Tips
then publish high quality content
it must be relevant for your audience
What is quality content and how do you create it?
2nd draft notes -->

• improve returning visitor rate
• push down bounce rate
• extend time spent on page

4/ Google results - month 4
you should have a google account
when your site is ready & you have content
then sign up for google analytics
Redirecting...
then sign up for google search console
Google Search Console
also sign up for keyword tracking tool like Neil Patel ubersuggest
its free for a basic account
https://neilpatel.com/ubersuggest/
or another seo keyword tracking tool there are many
2nd draft notes -->

• watch that organic impressions are going upwards

5/ Google impressions - month 5
after some time your content gets impressions
this means its indexed in google & searchers will see it
What are impressions, position, and clicks? - Search Console Help
2nd draft notes -->

• watch competitors for same content in search ranking
• include your competitors info but use original research

6/ Google clicks - month 6
after some more time your content will be clicked by google searchers
maybe after 500 or 1000 impressions you see 1st click
sometimes its more sometimes its less
What are impressions, position, and clicks? - Search Console Help
2nd draft notes -->

• optimize page titles & subtitles Influencing Title Links in Google Search | Google Search Central | Documentation | Google for Developers

7/ visitors - month 7
after some more time if your content is good
then you will get more and more visitors
39 Ways to Increase Traffic to Your Website - WordStream
i suggest after 50 or 100 visitors each day
thats when you can put your ads on
because google prefers content without ads
but if you already have happy visitors
google is more willing to compromise
but don't overdo ads & make visitor aware its ad
https://affiliate-program.amazon.com/help/topic/t405
2nd draft notes -->

• write appealing content How to Create Original Content | Content Creation Advice

8/ ad clicks - month 8
now your content is published regularly
and your website its search compliant
your visitors are very happy
after maybe 200 visitors each day (or less or more)
you sign up to amazon associates or another affiliate network
Amazon.com Associates Central
you include very targeted ads very strategically placed
after some time your affiliate ads get some clicks
but you don't get conversions yet
2nd draft notes -->

• place amazon affiliate ads in correct locations & formats https://www.nichepursuits.com/increase-amazon-affiliate-clicks/

9/ ad conversions - month 9
you must read & understand amazon associates commission levels
https://associates.amazon.ca/help/node/topic/GRXPHT8U84RAYDXZ
this explains how much commission you earn
or its different for other networks & programs & action types
so your advert is $100 luggage
your commission percent in canada is 10%
you will earn $10 every purchase
2nd draft notes -->

• study amazon associates resource center https://affiliate-program.amazon.com/resource-center

10/ affiliate commissions - month 12
your commission doesn't get paid immediately
you must wait for 90 days
the customer can return in 30 days
then after that the sale is locked then invoiced then paid
so your sale was on sept 23
you get bank transfer maybe dec 1 or jan 1

Recap

1. make sure there is demand for your information
2. follow google documentation
3. publish high quality content
4. in time your content will appear in Google results
5. after that your content will get impressions
6. which will soon mean your content will get clicks
7. and then when you have enough visitors
8. your ads will get ad clicks
9. and if your offer is relevant then your ads will convert
10. and eventually you earn affiliate commissions

 

[Graybeard]

2nd draft notes -->

• find out what is causing the demand
• when did demand begin?
• when will demand likely end?
• best case scenario is topic relevant year round

If I was using Google Trends to try to understand this:
look at a 2year window
Google

Quadratic Trending of the data:

this search is rather seasonal but you get the picture
edit ***it is and isn't --central air requires new filters also**
over R2: 0.40 is actionable at a reliable trend

If you have 1 specific search term --I will make a new display as an more relevant example later

 

[Graybeard]

My `proof` -- this is subjective
I selected something I bought randomly (albeit seasonal)

just before the heating season began had 1 filter left --timing is everything when dealing with a seasonal purchase (captain obvious).

Amazon has the real data --and they won't share it with you ... ?

 

[Nikos Christou]

Thank you for this, guys! I didn't know how helpful this AI may be for marketing research. Will definitely use it as an example for my future prompts