Affiliate Marketing As A Small Streamer

in this video i'm going to talk about.
how you can expand your income as a.
streamer or content creator.
through affiliate marketing whether.
you're just starting off on a fresh.
youtube channel or twitch channel or.
you've been seeing some growth in your.
channel recently and you want to find a.
way to make more of that money online.
i'm going to go over how you should get.
started with affiliate marketing which.
brands you should associate yourself.
with.
and the biggest mistake i see a lot of.
people make when they're first starting.
off.
let's get into it and for those of you.
who don't know me my name is steven and.
welcome to my channel where we talk.
about.
gaming streaming and internet culture so.
if any of that tickles your fancy.
make sure to hit that subscribe button.
and the bell so you can get notified of.
whenever i upload a new video now let's.
get on to the video.
so affiliate marketing is one of the.
easiest ways you can start making money.
online because you get paid to refer a.
company's product to your audience.
and you earn a small percentage for each.
sale that you make this way of making.
business is perfect for content creators.
in my opinion because you don't have to.
worry about.
inventory you don't have to worry about.
making sales or dealing with customers.
it's something that once you set up you.
just focus on making videos you just.
focus on streaming and you focus on your.
growth because it's something that.
scales alongside your growth.
so the way it works is that companies.
that have affiliate programs will give.
you a link to a product.
you give that link to your audience and.
whenever they make a purchase using that.
link.
you will be earning a small commission.
for that cell naturally you want to.
associate yourself with companies that.
fit within your niche so let's say that.
your niche is gaming.
you don't want to sell your audience.
lawn mowers because that doesn't.
translate well.
it doesn't really make sense there's an.
article that i found online that's.
actually very useful because it has a.
list of all the different affiliate.
programs for a lot of different niches.
so i'll leave that in the description.
below alright so straight up let me tell.
you about my three favorite companies.
that have.
affiliate programs that if you haven't.
gone into you should definitely consider.
getting as a growing creator so that way.
you don't have to rely.
on your twitch payout or your youtube.
adsense to start making.
money so number one is the amazon.
associate program and this is the big.
one i recommend you start off with.
because literally everyone does their.
online shopping on amazon.
and amazon sells just about anything.
from gaming gear to clothing to toilets.
it doesn't matter what niche you.
specialize in or even what platform.
you're using to grow your audience.
whether it's instagram tik tok or even.
facebook your audience is always gonna.
be curious about the things that you use.
or the things that you recommend them to.
use.
in my case people are always asking me.
which camera i'm using or which.
microphone i'm using and i have that all.
set up ready with amazon affiliate links.
in my descriptions and my about me.
it's all there my favorite part about.
this program is that whenever someone.
clicks on your link there's a 24-hour.
cookie where any purchase that they make.
even if it's not the thing you.
recommended them in the first place you.
still earn commission.
on those items so i definitely recommend.
using amazon for affiliate marketing if.
you haven't done that already.
all right so number two is geared more.
towards youtubers and streamers but it.
has the potential to make you so much.
money.
it is a two buddy browser extension and.
if you don't know what tubebuddy does it.
integrates directly into youtube it.
helps you run your channel.
optimize your videos for seo so your.
videos can rank higher on the youtube.
search engine.
tubebuddy has a free version and it has.
a pro version i've been using the pro.
version.
and it's actually been helping me rank.
my youtube videos really high on the.
youtube search engine because it's been.
recommending me which keywords i should.
be putting on my title my description.
anything to help discoverability on my.
videos so why is the tubebuddy referral.
program so good well if someone decides.
to try out using tubebuddy using your.
link and they try it out for free.
whenever they decide to upgrade to the.
pro version.
that's when you start earning commission.
even if it's months after they install.
it and they also have a recurring.
payment program so it's not a one and.
done deal.
as long as a person keeps using.
tubebuddy and paying for it you'll keep.
earning commission.
and because tubebuddy is so universally.
important on people's youtube channel.
as long as they keep making videos.
they'll keep using tubebuddy and you'll.
keep making money.
alright and number three is the epic.
store's creator code which does have a.
requirement of 1 000 followers on twitch.
but once you hit that threshold you can.
apply to get your own creator code.
and a lot of people think it only.
applies for fortnite but it also applies.
to a bunch of games within the epic game.
store it's just that fortnite is the.
most popular one.
epic games has one of the most generous.
referral programs i've personally seen.
and i love it because it rewards.
creators for streaming their game.
for promoting it and if it fits.
perfectly in your brand because you're.
already playing fortnite then there's.
absolutely no reason.
why you shouldn't be getting it by the.
way if you want to check out these.
programs for yourself.
i left all of my affiliate links in the.
description down below.
and speaking of fitting with your brand.
when you're looking for a company that.
offers affiliate links the number one.
mistake i commonly see is that people.
take.
all the affiliate links and they plaster.
them everywhere this one time i went to.
this guy's stream and on his webcam.
border he had an affiliate link.
okay i go say hi to him he's the first.
thing he says is like hey stephen have.
you heard about this product.
here's my affiliate link completely.
different from the one on his webcam.
and then throughout the stream his mod.
kept spamming affiliate links affiliate.
links affiliate links for different and.
different and different things.
the entire stream i felt like i was.
watching a commercial just waiting for.
the show to actually start.
and the show never started because it.
was just a constant commercial running.
over and over again so i just left.
what i'm trying to get at here is that.
you never really want to make your.
viewers feel like you're just using them.
for profit you're just trying to sell.
them something.
probably something you haven't even.
tried yourself when picking a company.
you have to consider how that company's.
product fits into your niche.
if you would personally recommend that.
product to your friends and how that's.
gonna reflect on your brand.
that's why when it comes to affiliate.
marketing i'm very picky with the brands.
i choose to promote.
and the way i introduce them to my.
viewers so where should you put your.
affiliate links.
well on twitch i would actually.
recommend that you put them on your.
panels in your about section.
there's a lot of space there so you can.
go crazy and it won't be as intrusive as.
something for example like a webcam.
overlay.
on the other hand if you're playing.
something like fortnite it makes sense.
that you put your creator code somewhere.
in your overlay as long as it's not.
distracting or intrusive or just gets in.
the way and if you're on youtube the.
best place i can recommend is your.
video's description.
that place is just full of real estate.
for you to put all your information down.
there.
you can actually check mine out and see.
how i have everything laid out and sort.
of take inspiration from there but yeah.
growth is one of my favorite topics to.
talk about so if you have any more ideas.
feel free to jump into my stream and we.
can discuss them there.
all right and that's all i have for you.
guys in this video make sure you give a.
thumbs up if you enjoyed the video thank.
you so much for watching.
subscribe if you haven't and i will.
catch you guys.
[Music].
live.
[Music].
you.