- [Derral] Now I know a lot of you
would like to make more money with your YouTube videos.
Just by putting ads on,
a lot of people think, 'cause they're on YouTube,
they see these YouTubers making money that just by
turning ads on that you can make a bunch of money.
Well, that's not necessarily the case.
Now, in this video I'm going to actually show you
how to actually make more money with your YouTube videos.
Doesn't matter if you're a big creator, or a small creator.
I'm going to give you some strategies and tactics
that's going to help you understand
how to leverage affiliate links
especially the Amazon Influencer Program.
Let's do this.
- [Narrator] Derraleves.com
Hello my people of the internet.
Derral Eves here.
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Now there's a lot of creators here on YouTube
that are only looking to make money by monetizing the ads
and becoming a YouTube partner.
Now, don't get me wrong,
I think this is a a great way to actually get started here
by creating a business from your YouTube content.
I've seen a lot of creators get really focused in on
creating their content and they actually lose sight
and lose focus on things that would actually
help them make more money.
Ad revenue is just a sliver
of the amount of money they can really make.
Now there's a lot of different ways
that you can get multiple streams of income coming in,
and I found the easiest is actually working with Amazon.
Now a couple months ago I actually released a video
where I was talking about Amazon
looking for YouTube creators
to be a part of their new Amazon Influencer Program
and I know a lot of you actually watched that
video and actually filled out the application
and haven't really done much with it.
Well today I'm gonna show you some things,
some results that's really gonna change your mind
of how to actually look at the Amazon Influencer Program
and how to leverage it in the right way,
and also in the latter part of this video
I'm gonna give you my very best stuff.
It is my secret tips.
My seven powerful tips to make you
an amazing Amazon Influencer or something like that.
Let's go ahead and jump into the strategies and tactics now
of how to actually leverage
when you become an Amazon Influencer
and how to actually make money.
So how the program actually works is that
you actually uploaded video
that is either showcasing a product,
or in the description, or in the comments,
you leave a trackable link that sends people
to your custom Amazon landing page.
Now this is a page where you can put any product
that is on Amazon and when someone buys that product
on Amazon then you actually get paid a commission.
You get that referral fee that's coming from
the Influencer Program.
Now the great thing about this
is that if they go and buy something else on Amazon
then you actually get paid on that as well,
so it's not just the things that are on your page,
but all on the Amazon sites
and I say sites because they have a lot of different sites.
It's just basically saying you sent them that traffic
and anything they buy you get a percentage on that.
Now a common question that I know a lot of people are asking
is what is the difference between the
Amazon Associate Program and the Amazon Influencer Program?
Well, the Amazon Influencer Program
is actually an extension of the Amazon Associate Program
so the commissions are literally the same.
The only difference is, it's a lot cooler
in the Amazon Influencer Program because you have a lot
more options to customize what your visitor actually sees
and there's a lot more things coming down the pipeline
that you want to be a part of this program.
Now let me give you a strategy
that I did for one of my clients.
Now my client was actually coming out
with a music video here on YouTube, and as you know,
music videos are very difficult.
They were doing a cover song
and it was like intertwined with a Star Wars theme.
So I encourage my client to
actually become an Amazon Associate,
and they gave me some push back 'cause they're like
hey, the songs only going to be for a $1.99
and if we're only getting a percentage of the $1.99
it's not worth it, but what I explain to them
and this is the real strategy here,
it's not that first initial sell, it's what they buy next.
Now where this video is all about Star Wars
you know you're going to get some hardcore geeks, like me
(chuckles)
that will want to buy other things on that
because Amazon is literally notorious
and really good at predicting people
to buy other things so when they go download the music
oh they see a costume for Darth Vader
and they buy it even though it's $700
and so you're actually getting a percentage on that $700
'cause you're bringing the traffic into Amazon
and it is wonderful.
Now that client was super happy
and they shifted their strategy because of that
and ultimately they were making more money
through the Amazon Affiliate Program
then they were on, you know, selling music
and I know it's crazy
but hey, it's all about making money here.
Now you're ready for your power tips?
That's right.
The seven powerful tips to
make you an amazing Amazon Influencer.
Well here we go
Tip number one.
Now you want to list your best selling products
at the top of your custom page
and also what you want to do is
click on each specific product
and see if there's any related products
or products that Amazon is actually recommending
that you actually add on to the cart.
Now the reason why is because Amazon already
has a ton of data,
and they're able to see what people are buying,
and what they're more apt to buy,
so those are the products that you
actually want to put together on your Amazon page,
and now tip number two.
