Why You MUST Start An Affiliate program for your Digital Product

a lot of us have seen affiliate programs.
before but have you ever thought of.
hosting your own when you have other.
people pushing their audience to your.
products not only does it expand your.
reach but it also increases your sales.
dramatically and if that's not enough to.
get you excited about starting an.
affiliate program i don't know what is.
the only way that i'm able to have.
netflix and chill days with myself is by.
making sure that my affiliates are.
consistently selling for me every single.
day and that started with putting one.
foot in front of the other and getting.
that affiliate program up and live there.
are five main reasons why you'll want to.
have your own affiliate program and.
that's what we're going to cover today.
the first thing that our affiliates have.
helped us do in my store is increase our.
brand awareness and authority because.
every time somebody with an audience.
puts us out in front of those people all.
of those people see us as connected to.
that thought leader or the influencer or.
the instagram account or whoever it is.
that is sharing us this also helps us to.
achieve the second goal which is to.
reach a broader audience while we can.
only contact a certain number of people.
because we're limited with content or.
our facebook budget or whatever things.
are contraining us our affiliates don't.
have those same constraints in fact.
they're often in very different markets.
and areas and marketing different kinds.
of content to their audience than we are.
that way we're able to achieve more.
reach through that broader audience that.
they're hitting on instead of just our.
own the third thing is really subtle but.
it's a huge huge benefit of having.
affiliate sales which is that we've seen.
our conversion rates skyrocket through.
our affiliates versus just pushing.
products out on our own the reason for.
this is because our affiliates are the.
ones who people trust they know like and.
trust them and they're willing to buy a.
product that solves their solution.
especially from somebody who's an.
influencer or a brand that they already.
love when that person shares this out to.
their audience of course that audience.
is going to latch on to us in the same.
way they've latched on to that person.
they're already following and we don't.
have to work so hard to convince that.
person that we are a trustworthy store.
and that our products are good because.
the affiliate has done all of that work.
for us so that's how our conversions.
increase dramatically with each.
affiliate sale the fourth reason.
affiliates have really helped us and how.
i know they'll be able to help you is.
another subtle but not to be overlooked.
one so we have built some really great.
connections with our affiliates just by.
seeing who's selling and reaching out to.
them and having conversations it's been.
so fun to do things like go to the grand.
canyon with one of our affiliates and.
jump on just some voice texting when i.
was having a hard time with my business.
with another affiliate and it's just.
been really amazing to cultivate these.
kinds of personal connections that i.
wouldn't have otherwise had access to if.
i hadn't started my affiliate program.
it's definitely put me in touch with.
some big time influencers and big names.
in the industry that i probably would.
have just been looked over and not given.
a second thought to but for the fact.
that they heard about our affiliate.
program signed up they were impressed by.
it and now i'm proud to call some of.
these affiliates friends the last and.
final one the fifth one is my favorite.
and i'm sure it's gonna be yours too.
affiliates have helped us to save money.
on our advertising budget as you know.
facebook is always going through changes.
and making it more and more expensive.
for us small business owners to get our.
products out there in front of the.
people that we want to sell to but with.
affiliates we don't have to pay that.
money up front so with facebook ads we.
have to kind of guess that there's going.
to be so many people that sign up for a.
live event and that only 50 of the.
people who signed up are actually gonna.
show up and then of the people who.
showed up we have to figure out who's.
actually going to make a purchase and.
then we have to figure out how much.
they'll probably spend and on and on and.
on so facebook ads are something you.
have to pay for it's expensive up front.
and hopefully you did the math right and.
you'll recoup it on the back end but if.
you didn't.
sorry you're just out some cash and that.
could really hurt especially if you.
don't have a lot of extra cash to spare.
at the moment in your business with.
affiliates we get to save a lot of money.
because we only have to pay once a sale.
is made that means that we've made let's.
say 300.
on a sale and a third of that.
approximately will go to the affiliate.
and we'll get to keep the other two.
thirds to continue operating the.
business that's a really oversimplified.
breakdown of it but i think that gives.
you a good idea of what it's like for us.
to pay out our affiliates and how.
beneficial it is in terms of cost saving.
and time saving because we're not.
spending all that time and money on.
facebook but instead investing it into.
our affiliate program the bottom line is.
that an affiliate program is an awesome.
opportunity for you to get out there in.
a bigger way today without learning.
complicated facebook ads or seo.
strategies or any of the other things.
that could hold you back from success in.
the next few weeks especially as black.
friday approaches if you want to learn.
more about our affiliate program and how.
it's actually run you can check out the.
simple sustained shop sales system we.
just call it s4 and you can see that we.
have an in-depth detailed week where we.
dive into.
all the behind the scenes of that.
program and we'll even help you get.
yours set up through that program.
because you'll have all the templates.
and guidance you need in order to get.
yours set up just like mine if you have.
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you want to learn more about i'll see.
you next week where we'll talk more.
about affiliates and go even deeper in.
this topic.