Fashion Affiliate Marketing Journey 2021 (SEO Traffic)

[Honeybadger]

Welcome to this affiliate journey follow thread

I post updates throughout the week (maybe weekends !!)
You can get scheduled updates Monday thru Friday
Here's the format -->

• Monday --> Screenshot last 7 days traffic (Mon-Sun)
• Tuesday --> Sharing work templates
• Wednesday --> Ubersuggest Pro thread
• Thursday --> New tools/technology I'm using
• Friday --> Affiliate industry news

1st day in the month I'll post last month's earnings

Business Overview

• Affiliate marketing business will trade Monday Jan 4 2021 - Friday Dec 31 2021
• Business promotes seasonal & special occasion impulse-buy products (fashion clothing --> shoes, t-shirts, sunglasses, hats, others)
• Customer is English-speaking internet user US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, UK, Ireland

Business Objective

• Business will generate $100,000 affiliate commission by Friday 12.31.2021 (max profit)
• Business will generate $24,000 affiliate commission by Friday 12.31.2021 (break-even, pays my bills)

Business Strategy

• Business will operate 10 affiliate product websites (currently 2 live sites)
• Each affiliate website earn $27.40 per day average
• Total daily commission $274 average (x 365 days = $100,000)

Business Tactics

1. Each website based on seasonal niche product range (on 4th sub-level)
2. Products are chosen in advance from seasonal increase in customer searches
3. Websites will test products 1st on customer using organic search traffic
4. Successful organic product test will be tested on paid results*
5. *Only revenue from successful organic test will be used for paid test
6. Main products are seasonal or special occasion impulse buys
7. Promoted/listed products are generally $10-$25 (maximum $50)
8. Website are optimized for best user experience
9. Organic search engines guidelines carefully followed for best ranking
10. Repetitive work gets outsource & automated

Business Management

1. Business is registered with government
2. Business have all liability insurances
3. Agile methodology is used on Trello platform
4. Accountant make quarterly financial report
   • Q1 Report (end of March)
   • Q2 Report (end of June)
   • Q3 Report (end of September)
   • Q4 Report (end of December)
5. Share project diary with Affiliate Fix community

 

[Hungryforaction]

What is the exact plan? Is there a possibility to mirror your actions to see how far we succeed in getting close to your $ 100.000,- in affiliate commission?

Would like to see how you investigate to make choices/decisions.

 

[Honeybadger]

What is the exact plan? Is there a possibility to mirror your actions to see how far we succeed in getting close to your $ 100.000,- in affiliate commission?

How much do you about Amazon Associates?

 

[Hungryforaction]

How much do you about Amazon Associates?

I know alittle about Amazon Associates. The hardest part is finding the right niche/products to promote. Is that your specific plan?

 

[GorillaLeadz]

Best of luck! Hope you will succeed

 

[Honeybadger]

I know alittle about Amazon Associates. The hardest part is finding the right niche/products to promote. Is that your specific plan?

Have you read my first follow thread?
It's very detailed on this subject

 

[Graybeard]

• Successful organic product test will be tested on paid results*

• *Only revenue from successful organic test will be used for paid test

• Some revenue from organic SEO referral sales of products (offers) will be reinvested in paid traffic to? scale?

Like taking odds on a craps table or doubling down when playing 21 (Blackjack)
May work --need to try. Scaling SEO referrals is not realistic for long ...

 

[Honeybadger]

January 2021 Targets

The business will operate 10 affiliate websites with 3 revenue targets for January

1. Generate $5/day per site
2. Generate $150/site total
   
3. Generate $1,500 total commission

Revenue Chart 2021

Site	JAN	FEB	MAR	APR	MAY	JUN	JUL	AUG	SEP	OCT	NOV	DEC	TOTAL
$5	$10	$15	$20	$25	$30	$35	$35	$30	$40	$40	$40
$5	$10	$15	$20	$25	$30	$35	$35	$30	$40	$40	$40
$5	$10	$15	$20	$25	$30	$35	$35	$30	$40	$40	$40
$5	$10	$15	$20	$25	$30	$35	$35	$30	$40	$40	$40
$5	$10	$15	$20	$25	$30	$35	$35	$30	$40	$40	$40
$5	$10	$15	$20	$25	$30	$35	$35	$30	$40	$40	$40
$5	$10	$15	$20	$25	$30	$35	$35	$30	$40	$40	$40
$5	$10	$15	$20	$25	$30	$35	$35	$30	$40	$40	$40
$5	$10	$15	$20	$25	$30	$35	$35	$30	$40	$40	$40
$5	$10	$15	$20	$25	$30	$35	$35	$30	$40	$40	$40
TOT	$1.5K	$3K	$4.5K	$6K	$7.5K	$9K	$10K	$10K	$9K	$12K	$12K	$12K	$100K

