Business Note for today

Why affiliate marketing?

If you want to raise some funds through the site you have, you can join some affiliate programs. By promoting those products, you will be able to get a commission out of every sale when someone buys through your affiliate link. There are different companies that have affiliate programs. All you need to do is find those which are in line with your main goal for doing affiliate marketing.

The mindset you need to have

Have a right view of what you are doing. Patience in life is important.  Things may not work the way you want them to work. At the same time, you do not want to make riches your goal of life because they are not eternal. You can lose them at any time even if you have worked hard for them for a long time.

1 Tim 6:6-10

But godliness with contentment is great gain. For we brought nothing into the world, and we can take nothing out of it. But if we have food and clothing, we will be content with that. People who want to get rich fall into temptation and a trap and into many foolish and harmful desires that plunge men into ruin and destruction. For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. Some people, eager for money, have wandered from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs. -NIV

You would want to have a godly-driven purpose in all that you are doing as Paul said, “So, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God (1 Cor 10:31).” Having a Christ-centered life drives us to be content in a world that does not teach contentment. Our devotion should be to that which is good in all our doings while trusting God for all that He can do in our lives and for His glory.

Goodness, that is from God controls how we act. Thus, why the Bible focuses on righteousness rather than whether one should be a businessman or a teacher etc. When you know what is good, you will be able to follow that in all doings. You cannot choose to do business that violates biblical principles.

So, my encouragement is that do affiliate marketing in all ways that uphold biblical principles and be content will all that God is proving for you.

“Our people must learn to devote themselves to doing what is good, in order to provide for urgent needs and not live unproductive lives. (Titus 3:14).”

Important things to know about when thinking of doing affiliate marketing

1. Know your audience

You need to know your audience. In my case, my audience is anyone looking for solid biblical truth. Because of that, I desire to be consistent by pointing people even in affiliate marketing to products that will help them grow in their walk with the Lord. One thing that you want to make clear to your audience is that let them know that when they click on your links and buy through them you get a commission. This promotes honesty to the people that visit your site.  

• Know your goal

For instance, my aim in doing affiliate marketing is to promote Christian content and I desire to maintain this in all my doings.

• Think of how you will promote the product

There are several ways you can promote some products

1. Through blog posts: you can write an article about a product you want to promote and share the blog post on social media so that people can follow the link and read it. And when they click on the links you have provided and buy the product you be able to get a commission.
2. YouTube videos: if you have a YouTube channel you can promote some products there. YouTube is one of the fast-growing platforms where people can share information. Very helpful information has been shared and is still being shared on the platform and you can be one of those people who contribute to that helpful information. In your description, you can put the link to your blog post. And when they click on the links you have provided and buy the product you be able to get a commission. If you don’t have a YouTube channel you can make one as long as you have a Gmail account. There are many tutorials on YouTube that you can follow on the subject

I hope this will help. God bless.