Follow Along Fashion Blog Affiliate Journey 2023 (stopped)

[Honeybadger]

Plan

• goal --> bank $500/week
• date --> hit goal in Q4
• platform --> 1 affiliate site
• industry --> home improvement
• type --> discount codes
• merchant --> needs data feed
• offers --> 10% commission
• audience --> united states
• languages --> english, spanish, chinese
• traffic --> all sources

Schedule

term	tech	traffic	user lang	earn (wk)	bank (wk)
Q1	build site	seo	english	$175	zero
Q2	software certs	email, push	add spanish	$350	$175
Q3	upgrade software	video	add chinese	$700	$350
Q4	mobile app	ppc, links	.	$700	$700

 

[Graybeard]

industry --> home improvement

I think that may work out well in the US.
Predictions are for a mild recession and slow home buying market for the reason of affordability (higher mortgage rates mainly).
Typically, when this occurs; people need to maintain and repair homes they own --also improve rather than move.

Home Depot and Lowes are the major 'big box' retailers of home improvement merchandise.
Anderson Windows and Pella are nation wide window manufactures.
Solar energy is a moving target these days for the reason of changes in the net-metering excess electric buy-back rates --this will vary state by state.
The are energy efficiency product tax credits available in the US for 2023;

rebates provide up to:

• $1,750 for a heat pump water heater;
• $8,000 for an HVAC heat pump;
• $840 for an electric (including induction) cooktop, stove, range, oven, or heat pump clothes dryer;
• $1,600 for air sealing, insulation and ventilation;
• $2,500 for electric wiring;
• $4,000 for an electric load center upgrade.

There is a $14,000 maximum benefit per home, plus an additional $500 for qualified contractor incentives.

New 2023 Energy Tax Credits and Rebates You Can Use to Make Your Home More Energy Efficient

There is the WHY part

 

[Honeybadger]

Update #1

1. project plan 1st draft
2. awin.com merchant search
3. builtwith.com competitor tech list

Next up

• finish project plan
• find awin merchants w/ data feed
• choose website cms

 

[stockemarket]

• industry --> home improvement

That's an industry that works in every country. I'll target women between 30-55 years old, who own iPhones and travel a lot (it supposed to have more money). Succes!

 

[Honeybadger]

in super competitive market
my affiliate site must stand out
what do i offer nobody else does?
--> whats my usp?
think i may have found it
googled --> home improvement coupon codes
heres top 10

1. savings.com
2. retailmenot.com
3. couponfollow.com
4. couponcabin.com
5. dontpayfull.com
6. brokescholar.com
7. groupon.com
8. valpak.com
9. slickdealsnet.com
10. dealspotr.com

all top 10 are general coupon sites
thats where to attack 1st

 

[T J Tutor]

in super competitive market

I like super competition, and that does not necessarily mean there are lots of players. It just means the players in it are very good and very competitive. When you have competitors that are very good, that means you only need to replicate what they do, but with your fingerprint on it and not theirs.

 

[Honeybadger]

I don't think you will find coupons --home improvement is not a commodity item like a pair of pants or a meal out.

using google trends and social media to find hot new products
need to create landing pages for those products
customer will search google for product
probably find the brand 1st
then search again for coupon codes
before making their purchase
cta will be the coupon offer button
on my landing pages
if i throw out the hooks with bait
sure to catch some curious fishies
pillar content for blog will be
calendar of home renovation shows by state
but topic is very broad
need to read up this weekend

Repairing and Improving a Home | USAGov

Look for help with repairing or making improvements to your home.

www.usa.gov

and

Home improvement - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[Graybeard]

I don't think you will find coupons --home improvement is not a commodity item like a pair of pants or a meal out.

Top Construction Affiliate Programs of December 2022 | APDB

Best Construction Affiliate Programs of December 2022. Affiliate Program Database (APDB) is an affiliate program directory with 1,000+ niches

www.affiliateprogramdb.com

(not an endorsement --just a information source)

 

[Honeybadger]

now am making some progress

Amazon Best Sellers: Best Tools & Home Improvement

Discover the best Tools & Home Improvement in Best Sellers. Find the top 100 most popular items in Amazon Tools & Home Improvement Best Sellers.

www.amazon.com

 

[Honeybadger]

See if there are any Lumber yard affiliate programs.

lumber yard affiliate at DuckDuckGo

DuckDuckGo. Privacy, Simplified.

duckduckgo.com

I don't see any but there is a lot of leads on content ideas. Sort of 'old school.' what's an internet d'Oh ...

