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This course is dedicated to the crew.
Those who took initiative and ready to go get that
money.
Table of Contents
Disclaimer 2
Introduction 4
Chapter 1 - Build Your Twitter Following 6
Chapter 2 - Fuel Your Growth 18
Chapter 3 - Finding Products 22
Chapter 4 - Gumroad 27
Chapter 5 - Website Optimization 34
Chapter 6 - Promotions 41
Success - What’s Next 51
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Disclaimer
Checkmate Affiliate Marketing is not supposed to be a get rich quick
scheme.
Utilizing this course will help you grow and the results are entirely
dependent on the work and effort put in by you.
Checkmate Affiliate Marketing is created for those who have purchased
the course.
This course may not be resold in any format, or copied and used in a
different course.
Additionally, this course may contain affiliate links that cost you nothing
additional when purchasing an additional product.
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Introduction
Hi,
My name is Andrew.
I started my Twitter account on April 29th.
I joined Twitter officially on May 13th with the goal of growing my blog. Oh,
how my mindset has completely changed since.
On average, I make at least $200 a week from Affiliate Marketing.
I’ve made money every single week since June 25th thanks to Affiliate
Marketing.
I’m a normal person, just like you.
In my time of trying to make cash from Affiliate Marketing, I have learned a
lot.
Information that I am going to share with you throughout this course.
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Feel free to follow me on Twitter: @MidnightUDog
If Instagram is more your speed, follow me there too: @MidnightUnderdog
Additionally, anyone who purchases this course and reaches out to me will
receive a 50% affiliate commission link.
My goal is to help you!
Hope you enjoy this course and thank you!
Andrew
****Anyone who purchases this course can become an affiliate for it,
just reach out to me.****
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Chapter 1: Build Your Twitter Following
So, you are brand new to Twitter?
You may be started, stopped, and want to get back going again.
Well, you came to the right place!
When I first started and decided to become committed to making a
difference in my life, I had 49 followers.
That was May 13th, 2020.
As of the time of writing this book, I have 2625 followers and it is October
6th, 2020.
That’s averaging 500 followers a month.
Do that every single month and that is 6,000 followers a year.
In order to be successful with Affiliate Marketing, it really starts with
getting eyes on your promotions.
The more followers you have, the more value you provide, the more
engaged you are.
That leads to more eyes on your account which leads to more likes,
shares, clicks, and ultimately sales.
February 22, 2020 update - 7701 followers
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Affiliate Marketing in short is just like sales. With sales, it really is a
numbers game. Your goal is to drive as many sales as possible so that you
can make as much money as possible.
If you can’t drive sales or are unable to drive sales, you won’t make
money.
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Now you bought this course because you want to make money. You want
to make a difference in your life or your family’s life.
Maybe it is that you want to use this income to pay off debt. Maybe you
want a new car and this income will help with monthly payments.
Either way, to do that it starts with having a following and getting eyes on
your promotions.
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A good Twitter account is made up of the following:
- Good Profile Picture
- Solid Header
- Optimize Bio
- Rockstar Pinned Tweet
In the simplest form, that is how your Twitter account should be set up.
Profile Picture
Your profile picture should be one of these:
- Logo you custom made or had custom made
- Photo of you
- Photo of an icon or something you admire
Your profile should be clean and polished. Something that helps you a
standout amongst the million other Twitter accounts.
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Header
Your header needs to be clear of what your profile is about.
The easiest way to build your header is to use free software. I have made
quite a few headers using canva.com. Using this software you can create
all sorts of designs for free.
Your header should really give you insight into what your profile is about
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Optimized Bio
The bio section is the spot for you to really highlight what your account is
all about. Do you like to travel or invest? Is your account strictly
motivational? This is the place to show those details.
A good bio can instantly lead to more sales and drive growth.
Your bio section can include things such as affiliate links, notes about you
and your account, or just a simple motivational sentence.
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Pinned Tweet
The Pinned Tweet is really where a lot of your magic and sales can come
from.
A good Pinned Tweet is one of the following:
- Sales that you are promoting
- Tweet that had a lot of engagement
- A thread that you put a lot of effort into
- News that you want to share
Do not miss out on this.
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Examples of Optimized Accounts
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Examples of Good Pinned Tweets
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Chapter 2: Fuel Your Growth
Now that your Twitter account is optimized, it is time to fuel your growth.
