{"id":1924,"date":"2022-10-31T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-10-31T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ewebtoolz.com\/blog\/index.php\/2022\/10\/31\/15-best-affiliate-marketing-tools-how-to-use-them\/"},"modified":"2022-10-31T06:00:00","modified_gmt":"2022-10-31T06:00:00","slug":"15-best-affiliate-marketing-tools-how-to-use-them","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ewebtoolz.com\/blog\/15-best-affiliate-marketing-tools-how-to-use-them\/","title":{"rendered":"15 Best Affiliate Marketing Tools &#038; How to Use Them"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>When it comes to affiliate marketing, tools are your friends. They can help you get more traffic and do your job both faster and easier\u2014especially as your business scales up.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019ve been building and growing affiliate websites for nearly a decade and have recently made a \u201cmultiple six-figure\u201d exit from one of my websites. If it wasn\u2019t for the following tools that I used on a daily basis, this wouldn\u2019t have been possible.<\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s dive into the\u00a0list.<\/p>\n<p>Ahrefs is an SEO tool capable of helping you with nearly any SEO task you can think\u00a0of.<\/p>\n<p>I use Ahrefs for a <em>lot<\/em> of things when it comes to affiliate marketing. It\u2019s hard to pick just one or two to show you. That said, the task I find myself doing most often is running a content gap analysis for keyword research.<\/p>\n<p>A content gap analysis is the easiest way to quickly find high-value affiliate keywords. It will show you exactly what your competitors\u2019 best keywords are.<\/p>\n<p>First, plug your website into Ahrefs\u2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/site-explorer\">Site Explorer<\/a>. Then, click<strong> \u201c<\/strong>Competing domains\u201d on the left-hand menu. This will show you your top competitors based on your current Google keyword rankings.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1972\" height=\"948\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/1-ahrefs-competing-domains-report.jpg\" alt=\"Ahrefs' Competing Domains report\" class=\"wp-image-148516\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/1-ahrefs-competing-domains-report.jpg 1972w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/1-ahrefs-competing-domains-report-680x327.jpg 680w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/1-ahrefs-competing-domains-report-768x369.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/1-ahrefs-competing-domains-report-1536x738.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1972px) 100vw, 1972px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1972\" height=\"948\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/1-ahrefs-competing-domains-report.jpg\" alt=\"Ahrefs' Competing Domains report\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-148516\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/1-ahrefs-competing-domains-report.jpg 1972w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/1-ahrefs-competing-domains-report-680x327.jpg 680w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/1-ahrefs-competing-domains-report-768x369.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/1-ahrefs-competing-domains-report-1536x738.jpg 1536w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1972px) 100vw, 1972px\"\/><\/figure>\n<div class=\"sidenote\">\n<p>Sidenote.<\/p>\n<p> This only works if you already have some Google keyword rankings. If you\u2019re a brand-new website and don\u2019t have any rankings, you can find competitors by searching keywords you\u2019ll like to rank for, reviewing the results, and selecting any websites you feel are your competitors.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Now that you see your competitors, right-click the <a href=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/content-gap\">Content Gap tool<\/a> and open a new tab (below the \u201cCompeting domains\u201d button).<\/p>\n<p>Copy-paste three or more competing URLs from the <strong>Competing Domains<\/strong> report into the tool. Make sure your website is in the \u201cBut the following target doesn\u2019t rank for\u201d box and click \u201cShow keywords.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1298\" height=\"866\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/2-content-gap-tool-ui.jpg\" alt=\"Ahrefs' Content Gap tool\" class=\"wp-image-148518\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/2-content-gap-tool-ui.jpg 1298w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/2-content-gap-tool-ui-637x425.jpg 637w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/2-content-gap-tool-ui-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1298px) 100vw, 1298px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1298\" height=\"866\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/2-content-gap-tool-ui.jpg\" alt=\"Ahrefs' Content Gap tool\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-148518\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/2-content-gap-tool-ui.jpg 1298w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/2-content-gap-tool-ui-637x425.jpg 637w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/2-content-gap-tool-ui-768x512.jpg 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1298px) 100vw, 1298px\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>Ahrefs will do some data crunching and display a list of keywords that your competitors rank for, but you don\u2019t. Peruse these keywords and select any you feel will be a good target for your own website.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2192\" height=\"988\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/3-ahrefs-content-gap-report.jpg\" alt=\"Content gap analysis using Ahrefs' Content Gap tool\" class=\"wp-image-148520\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/3-ahrefs-content-gap-report.jpg 2192w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/3-ahrefs-content-gap-report-680x306.jpg 680w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/3-ahrefs-content-gap-report-768x346.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/3-ahrefs-content-gap-report-1536x692.