How To Start Affiliate Marketing Website In 2023 (Step-by-Step Tutorial)
Hi guys, Are you interested in earning money through affiliate marketing? If so, great! This is Darshan from Darshan Blogs. Now, before we begin, First, let's see what affiliate marketing is. ‘Affiliate marketing‘ is where, for a company that sells products, you come in and promote these products for this company on the internet. and when someone purchases a product based on your recommendation, this company pays you a commission for the sale. Let’s say you want to promote this product, which is available for purchase online. The first thing you need to do is become an affiliate of the company. This is a simple process, like creating a new account on Facebook.
Now Once you do this, you will get a unique link called an affiliate link, which you can use to promote the product. Once you promote this link and someone buys from it, you will earn a commission from this company for every sale you make. Okay! So now you know how affiliate marketing works. But, once you get your affiliate link, how exactly do you promote it? If you share this link on social media platforms and ask people to buy this product, not many people are going to do so! They don’t have a reason to buy this product, and they are not looking for it right now. So you need to first find people who have a need for this product. And then you need to help them find what they are looking for.
So to understand this better, let’s look at a real-life example. Now, let’s say you know very well how to maintain your hair. And all the hair-care products needed to maintain hair Now, if you want to help people find what they are looking for, first you need to find out what people are searching for related to ‘your chosen topic, which is ‘hair care'. So now if we go to Google and search for ‘best shampoos, we will find the ‘terms’ that people are searching for related to ‘hair care. Now, once you find this, just choose one term, and I’m going to choose this. Now that we’ve identified people who have a need for this product, which is ‘Best Shampoos for Curly Hair, to reach these people, you need to create a valuable article on this topic for your website that will help these users. So let’s say you created this article. And you list all the products that are good.
Next, you need to sign up for the affiliate program that offers the products you recommend and then add those products here. And then add your affiliate links next to these products. Once you write this content and Google finds it valuable to these searchers, it will show your site to visitors. And when those visitors go through your affiliate link and purchase the products, you will make a commission. So this is how affiliate marketing works. And in this video, we’re going to see how you can build a successful affiliate marketing site that can make money. So let’s get started. We’re going to create our affiliate website in five parts. The first part is to pick a topic for your website.
Choosing your topic is very important to being successful in affiliate marketing. This is because if you want people to follow your recommendations and buy the products that you recommend, you need to talk about a particular topic or area. It can be anything, but it needs to be around one specific area. This is important, as it will help you be seen as an expert or knowledgeable person on that topic. And people want to follow an expert rather than someone who talks about everything. So choose a topic about which you are most knowledgeable or which you can easily talk about. To make it easier for you to choose a topic for your website, we’ve made a list of popular topics for you. So Just click the link below this video, and it will take you to this page. Now to see a list of sample topics, just click here.
And you can see that we have lots of different topics from which you can choose. So in this video, we’re going to choose this one as our topic, which is coffee makers. Once you’ve selected your website’s topic, we can go to Part 2 of this tutorial, which is to launch a website on the internet that you can use for affiliate marketing. Now this is the website where we are going to add all of our content and also add our affiliate links to promote the products that we want. And your website will also have the ability to be found on Google, so that people can find and read your content. Now to launch our website Let's go back here. And close this Now click here. So to launch our site, we’re going to take two steps. The first step is to ‘pick a name for your website. This will be the domain name of your website, which people will enter to visit your site.
For example, if you want to visit YouTube, you go to youtube.com. And google.com to visit Google, So similarly, to choose your own domain name, Just enter the name that you want for your website, here... Now you can choose any name based on the topic that you’ve selected. As I have selected my topic as ‘coffee makers, I’m going to enter ‘EnableCoffee.com and then click ‘Check Availability. Now, as you can see, this name is available. So once you get your name, you can go to the next step, which is to get this domain name and hosting. So to get this domain name and hosting, let’s go here. And click ‘Get Hosting, and it will take you to this page. This is the place where we're going to get our domain and hosting. And as you can see, our domain is still available, so to get it, let’s click Add to Cart and then click ‘Continue. Now here, it will ask us to choose our hosting plan. Now, hosting is needed so that your website is visible on the internet and can be accessed by anyone.