Masonry and roofing supply are big tickets too.

Tools is good also. ebay sells a lot on new and refurbished tools too --ebay has an affiliate program

tbh i dont trust ebay
the same as amazon fba
where do we find customer survey?
amazon has 2 billion more customers
set on products now
its gonna be home improvement tools
affiliate program amazon.com

Amazon.com Associates Central

Join the Amazon.com Associates Program and start earning money today. The Amazon Associates Program is one of the largest and most successful online affiliate programs, with over 900,000 members joining worldwide. If you are a Web site owner, an Amazon seller, or a Web developer, you can start...

affiliate-program.amazon.com

ads in content --> about todays trending topics

 

[Graybeard]

What do I know?

I sold home improvements to homeowners for 3 years, as a licensed salesperson, for a licensed contractor.
Later I became a licensed contractor for 13 years.

We negotiated prices, bid jobs; labor and materials and in some cases when I was contracting labor only.
Normally, a consumer will get 2 or more bids on an home improvement job.
Coupons were never used. These jobs were usually $3K to maybe $60K. There are no advertised prices, no list prices; the only thing I have seen is a leader price to get a sit-down lead.

There is CPL today on the internet. For retail sales.

That could vary from a plumbing or electrical repair, to building a new garage, a room addition, a re-roof, window replacement, and as of late; a solar system install. Built-in (poured in place) swimming pools, HVAC (heating and cooling), as well as concrete, paver walks and patios. That is where most of the money is in home improvement.

Years ago we had telephone solicitors and door to door canvassers generating leads for us salesmen/in-home-closers. Just like in the movie Tin Man. I sold a lot of aluminum and vinyl siding and trim in my day

There is a DIY market selling building supplies to homeowners (and smaller contractors) for CPA this would mainly be chain retailers.

Coupons are nonexistent.
The only way you will make money is with lead-gen or possibly referrals to home-improvement retailers. Retailers would have sales and discounts. Contractors might have special discounts.

Don't waste your time chasing what you will not find. Coupons will only be a come-on to get leads unless you have a real coupon deal where a supplier or contractor could accept a coupon. We are talking a print on paper and not a electronic deduction from a shopping cart total. You don't order an installed home improvement on line from a shopping cart. A seller of an installed improvement needs to see the property, measure and estimate the work in order to bid the job.

As a homeowner I wanted to see samples of most materials before I bought them. Nail are nails, but all shingles (as an example) are not the same. Buy the shingles to re-roof your house and the price can be $2K to $5K depending on the size of the roof and quality. The labor to roof a building will vary with the height and pitch of the roof, the old shingle removal and haul-away --and the difficulty in completing the work. As a roofer (or roofing salesman) you have to see the job to bid it right and not lose your ass by underbidding.

• SEO & WordPress will be very difficult.
• Search engine ads (directive) for CPL -expensive advertising.
• Possibly native (creative) but that will be very difficult to find the right website placements (media buying).

The approach you are considering might work for funneling referrals to sellers of home improvement materials. I did buy maybe 7% of the value of my last remodel from Amazon. Door locks, some plumbing fixtures (faucets, under-sink RO water purifier) and other miscellaneous things. Things I either knew the quality of or could see first at a building supply store.

 

[Honeybadger]

like your idea about home improvement tools
many brands and so new models landing
bosch, dewalt, makita, milwaukee, ryobi, ridgid, black n decker, craftsman, kobalt, metabo, hilti
gonna do some keyword research
#1 question --> how many buyers search 4 coupons prior to purchase?
if theres any data above zero its worth trying
even tho amazon pays only 3% commission on tools

Amazon.com Associates Central

better than 1% at home depot

Affiliate Program FAQs - The Home Depot

Affiliate Program FAQs

www.homedepot.com

 