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/3-ahrefs-content-gap-report-2048x923.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2192px) 100vw, 2192px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2192\" height=\"988\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/3-ahrefs-content-gap-report.jpg\" alt=\"Content gap analysis using Ahrefs' Content Gap tool\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-148520\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/3-ahrefs-content-gap-report.jpg 2192w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/3-ahrefs-content-gap-report-680x306.jpg 680w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/3-ahrefs-content-gap-report-768x346.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/3-ahrefs-content-gap-report-1536x692.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/3-ahrefs-content-gap-report-2048x923.jpg 2048w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 2192px) 100vw, 2192px\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>I love this report because it allows me to find high-value keywords for my affiliate websites quickly and easily.<\/p>\n<p>Let me start by saying that <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/\">WordPress<\/a> is the most used content management system (CMS) in the world and the one I recommend for affiliate marketers. I use it on all my websites after\u00a0all.<\/p>\n<p>Because of that, I will be recommending a lot of WordPress plugins. Chief among those are SEO plugins like Rank Math or SEOPress.<\/p>\n<p>I used to use Yoast SEO, as it was the only SEO plugin available that did what it did for a long time. However, I prefer the others because I like their UIs better. Personal preference.<\/p>\n<p>Whichever plugin you choose, the use case is the same: Ensuring your pages have optimal <a href=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/on-page-seo\/\">on-page SEO<\/a> before you publish them, as well as doing crucial <a href=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/technical-seo\/\">technical SEO<\/a> tasks like setting up your robots.txt file and sitemap.<\/p>\n<p>For example, here\u2019s what SEOPress looks like while I\u2019m writing a blog\u00a0post:<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1233\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/4-seopress-plugin.jpg\" alt=\"SEOPress metadata settings\" class=\"wp-image-148522\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/4-seopress-plugin.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/4-seopress-plugin-680x409.jpg 680w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/4-seopress-plugin-768x462.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/4-seopress-plugin-1536x925.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1233\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/4-seopress-plugin.jpg\" alt=\"SEOPress metadata settings\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-148522\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/4-seopress-plugin.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/4-seopress-plugin-680x409.jpg 680w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/4-seopress-plugin-768x462.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/4-seopress-plugin-1536x925.jpg 1536w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>As you can see, it allows you to set the <a href=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/seo-meta-tags\/\">meta tags<\/a> for your posts to change how they\u2019ll be displayed in Google search results. It will also show you if your title or meta description is too long, as it is in the screenshot above. This helps you avoid your results being truncated (cut off) in the search results.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/internal-links-for-seo\/\">Internal links<\/a> are a crucial and often overlooked part of SEO. You can consider them as backlinks you can completely control. And as you\u2019ve probably heard, backlinks are a big <a href=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/google-ranking-factors\/\">ranking factor<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Link Whisper is a WordPress plugin that allows you to add, remove, or edit your internal links with the click of a button. It also lets you see exactly how many links each page on your site is getting at a glance to identify important pages that don\u2019t have a lot of internal links.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"551\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/5-link-whisper-internal-links-report-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Link Whisper links report\" class=\"wp-image-148523\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/5-link-whisper-internal-links-report-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/5-link-whisper-internal-links-report-680x146.jpg 680w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/5-link-whisper-internal-links-report-768x165.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/5-link-whisper-internal-links-report-1536x330.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/5-link-whisper-internal-links-report-2048x441.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"551\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/5-link-whisper-internal-links-report-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Link Whisper links report\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-148523\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/5-link-whisper-internal-links-report-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/5-link-whisper-internal-links-report-680x146.jpg 680w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/5-link-whisper-internal-links-report-768x165.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/5-link-whisper-internal-links-report-1536x330.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/5-link-whisper-internal-links-report-2048x441.jpg 2048w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>You can even go to a post and see suggestions for internal links to that post from other posts on your site, including <a href=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/anchor-text\/\">anchor text<\/a> suggestions. Just check the boxes next to the links you want to add and click \u201cEdit Sentence\u201d to easily change the anchor text.