And as you can see here, hosting provides the space to store your website on the internet. So based on the number of websites that you want to build, you can choose a plan here. I want to build one website, so I’m going to choose this plan. Now here you can choose how long you want the hosting for... You can choose any length here, and as you go longer, you can see that we’re getting a discount. I am going to select 12 months and click 'continue. Now, here you can see that we're getting our domain, which is enablecoffee.com, for free... And our hosting Now both of these are valid for 1 year, which means once we complete this purchase, our site will be live on the internet for 1 year, after which you can renew it to keep your site online for as long as you want. So to get our domain and hosting, let’s fill up these details. Now here, select your payment method... Enter your details... and click ‘Order Now. Okay! So now we’ve successfully placed the order, and we’ve got our domain and hosting.
So now, if we click here, you can see that we have successfully gotten our hosting and domain. Okay, so once you’ve got your domain and hosting, your website should now be live on the internet. So to check that, let’s open a new tab. Now if we type EnableCoffee.com and press enter, you can see that we have a brand new website with the name that we selected. So if you’re not seeing this page, try refreshing it after 5–10 minutes, and you should see it. Okay! So now, we have successfully launched our website on the internet! Once you’ve launched your site... Next, let’s go to Part 3 of this tutorial, which is to change the design of your site. Now here, you can see that we’ve got a default look for our website. So next, we’re going to see how you can change the design of your website and make it look more attractive! like this So to change the design of this site, we’re going to take two steps. The first step is to log in to your website’.
So to login to your website All you have to do is go here, and then type /login after your site’s address. Now if you press ‘Enter, you can see that it takes us to the login page of our website. So, to login, you need to enter the username and password, which you received in your email... So to get the username and password, let’s go to our inbox. And here you can see the email from our hosting provider, which has the details of our website. So if we open it, here you can see the login details for our website. So let’s first copy the username and paste it here. Now copy the password and paste it here. And then click ‘login’... And now you can see that we’ve successfully logged in to our website! And we have now reached... our "WordPress dashboard." Now, this is the place where you can control your website and make any changes to it.
Okay! So once you have logged in, we can now go to step 2 of changing the design, which is to install a new theme for your WordPress site. So to install the theme, let’s go to appearance and click themes... Now click ‘add a new theme. And search for a theme called ‘minimal blog. And you’ll get this theme. Now this is the theme that we recommend for an affiliate website or blog. but you can also pick any theme that you like. So to install this theme, let’s click 'install. Then click ‘activate, and, as you can see, this new theme has been installed on our website. So now if we go to our website and click ‘refresh, you can see that we have a new design for our website. Okay! So now we’ve successfully changed the design of our website! Once you have changed the design, we can now go to the third part of this tutorial, which is to start adding content to your website. So to add our first piece of content, let’s go here and click 'post. And now it will take you to this page, where you can add your content. Now, if we start writing about a random topic, it is likely that people will not be searching for that topic on Google.
So before we start adding our content, we need to first find out what people are searching for related to the topic that you selected in step 1... So in this way, once we write about it, it has a better chance of being found on Google. Now that we have already chosen a topic for our site, which is ‘coffee makers, we need to find out what exact terms people are searching for about this topic. So let’s go to the first step of creating your content, which is to ‘ find out what people are searching for. So to find what exact terms people are searching for, we’re going to use a ‘keyword finding’ tool. So to get the tool, let's go back to this tab... And then open this step. Now that you can see the tools that you can use to find the search phrases, I am going to pick the first one. So let’s click here, and it will take you to this page. Enter the topic, which you chose in the first step. As I have selected ‘coffee maker,... I am going to enter that and click 'search. Now you can find all the terms that people are searching for that are related to your topic.
