Insider Secrets to Making Money with Affiliate
Niche Sites
Presented by Patrick Mahinge

Who’s Patrick?
• Graduated in 2012 (Mass Communication &
Journalism)
• Tarmacked
• Corporate Employment (2013-2014)
• First (unsuccessful) niche site in 2014
• First major break ($5000+ per month)with niche
websites in 2016
• 2018- Achieved Guru Status . No. Seriously

What is Affiliate Marketing
Affiliate Marketing is an online
marketing advertising channel that puts
merchants in charge of an online
marketing sales force.
Merchants look to earn revenue from
sale of their products or services, pay
affiliates (publishers) who want to earn
revenue from placement of product
banners or text links on their site.
Merchants only pay affiliate partners for
results, such as a lead or a purchase
“pay-for-performance”.
Allows merchant to effectively expand
reach and brand marketing, while at the
same time managing marketing ROI.

Affiliate Marketing Now & Then
1996
Amazon Invented the Concept of Online Affiliate
Marketing
end of 2019
Affiliate Marketing Spending is expected to reach $13bn
by the end of 2019

Affiliate Marketing a.k.a...
• Also known as...
oAssociate Program
oInternet Affiliate Marketing
oDirect Marketing
oPerformance Marketing
oPartner Marketing
oPay-Per-Performance Marketing
oReferral Program

Who are the Key Players?
There
are four
key
players
in any
affiliate
program:
The Affiliate (Publisher)
The Merchant (Advertiser)
The Affiliate Network
Outsourced Program Managers (OPMs)

Where Do You Come
In?
 You are the affiliate running an
affiliate site
 An affiliate is a website which
contains links that connect
consumers to a Merchant’s
website for the purpose of
making an ecommerce
transaction

Why Affiliate Marketing?
One of the best
ways of making
money online
1
Mostly passive
income
2
Work from
Home
3
Low starting
capital
4
Performance-
based rewards
5

Examples of
Affiliate Sites
• Examples of Affiliate Sites
• They can be whichever size
• Focusing on one narrow area or
going broad

What is An Affiliate Network?
An Affiliate Network is a third party that acts as liaison between
Affiliates and Merchants
• Allows Affiliates to find Merchants which are suitable for their site
• Allows Merchants to find Affiliate sites that expands reach to their
target audience
• Services include tracking technology, reporting tools, payment
aggregation and processing
• Provides a creative bank or repository for storing and accessing
creative assets
• Is no cost for an Affiliate to join

Examples of Affiliate Networks

How Does it
Work?
1. Affiliate obtains Merchant creative from Affiliate
Network and loads to their site
2. Consumer visits Affiliate site and clicks Merchant
banner
3. Cookie is set on Consumer’s browser which identifies
Merchant, Affiliate and link
4. Consumer is directed to Merchant site
5. Affiliate ID is captured by Merchant in referring URL
6. Consumer makes purchase from Merchant
7. Cookie information sent to Affiliate Network
8. Merchant transmits sales file to Affiliate Network
which includes Affiliate ID
9. Affiliate Network tracks sales transactions with
Affiliate ID and pays Affiliate

Affiliate
Marketing
Cycle

Part 2:
The 3-Step Process to a
6-Figure Income With
Affiliate Niche Websites

Step 1: Niche and Keywords Research
Accessories Available Bigger Industry Not seasonal & growing

Step 2: Set up Your Site
Optimize Optimize Your Site for the Keywords You’re Targeting
Create Create Incredible Long Form Content
Get Get a Good Domain Name & Hosting

Step 3: Promote Your Site, Rank & Bank
LEARN BASIC SEO AND LINK
BUILDING
SHARE YOUR CONTENT ON
SOCIAL MEDIA
CONSIDER PAID ADVERTISING
FOR YOUR CONTENT