Diving Into Affiliate Marketing

[Recap] Steven, Alan & Melissa recap Tuesday's interview with Nicole Liloia. She's a business strategist + coach who works with accidental entrepreneurs to help them scale their businesses so that they can move from 1:1 services to an online empire [00:00] Find out the secret to a rock solid brand! [00:57] what's up Creative Hustlers! [01:18] Moment of Truth, creative Hustlers [01:50] Nicole went from Social Work to Accidental Entrepreneurship. [02:17] Social Work requires a Masters to to make a good living. [03:05] The bachelor's degree is now more like a high school diploma. [03:45] You can flip burgers for the same income with less debt. [04:20] Let's rethink college education because college tuition has gone up 350% [04:50] You gotta hustle to make your degree worth something. [05:00] There are 2-3 million college graduates THIS YEAR. [06:00] There is now an intersection of business and creativity. [06:20] Now people are kicking ass without a degree. [06:45] Nicole was a freelance social worker. [07:15] Steven's Moment of Italian [07:35] Nicole took a class on entrepreneurship, and ended up loving affiliates. [08:13] Nicole became an affiliate of her course, and made 4 figures. [08:55] She made her monthly income in two weeks. [09:00] Now Nicole is working the one-on-one coaching. [09:30] Nicole helps people go from non-optimal place to making money. [09:45] There's a bridge between social work and masterminds. [10:35] Recap take 2: New ideas [11:19] What is affiliate marketing in 30 second or less? [11:40] You don't even need your own sale site. [11:55] Affiliates don't make money until you convert. [12:00] Advertising vs. affiliate [13:20] The Creative Hustler's approach to affiliates. [13:50] The issue with advertisements and your brand. [15:00] We're all just trying to figure this out, even google. [15:19] You choose affiliates, you don't always choose advertisements. [15:40] PORN - the most lucrative market for affiliates. [16:20] Some of Alan's biggest successes were in the adult industry. [17:00] Even the adult industry needs SEO help. [18:00] Affiliate income is a great way to make money. [18:20] Would you rather own 100% of something that makes no money, or 50% of something that makes a shitton of money? [18:50] If you choose your affiliates correctly, you can tap into an audience that works for your brand. [19:15] Nicole's interview blew Steven's mind because he never thought about it for the Creative Hustler shit. [19:40] Check out The Creative Hustler Branding Course [20:00] Create assets to give to your affiliates to help them succeed. [20:30] You want everyone to help you, so why not provide them assets congruent to your brand! [20:50] We want them to sell our product the way that WE want them to do it. [21:45] Melissa loves Chocolate Chip cookies [22:00] Cookies are always on your browser. [22:50] How you can get a conversation even after the initial click. [23:20] Pay attention to how the conversation actually happened. [24:20] SEO may get the credit, but the affiliate got them there in the first place. [25:00] It's not always you type something in, you go there, you buy it. [25:30] Platforms like DroodleBooks and Follow Up Then to get you focused. [26:00] Affiliates can generate a lot of traffic thanks to cookies. [26:17] Who determines the length of a cookie? [26:40] You need to visit within a timeline to get the affiliate credit [26:55] Nicole is crushing it with affiliates, and she's giving free knowledge away! [27:20] This is the second attempt at recording, but we did it. [27:45] Check the show notes for all Nicole's info! [28:00] Steven, Alan & Melissa love spending time with you. [28:27] Hit us up if you have affiliate marketing questions [28:48] Melissa's Moment of Hustle Contact: Website Facebook Instagram Twitter Grab Nicole's Freebie Check out her course Private facebook group for female entrepreneurs