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2930\" height=\"592\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/6-link-whisper-anchor-text-suggestions.png\" alt=\"Link Whisper anchor text suggestions\" class=\"wp-image-148525\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/6-link-whisper-anchor-text-suggestions.png 2930w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/6-link-whisper-anchor-text-suggestions-680x137.png 680w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/6-link-whisper-anchor-text-suggestions-768x155.png 768w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/6-link-whisper-anchor-text-suggestions-1536x310.png 1536w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/6-link-whisper-anchor-text-suggestions-2048x414.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2930px) 100vw, 2930px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2930\" height=\"592\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/6-link-whisper-anchor-text-suggestions.png\" alt=\"Link Whisper anchor text suggestions\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-148525\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/6-link-whisper-anchor-text-suggestions.png 2930w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/6-link-whisper-anchor-text-suggestions-680x137.png 680w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/6-link-whisper-anchor-text-suggestions-768x155.png 768w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/6-link-whisper-anchor-text-suggestions-1536x310.png 1536w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/6-link-whisper-anchor-text-suggestions-2048x414.png 2048w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 2930px) 100vw, 2930px\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>Hunter allows you to find email addresses at scale\u2014which is especially helpful for those <a href=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/email-outreach\/\">email outreach<\/a> campaigns to promote your content and build backlinks.<\/p>\n<p>But in addition to finding and confirming email addresses, you can also <a href=\"https:\/\/hunter.io\/campaigns\">use Hunter to manage your outreach campaigns<\/a>. And it\u2019s a free feature.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>All you have to do is create an email list by importing a list of websites, then add that list to the campaign manager and connect your email to it. From there, you can create email templates, automate follow-ups, and see the statistics of your campaigns.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2718\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/7-hunter-io-email-campaign-manager.png\" alt=\"Hunter.io email campaign manager\" class=\"wp-image-148526\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/7-hunter-io-email-campaign-manager.png 2718w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/7-hunter-io-email-campaign-manager-680x175.png 680w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/7-hunter-io-email-campaign-manager-768x198.png 768w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/7-hunter-io-email-campaign-manager-1536x396.png 1536w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/7-hunter-io-email-campaign-manager-2048x527.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2718px) 100vw, 2718px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2718\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/7-hunter-io-email-campaign-manager.png\" alt=\"Hunter.io email campaign manager\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-148526\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/7-hunter-io-email-campaign-manager.png 2718w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/7-hunter-io-email-campaign-manager-680x175.png 680w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/7-hunter-io-email-campaign-manager-768x198.png 768w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/7-hunter-io-email-campaign-manager-1536x396.png 1536w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/7-hunter-io-email-campaign-manager-2048x527.png 2048w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 2718px) 100vw, 2718px\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>This may be an obvious tool to you\u2014my editor tried to get me to remove it because he felt it was too obvious. But I use Google\u2019s tools more than nearly any other tool on this list, so it\u2019ll be a disservice not to mention it (in case you\u2019re somehow not already using\u00a0it).<\/p>\n<p>I use Google Docs to write every single blog post before I add it to WordPress to be published. This makes it easy for me to work with writers on edits and keep everything organized while avoiding giving too many people access to my WordPress login.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, I use Google Workspace to create and manage professional email addresses for my websites. So when I do email outreach, I come across as a legitimate business rather than some random guy on the internet.<\/p>\n<p>Once I\u2019ve finished an article in Google Docs and am ready to upload it, I do so with the press of a button using Wordable.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Wordable imports your Google Docs straight into WordPress without you needing to do it manually. It will add your images, formatting, and links\u2014while also removing any unwanted extra code\u2014within minutes.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1327\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/8-wordable-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Wordable upload settings\" class=\"wp-image-148528\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/8-wordable-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/8-wordable-680x353.jpg 680w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/8-wordable-768x398.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/8-wordable-1536x796.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/8-wordable-2048x1062.