[00:19:38.920] - Rob CosmanOK, and then what are you doing on TikTok now? [00:40:36.950] - Rob CosmanYeah. [00:17:49.720] - Spencer MechamThere's search and there's social and typically social is like you're trying about Twitter like it's it's one and done. I could keep going, but, you know, I think your course is great. So I've tried to do the math because, like, this has always been a huge thing. Anyway, I'll share on you and you can see maybe the listeners can't see, but[00:20:12.750] - Rob Cosmanyeah,[00:20:13.010] - Spencer MechamI'm at about 100,000 followers in two months,[00:20:15.780] - Rob Cosmanin two months? I try to capture an email address in there somewhere and then of course I start to sell them things didn't knows[00:21:29.510] - Rob CosmanThat's awesome. You know, I'd spend I'd get a free night once every couple of weeks and I'd filmed three or four YouTube videos but not a free night. But that's a lot harder to do. He's like, yeah, about five to ten to 5,000-10,000 a month from this side I put out like four to five blog posts a month and and that's how much I'm making of. But there's also that recurring, like they love to kick up old videos that are years old and things like that, and so I love that. And then I batch them out for the next three or four weeks. It's pretty much 40 grand[00:22:48.190] - Spencer MechamIt would be to me if I like, cut you know it's like cut the cord and totally disappear to get there. What just happened? [00:29:33.320] - Spencer MechamI can't make a YouTube video, figure out how it all works, you know, and then it's been nine months figuring out how it works. And that becomes this asset that now every piece of content they create tries to capture an email address and feed into that sequence because that's where all the money is being made. Right. [00:09:14.890] - Spencer MechamAnd so it was great to be able to find a company that can do all that well, you know, and I just got to get the leads in the door and let the company take over. I was at an SEO agency. I've been I've been doing affiliate marketing in probably about four years now. I'm like, yeah, it's going to take you two weeks if you don't want to do the project, you know, drag it on for five, six, seven weeks, like I'm not going to be happy with it. And the guy actually doing. sales. And it's like, no, just start putting out content like like with my YouTube video example. And that's when it really changed for me, I think, because I was trying to do all these things. [00:32:06.090] - Spencer MechamLike when I want to click on a dream car, that means I have a hundred active users and five thousand dollars a month coming in. I'll sit down with my blog manager. Right? And I've been here my whole life. Simply highlight one of our links or banner ads and copy/paste the code into your pages HTML source file, upload, and the banner or link will automatically appear on your site ready to go!. And that's kind of the beauty of these brand new platforms, like when Instagram was the new kid on the block, people were just blown up Instagram so fast because because it wasn't so competitive and stuff like that. [00:13:13.630] - Rob CosmanBut I've seen it would be awesome in Costa Rica. Like if all of a sudden I did a blog and then I get banned from Google Ad Sense or Facebook, you know. Discover how to start earning stable revenue today. Like your content is produced and your content disappears really quickly. The nylon fabric feels soft to the touch while supporting up to 500lbs. And it's just slowly, like, every time I hear about someone saying like, oh, hey, there's this writer I hire, give him one article, see what they do. And so you need to pick a platform. Someone might be listening to this podcast in a year and it might be a different platform, but but always keep an eye out for those new ones because those brand new kids on the block, they do always have the potential to get some, like instant explosions and build up an audience[00:20:52.680] - Spencer MechamSuper, super quick. Who can I get? And that's when Google starts to take a blog seriously. affiliates with simple Quickbooks integration. And I found your video kind of explaining how to do it. Any time a customer clicks one of your links and ends up purchasing a hammock or other product youll receive credit for the sale. Just think of We come up with 50 titles. That writer will write them all up and stuff and come back to her. Like YouTube basically tuned in and said, hey, this guy's he's honing in on a niche. Whenever the referred customer makes an order via your affiliate link, it is recorded as. [00:35:44.780] - Spencer MechamI'm out of here right now. It's a good time. I don't even have to go. We sell our products exclusively on hamacama.com and are looking for partners who want to draw attention to us in the form of coupons or links. [00:30:54.070] - Rob CosmanWhat now, you're obviously full time, you've got a full on staff now this is yet for you. Hammocksky'sAffiliate Program Guidelines. I like YouTube because they actually managed to strike a slight like they're kind of like a mix of social and search. It's been around for a while. I'm sure people have done that to me too. And so if you can get that built, you can get that that asset of an email sequence built that's six months to a year long. affiliate programs are powerful tools that can rapidly improve your online This guy had a backup of his site