Now select the keywords, which you can easily write about on your website. So I am going to select these keywords... Okay, once we have these keywords, we can now go to the next step, which is to find out how many people are searching for these keywords... Now, before we write content on any topic, it is important to check the number of searches that each keyword gets in a month. So to get the ‘number of searches’ per month, let’s go back to this tab. And then open this step. And here you can see that we have a few tools to find the number of searches for our keywords. Now to get the number of searches for the keywords we selected, let’s click ‘import keywords. Then go back to our keyword-finding tool. Now let’s copy these keywords, and then go back to this tab and paste them here.
Now if we click ‘Import Keywords," here you can see the number of searches that each keyword gets in a year. Now to get the keywords with the highest searches at the top of this list, let’s click here... And then click search volume, And now, the keywords with the highest number of searches will be shown at the top! So now you need to select a keyword from here that you want to write about. You can also see the difficulty or competition for ranking for that keyword here. It is better to choose a keyword that has less competition to make it easier to rank on Google. So I’m going to select this keyword. And once you have selected your keyword, you can go to the final step, which is to create a useful piece of content for this keyword, which is best coffee maker for small spaces. Now, in order to create useful content, you need to think about what the person who searched for this content is looking for. And why have they searched for this keyword? So first, let's try to find out: What is this user's need? They are looking to buy a coffee maker that can be kept in their small space.
That is their need. So now that you've found their trouble or need, you need to write content on your website that will provide a solution to their problem. So in this case, they are looking for coffee makers that will be suitable for small spaces. If you create a list of small and compact coffee makers on your blog, it will answer their question and help solve their problem, and if they like the product that you recommend, they are likely to buy it. Now, before you start writing the article, it is a good idea to Google this keyword and see what your competitor has written so that you can improve upon their content and add additional points that they could have missed. So let’s start writing the content for this keyword, which is ‘best coffee maker for small spaces. So to write our content, let’s go back to our WordPress site. Now here, first we need to enter our title. So I am going to enter, "The best coffee makers for small spaces." Make sure that you enter a title that has the same keyword that you selected in it.
Next, let’s write an intro that tells the user that you have what they are looking for in this post. So I’m going to write this introduction... So once you've added the intro, next, to make this post a bit more attractive, let’s add an image like this: So to add an image, let’s click ‘set featured image, then drag and drop your image. And as you can see, our image has been added. Now if we click 'preview, As you can see, this is how our post appears on our website. Okay! Once you have created the intro for your content, we can now move on to Part 5 of this tutorial, which is to "Add the products that you want to recommend to your post." Now, to solve the user’s problem, we’re going to list down the coffee makers that we want to recommend in our post. So to add our products here: We’re going to do four steps. The first step is to ‘choose the products you want to recommend. So now, if you already know the products, you can list them here. Or else you can research the best products on Google or an e-commerce site. And then list them here.
Now that Amazon has coffee makers and also has an affiliate program, I am going to search for these products on Amazon. Let’s open a new tab and go to amazon.com. If you’re from India, you can also go to amazon.in. Now here, let’s search for ‘coffee maker. Now, you can see that we have a lot of products. So go through this list... and find the products that are relevant to your post. In our case, it is a small coffee maker. So I am going to select the products that will fit this description. Now you can also click on these products. And you can go through the reviews to see if it is suitable for small spaces. So after going through this product’s details and its user reviews,
We have selected the top 5 products that we want to recommend on our site. So once you’ve selected your products, let’s go to step 2, which is to "add these products to our blog post." So to add these products to our blog post: Let’s go back to our blog post. And here, let’s add our first product! First, let’s enter the product name. So let’s click here and then choose Heading. And then enter the name of the product that you want to recommend. So I’m going to enter the first product, which I selected. Now, to add an image of the product, just drag its image from your computer. And then drop it here. Now here, you can write your opinion about the product and why you’re recommending it. You can also list its features. So I am going to list all the products that I selected. Okay! Now I have listed all the products on this post, which will solve the need of our users who are looking for a compact coffee maker. So now let’s take a look at our site by clicking 'preview. Now here You can see that we have a blog with all the products that we have added. Once you have added the products to your post, let's go to step 3, which is to apply for the affiliate program'. Since we have found these products on Amazon, I am going to apply for Amazon's affiliate program.
