If you want to earn more money, then affiliate marketing is the way to go.

Affiliate marketing is simply termed as promoting or advertising other company’s products on a personal capacity on a commission based agreement. You basically find a product then promote it in your own creative way until it gets purchased. Upon purchase, you then benefit from the profits of the sale.

Benefits of affiliate marketing to an individual

1. Affiliate marketing is extremely beneficial to one as it can help build their audience base be it on social media or any other business platform.
2. It can boost your personal brand as an individual. This is because you are then associated with bigger more trusted reputable brands. This association creates a sense of trust from your followers and your brand name will also flourish.
3. It is passive income meaning you can get another stream of income without too much strain.
4. You do not have to have under gone any professional training to be an affiliate marketer. All you need is to have good interactions with people to be able to make sales.

 

Benefits of affiliate marketing to companies

 

1.Commission based

As opposed to other forms of marketing you do not have to pay per advert or per click. Affiliates understand that they only receive payment upon making a sale. This means company money is only directed to fruitful affiliates.

2.Brand awareness

Using affiliates for marketing increases brand awareness by increasing exposure to new audiences.

3.SEO

Affiliate marketing is evidently a good way of increasing or aiding a company’s SEO. This is crucial for online shops.

4.Quicker and effective

Affiliate marketing is quicker and effective.it also does not need a team managing the marketing as affiliates are responsible for the management in order to make sales.

5.Networks

Having a good relationship with influencers helps the company create more solid business relationships with customers and even other companies which can be beneficial.