{"id":100,"date":"2022-05-15T16:51:56","date_gmt":"2022-05-15T16:51:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.elegantthemes.com\/affiliates\/resources\/?p=100"},"modified":"2022-10-28T17:56:56","modified_gmt":"2022-10-28T17:56:56","slug":"build-an-affiliate-funnel-part-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.elegantthemes.com\/affiliates\/resources\/build-an-affiliate-funnel-part-1\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Build an Affiliate Funnel \u2013 Part 1"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In this post, I’ll share with you a blueprint to systematically create an affiliate funnel that converts visitors into customers and builds your email list simultaneously.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Affiliate marketing is one of the easiest online businesses to have. However, sometimes it can be a bit confusing to start. What are you supposed to do to become a successful affiliate? How do you launch a campaign? Do you use content marketing, or do you run ads instead? What emails should you send, and what should you say in them?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moreover, how do you connect all your marketing efforts to convince your audience not just to buy the product you’re promoting but also to buy it using your affiliate link?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This blog post is the first in the affiliate funnel series where you’ll learn a step-by-step strategy you can follow to create a successful affiliate marketing business around Divi, Divi Cloud, and the Divi Marketplace. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

You’ll also learn to stand out from the crowd by building an affiliate brand that people love, trust, and are loyal to. By the end, you should:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1. Understand crucial marketing concepts <\/li>
  2. Have your landing pages<\/li>
  3. Have your lead magnets<\/li>
  4. Written your welcome email<\/li>
  5. Written your engagement emails where you promote Divi<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

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    What Makes a Good Affiliate Funnel<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    A funnel is a multi-step campaign that moves prospects toward a desired action<\/strong><\/em>. That action can be acquiring them as a lead in your email list or having them become customers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Most affiliates, when getting started, do one of three things:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    1. Publish a blog post and expect it to generate revenue, or<\/li>
    2. Build an email list and send a few emails trying to convince the user to buy the product they’re recommending, or<\/li>
    3. Create an ad and drive traffic to the affiliate offer directly.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

      There is nothing wrong with any of the above, as in this series, we’ll implement the same strategies but with one significant difference: approach<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      A good funnel has a strategy you can track, optimize and scale over time. This strategy should focus on what action you’d like users to take, in how much time, with the least friction possible between the prospect and the conversion (the action you’d like your leads\/prospects to take). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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      The Customer Journey<\/h2>\n\n\n
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      Even though there is no one-size-fits-all model, the customer journey is the steps customers take when buying a product or a service. For the sake of tailoring this guide toward affiliate marketing, we’ll divide the customer journey into five stages:<\/p>\n\n\n\n