Here are some creative ways to boost affiliate marketing sales without creating new blog posts!
Include A Resources Page
This could also be called a “Favorites” page, “Top Picks” page, or “Popular” page. This page could include your most helpful recommended products and services with affiliate links, all in one place, so readers don’t have to go post by post to find the most useful recommendations. Whenever people are beginning on their journey to learn something, they usually want to know what other people are using and what works for them. By providing your expertise and a list of products and services, you are helping to save them time and giving them valuable information.
Add Affiliate Links To The Sidebar
Include affiliate links on the sidebar of your website. This could be a clickable image that your affiliate program provided. If you look at this website’s sidebar, you will notice a Bluehost logo.
New Keywords
Look for new, long-tail and low competition keywords to add to your blog posts with affiliate links. Depending on your domain authority, you might want to target keywords that have 100-1000 searches per month.
Tables
A table can help to make your blog post look super organized and easy to read. As people skim a lot, this will help them see the information quickly. You can also use a clickable call-to-action button going to an affiliate link. The wpDataTables plugin is one way to make a table.
Use Clickable Affiliate Graphics
Affiliate programs offer images, banners, logos, and graphics with embedded affiliate links. Add them to your posts. People are visual and like to click on graphics.
Add Affiliate Links To Captions
Mention a product or service in the caption of a photo.
Show Which Tools / Products / Services You Are Using
This is personable. People like to know what others are using. For example, Create A Great Blog uses Bluehost hosting.
Update Popular Posts With Affiliate Links
Add affiliate links to your posts that get the most traffic. Those post already have traffic, so why not monetize them?
Market Your Most Popular Posts With Affiliate Links
Market your posts with affiliate links on the social media platforms that your audience uses (Pinterest, Facebook, TikTok, etc).
Deep Linking
Instead of using an affiliate link that goes directly to a companies homepage, look for an affiliate link from the company that goes directly to the sales page where they can purchase that item. This is a more direct and clear way of sending traffic to a website, so the audience does not have to search for something that you recommended.
Use Higher Paying Affiliate Programs
Look for higher paying relevant affiliate programs. For example, Amazon Associates pays around 3% commission in a lot of categories. Some affiliate programs pay 20%. And other programs have a flat rate commission such as $50. Others have reoccurring commissions, such as a service that is purchased monthly for a year.
Ask Your Affiliate Program For A Higher Commission
Sometimes there is a scale, the more sales you make, the higher the commission. If you are sending a lot of sales their way, you may be able to negotiate a higher commission. Some programs will say, if you sell over a certain number of units, the commission is negotiable.