stuff. No, with API tracking and cookies we can accurately track your referrals even after the first click. It's linking, internal linking, figured out, gets them all posted and scheduled out and and does that. It's been pumping out content, you know, every week for six months. He's a software developer guy. And it's passive because it's a year of emails going out without me sending them. [00:30:35.680] - Spencer MechamAnd so you really learn it all along the way as you go. that you share with your customers via your marketing channels. Let's say this is say the numbers forty. $250 Average Order Value, Worldwide Shipping, Exclusive Coupon Offers, Review Opportunities for Qualified Partners, Best Affiliate Marketing Networks For Your Brand, Risk Management: How To Optimize Affiliate Partnerships, Googles New Algorithm And Affiliates: A Love Story Between Google and Content Creators, What Content Affiliates Need To Know About Brand Partnerships: Measure Brand Equity. [00:42:37.290] - Spencer MechamAnd they build rapport for me and staff too. Easy to pay your You watch my videos, three years old. That's kind of my go to, its not huge. 2) Affiliate Software: http://www.AffiliateSoftware.net. I pour it all into there and I try to make it as easy as possible for people inside there with templates and the emails that I'm sending and then really there's many details as I possibly can so they can see what's been working for me and what's not. [00:46:36.800] - Spencer MechamYeah, slided. At the end of each month well send you a check or Paypal transfer for 10% of all sales youve generated. He teaches affiliate marketing and sells products just like affiliate marketers do so much, in fact, that one company pays for his car each month for as long as it continues with them. And so it kind of depends on on you and how fast you want to start making money and if you want to eventually get to that passive route. And I, after a lot more research, you know really networking and finding someone that that's good. These include: Refer customers to Hammocksky and earn 25% revenue with every single purchase they make. [00:29:55.340] - Spencer MechamYou do need to learn a few things. That could be done on, you know, TikTok, TikTok a lot easier. I can do marketing. It will cost you some time and money, but in the end it'll I don't know what I'm doing, but I'm just putting stuff out there, like trying different things that I'm learning as I go. [00:44:23.320] - Rob CosmanCool. And to this day, I couldn't even tell you why youtube break that video, because it was it wasn't a great video. Sign up with FlexOffers.com to learn more about the Hammock Gear affiliate program today! The World of Affiliate Marketing With Spencer Mecham. [00:13:18.180] - Spencer MechamAh yeah. So actually, I quit that SEO job right after I learned about the affiliate business and then took another one. And that's been the hardest thing about finding a good a good writer that doesn't just fudge it with fluff. provides comprehensive solutions And then one day I you know, you're kind of curious, like, I wonder what's going on on YouTube. to pricey, depending on the route you wish to take. That'll get them into the rest of my affiliate, all my affiliates stuff that I sell and things like that. After registration, you will see a unique. Yeah, he found the guy on five that's doing it right. Earn 10% commission on all sales you direct to our website. So it's really drudgers work and, you know, 15 bucks an hour wasn't worth the drudgery of it. [00:34:56.330] - Spencer MechamSo that was all really good. [00:26:00.830] - Spencer MechamRight. as they are some-times called) allows others to sell your products/services [00:23:25.020] - Spencer MechamGood question. All content 2022 Selling From The Beach. For the best experience on our site, be sure to turn on Javascript in your browser. And so I've got videos that are three years old making me money today, and they'll make me money for years from now from the people that signed up three years ago. [00:43:44.410] - Rob CosmanHow long did it take you to create that email sequence? So I've got like I've got hirees on the blog. I think you've gotten what, like guitars and wheels and all the Click Funnel affiliate awards or[00:12:28.620] - Spencer MechamThey love awards. I mean, you're you're only creating the title and then you've built standard operating procedures with her. [00:11:17.840] - Spencer MechamYeah, yeah. In exchange for promotion on your website, blog, Instagram or Facebook we can set up a partnership. So take that same idea and build up an audience on that platform or build up content on that platform specifically around that niche that you've chosen. [00:32:44.880] - Spencer MechamBut at the beginning doesn't have to be that hard. And we lucked out. And same thing on YouTube. Interested in learning more about the Hammock Gear Affiliate Program or want to apply? [00:20:16.560] - Spencer Mechamso in two months. [00:18:54.310] - Spencer MechamBut I'm stuck in content mode for eternity. All she gets is the titles. I'll put everything in the show notes. If you'll be integrating it with program with Clickbank. It's got to be content every single day, content every single day. [00:12:13.620] - Spencer MechamYeah. If you are interested in our affiliate program, please drop us a line with details on how and where you would like to promote Hamacama. [00:29:43.670] - Spencer MechamSo, yeah, content