Select products that are actually using Prime shipping.
Now this is a big deal for me
because I have spent a ton of money,
don't tell my wife, on Amazon.
I mean way too much money,
and one of the deal breakers for me,
when I'm like selecting a product
is does it come with prime shipping, or not.
I don't want to pay for shipping.
That's why I have Amazon Prime,
and so, you wanna make sure that when you're
actually selecting products on your page,
you are selecting products with Amazon prime.
Now tip number three.
You wanna list the products that you're actually using
to produce your videos in the description
and you also wanna, at times, in a couple of videos,
here or there, just let people know that,
hey, in the description below you can find all my gear.
You know, can see literally everything I'm doing
so if you're a gamer
and you're doing live streaming somebody might say
oh, man, he's an amazing gamer,
I want to know he's what chair he's sitting on,
what type of camera is he using,
or what type of microphone,
or headphones, whatever it may be.
That's where you want to put it in the description below.
Now a great power tip from I guess it's 3.1,
is that you don't have to
go through all your library and add them.
If you have TubeBuddy,
you can literally add it to your description
by just putting it in there really quickly
and TubeBuddy does the rest.
Now tip number four.
Don't always send them
to your vanity URL or your shopping page.
Now if you're giving a product review,
or you're getting very specific in a video
that you're using one specific product
that they need to get and they can find it on Amazon,
don't send them to your page
where it has a million different options.
Send them directly to the product.
Now I know this is common sense
and I think a lot of you were doing this
but one thing I like to do is really think is
how can I get that viewer to actually buy.
You know, is it something I need to say in the video
or is it taking away some options
so it's only one option
and it's the best option for them to actually to purchase.
Now tip number five.
Niche channels on YouTube, and also DIY,
and beauty literally crush it on Amazon.
I'm telling you, you don't need
a lot of subscribers or lot of views
because these are hyper localized people
that are really interested in a specific thing
especially if it's DIY they want to do it their self
and they want to be able to learn how to build things.
Let me give you a perfect example of this.
Now in doing research for this specific YouTube video,
I was reading reaching out to some of my subscribers
that actually signed up with the Amazon Influencer Program
and I came across Michael Lopez
which I really liked his content.
He was teaching people how to build their own tiny boats.
Now it's not the little teeny boats.
It's like fishing boats, it's like really, really cool.
Now he doesn't have a ton of subscribers,
and he doesn't have a ton of views,
however, his fans are literally engaged,
and so when he teaches them how to mod their boat
or how to build a boat
and gives them specific supplies
where do you think they go to?
Of course, they're going to go to his custom landing page
and they're actually going to buy a product,
and more product, and more product,
because they're learning how to build something.
Now in talking with Micheal, this is really cool,
he always says, hey you know what, my ad rates
on YouTube literally fluctuate it's always up and down
and you never know what you're going to get
but with Amazon he is growing month after month,
month after month it's getting better,
where it's even half of his income.
You got to check out Micheal's channel.
I put it in the description down below.
He's doing some pretty cool things.
You need to get some ideas from him.
Now tip six, that's right, six.
The best type of converting videos
are product review videos, that's right.
Product review video videos really crush it,
because people are ready to buy,
and what they want is a little bit more information
about a specific product, and what do they do,
they either Google it or go on YouTube
to get someone's review of a particular product or service.
Now in this case,
what I would do is, do 6.1, it's like that,
something like that, 6.1
Make sure the title of your video is as follows
either the product name review,
or best product name,
or what kind of product name should I get,
or product name under $100.
I mean the list goes on.
Super, super power tip,
because if you can get into the head
of what people are searching for
and how they're searching
and you have a review, they're going to watch it,
and then most likely go to your Amazon page
to actually check out,
and tip number seven,
and no this is not a gang sign,
you do not want to use a URL shortening service like Bitly,
because it doesn't work with Amazon.
You want to make sure that all those clicks
are trackable by Amazon.
Now is there a tip that I missed?
Go ahead and put that tip in the comments below.
There's a lot of things that we can learn as a community,
'cause I know there's certain things that you do
that might help other people,
so go ahead and put those tips in there
and if you want to sign up for the Amazon Influencer Program
which you really do,
there is a link in the description below.
You definitely want to apply and be a part of it
and if you're not a part of the Amazon Influencer Program,
definitely join the Amazon Associate Program.
It's a very, very big deal.
This is something that all creators need to do.
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