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1327\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/8-wordable-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Wordable upload settings\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-148528\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/8-wordable-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/8-wordable-680x353.jpg 680w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/8-wordable-768x398.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/8-wordable-1536x796.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/8-wordable-2048x1062.jpg 2048w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>You just set up your import settings one time, then use those to upload all your future articles. It saves me hours of work every month not having to manually add articles.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"991\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/9-convertkit-dashboard-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"ConvertKit reporting dashboard\" class=\"wp-image-148529\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/9-convertkit-dashboard-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/9-convertkit-dashboard-680x263.jpg 680w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/9-convertkit-dashboard-768x297.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/9-convertkit-dashboard-1536x595.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/9-convertkit-dashboard-2048x793.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"991\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/9-convertkit-dashboard-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"ConvertKit reporting dashboard\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-148529\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/9-convertkit-dashboard-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/9-convertkit-dashboard-680x263.jpg 680w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/9-convertkit-dashboard-768x297.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/9-convertkit-dashboard-1536x595.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/9-convertkit-dashboard-2048x793.jpg 2048w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>ConvertKit is my email marketing tool of choice because of its robust automation abilities. However, it is also pricey in comparison to other email tools. And if you\u2019re just starting out, the advanced features may not be necessary. Something cheaper like <a href=\"https:\/\/birdsend.co\/\">BirdSend<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.activecampaign.com\/\">ActiveCampaign<\/a> may be better for\u00a0you.<\/p>\n<p>That said, here\u2019s a tip for using <em>any<\/em> email marketing tool to capture more emails: <strong>create content upgrades for your highest-performing articles.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A content upgrade is, well, an upgrade to your content that you offer your readers in exchange for their email addresses.<\/p>\n<p>For example, I wrote a guide to the best small travel trailers for one of my websites. On that page, a pop-up shows up with an offer of a big spreadsheet comparing 50 of the best small travel trailers.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1404\" height=\"792\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/10-convertkit-email-lead-popup.jpg\" alt=\"Email lead gen pop-up\" class=\"wp-image-148531\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/10-convertkit-email-lead-popup.jpg 1404w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/10-convertkit-email-lead-popup-680x384.jpg 680w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/10-convertkit-email-lead-popup-768x433.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1404px) 100vw, 1404px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1404\" height=\"792\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/10-convertkit-email-lead-popup.jpg\" alt=\"Email lead gen pop-up\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-148531\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/10-convertkit-email-lead-popup.jpg 1404w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/10-convertkit-email-lead-popup-680x384.jpg 680w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/10-convertkit-email-lead-popup-768x433.jpg 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1404px) 100vw, 1404px\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>This type of directly relevant offer tends to convert much better than a generic \u201csubscribe to our email list\u201d type of\u00a0offer.<\/p>\n<p>Canva is one of my favorite affiliate marketing tools. It makes creating custom blog images incredibly easy for anyone, even if they don\u2019t have any design skills.<\/p>\n<p>In particular, I use it to create a Pinterest image for every blog post I publish. This helps me to promote my content and add more visual aspects to the\u00a0post.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1466\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/11-canva-pinterest-image-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Canva Pinterest image creation\" class=\"wp-image-148532\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/11-canva-pinterest-image-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/11-canva-pinterest-image-680x389.jpg 680w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/11-canva-pinterest-image-768x440.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/11-canva-pinterest-image-1536x879.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/11-canva-pinterest-image-2048x1173.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1466\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/11-canva-pinterest-image-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Canva Pinterest image creation\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-148532\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/11-canva-pinterest-image-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/11-canva-pinterest-image-680x389.jpg 680w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/11-canva-pinterest-image-768x440.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/11-canva-pinterest-image-1536x879.