The simple way to do that is to do the following daily:
- Comment 50-80 times
- Tweet 5-7 times
- Retweet Comment 5 times
- Retweet 5 times
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Additional ways to grow:
- Join Engagement Groups
- Create and Utilize Lists
- Provide Value
- Create Threads
- Network
- Study Large Accounts
Like I mentioned in Chapter 1, to drive sales you need to have eyes on
whatever it is that you are promoting.
Doing the above is one of the easiest ways to grow.
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When you aren’t active, you won’t grow.
There is no doubting that.
I went on vacation in the middle of September of 2020. I posted maybe
twice a day. I wasn’t engaged. I didn’t comment or do anything I typically
recommend.
It was a much-needed vacation.
But it slowed my growth.
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If you are to take this seriously on Twitter or any other platform, you need
to be active and you need to be engaged.
In September I had 216 new followers. In the first 6 days of October, I
have 73 new followers.
You don’t need to have a large account to make money from affiliate
marketing.
I made my first sale 8 days after really focusing on affiliate marketing.
A large account definitely helps though
Stay active and you will grow.
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Chapter 3: Finding Products
When it comes to affiliating from products, there are literally 1000s of
products you can affiliate for.
The real question you have to ask yourself is what type of products you
want to affiliate for?
Options include:
- Gumroad Course Sales
- Amazon Products
- Physical Products from Stores
- Tickets into Events
- Travel and Tourism
There are so many options that it can make it a challenge to choose what
the right option is.
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I am a firm believer that you should only be an affiliate for products you
believe in.
I am also a firm believer that in order to be a good affiliate for a product,
you must have either used the product or purchased the product
previously.
If it is something such as ticket sales or travel/tourism, that is obviously a
little different.
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I have found the easiest way to start making money is by affiliating for
Gumroad courses.
Here is my decision-making process on what products I choose to affiliate
for:
- Is the creator well known or has previously created popular courses?
- Are the commissions good?
- Does the course provide value?
- Is the course expensive enough to make it worth affiliating for?
- Will this course add value to my consumers?
As you create your Twitter account or social media account, the big thing
you have to keep in mind is that you are building a brand.
Asking these fundamental questions will help.
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I affiliate for a lot of different products at the moment.
All of them are Gumroad courses for the time being.
These courses pay at least a minimum of 50% commission.
Some of them even pay up to 80% commission.
My goal is to find products that are at least $20 minimum.
I currently affiliate for courses that go all the way up to $100.
That means for each sale I can make anywhere between $10 a sale and
$50 a sale.
My goal is to make at least $50 a day.
That just means if I make one affiliate sale, I’ve hit my goal.
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Recurring Subscriptions
One of the easiest ways I have found to make money is from being an
affiliate for products that have a subscription tied to it.
Gumroad has the process down to where if you help someone make an
affiliate sale for a subscription-based product, you will make money each
time that person has another charge.
So if a product is $75.00 a month and you earn a 50% commission, you
are earning $37.50 each month that person remains signed up.
Same as insurance sales, Netflix, or car payments.
For the 15 minutes, you work getting that sale, you could make 12x that
amount a year.
$37.50 times a 12-month subscription is $450 a year that you earned off
just one sale.
That is money back in your pocket every single month!
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Chapter 4: Gumroad
Let’s talk about Gumroad.
Gumroad in it’s simplest form is the following:
- Website for creators to sell products for a nominal fee
- Website for buyers to purchase products online
- Tool for promoters to make money through affiliate income
Gumroad really looks like it was developed in the 1990s with very little
updates or changes.
In fact, that is what makes Gumroad super attractive for a few different
reasons.
1) It is super simple to purchase things on Gumroad.
2) It opens up the door to e-commerce for creators with no monthly
fees required
3) Promoters can easily promote products for creators
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To start affiliating for a course on Gumroad, you MUST have a Gumroad
account.
Gumroad accounts are free and easy to set-up.
To create an account, go here - https://gumroad.com/signup
From there, you will want to set up your Gumroad account for payments.
Setting up your account for payments is relatively simple.
You either need to have a bank account that you can input the details for,
or you can link your PayPal.
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When setting up your Gumroad payment account, there are a few things
to keep in mind.
