How Affiliate Marketing Works [Explained]

in this video i'm going to talk to you.
about how we make money as affiliate.
marketers.
so let's say for example you have a.
website around kitchen appliances and.
you're looking for a new product to.
promote.
well these instant pots are really.
really popular products and they're.
extremely popular around christmas time.
so let's say there's people out there.
who are looking for.
a new pressure cooker okay so people's.
doing all kinds of searches for pressure.
cooker.
slow cooker but they don't know exactly.
what the product is they want yet.
so they're on google they're on amazon.
all these places and they're doing.
searches.
for pressure cookers and slow cookers.
and they run across.
this product here the instant pot du060.
and so they like this product and this.
product looks.
great okay so they decide they're on the.
edge of.
buying this product so what do they do.
right before they buy.
well what a lot of people will do is.
they will look up reviews.
on google for these products.
so for example they will take this.
product here.
do a search on google and what they'll.
do is they'll type in.
the word review as you can see here.
people are searching for reviews because.
it's showing up right here.
and if we do a search let's just open up.
some of these websites here that pop up.
and see what we get okay.
so here is a website called digital.
trends.
and if we scroll down you're going to.
see they have a basic review of it.
and then they have some links here to go.
to amazon walmart and even newegg. com.
and what happens is is when people.
searches for reviews of this product.
and they come to this website and if.
they come down here and click on one of.
these links.
this is a special link that the owner of.
this website has.
that amazon or walmart a new egg can.
track specifically to this user.
so if the customer buys this product.
through this link.
they know that it came from this website.
and so they will send the owner of this.
website a paycheck for referring that.
person to their site to buy.
their product and so if we look.
we can see there's all kinds of websites.
that does this because it works.
so we can scroll down through here we.
can see there's another person who made.
a review of it.
they even got some amazon ads here if.
they click through on any of these links.
and buy.
products on amazon's they'll get.
commission for it and here's a link.
right here.
let me go ahead and click on this and.
see where it takes us.
okay so this takes us to a comparison.
page.
and if we scroll down here we're going.
to see.
where they have this pot right here and.
then they have a link here it says see.
lowest price now what happens is if i.
click this.
is going to redirect me to amazon to.
this product.
now you can see up here it says.
tag equals my instapot so.
this here is actually the affiliate id.
of the person who owns this website so.
if i go ahead here and if i.
buy this item amazon knows that it came.
from the person of this website and.
they're going to earn a commission.
for it and so that's the way affiliates.
make money and by writing reviews.
you are getting right in front of your.
customer right before they buy.
okay so that's what they call a buyer.
intent keyword.
so people searches for a product plus.
review.
or even product plus discount or product.
plus coupon.
so when you rank for those kinds of.
keywords uh people's gonna find them.
right before they're ready to purchase.
they click your link and then if they.
buy you get commission for.
it and that's how we make money as.
affiliate marketers.