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For most bloggers taking their blog to the next level and making money is the next logical step. There are a variety of different avenues you can pursue to turn your hobby into a business. Affiliate sales and working with brands are great business tools in making money and building a successful blog.
What is affiliate marketing?
Affiliate marketing is a type of performance-based marketing in which a business rewards one or more affiliates for each customer or a visitor brought by the affiliate’s own marketing efforts.
Affiliate sales is something I have recently started utilising this year and I am still very much new to and still learning about affiliate sales and marketing. Like blogging, affiliate sales and marketing is not just as easy as posting a link to social media and sitting back. Unfortunately it doesn’t work like that! If you do not know Kayleigh she is a blogger and is the queen of affiliate sales. Watching her smash affiliate sales is super motivating and inspiring to follow.
Kayleigh has recently released some new ebooks and one of these ebooks is A Beginners Guide To Affiliate Sales. In this ebook Kayleigh has information covering:
- Understanding your audience
- Affiliate programs you can join
- Creators that Kayleigh affiliates for
- Over saturation and what to avoid
- Creating a blog post for affiliate sales
- Blog post ideas
- Email marketing
- Pinterest marketing
- Seasonal sales
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In each section Kayleigh offers detailed explanation that is easy to follow and tips that have worked for her. These tips are proven to work as shown in her affiliate sales success. I have been implementing these tips and I definitely feel more confident in my ability to make consistent sales. I never even thought about other areas of marketing so this has been a huge help. I am looking forward to seeing the benefits. As I am wanting to develop my blog and start to earn money online, I am investing time in following Kayleigh’s tips and expertise to develop. You can grab this ebook for an affordable price and know you are getting advice that is proven to work.
Pitching to brands & creating lasting brand relationships
Working with favourite brands is a huge desire for a lot of bloggers, if you haven’t worked with a brand before you can be overwhelmed and unsure how you can find work or how you can pitch to a brand.
If you want to start pitching to brands Kayleigh’s ebook Pitching To Brands & Creating Lasting Brands is a great resource. Breaking down the different areas that you will need to be aware of when you are pitching and working with brands on content. This ebook includes information on:
- What is a collaboration?
- Disclosure
- When to decline brand work
- Gifted work
- How to find brand work
- Pitching to brands
- How to write a pitch
- Pitch examples
- What to charge
- Once you’ve sent the pitch
- Lasting brand relationships
I have been pitching to brands cold for around a year and a half, learning as I go. However, this ebook gave me more tips on how I can improve on finding more brand work and other useful information about how to sustain those relationships with the brands. This ebook is easy to follow and explains everything a blogger or influencer would need to consider when pitching to brands and creating those effective lasting brand relationships.
There are so many ebooks and blog posts out here on the internet and like me you probably are wondering, which ones have effective advice and which ones are actually worth investing in. Kayleigh has regular brand collaborations and is an experienced blogger. The tips and advice she writes in her ebooks are already proven to work, you only have to take a look at her statistics and the money she makes from sales and brand work.
Are you wanting to start affiliate sales or working with brand work? I would recommend checking out Kayleigh’s content! Do you want to work with brands? I’d love to hear in the comments.
I’m a big lover of affiliate marketing! Another one that’s good for consistent earnings is AdSense – I want to get onto Mediavine eventually xx
Oo yes I have heard about that one!
Great post! I think now that my DA is slightly higher I’d like to start writing more sponsored posts, but affiliate marketing is so interesting and I’m glad you’ve mentioned it here 🙂 thanks for sharing!
Great post – very helpful for a newbie blogger 🙂
Jenna ♥
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I am glad it has been helpful. Thank you for reading and commenting.
Thank you so much for sharing such useful post.
Thank you. Can you link your blog?
Always great to get different ideas and insights on blogging. You can never learn enough as a blogger. Thanks for sharing,
Great post! I was accepted onto SheMedia in August which enables me to make money from ads. I would love to get into affiliate marketing! x
Thanks for sharing those advices!
I wholeheartedly agree with what you’ve shared in this post! For me, the most money comes from sponsored posts, but I have been making some money from affiliate marketing and adsense too. I’m nearly at the required amount to apply for Mediavine, so here’s hoping for 2021!
Kayleigh is great at affiliate marketing, I’d definitely recommend her ebook for beginners. I think people really underestimate how much you can make from it, especially when you’re advertising the right products for your audience! x
Good luck for 2021, I hope you manage it! Kayleigh’s products are super helpful! Thank you for reading and sharing your thoughts.
Thanks for recommending these resources. My blog is 3 months old, and I’ve only made $.83. Lol. Clearly, I could use a little help.
This is a great resource!
I’m just starting to get my affiliate/collab setup done and I’ve been really lucky with a brand contacting me for a collab post. I’ve also pitched to a local brand I want to support and will be their first affiliate! Meanwhile, I’m aiming to get some Christmas present affiliate links up to kick off my Amazon account- I’ve been considering Kayleigh’s books; do they speak about how to be an amazon affiliate for multiple countries?? Thanks for sharing!
She doesn’t cover Amazon affiliates for multiple countries but she does share places where you can find affiliates, how you can pitch to brands, templates and how to promote your affiliate links.
Ok thanks for clarifying!!
