
How to Promote Affiliate Products on YouTube?
If youâre relatively new to the world of making money online, youâve probably never heard the term âaffiliate marketingâ before. Or at least, you probably havenât heard the term used in the context of the internet.
Affiliate marketing is basically a process through which products and services that are available online are advertised by a blog or an internet personality, who will be paid by the marketer for the promotional efforts.
This is often most done through Amazon but various other marketplaces online have the same service on offer. Itâs one of the most effective ways to make money online and the industry is only getting bigger.
If you are promoting affiliate products, one of the best avenues for your promotional strategy is YouTube. In this article, we will briefly cover how to promote affiliate products on Youtube.
Why Should You Consider YouTube For Your Affiliate Promotion? Why Should You Consider YouTube For Your Affiliate Promotion?
When YouTube first appeared on our computer screens way back in 2005 with its remarkably unassuming maiden video entitled âMe at the zoo,â very few of us predicted what would have become of the site in the years that followed.
If you are a success on YouTube, you effectively earn celebrity status. This is why itâs the perfect place to promote affiliate products because so many people use it and if you can gain a following on there, you are guaranteed to yield results.
And the great thing is that itâs not just a medium for entertainment, people use it to seek out information about products and services. People find it easy to view the information as a video rather than read them. However, audiences rely more on the videos that get views and likes.
So it is very important to have a good engagement on the YouTube videos to get more exposure. Some youtube users look for companies like Stormviews to keep growing their engagement. But to know if Stormviews is legit or not, is a challenging task because there are hundreds of companies that claim they are providing authentic service for Youtube. So the best way to know about any service is to read the details of the policies, terms and conditions and the reviews of the customer.
Now that said before you get started on the content, you need to decide on which affiliate program is right for you:
First Step: Find the Right Program First Step: Find the Right Program
You need to find a niche for yourself. There are dozens and dozens of great affiliate programs out there and when you look into them, youâll see that there is a wide variety of products and services that you can become a part of.
Amazon is a great place to start because it is so vast. Pretty much anything that can be bought, can be bought on Amazon. Except like, houses and private islands. But everything else from electronics to toys to jewelry to clothes and everything in between is available on Amazon.
You can become an Amazon affiliate and promote whatever kind of product takes your interest, provided there is an affiliate program associated with that. Unless itâs something very obscure there almost certainly will be.
In addition, you could try another retail site like Etsy or a service such as NordVPN, MasterClass, or Under Armour. See what works for you, because in some cases you will see that affiliates make videos that focus entirely on the products, while others will just link to the product.
What youâre going to be promoting will likely determine that. If you choose to be an affiliate for NordVPN then chances are you wonât be making entire videos talking just about that service, but you might if youâre promoting electronics.
So choose the program wisely, and based on what type of videos you actually want to make. Which leads us to:
Deciding on Your Content Deciding on Your Content
There are certain styles of videos that can attract a lot of viewers and are very likely to generate revenue for the merchants that you are promoting. This will in turn make you a more desirable partner in the future.
So letâs assume that the program you have chosen is through Amazon, which is more than likely will be, and youâre promoting something like kitchen appliances, televisions, or power tools. What kind of videos could you make about that?
7 Ideas For Promoting Affiliate Products on YouTube 7 Ideas For Promoting Affiliate Products on YouTube
Letâs have a look at some of those ideas we have curated:
1) How-To Videos 1) How-To Videos
This is the most straightforward method and likely one that will draw quite a bit of views. First and foremost, youâll need to get your hands on the product, which may actually just be provided to you by the marketer.
Learn about it and how to use it and then make a video explaining this in detail. Work on things like your presentation skills and how you speak, try, and take a light-hearted but informative approach.
This is a great way to promote a specific product because you are making it the sole focus of your video and if your channel is full of informative videos of this kind it will entice people to keep coming back.
2) Reviews 2) Reviews
This is quite a similar process but with a more of a subjective approach. Instead of explaining how to use the product that youâre promoting, you would just explain why itâs such a good product and why people should buy it.
If you choose to go down this route, donât give a negative review. Even if you donât think the product is great, find good things about it because itâs your job to get people to buy it. You can list some cons but make sure you give an overall positive response to the product.