[td]1[/td] [td]$10,050[/td] [td]2[/td] [td]$10,050[/td] [td]3[/td] [td]$10,050[/td] [td]4[/td] [td]$10,050[/td] [td]5[/td] [td]$10,050[/td] [td]6[/td] [td]$10,050[/td] [td]7[/td] [td]$10,050[/td] [td]8[/td] [td]$10,050[/td] [td]9[/td] [td]$10,050[/td] [td]10[/td] [td]$10,050[/td]

 

[Honeybadger]

Logarithmic regression Calculator

Appreciate your help
Will look at this tomorrow
keisan.casio.com is very useful website
TY for sharing

 

[Graybeard]

Thing rarely work out with a liner projection
Linear Vs. Logarithmic Scales - Video & Lesson Transcript | Study.com
the past year's performance of your domains might be a good indicator?
Logarithmic regression Calculator
DM me a text (.txt) file formatted
date, $
2020-01-23, $44.00
like the above and I'll chart it log-to-fit the linear values ...

 

[Honeybadger]

January 2021 Overview

The business will update 10 affiliate websites between Monday - Friday (no work on weekend or outside office time) with target to generate $5+/day commission per site, this will maintain $5+ daily average for each site & each site generate $150 in January, total commission in January its $1,500

$1,500 will cover all business cost for January and enough wage for all personal cost, then in February all targets are double

This $1,500 will not arrive until April 1, 2021 (60 days after January end) so January bills are paid from 1-31 October 2020 earning --> $1,100 arrived January 4, 2021 & its just enough to pay all bills this month

Revenue Chart - January 2021

This spreadsheet is bespoke, it havent copied from somewhere so if you want to use just copy and paste, or model however you like

DAY	Site 1	Site 2	Site 3	Site 4	Site 5	Site 6	Site 7	Site 8	Site 9	Site 10	TOTAL
1	$5	$5	$5	$5	$5	$5	$5	$5	$5	$5	$50
2	$5	$5	$5	$5	$5	$5	$5	$5	$5	$5	$50
3	$5	$5	$5	$5	$5	$5	$5	$5	$5	$5	$50
4	$5	$5	$5	$5	$5	$5	$5	$5	$5	$5	$50
5	$5	$5	$5	$5	$5	$5	$5	$5	$5	$5	$50
6	$5	$5	$5	$5	$5	$5	$5	$5	$5	$5	$50
7	$5	$5	$5	$5	$5	$5	$5	$5	$5	$5	$50
8	$5	$5	$5	$5	$5	$5	$5	$5	$5	$5	$50
9	$5	$5	$5	$5	$5	$5	$5	$5	$5	$5	$50
10	$5	$5	$5	$5	$5	$5	$5	$5	$5	$5	$50
11	$5	$5	$5	$5	$5	$5	$5	$5	$5	$5	$50
12	$5	$5	$5	$5	$5	$5	$5	$5	$5	$5	$50
13	$5	$5	$5	$5	$5	$5	$5	$5	$5	$5	$50
14	$5	$5	$5	$5	$5	$5	$5	$5	$5	$5	$50
15	$5	$5	$5	$5	$5	$5	$5	$5	$5	$5	$50
16	$5	$5	$5	$5	$5	$5	$5	$5	$5	$5	$50
17	$5	$5	$5	$5	$5	$5	$5	$5	$5	$5	$50
18	$5	$5	$5	$5	$5	$5	$5	$5	$5	$5	$50
19	$5	$5	$5	$5	$5	$5	$5	$5	$5	$5	$50
20	$5	$5	$5	$5	$5	$5	$5	$5	$5	$5	$50
21	$5	$5	$5	$5	$5	$5	$5	$5	$5	$5	$50
22	$5	$5	$5	$5	$5	$5	$5	$5	$5	$5	$50
23	$5	$5	$5	$5	$5	$5	$5	$5	$5	$5	$50
24	$5	$5	$5	$5	$5	$5	$5	$5	$5	$5	$50
25	$5	$5	$5	$5	$5	$5	$5	$5	$5	$5	$50
26	$5	$5	$5	$5	$5	$5	$5	$5	$5	$5	$50
27	$5	$5	$5	$5	$5	$5	$5	$5	$5	$5	$50
28	$5	$5	$5	$5	$5	$5	$5	$5	$5	$5	$50
29	$5	$5	$5	$5	$5	$5	$5	$5	$5	$5	$50
30	$5	$5	$5	$5	$5	$5	$5	$5	$5	$5	$50
31	$5	$5	$5	$5	$5	$5	$5	$5	$5	$5	$50
TOTAL	$155	$155	$155	$155	$155	$155	$155	$155	$155	$155	$1,550