so as to apply for the affiliate program. Let's go to Amazon. Now, to find the affiliate program, just scroll down to the bottom. And here you’ll see a link called ‘become an affiliate'. So let’s click ‘become an affiliate. Then click Sign up. And now it will take you to this login page. Now, if you already have an Amazon account, you can log in here. If not, you can create a new account here. I am going to create a new account. Now enter these details and click ‘create an account.' Now fill up these details and click next. And it will take you to this page. Now, here, you need to enter your website’s link. So let’s go to our website. Then copy this link and paste it here. Now let’s click ‘Add’ and then click Next. Now here, you can enter any ID for your account. I am going to enter my website name, which is enable coffee. Next, we need to write a short description of our website.
So I am going to write about my website. Next, you need to choose your website category. So just click here and choose the category of your website. Since my website is about "coffee makers," I’m going to select this one. Now here, you can select the types of products that you will be promoting on your site. I am going to select these items. Now click here and select the type of your website. I am going to select this. Then choose the secondary option. Now I'm going to select 'blog. Now here you can select how you will be getting visitors to your website. I am going to select email, social networks, SEO, and blogging. And once you have done that, let’s move on to this section. Where we need to decide is how our website will generate income. I am going to choose "Amazon Associates is the only way I monetize my site." Now, select the first option. Once you’ve entered all of these details, let’s click Finish.
So now we have successfully applied for our Amazon affiliate program. And as you can see, we have a unique ID for our account. So once you have created your affiliate account, next you need to add your bank details, where you want to receive your payments. So let’s click here, and depending on your country, it will show different options here; choose the option you want. I am going to choose this, and here we need to enter our bank details. So I’m going to enter my details, click submit, and continue. So now we have successfully added our bank details and applied for the Amazon affiliate program.
So next, let's go to step 4, which is to "Add OUR AFFILIATE LINKS, to the products that we have recommended on our blog. So to add the affiliate links to these products, let’s go back to our post. Now to add our affiliate links to these products, we're going to add a button,... to which we can add our link. So to add your button, just go here to see the plus icon. Then click it and search for ‘buttons, and you will get this ‘button’ item. Just click on it! And as you can see, we now have a button! So now, let’s give a name to this button. I’m going to call it "Buy on Amazon." Now we need to enter the link where this button will take people when it’s clicked.
So to get the link, let’s go back to Amazon. And then go to the same product that you have added to your website. And now, since we have applied for the Amazon affiliate program, you can see that we have a new menu here. To get the affiliate link for this product, all you need to do is just click here. And here you will find the affiliate link for this product! Now, to add this link to the button that we created on our website, let’s copy this link. And then go to our website. Now click on the button, click here, and then paste your link here. Now, to open this link in a new tab, let’s enable this. And now, if we click preview, you can now see the button below our product! Now if we click it, you can see that it takes us to the Amazon product page through our affiliate link, where our customers can buy this product. So now we have successfully added the affiliate link for this product to our website. So now, let’s do the same for all the remaining products.
I am going to go to the next product and then add its link. Once you have added your links for all the products, now that you are ready to publish this post on your website... Just click 'publish. And now, if you click view post, you can see that. We have successfully added this content to our website, which has our affiliate links. You can see that this post is useful to the people who search for this term on Google. So now, if a visitor purchases this product using your affiliate link, you will get a commission from Amazon. So now you know how you can promote products from Amazon, but what if you want to promote products from a different brand, company, or brand? It’s easy Now, most companies that sell products online have an affiliate program.
