We all know that the main goal of becoming an Affiliate Marketer is to provide a sustainable “Recurring” income for years to come…
I remember hearing something that goes along the lines of:
“Catch a fish and feed someone for a day, teach someone to fish and feed them for a lifetime”!
I believe we can get so caught up in the process that we can hinder ourselves in what is possible.
For instance, in one of our last posts, “It’s So Much More” , we talked about some skills we learned. Of course, we learned these skills as we progressed through our Journey in Affiliate Marketing…
Let me ask you a question… What’s the first thing that pops into your mind when you hear the term “Affiliate Marketing”?
Maybe… You sell products for others? Maybe… You make a living earning a commission off of other people’s products?
“Guilty by Association” maybe?
Definition of “Affiliate” according to the dictionary – a person or organization officially attached to a larger body.
Definition of “Marketing” according to the dictionary – the activity or business of promoting and selling products or services, including market research and advertising.
We can now understand why we (and others) tend to think the way we do, when it comes to the term “Affiliate Marketer.”
I can never recall thinking of an Affiliate Marketer as someone that can “Build Websites” or “Transfer Domains” and “Set up Email Forwarding”…
Have You?
GoDaddy was charging the Machine Shop for hosting a website, a website builder, email forwarding, and domain hosting… all for a price of around $33 per month, $396 per year (Across a 3-year term)
Not much, right?
What if I told you, I was able to transfer the Machine Shop Domain from GoDaddy to Namecheap… Total cost = $10.66 a year
I linked the Domain to “Affiliate System” (We already pay monthly for this program for use in our own business “Harper Grace Solutions LLC” )
(I can’t wait till this program becomes available to the public so I can share)
Cost to Link the Machine Shop Domain to Affiliate System – $0.00
Cost to Link the Machine Shop Domain to Cloudflare – $0.00 (Free Account)
Cost to Link the Machine Shop Domain to Lead connector – $0.00
Cost to setup email forwarding if needed – $0.00
Cost to build a Brand New Website for the Machine Shop Domain – $0.00
Can you see where I’m going with this?
You will have some time involved in such things as building the website, but if you are already “paying for” and “using” a program for your own business, why not find additional ways to bring in income from outside sources?
Let’s say we decide to charge a $250 per year fee for our service… subtract the $10.66 per year for the Namecheap Domain hosting… that equals $19.945 per month of recurring income 😁
(No additional products or fees to pay, since you already have what you need) Did I mention it’s an “Informational” Website only?… No funnels, No Email Workflows, No products to sell…
How’s that for an Affiliate Marketer?
We have saved our customer $146 per year, while at the same time, we have earned $239.34 per year that we originally did not have… DO THE MATH!
I guess the “Moral to THIS Story” – Do not let yourself be defined by others’ definitions of who you are or what you do!
Untill next time,
David
Good job putting what you’re learning into practice for other purposes. There is so much we learn, and skills we gain, doing affiliate marketing that can be applied to other businesses – affiliate marketing can open a lot of doors