 

[Honeybadger]

Business Report - Week 1 of 52
1.1.2021 - 1.7.2021

Week 1 Commission

Source	Commission
Affiliate Network 1	$60
Affiliate Network 2	$53
Affiliate Network 3	$22
Affiliate Network 4	$47
Affiliate Network 5	$0
Affiliate Network 6	$14
Total	$196

Project Notes

• Week 1 commission target $150 reached (plan was originally 10 website x $5 commission, instead its 1 website x $150 commission this week)
  
• Out of 10 planned websites for 2021, 5 websites are live, the other 5 are behind schedule
  
• Out of 5 live websites, only 1 website has affiliate ID links, next week affiliate ID links are added to websites 2, 3, 4, 5
  
• Fixed technical product issue (alerted by Google Search Console Dec. 23, validation start Dec. 25, reported fixed Dec. 30), problem was deleted wrong duplicate product images on server storage, Google Search Console gave list of URLs, added missing images before start validation
  
• Accidentally deleted all Google Search Console data from 2020 (wasn't back up), possible to connect Google Search Console API to database with MySQL & Python but need outsource for programmer (not extra funds to pay this January 2021, re-consider February 2021)
  
• Set-up Google Search Console to display GSC data direct in Google Analytics & waiting to see 48 hours later what additional data this will display to Google Analytics (ideally this will display user queries from Google Search in Google Analytics, after this feature was 99% - but not completely - retired by Google some years ago)
  
• Added new Amazon Associates products to replace seasonal out-of-stock products, but no way have found to select new products with automation because Amazon product labels are so poorly optimized (takes alot of work to find specific high quality low cost season impulse buy products that are in stock), so now finally I start to research artificial intelligence with 2 objectives --> 1. Perform new product identification for my affiliate websites in 2022, 2. Give me understanding of general AI in retail before I make a online study course for AI in E-commerce, here is 1st research paper I read today (free PDF) --> info.microsoft.com/rs/157-GQE-382/images/Final%20AI%20Retail%20Playbook.pdf

 

[Honeybadger]

Quick update
Very busy working on 4 new affiliate sites
Plan is post weekly journey update every Friday morning -->

• Development work
• Traffic & analytics stats
  
• Commissions earned
• New software tested
  
• Answer your questions

 

[Honeybadger]

very nice thread, I"ll definitely follow your thread, its very informative for me

@etechsupport Do you want more information on any subject?

 

[Graybeard]

Accidentally deleted all Google Search Console data from 2020 (wasn't back up), possible to connect Google Search Console API to database with MySQL & Python but need outsource for programmer (not extra funds to pay this January 2021, re-consider February 2021)

can you just download the zip daily --this is from a commercial acct
Performance-on-Search-2021-01-07$ tree
.
├── Countries.csv
├── Dates.csv
├── Devices.csv
├── Filters.csv
├── Pages.csv
├── Queries.csv
└── Search appearance.csv

Query,Clicks,Impressions,CTR,Position
KW1,817,4678,17.46%,6.47
KW2,496,3014,16.46%,6.83
KW3,474,604,78.48%,1.69
KW4,463,2804,16.51%,7.63
KW5,447,517,86.46%,1.45
KW6,427,3328,12.83%,9.25
KW7,415,5540,7.49%,8.22
KW8,405,2193,18.47%,6.43

so some LINUX CLI Terminal magic

$sed "s/^/$(date +'%F $T'),domain_name,/"  Queries.csv>Queries_domain_$(date +%F).csv