No problem 😊
Thank you for sharing such useful post. And goodluck to all new blog starters like me😃
Fab post! I have still not tried pitching brands but have worked with some smaller brands and I love it. 🙂
Via | https://glossnglitters.com
It is definitely worth it. You can get kayleigh’s pitching to brands ebook for pay what you want (a minimum of £3) it is great as it includes pitching templates for you to use. You should pitch you have a great blog and take some amazing photographs 😊
Very helpful for a relatively new blogger still, I haven’t started making any money yet as I’m still trying to grow my DA but I’m slowly starting to get more brave when it comes to pitching to brands!
That’s great. Good luck with it! This is a really helpful guide for when you start to pitch.
Hi Lauren. Great tips for bloggers looking to make money from their blog. How long does it take, do you think, to get to the stage that many people aspire to – being able to make blogging their full-time source of income? Is that something that you are aiming to do?
That is something I am aiming to do, there is no time frame really. It can be quick or take longer. You really have to invest time into your blog. I am definitely aspiring to do this!
This is a whole new arena for me so I thank you for the tips and advice. I’ll need to do more investigation!
Good luck! Kayleigh’s pitch ebook is a pay what you want at the moment, they have 2 left, pay a minimum of £3.
Great information. I am just starting to dip my toe in affiliate sales so much needed advice. Thanks!
Thank you for reading and commenting. Kayleigh has some great offers on these ebooks at the moment. So if you are new to affiliate marketing like I was, you will learn a lot.
I just can’t get onboard with affiliate marketing. I’ve tried but it’s just not for me. I do love working with brands though.
That’s great you know what works and what doesn’t for you. Thank you for reading and commenting.
Hi Lauren!
As always your post was very helpful! So many useful tips I haven’t yet thought of. Hope you have a lovely week! 🙂
Thank you for your kind comments. I am glad this was a helpful post.
The pitching ebook is now on pay what you want (minimum of £3) and there are only 2 left at the price.
Great post! So many helpful tips 💛
This is great information. I have just started putting together the information necessary to pitch to brands (creating my media kit, for example) after having a couple of good collaborations and realizing that it is something that I am fully capable of doing in a way that benefits everyone involved. I think that’s what it takes sometimes, that push to give it a try and see that we really can do it!
I definitely recommend Kayleigh pitching book it is currently on pay what you want (min £3) and it is super helpful!
Thanks for sharing, great tips there to make money from your blog 🙂
Making money from your blog is easy if you can get traffic, that’s what i always struggled with until i learned SEO, It is needed but takes time.
Thank you for sharing.
I have both of these guides and I love them, I really need to invest some time on really studying them.
Thanks for sharing and giving me a kick up the bum to get reading some more x
Great breakdown! I need to be better about pitching plans and getting my media kit together. Thanks for the inspo!
Kayleigh’s ebook for pitching is so helpful. It is offered on pay what you want for a minimum of £3. It also has helpful templates. Can you link your blog?
I read Kayleigh’s income report for October, and she makes so much from affiliate marketing! I bought her ebook, and I should give it a read soon!
Her ebook on pitching to brands does sound useful too as I’m not that confident with cold pitching to brands.
Nice post. Really helpful, I hope to start working with brands and start affliate marketing in the long run so I’ll keep the ebooks in mind when the time comes.
Wow thank you! I’m just starting my blog🌻💛
Thank you for reading. I definitely recommend these ebooks!
Thank you for that reco!🌼
I agree! This is a great resource to get started with affiliate marketing
I love this!! We all want to make money and WOW, Kayleigh is impressive with making money via affiliate marketing. Pitching to brands is a great idea – This is how you get your content out there. Hopefully 2021 will be a bigger year for monetizing via blogging!
Nancy ✨ mdrnminimalists.com
Great ideas to start!
I have both of these books too and yes, you’re right, Kayleigh is the QUEEN of affiliate marketing. She really knows her stuff so you know you’re getting top advice from the best. Fab post, Lauren, and good luck with your affiliate marketing! x
Thank you so much Lisa, I appreciate it. Thank you for reading and commenting.
Great tips here! Over the past 5 years, I’ve found that long-term partnerships with brands is the best option for my blog. However, in the last several months, I’ve been shocked to find my affiliates performing much better. I guess a healthy combination of both is key!
That’s great you have found something that works for you.
Useful information… Thank you for sharing 🙏
This is so well written and so wonderful. Thank you so much for this! I’m bookmarking this article 🙂
Thank you for reading and commenting. I am glad you found it useful.
Enjoyed reading your tips, Lauren. Knew about some of the ideas but not about some others. Also, well done on the traction you got on this post. Whole ton of likes and comments.
Thank you!
Thanks for the tips. I’m just getting started with affiliate marketing. Not quite brave enough to pitch for myself yet. But your post is encouraging.
You will get there. I recommend the af links as kayleigh’s guide for pitching I have used her templates and worked with over 15 brands this month. I recommend it.
Great tips! I haven’t started affiliate marketing yet but it’s something I hope to do in the near future <3
Caroline | https://envirolineblog.com
Thank you for sharing this article very well written. Enjoyed reading your tips well interpreted.
Outstanding post, Loren, well done and thanks for sharing! Well written and even better presented. I have been doing affiliate marketing for quite a while alongside blogging. And your content is spot on. Keep up the good work and have a lovely weekend.
Good info. May need to look into these books.
very interesting post. i certainly would love to learn more about working with brands, will certainly re-read your post again as there’s so much to glean from. thanks for sharing this and look forward to more from you. Be blessed.