create creating content is like the number one thing you'll do as an affiliate,[00:29:48.170] - Rob Cosmanexcept you need to learn what you can't do on the platform so you don't get banned like you did on Instagram. What are your thats to you? The technical storage or access is strictly necessary for the legitimate purpose of enabling the use of a specific service explicitly requested by the subscriber or user, or for the sole purpose of carrying out the transmission of a communication over an electronic communications network. [00:21:14.070] - Rob Cosmanto get to get more followers to come in and then your call to action or your drive is, hey, go check out more videos over on YouTube. Use your unique referral link and share it on your posts, emails, description, and website banners. Promote these programs and similar ones on your website today. [00:47:50.330] - Spencer MechamYeah. And probably a few others, I'm guessing, like active campaign. Talk about platforms, I mean, I love I have my own bias, I feel like we've talked about this earlier, like YouTube is great because, you know, the videos just stay there forever. Are you an existing Hamacama? And so that's kind of the balance you need to do. And anyway, but so I go and now I like take it seriously and start looking for for someone to, like, start looking into what's going on here. Innovating ultralight backpacking products to outdoor enthusiasts worldwide. [00:37:11.030] - Spencer MechamBut I wasn't getting the fifty dollar an hour experience. [00:29:13.850] - Spencer MechamAnd that's what most people, I think struggle as an affiliate is the content side. And actually it was I mean, if so if if the people listening here have done anything online before, tried, tried to start a business, you're kind of just throwing, you know, throwing tape against the wall, throwing glue on the wall, trying to make something stick. But somewhere around like video seven to ten, it started to happen. [00:34:18.240] - Rob CosmanAnd then you decide to have another child once it was on. What's some advice that you think, you know, OK, now you're starting to get traction. And you're like, OK, that sucked and how you kind of get through it. [00:24:17.120] - Spencer MechamShe format's does everything. Maybe you've been marketing Amazon products on that platform. So you've got some VA's that where is everybody and kind of what do they do? [00:46:32.930] - Spencer MechamAnd then, boom, you know, in the box they go[00:46:35.750] - Rob Cosmanfind in the dm's. I've taken up a ton of your time, so we're winding down. But that could be done on Google, one blog post a week. *Add the link in multiple formats (buttons, links, pop ups, photos) throughout your page. Please select "Agree" if you agree with this. Affiliate Program, you need to start referring customers to Exagora using the special affiliate link. I'm like, what? OK, sure. And I'm like, I need an I need an email service. And I'll probably grow really, really quickly, like I'll hit kind of some viral subject matter and things like that. You can get it at affiliatesecrets.co so not com .co some schmuck is sitting on the .com domain[00:45:11.460] - Rob Cosmanwaiting for you to pay,[00:45:13.080] - Spencer Mechamwaiting for a com but I'm not going to do it .co works just fine. But still. [00:33:22.560] - Rob CosmanOK, now and I want to know because I didn't ask you before, when did you quit the SEO job? You know, it's always like to just, you know, what else have you been able to do? Any Hammocksky affiliate attempting to circumvent or violate these rules will have their credit voided, will receive no more payments, and will be banned from our Exagora Affiliate Program. So I've got three people that work for me, that I'm paying out full time salaries for that. The technical storage or access that is used exclusively for statistical purposes. And I was like, I got to find someone to build it. Hammock Gears hammocks feature an eleven-foot-long symmetrical design that allows you to lay comfortably in any direction. I'm like, OK, exactly. [00:23:38.220] - Rob CosmanStill the new guy? Thanks for having me. you'll be charged a percentage of each sale. Let me see if you're doing this right. And it's a it's a pretty good article. And plus like, I make YouTube videos about this kind of stuff. I was putting videos out about it. Sign up for our affiliate program today. It wasn't built properly. [00:25:37.400] - Rob CosmanYeah. [00:16:56.110] - Rob CosmanThere's particularly about quickbooks and bookkeeping and, you know, I've developed some tools for it and you know, I just I'm like, it goes sign up for quickbooks. [00:12:21.000] - Rob CosmanBecause you went on you obviously did a bunch of it. And so I switched over probably March of this year to almost just a straight nine to five. I've got two in the Philippines and one in the U.S., and I'm just getting at three in the Philippines, one in the U.S. and that poor employee got forgotten that he's a better off for like two weeks. Yeah. They'll continue to pay your car payment as long as you maintain that. Clique Affiliate Marketing. It's like it's got every bell and whistle that's available. [00:37:32.990] - Spencer MechamAnd so I give it to the first guy and he gets back to me like an hour later and he's like, hey, my whole website just went down and I can't log into my back and my, you know, my dashboard was broken and my website front is broken.