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/11-canva-pinterest-image-2048x1173.jpg 2048w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>Google Analytics (GA) provides crucial data you have to know as an affiliate site operator. For example, I often use GA to see which pages are bringing the most traffic to my site and, generally, to keep tabs on my traffic fluctuations over\u00a0time.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1678\" height=\"612\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/12-google-analytics-pages-and-screens-report.jpg\" alt=\"Google Analytics pages and screens report\" class=\"wp-image-148533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/12-google-analytics-pages-and-screens-report.jpg 1678w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/12-google-analytics-pages-and-screens-report-680x248.jpg 680w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/12-google-analytics-pages-and-screens-report-768x280.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/12-google-analytics-pages-and-screens-report-1536x560.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1678px) 100vw, 1678px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1678\" height=\"612\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/12-google-analytics-pages-and-screens-report.jpg\" alt=\"Google Analytics pages and screens report\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-148533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/12-google-analytics-pages-and-screens-report.jpg 1678w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/12-google-analytics-pages-and-screens-report-680x248.jpg 680w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/12-google-analytics-pages-and-screens-report-768x280.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/12-google-analytics-pages-and-screens-report-1536x560.jpg 1536w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1678px) 100vw, 1678px\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>It\u2019s also helpful to add annotations with dates whenever you make changes to your site, such as updating a page\u2019s content or metadata, to track whether or not these changes improve your traffic over\u00a0time.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s easy in the old GA\u2014you just go to <em>Behavior &gt; Site Content &gt; All Pages<\/em>, click the little arrow under the data chart, then click \u201c+ Create new annotation.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1999\" height=\"771\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/13-google-analytics-annotations.png\" alt=\"Adding annotations in Universal Analytics\" class=\"wp-image-148534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/13-google-analytics-annotations.png 1999w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/13-google-analytics-annotations-680x262.png 680w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/13-google-analytics-annotations-768x296.png 768w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/13-google-analytics-annotations-1536x592.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1999px) 100vw, 1999px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1999\" height=\"771\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/13-google-analytics-annotations.png\" alt=\"Adding annotations in Universal Analytics\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-148534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/13-google-analytics-annotations.png 1999w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/13-google-analytics-annotations-680x262.png 680w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/13-google-analytics-annotations-768x296.png 768w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/13-google-analytics-annotations-1536x592.png 1536w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1999px) 100vw, 1999px\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>However, in GA4, it\u2019s a bit more complicated. You need to download an <a href=\"https:\/\/chrome.google.com\/webstore\/detail\/automated-google-analytic\/jfkimpgkmamkdhamnhabohpeaplbpmom?hl=en&amp;authuser=1\">extension for Google Chrome<\/a>, open the <a href=\"https:\/\/app.gaannotations.com\/login\">dashboard<\/a>, then click on \u201cAdd Manual\u201d to add annotations.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1482\" height=\"526\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/14-ga4-annotations.png\" alt=\"Adding annotations in GA4\" class=\"wp-image-148536\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/14-ga4-annotations.png 1482w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/14-ga4-annotations-680x241.png 680w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/14-ga4-annotations-768x273.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1482px) 100vw, 1482px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1482\" height=\"526\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/14-ga4-annotations.png\" alt=\"Adding annotations in GA4\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-148536\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/14-ga4-annotations.png 1482w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/14-ga4-annotations-680x241.png 680w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/14-ga4-annotations-768x273.png 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1482px) 100vw, 1482px\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>Follow our <a href=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/google-analytics-for-seo\/\">guide to Google Analytics for SEO<\/a> to learn how to set it up and some awesome ways you can use it to grow your business.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Google Search Console is a must-have tool for anyone who cares about SEO. But did you know you can <a href=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/google-search-console\/\">use it for a lot more<\/a> than just getting Google to see your website?<\/p>\n<p>For example, you can use it to find pages on your website that are steadily declining in traffic and need to be updated to recover their rankings.<\/p>\n<p>To do that, go to the <strong>Search results<\/strong> report, then add a date range comparison to see stats for the past six months compared to the previous six months.