So if you want to promote a product from a different site on your website, let’s say you want to promote sunglasses. And when you search for it on Google, we find this website. Which sells, sunglasses Now if you want to find the affiliate program for this site, all you have to do is just search for their ‘brand name’ space under affiliate program. And as you can see, here we have the link to join the affiliate program of this site. So, like we saw before, once you join the affiliate program, you will get access to your affiliate links for all the products that are listed on their site. So this is how you can find and apply for the affiliate program for any product or brand that you may come across. Okay! So now you know how you can create and add content to your affiliate marketing website. Okay! So once you’ve created your site and added your first post, let’s go to the bonus part of this tutorial where we see how you can list the pros and cons of your products, like this.
So to list the pros and cons of our products, like this: We need to first install a plugin in WordPress. To install the plugin, let’s go here, and then click Dashboard. Now go to plugins and click ‘add new. Now search for a plugin called ‘pros and cons. And you will get this plugin. Now this is the plugin that we recommend for adding this feature to your site. So to install this plugin, just click ‘install’ and then 'activate. So now we have successfully installed the plugin on our WordPress site. Once you’ve installed the plugin, let’s go to the next step, which is to add this table to our blog post. So to add the pros and cons, let's go to our blog post and click edit post. Now scroll down to this place where you want to add pros and cons. I'm going to add it here. So just go here and then click this plus icon. Now search for pros and cons, and you will get this item! Now if you click it, you can see that! We now have the pros and cons section! Now to start entering content into this table, just click Enter pros and cons. And here you can list the product’s advantages and disadvantages.
Now, based on your research about the product, you can enter the pros and cons here. And now if we click close, you can see that we have now got the details; we entered them. Once you have added the pros and cons, If you want to show a ‘buy’ button below this table, just click this table and then enable the ‘show button’ option. And as you can see, we now have our button. And now, if you want to add an affiliate link, you can do so here. But I am going to turn off this button for now. Now, to save your changes, just click 'update. And now if we go to our blog and click ‘refresh, you can see that our pros and cons section has now been added. Now you can repeat the same steps to add this section to all the products that you’ve mentioned in your post. So this is how you can add more value to your content by adding a pros and cons section to the products that you recommend.
Next, let’s go to the second bonus part of this tutorial, where we see how you can add a product comparison table like this to your blog post. This table will give your visitor an easy way to see and compare the products that you recommend. So to add a comparison table like this, we first need to install a plugin for it on our WordPress site. So to install the plugin, let’s go to our dashboard. Now go to plugins. Click Add New. Now search for a plugin called ‘niche tables. And you will get this plugin. So, let us click 'install' and 'activate.' So now we have successfully installed the plugin. Once you’ve installed the plugin, let’s go back to our blog post to add the table. Then click ‘edit post. Now go to the place where you want to add your product table. Let’s say you want to add the table here. Just go here... and click the plus symbol, then search for ‘table, and click ‘table importer. Now here you will get lots of table designs that you can add to your blog post, So just select the table you want and then click ‘import’.
and as you can see, the table has been added to our post! So now let’s start editing this table... and adding our products. Now here, you can see that we have these sample products. So let’s change these to our products. So to change this image, just click here, select your image, and then click 'select. And as you can see, our product image has been added. Now, in the same way, let’s change all of these images. Okay! So now let’s enter the details of our product here. So I am going to enter the name... and its size. And then, finally, let’s add our affiliate links to these buttons. So let’s click here... Let’s go to the Amazon page and click Text. Now Copy the URL... and paste it here. Once you’re done, save your changes. Just click 'update. Now if we go to our blog and click ‘refresh, you can see that we now have our product comparison table! So that’s it, guys! This is how you can create your own affiliate marketing website using WordPress.
Let’s quickly look at the steps that we took to create this site. So first we picked a topic for our website, then we launched our site on the internet by getting our own domain and hosting. After that, we changed the design of our site. And then we found the keyword that people are searching for in relation to our website’s topic. And finally, we created a blog post that provides a solution to our users needs. This is how you can create your own affiliate marketing website. Now to start creating your site, just click the link in the description, and it will take you to the page that you saw in step 1. Which is to choose your website’s topic.
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