**edit the time code to a mySQL format

Date,domain_name,Query,Clicks,Impressions,CTR,Position
2021-Jan-07 23:18:10,domain_name,keyword,38765,387555,10.00%,1.22
2021-Jan-07 23:18:10,domain_name,keyword,3560,32897,10.82%,1.36
2021-Jan-07 23:18:10,domain_name,keyword,2834,26359,10.75%,1.4
2021-Jan-07 23:18:10,domain_name,keyword,1932,19259,10.03%,1.34
2021-Jan-07 23:18:10,domain_name,keyword,1387,13447,10.31%,1
2021-Jan-07 23:18:10,domain_name,keyword,1328,2547,52.14%,2
2021-Jan-07 23:18:10,domain_name,keyword,817,4678,17.46%,6.47
2021-Jan-07 23:18:10,domain_name,keyword,533,562,94.84%,1
2021-Jan-07 23:18:10,domain_name,keyword,496,3014,16.46%,6.83
2021-Jan-07 23:18:10,domain_name,keyword,474,604,78.48%,1.69
2021-Jan-07 23:18:10,domain_name,keyword,468,6112,7.66%,1.57
2021-Jan-07 23:18:10,domain_name,keyword,463,2804,16.51%,7.63
2021-Jan-07 23:18:10,domain_name,keyword,457,481,95.01%,1
2021-Jan-07 23:18:10,domain_name,keyword,447,517,86.46%,1.45
2021-Jan-07 23:18:10,domain_name,keyword,440,2588,17.00%,1.14
2021-Jan-07 23:18:10,domain_name,keyword,427,3328,12.83%,9.25
2021-Jan-07 23:18:10,domain_name,keyword,415,5540,7.49%,8.22
2021-Jan-07 23:18:10,domain_name,keyword,405,2193,18.47%,6.43
2021-Jan-07 23:18:10,domain_name,keyword,403,437,92.22%,1.12
2021-Jan-07 23:18:10,domain_name,keyword,392,2538,15.45%,1.35
2021-Jan-07 23:18:10,domain_name,keyword,392,1130,34.69%,2.9
2021-Jan-07 23:18:10,domain_name,keyword,389,730,53.29%,2.55
2021-Jan-07 23:18:10,domain_name,keyword,371,1718,21.59%,6.24
2021-Jan-07 23:18:10,domain_name,keyword,368,2161,17.03%,5.54
2021-Jan-07 23:18:10,domain_name,keyword,364,567,64.20%,1.04
2021-Jan-07 23:18:10,domain_name,keyword,359,3061,11.73%,9.04
2021-Jan-07 23:18:10,domain_name,keyword,359,571,62.87%,3.62
2021-Jan-07 23:18:10,domain_name,keyword,351,2249,15.61%,5.67
2021-Jan-07 23:18:10,domain_name,keyword,349,397,87.91%,1.95
2021-Jan-07 23:18:10,domain_name,keyword,346,1333,25.96%,1.43
2021-Jan-07 23:18:10,domain_name,keyword,334,556,60.07%,1.71
2021-Jan-07 23:18:10,domain_name,keyword,324,2634,12.30%,1.2
2021-Jan-07 23:18:10,domain_name,keyword,321,4889,6.57%,2.87
2021-Jan-07 23:18:10,domain_name,keyword,321,890,36.07%,3.19
2021-Jan-07 23:18:10,domain_name,keyword,315,317,99.37%,1
2021-Jan-07 23:18:10,domain_name,keyword,313,3549,8.82%,1.42
2021-Jan-07 23:18:10,domain_name,keyword,311,2685,11.58%,2.18
2021-Jan-07 23:18:10,domain_name,keyword,311,765,40.65%,1.45
2021-Jan-07 23:18:10,domain_name,keyword,305,796,38.32%,1.53
2021-Jan-07 23:18:10,domain_name,keyword,291,725,40.14%,2.58
2021-Jan-07 23:18:10,domain_name,keyword,282,2342,12.04%,8.64
2021-Jan-07 23:18:10,domain_name,keyword,279,803,34.74%,2.53
2021-Jan-07 23:18:10,domain_name,keyword,278,1847,15.05%,1
2021-Jan-07 23:18:10,domain_name,keyword,274,1654,16.57%,11.68
2021-Jan-07 23:18:10,domain_name,keyword,269,395,68.10%,2.63

the % part should be converted to a decimal value use sed then awk
the api will not show 365 days or 4 years you just need to automate the file download daily and set up your own database add a field ,domain, and populate it in the csv LOAD FILE LOCAL to a mySQL (or DB of your choice)

Then cart.js for each keyword and the dates/quantities in a bar chart or line graph if you want visualization.
Example of something I am working on ---same data idea (basically)
NoSQL and Elastic Search is another option. All it takes is money
You could have a custom dashboard --

 

[moneydrop2021]

Quick update
Very busy working on 4 new affiliate sites
Plan is post weekly journey update every Friday morning -->

• Development work
• Traffic & analytics stats
  
• Commissions earned
• New software tested
  
• Answer your questions

Good luck I wish the best for you. Results aren't guaranteed but it is a smart idea to build your own sites.