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/15-google-search-console-report.png\" alt=\"Google Search Console reporting date range\" class=\"wp-image-148538\" width=\"381\" height=\"328\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/15-google-search-console-report.png 762w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/15-google-search-console-report-494x425.png 494w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 381px) 100vw, 381px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/15-google-search-console-report.png\" alt=\"Google Search Console reporting date range\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-148538\" width=\"381\" height=\"328\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/15-google-search-console-report.png 762w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/15-google-search-console-report-494x425.png 494w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 381px) 100vw, 381px\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>We only care about clicks, so toggle off the \u201cimpressions\u201d box by clicking on\u00a0it.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1610\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/16-traffic-report.jpg\" alt=\"Google Search Console report on total clicks\" class=\"wp-image-148539\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/16-traffic-report.jpg 1610w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/16-traffic-report-680x422.jpg 680w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/16-traffic-report-768x477.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/16-traffic-report-1536x954.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1610px) 100vw, 1610px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1610\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/16-traffic-report.jpg\" alt=\"Google Search Console report on total clicks\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-148539\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/16-traffic-report.jpg 1610w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/16-traffic-report-680x422.jpg 680w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/16-traffic-report-768x477.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/16-traffic-report-1536x954.jpg 1536w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1610px) 100vw, 1610px\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>Click on \u201cPages.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Sort the report by <strong>Difference<\/strong> in ascending order to see the pages with the biggest traffic drops.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/17-search-console-pages-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Traffic difference in ascending order\" class=\"wp-image-148540\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/17-search-console-pages-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/17-search-console-pages-680x255.jpg 680w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/17-search-console-pages-768x288.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/17-search-console-pages-1536x576.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/17-search-console-pages-2048x768.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/17-search-console-pages-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Traffic difference in ascending order\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-148540\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/17-search-console-pages-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/17-search-console-pages-680x255.jpg 680w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/17-search-console-pages-768x288.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/17-search-console-pages-1536x576.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/17-search-console-pages-2048x768.jpg 2048w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>If you click on the URL, then switch to the <strong>Queries<\/strong> report and sort by \u201cDifference,\u201d you can see which queries are sending less traffic than the previous six months.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"3636\" height=\"1474\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/18-search-console-queries.png\" alt=\"Queries sending less traffic\" class=\"wp-image-148541\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/18-search-console-queries.png 3636w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/18-search-console-queries-680x276.png 680w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/18-search-console-queries-768x311.png 768w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/18-search-console-queries-1536x623.png 1536w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/18-search-console-queries-2048x830.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 3636px) 100vw, 3636px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"3636\" height=\"1474\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/18-search-console-queries.png\" alt=\"Queries sending less traffic\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-148541\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/18-search-console-queries.png 3636w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/18-search-console-queries-680x276.png 680w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/18-search-console-queries-768x311.png 768w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/18-search-console-queries-1536x623.png 1536w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/18-search-console-queries-2048x830.png 2048w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 3636px) 100vw, 3636px\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>You can then use this data to update the page, making it more relevant to the most important queries sending traffic to that page and (hopefully) recovering your rankings.<\/p>\n<p>Once you have multiple affiliate partners and you\u2019re using different tracking codes for each page and even different positions on each page, it gets complicated quickly.<\/p>\n<p>Having an affiliate link management and cloaking tool like ThirstyAffiliates is a great way to keep track of your links, see statistics to know which links are getting the most clicks, and prevent others from easily copying your website and swapping the links with their own affiliate IDs.