How to Make Your First $1 as an Affiliate Marketer, with Ileane Smith

Would you like to earn your first $1 as an affiliate marketer?

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In this episode, I talk with ‪@IleaneSmith‬ who has worked with major brands, gained acceptance into the Amazon Influencer Program, increased her YouTube channel to over 12K subscribers, and accumulated over 15K followers on the X App - and did it all while being a part-time content creator. 😮

We discuss the differences between the Amazon Influencer program and the Amazon Associate program, the comparative benefits of the influencer and associates programs, and the various tools and platforms that content creators can use to monetize their channels.

We also unveil a new marketing strategy that can help small channels create their first affiliate revenue stream.

Other topics include balancing a full-time job with an influencer career, the pros and cons of affiliate marketing versus creating digital products, and some of our favorite social media platforms and features.

Video Chapters
0:00 Introduction
3:07 Differences Between Amazon Influencer and Amazon Associates Program
14:06 The Benable Affiliate Marketing Platform
17:36 Other Channels for Compliant Affiliate Marketing
24:37 Marketing Physical versus Digital Products
27:31 Affiliate Sales versus Creating Your Own Digital Products
32:07 Building the YouTube Channel via Social Media
37:33 Favourite Social Media Platforms
43:49 Work-Life Balance with a Full-Time Job
48:58 The Value of the YouTube Community Tab
50:52 How to Connect with Ileane Smith
52:53 Conclusion and Call to Action

Realistically, affiliate marketing probably won't result in "retirement money" unless you can consistently scale your lead generation out to the 50-100K+ views territory. However, even with a small channel or social media profile, you can start generating income via Amazon and other affiliate channels. This can help offset the costs of your content creation hobby, side hustle, or business. And if you can then add some sponsorships to that, you can also get free stuff from brands and increase revenue a bit more. With some consistent effort, that, I think, is within reach.

Thanks for watching!

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If you'd like to learn more about Ileane's content and offers, see her:
YouTube Channel,    / ileanesmith  ,
Amazon storefront, https://amazon.com/shop/ileanesmith, and
Benable account, https://benable.com/ileane

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