 

[Graybeard]

googleapis/google-api-python-client
how to not included
but working code is there

 

[Honeybadger]

Business Report - Week 2 of 52
1.8.2021 - 1.14.2021

Week 2 Commission

Source	Commission
Affiliate Network 1	$67
Affiliate Network 2	$78
Affiliate Network 3	$6
Affiliate Network 4	$43
Affiliate Network 5	$0
Affiliate Network 6	$7
Affiliate Network 7	$0
Total	$201

Project Notes

• Development work --> New site launched (#6), now 6 websites live (2 website has affiliate ID links), 4 website behind schedule, next week plan to launch websites 7,8,9,10
  
• Traffic & analytics stats --> Traffic recovered from New Year low around 200 visits/day to 800 visits/day, why the change? Seasonal for one, but I spend many many hours improving content for customers
  
• Commissions earned --> banked $201 this week, pays bills in 60 days, same as last week "plan was originally 10 website x $5 commission = $150 commission, instead I reached the target from 1 website x $150 commission", joined 7th network and made contact with affiliate program managers (be professional and friendly with program managers, they just trying to make success like you)
  
• New software tested --> Testing new software every day, Adobe's new online tools are sick, check this out adobe.com/creativecloud/tools.html (video editing, green screen, screen recorder, photo editing, flyer design)
• Answer your questions -->About SEO, I said "SEO is very, very, very.....very easy" and it is, just you need to understand user question (and intent) and give best answer, nobody loses by consistently giving best answer, that's not how marketing works, in 2021 SEO shifts away from links (links just get you traffic) and more focus on user experience (good post on UX from Hubspot --> blog.hubspot.com/service/what-is-customer-experience)

 

[Honeybadger]

The most competitive niche is quitting

 

[Honeybadger]

Quick update
Indexed site 6 (gold & silver investment program)
Launched site 7 (cannabis drinks program)
Remaining 3 sites planned but not online
Activities for week 3 of 52 -->

• Add products to site 7 (cannabis drinks program)
  
• Put site 8 online (online courses for jobs program)
• Put site 9 online (survival gear program)
• Put site 10 online (home workout program)
• Be more disciplined & organized with calendar, set work hours, not distractions
  
• Update software & generally tidy everything

 

[Sam Malhotra]

Nice thread, and Good luck for your target. Something I would definitely follow.

 

[Honeybadger]

Quick update

Added alot of new products (boring but profitable)
Researched competitors in new niches -->

• Gold & Silver Investment
• Cannabis Drinks
• Online Courses
• Urban Prepper Survival Gear
  
• Home Fitness Workouts

Printed daily plan for wall
Printed weekly plan for wall
Updated software & licenses

 

[T J Tutor]

Gold & Silver Investment

Urban Prepper Survival Gear

Two winners for me over the past few years. The precious metals for 6 years and the prepper stuff almost two years.

I buy real precious metals instead of buying from an exchange. I am one of 180 members in a partner vault in L.A. (ranges from $680 a year to $810 a year (tax deductible too)). Promoting the precious metals turned out to be a good fit for my lists and content sites related to luxury stuff like private jet charters and high end watches.

The prepper stuff was by accident. I was having a party here at the house and about half of us are marketers. One of my buddies said; let's have a contest (while under the influence). We ended up selecting prepper stuff for the contest. We each threw $100 in the hat and the winner would be the one that got the most conversions by the end of the night. My buddy won ($1200) for getting 22 conversions in three hours. We all used the same lander, but we didn't tell each other about creatives or traffic sources. The lander was a stock lander from the network with the offer, the creatives were also stock. I used Google and Bing. I got 17 conversions (4th place). It was enough to wet my whistle for continued occasional play in the niche.

• Gold & Silver Investment

• Cannabis Drinks

• Online Courses

• Urban Prepper Survival Gear

• Home Fitness Workouts

These are all solid niches!

GO GET 'EM!

 

[Honeybadger]

Quote from The Imitation Game movie
bible.com/bible/111/MAT.7.7-8.NIV
Matthew 7:7-8

“Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives; the one who seeks finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened."

Apply this to your affiliate marketing business
Repeat enough times & you will find success