How To Start Affiliate Marketing With No Money (4 Ways That Work)
I'll be honest with you. Starting Affiliate Marketing with no money will take more time than if you invest a little bit in yourself and in some practical tools.
But, there are 3 easy and proven ways to make money online with affiliate marketing. That's exactly how I started my journey. I had no idea what was affiliate marketing, I started with no tools, no mentor, and no money.
If you are a beginner, continue to read because I will show exactly what I did to start and what I still do today.
But before introducing you to those 3 proven ways, let me tell you that there is a short path, but it's not really free. However, it will cost you only $7 USD to learn the basics of affiliate marketing with one of the top affiliate marketers, Jonathan Montoya.
For that little $7 investment you will get into affiliate marketing faster than if you try to learn all by yourself.
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Ok, now let's move on to the 4 proven ways to start affiliate marketing with no money.
Note: This blog post is about ways to do affiliate marketing with no money... it's not about showing you how to do it. The very first thing to do is to find your specific niche. The "thing" that you will promote online.
Way number 1: Facebook
Doing affiliate marketing on Facebook is probably the best way to start with affiliate marketing,
With Facebook, the goal is to build a network. You have the potential to get a maximum of 5,000 friends. Those 5,000 friends can become your bread and butter for months to come if you do it the right way.
When I say "the right way" it means that you will not simply spam them with your affiliate links...no.... never... You must interact with them, build a relationship, gain trust, and gain authority. You must give them value.
Here's what you have to do:
Make sure you have a Facebook profile or create one.
Build your network (friends)
To achieve this, search Facebook groups that are related to your niche, domain.
Join the groups that have a lot of members....and groups that seem to be active.
Add people as friends, send them a private message saying that you are searching to build a network with people having similar interests. Be honest, don't BS people... don't send them any affiliate links. Remember, you must first build trust.
If you are chatting through Messenger with people.. do the same. Just add value at the beginning. Compliment them with things that you can find on their FB profile. Like things on their FB profile.
Post value content in those groups. Comment other posts by adding some value. Again, don't spam your affiliate links now.
Promote your affiliate offers only when you have posted value 4-5 times. So 4-5 value posts, chat, etc... then one affiliate offer.
Make sure to reply to people interacting with your post to measure their interests. Don't be pushy...people hate that.
If they are not interested, ask them to help you to improve your offer by requesting some comments or suggestions.
Don't SPAM
Don't SPAM
Don't SPAM... is that clear???
By the way, you can join my Facebook group to learn more
Way number 2: Instagram
Affiliate marketing on Instagram is another easy way to do affiliate marketing with zero investment.
With Instagram, you must first build your audience. Once done, you can start making affiliate offers.
The way you build an audience on Instagram is quite similar to Facebook, you must post content within your niche using relevant hashtags.
Here’s how affiliate marketing works on Instagram:
Make sure to have an Instagram account
Build an audience
To achieve this, post content on a regular basis. Always related to your specific niche.
Use relevant hashtags within your posts.
Put your affiliate links in your profile description
Always refer people to the link in your profile description
Feed your audience with the type of content they love
Way number 3: TikTok
Affiliate marketing on TikTok is another easy way to do affiliate marketing with no money.
Just like Instagram, you must first build your audience on TikTok. If you have a creator account, you will not be able to put any link in your profile until you reach 1,000 subscribers. Once you reach 1,000, you will have the option to put a link in your profile. On TikTok, you can also open a business account for FREE, and put a link right away, but business accounts tend to grow slower than creator accounts. So at the beginning, you can post your link inside the first comment of every TikTok video that your post.
The way you build an audience on TikTok is pretty simple, you must post content within your niche using relevant hashtags just like Facebook and Instagram.
Here’s how affiliate marketing works on TikTok:
Make sure to have a TikTok (creator) account
Build an audience
To achieve this, post content on a regular basis. Always related to your specific niche.
Use relevant hashtags within your posts.
Put your affiliate links in your profile description once you reach 1,000 subscribers, or be the first to comment on your own video, and post your affiliate link there.
Always refer people to the link in your profile description
Feed your audience with the type of content they love
Way number 4: Pinterest
Affiliate marketing on Pinterest is another easy way to do affiliate marketing with no money.
Pinterest is a visual search engine where people post "pins" that are basically images, animated images, or short videos.
The way you build an audience on Pinterest is pretty simple, you must post content within your niche using relevant hashtags just like Facebook and Instagram.
Here’s how affiliate marketing works on Pinterest:
Make sure to have a Pinterest account
Build an audience
To achieve this, post content on a regular basis. Always related to your specific niche.
Use relevant hashtags within your posts.
Post Pinterest Idea Pins which are short videos that will be shown to a wide audience.
Put your affiliate links in your profile description.
Always refer people to the link in your profile description
Feed your audience with the type of content they love
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Conclusion
Starting affiliate marketing with no investment will work.... but it will require time and consistency for you to become successful with affiliate marketing. So if you don't have money to invest in your online business, you MUST have time.
I started with no money, and it worked, but you can expect to have to wait for several months before you can see some results. It took me 8 months before I made my very first commission.
When you start to make money online, be sure to reinvest the money into products or services that will help you to scale your business. Whether it's a new camera, a quality microphone, or some affiliate marketing training, reinvest your money into your business.
Remi Cote is a blogger specializing in the world of affiliate marketing and how to make money online as well as 30 years of experience in the IT industry.
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