Those are:
- Payments are made weekly on Fridays
- Your account must be approved before you receive your first
payment (can take 3-6 weeks)
- Any refunds given to a customer will also take it out of your affiliate
income
Additionally, if you want to know what your payout will be, you need to be
on the Gumroad sales side.
Gumroad separates the sales side from the buying side to help keep
everything clean.
The standard payout for those who affiliate for a product on Gumroad is
50%.
If someone offers you less than 50%, stick to your gut and push for 50%,
or often the product isn’t worth affiliating for.
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Gumroad Affiliate Process
- Gumroad account created
- Payment details sent to Gumroad
- Gumroad Creator adds you as an affiliate
- You receive an email with an affiliate link
- Provide link to a consumer
- Consumer purchases using your affiliate links
Affiliate links typically look like this - https://gumroad.com/a/477164659
If you provide your affiliate link to someone and they make a purchase with
that link, you will receive money.
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When you are added as an affiliate, you will receive an email that looks like
this:
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When you make an affiliate sale, you will receive an email that looks like
this:
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Gumroad Payouts
Now that you have made a sale, please note Gumroad pays out weekly on
Fridays.
Going through the payout process, your first payout will need to be
reviewed.
Getting your payout reviewed can take 3 to 6 weeks.
Payouts process on Fridays but can take 1-5 days to show up in your
bank account.
If you are curious as to why it is taking so long or have any questions
about the review process, email support@gumroad.com.
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Chapter 5: Website Optimization
You have officially started to affiliate for a few products now.
You maybe have 3-4 links and you want an easy place to store those links
that you can refer customers to.
Well, fear not!
There are many website creation tools out there, but two of the most
popular options are:
- Linktree
- Carrd
Both of these tools are FREE for you to use!
One of the easiest ways for you to drive more sales is to have a website
where you can post your links on.
Both LinkTree and Carrd offer the easiest set-up to get going.
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LinkTree
LinkTree has two options available. A free option and a monthly option
that cost $6 a month.
Their free option is really limited.
Includes:
- Unlimited Links
- QR Code
- Basic Data
- Pre-Designed Theme
Their $6 monthly option includes a few more features.
Includes:
- Everything in the free option
- Video Links
- Newsletter Signup
- Social Icons
- SMS Link
- Enhanced Analytics
- Integrations
LinkTree is a simple, easy to use platform to host your links in one place.
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Carrd
Carrd allows you to build one page landing sites with multiple avenues of
customization. They have two options available, Free or Pro ($19 a year).
Their free option includes the following:
- Up to 3 individual Carrd pages
- Mobile Responsive
- Dozens of Templates
- Customization for links, content, and images
Their Pro option includes the following:
- Custom Designs
- Multiple Carrd Pages
- Sign-Up Forms
- Enhanced Analytics
- Widgets
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No matter which option you choose to go with, or you have another
option.
The simpler you can make your website to help drive click through rates
will help set your affiliate marketing business apart.
One important thing to note:
If you have affiliate links on your website, please make sure to add a blurb
on that website indicating you have affiliate links. This helps immensely so
that people can make as much of an unbiased decision as possible to
purchase an item.
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Chapter 6: Promotions and Sales Strategies
There are multiple opportunities and strategies to get affiliate sales. In this
chapter I am going to discuss the following strategies.
- Threads
- Subscription: Money Back First Month
- Tweets
- Email Blasts
- DMs
- Creator Promotions
There are different strategies and promotions that work in each of these
sections.
I highly recommend that you experiment with all and see what works for
you.
What works for you when you have 100 followers might not work when
you have 10,000 followers.
What might work for you might not work for someone else.
The point is to take these strategies and run with them.
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Strategy #1 - Threads
Threads in and of themself are immensely valuable. I remember a while
back that I did a 3 day challenge. I challenged myself to write 3 separate
threads for 3 days in a row.
With those 3 threads I was able to grow 100+ followers.
If you are planning on using a thread to promote an affiliate link, I highly
recommend doing so with the following included:
- Thread should be at least 4 Tweets and no more than 8 Tweets
- Thread starts off with value driven information
- Tweets should be simple and easy to read
- Save the affiliate link for the last Tweet
You might struggle with people making it to that last Tweet if your thread
is too long or too hard to read.
Those that do make it to that last will normally are more likely to click that
sales link as they put in the time to read the thread in the first place.