3) List Videos 3) List Videos
What you should do if youâre following this method is to make sure to be concise with your analysis of each product. Again, be positive on them, you can rank them if you want but donât imply that the cons of any outweigh the pros.
4) Video Description 4) Video Description
This option and the next few on the list are for if you are taking a bit of a different approach. Promoting affiliate products in the video description is good if you are creating content not directly related to the products.
If you want to do it this way, youâre going to need some compelling content to actually have people watching your videos at all, but if you do, then the description is a good place to put your affiliate links.
This way, you wonât be alienating viewers who get irritated by promotional material and sponsorships in the video itself. Speaking of which:
5) In-Video Promotion 5) In-Video Promotion
Youâve no doubt seen this yourself. Youâre watching a video about something thatâs of interest to you and at the beginning, the content creator discusses a product or service thatâs sponsoring them.
You can do something similar, start your video by mentioning that you are associated with this particular product or service, and then explain a little bit about it and why people should make avail of it. It should only take a couple of minutes and then you can move on with the rest of the video.
6) Comments 6) Comments
The YouTube comment section tends to be a very active place. It can also be a very contentious place but the fact is that if someone watches a video of yours, they are more than likely going to scroll down to the comments.
As a creator, you can write a comment in your own video and then pin it so that itâs always the first one people see when they scroll down. This is a great place to advertise because again, it wonât irritate people who are trying to get something else out of your video.
Itâs arguably better than the video description too because a lot of people do tend to skip over that so they can get to the discussion.
7) Community Page 7) Community Page
A community page is a place that people can find by clicking onto your channel and itâs just a place for general discussion about the channel itself. A lot of people donât even know that this exists because you actually have to go to the channel to find it.
With this in mind, if you want to advertise on the community page, you should be sure to reference your community page in your videos to incentivize people to visit it.
However, to enable this feature, you need a minimum of 1000 subscribers.
YouTube Guidelines YouTube Guidelines
What you need to remember about YouTube is that from their perspective, they are an entertainment and education medium. Of course, it is a company and the goal is to make money, but their attitude towards the content is that it should be entertainment.
If you check their terms of service, affiliate links are allowed, provided they do not prove to be the sole purpose of the video. If it appears as if the video only exists to drive traffic to another site, YouTube will terminate it.
This is why you must be careful about how you approach your advertising. If you are doing the how-to, review or list videos, make the content about the products, but not about where you can buy them. Link of course but donât make it the focus.
Conclusion Conclusion
So if you want to make money by promoting affiliate products on YouTube, know that there is a lot that goes into doing it right and actually providing the service that the marketer will be expecting you to provide.
But it is definitely possible to be successful, and if you go in with the right attitude and prepare yourself ahead of time, you should be able to make a solid income.
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Aadarsh Roy says
Hey Maria Foster and Nirmal ,
Fantastic post as usual. I really gain helpful idea through this blog , whereas your blog is well- written that is easy to understand.
You have really suggested effective and fast working tips for doing an affiliate products promotion on youtube, your tips will work effectively and provide good outcome if used correctly and in a proper way.
Using Community page, Youtube comment section, doing product-reviews and in-video promotion are really an awesome ideas for promoting affiliate products. Adopting and using these tips will helps a lot.
Eventually thanks for sharing your ideas and such an informative post.
Nirmal Kumar says
Thanks for the comment. I am glad that you are finding this guide useful đ
Akhilesh says
Well thatâs really gr8 idea to make money from our YouTube channel apart from AdSense earnings
Nirmal Kumar says
Great to hear that Akhilesh, feel free to share your Youtube channel with us.
Akhilesh says
Dear Nirmal,
Please find the link of my youtube channel as requested as suggest what are other ways which can be considered to earn a decent affiliate earning apart from regular 9to5 job.
URL: https://www.youtube.com/c/HealthNFitnessTips
Regards,
Akhilesh
Nirmal Kumar says
Thanks for sharing your Youtube Channel with us Akhilesh, your channel stats are rocking!
Keith Mvula says
I just made my first sale through YouTube.
Editorial Team says
Weâre glad to hear Keith, would you mind sharing something for the others on which technique helped you with affiliate sale?