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 drostdesigns.com.
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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.
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