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Strategy #2 - Subscription: Money Back
This strategy is probably my favorite and the one I use most often.
With subscription based products, I constantly run a promotion of 50%
back towards your first month.
Doing this does a few things:
- Creates an incentive for someone to sign up with you
- Helps you build a relationship
- Opens up sales opportunities with other products
The hit might hurt the first month, but it also helps drive recurring revenue
monthly/quarterly/or annually.
Keep them as a customer for a year and that $37.50 spent turns into unto
$412.50 PROFIT.
Noodle on that.
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Strategy #3 - Tweets
Using Tweets is one of the easiest methods that I have found to drive
affiliate sales.
The important thing with this one is the following:
- Repetition (more sales Tweets over times gets more sales)
- Tag the creator of the course in your Tweet always
- Include results in your Tweet
Other people will tell you to not post 2-3 sales Tweets a day. I say that’s
garbage. Post as much as you like, when you like. Just like in Chess
though, be strategic on your Tweets!
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Twitter likes to limit impressions on Tweets with links, which is why I
recommend to always tag the creator of the course in your Tweet. One
day I did 10 sales Tweets with creator tags, 7 got Retweeted by the
creator. My sales were limited, but I also got over 70,000 impressions. My
normal impressions are typically 20K-30K daily.
Those impressions lead to long term sales and potential repeat business.
Additionally, if you include results it gives an incentive for the creator to
Retweet your Tweet. Creators love to see how their course is helping
others as it helps drive sales.
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Strategy #4 - Email Blasts
As your start to build a network and grow, emails are crucial to help that
growth. I haven’t personally started collecting emails yet (as of 10/6/2020),
but I do keep a list of all email addresses that I get tied to any course sales
or affiliate sales.
Your social media accounts can be around for a limited amount of time,
but your email list will live on forever.
When you send an email blast, include the following:
- Catchy and creative subject
- Info about yourself
- Info about how a course has helped you
- Results are Gold
- Keep it short and sweet but always include a call to action
With emails, there needs to be an incentive for someone to open the email
or buy using the link you provided. Doing the above will help with that.
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Strategy #5 - DMs
Before I jump into here, selling through the DMs can be challenging.
Additionally, to sell through DMs takes a huge amount of time and
follow-up.
The perfect entry point for DMs though and for sales to work in this
environment is when you are smaller.
Out of my $10,000 in affiliate sales since May 13th, 2020, I have done
maybe $1,000 of that through DMs.
Here is what has worked for me:
- Focus on building a relationship
- Work on figuring out pain points
- Keep messaging simple
- Practice makes perfect
I can’t tell you how many times I have people reach out to me and go
straight in for the kill. That doesn’t work in real life and it won’t work in
DMs. Selling through direct messaging takes a certain level of care and
finesse. You master that and the world is yours.
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Strategy #6 - Creator Promotions
What is a creator promotion?
A creator promotion is just what it sounds like, when a creator of a course
you are affiliating for runs a special promotion.
Sometimes these are limited time promotions (2 hour sales). Other times,
they can be limited to a number of buyers.
Utilizing these creator promotions can be a quick way to put more money
back in your pocket.
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I have created a “List” of all the creators that I affiliate for. I check that list
at least twice a day. Creators almost always promote their sales on their
accounts, and the list is the quickest way that I am able to find that
information.
Once I spot a promotion by a creator, I do the following:
- Post an individual Tweet promoting the sale/promotion
- Retweet Comment the creator’s Tweet with my affiliate link and more
information
Doing both of these does the following:
- Increases the likelihood of a sale by me
- Gets a Retweet from the creator
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Does it increase the likelihood the sale might go straight to the creator?
Sure
Does it increase the likelihood the sale could go through your affiliate link?
Absolutely
I have used all of these strategies in some way, shape, or form.
To summarize, my two favorite strategies:
- Tweets
- Subscription Promotions
There are so many different ways to get a sale.
Practice makes perfect though.
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Success - What’s Next?
Your number one goal when it comes to building out your Affiliate
Marketing business should be getting your income to grow.
You do that by building out your following, promoting quality products,
making connections, and watching the results follow.
So, you finished this course.
Now it is time for you to get started!
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Check out my Linktree site for inspiration -
https://linktr.ee/midnightunderdog
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Follow me on Instagram - @midnightunderdog
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Let’s get you making money and change your life today!
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