[Honeybadger]

dewalt coupon
vol 480
seo difficulty 0
ad click $0.82
top 3

1. retailmenot.com/coupons/dewalt (18 coupons)
   • 6 affiliate merchants --> lowes, acme tools, eastwood, ace, toolnut, screwfix
2. dewalt.knoji.com/promo-codes/ (12 coupons)
   • 5 affiliate merchants --> dewalt, amazon, ebay, wayfair, walmart
3. dealspotr.com/promo-codes/dewalt.com (9 coupons)
   • 2 affiliate merchants --> dewalt, ebay

bosch coupon
vol 90
seo difficulty 56
ad click $1.91
top 3

1. retailmenot.com/coupons/bosch (12 coupons)
   • 4 affiliate merchants --> autozone, acme tools, shipit, currys,
2. dealspotr.com/promo-codes/bosch-home.com (9 coupons)
   • 4 affiliate merchants --> bosch, us appliance, amazon, ebay
3. dealdrop.com/bosch-a (3 coupons)
   • 1 affiliate merchant --> bosch

makita coupon
vol 90
seo difficulty 30
ad click $1.74
top 3

1. makita.knoji.com/promo-codes/ (11 coupons)
   • 5 affiliate merchants --> makita, amazon, ebay, wayfair, walmart
2. dealspotr.com/promo-codes/makitatools.com (9 coupons)
   • 3 affiliate merchants --> makita, amazon, ebay
3. retailmenot.com/coupons/makita (16 coupons)
   • 4 affiliate merchants --> acme tools, mowers direct, home depot, aliexpress

combined list of affiliate merchants

ace
acme tools
aliexpress
amazon
autozone
bosch
currys
dewalt
eastwood
ebay
home depot
lowes
makita
mowers direct
screwfix
shipit
toolnut
us appliance
walmart
wayfair

 

[Graybeard]

See if there are any Lumber yard affiliate programs.

lumber yard affiliate at DuckDuckGo

DuckDuckGo. Privacy, Simplified.

duckduckgo.com

I don't see any but there is a lot of leads on content ideas. Sort of 'old school.' what's an internet d'Oh ...

Masonry and roofing supply are big tickets too.

Tools is good also. ebay sells a lot on new and refurbished tools too --ebay has an affiliate program

 

[Honeybadger]

insane!
just browsed makitas amazon storefront

Makita Power Tools

Makita delivers the power, performance and durability that professional users demand.

www.amazon.com

found 23 live coupons some at 45%
means hellavalotta updating tho

 

[Honeybadger]

dont think amazon really cares
tho i read the terms & try to comply
all my sites have broken the rules
they still pay commission
never had a site removed
or any type of warning
does anybody follow ALL the rules?
nope

 

[Graybeard]

E-commerce never made me much money so I stopped wasting my time with it. I still have couponsworth.com,
Creation Date: 2004-02-25 to remind me of my folly

Dropshipping some specialty items related to home improvement or contractors supplies might improve your bottom line.

• extension cords
• power screwdriver bits
• drywall screws (in small buckets -- 2,000 screws)
• airgun nails, brads, staples

These are all items that are used up fast and reordered by contractors. You may be able to locate drop-shipping sources.

Selling tools is a very small part of the money being spent. Maybe name brands like Milwaukee, Bosh or Makita. The margin may be better and the affiliate commissions are higher. Try not to make $2/an hr again.

 

[Honeybadger]

if amazon enforced all its rules
half their affiliates would be gone
overnite

 

[Honeybadger]

Just use the API --or just pay for a WordPress Amazon Marketing plugin to do it for you.

got any links pls?

 

[Graybeard]

I didn't know homedepot paid out that low.
I think you are going to do what you talk yourself into. Tools are not where the real money is.

 

[Honeybadger]

not goin anywhere near code
no ir a ninguna parte cerca del código
gå ikke i nærheden af koden
не приближайтесь к коду
kodun yakınından bile geçme

 

[Honeybadger]

Your limits are only the ones you place on yourself.

im limiting myself then!

 

[Honeybadger]

no snowboarding
no parrots
no code

 

[Graybeard]

What coupons --I only see discounts 30% off
6. Content on your Site
(y) Unless otherwise agreed by Amazon, your Site must not have price tracking and/or price alerting functionality.

Amazon.com Associates Central

found 23 live coupons some at 45%
means hellavalotta updating tho

Use the API!

 

[Honeybadger]

america power tools online industry facts

Power Tools Market Share Infographic - TraQline

Our infographic will help you answer the following questions about the Power Tools market and how it is changing

www.traqline.com

 

[Honeybadger]

good ideas
i will have a think about this
need to be 100% focused
before i start

 

[KGS]

I liked their program for years, but I moved on to more lucrative affiliate programs in the travel industry. Amazon made me a bundle back some years ago. Had a ball with them!

I am watching for your progress.