<\/p>\n<p>If you want to find the <a href=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/affiliate-marketing-programs\/\">best affiliate marketing programs<\/a>, you should join multiple affiliate networks. Three of the best include:\u00a0<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>AvantLink<\/li>\n<li>ShareASale<\/li>\n<li>Refersion<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>I mention these three, specifically, because they have a giant selection of generally high-quality affiliate programs. When looking at affiliate programs, I look for the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>High payout (10%+)<\/li>\n<li>Quality product or selection of products<\/li>\n<li>Good brand identity<\/li>\n<li>Long cookie duration (ideally 30 days or more, but anything over 48 hours is still\u00a0good)<\/li>\n<li>Quality customer support, both for customers and for me as an affiliate partner<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>That last point is crucial. My best experiences as an affiliate marketer have been with companies that understand how important affiliate marketing is and have dedicated affiliate managers whose only job is working with affiliate partners.<\/p>\n<p>The best way to figure out if a company has this is by reaching out to its affiliate manager (their email is normally displayed when signing up for their program) and asking them some questions, such as how they work with affiliates.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>If they respond promptly and respectfully, there\u2019s a good chance they have a dedicated person and will be there to support you as a partner rather than as a faceless ad channel.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019ve been running an affiliate site for a while, chances are you have some pages that get a lot of traffic but don\u2019t convert well. These pages are perfect for running display ads on\u2014allowing you to monetize traffic that otherwise won\u2019t make you anything.<\/p>\n<p>However, running ads yourself is both a headache and doesn\u2019t have the best payout. That\u2019s where advertising management companies come in. In particular, there are three major players:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Ezoic<\/li>\n<li>AdThrive<\/li>\n<li>Mediavine<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>These companies work directly with hundreds of advertising partners to get the best possible rates for their websites\u2019 display ads. They handle the placement and everything. All you have to do is install some basic code on your website (and they\u2019ll even do that for you\u00a0too).<\/p>\n<p>The one caveat to these companies is that you have to apply and often need a minimum amount of monthly traffic to get in. Last I checked, you need at least 10,000 per month for Mediavine, 50,000 per month for Ezoic, and 100,000 for AdThrive.<\/p>\n<p>That said, if you\u2019re close to those numbers, you can always apply and they may make an exception for you. So it can\u2019t hurt to\u00a0try.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sidenote\">\n<p>Sidenote.<\/p>\n<p> While advertising can make you some extra cash, it\u2019s easy to overrun your website with way too many ads and ruin the user experience. These companies let you choose how aggressive you want to be with advertising. I recommend sticking to a UX-focused or balanced approach rather than one that\u2019s purely revenue-focused.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Website speed is a <a href=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/google-ranking-factors\/\">Google ranking factor<\/a> you should be paying attention to. If your site loads too slowly or doesn\u2019t pass <a href=\"https:\/\/support.google.com\/webmasters\/answer\/9205520?hl=en\">Google\u2019s Core Web Vitals<\/a>, it may hinder your success in the search results.<\/p>\n<p>Not only that, but site speed also plays an important role in user experience, so it\u2019s worth investing in. A fast site prevents visitors from leaving due to frustration.<\/p>\n<p>One of the easiest and quickest ways to improve website speed (and security) is by improving your website\u2019s hosting. Most affiliates start on cheap shared hosting like SiteGround or Bluehost. These are great to get you started but aren\u2019t the most secure or fastest options.<\/p>\n<p>Upgrading to a dedicated hosting provider like Kinsta is an obvious choice once you\u2019re making decent money and getting solid traffic (100,000 visitors per month or more). It also has a dedicated CDN (content delivery network), which is a game-changer for websites with geographically dispersed audiences.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s expensive\u2014but worth\u00a0it.<\/p>\n<p>One often overlooked aspect of affiliate marketing is website security. It\u2019s all too easy for your website to be hacked and for you to lose income (or\u00a0worse).\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Not only is this a pain, but it can harm your business in the long term. Better to set up protections before you need them. One such way is by installing the Wordfence WordPress plugin.<\/p>\n<p>This plugin provides enhanced security features like two-factor authentication, malware scans, a firewall, and website monitoring. It\u2019s not very expensive and worth the peace of\u00a0mind.<\/p>\n<h2>Final thoughts<\/h2>\n<p>These affiliate marketing tools have been crucial for me to scale my businesses to six-figure income earners. Some of them are expensive. But as long as they are bringing you a positive return, they are worth the investment.<\/p>\n<p>Itching to learn more? Here are some other affiliate marketing guides to check\u00a0out:<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/affiliate-marketing-tools\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When it comes to affiliate marketing, tools are your friends. They can help you get more traffic and do your job both faster and easier\u2014especially as your business scales up. I\u2019ve been building and growing affiliate websites for nearly a decade and have recently made a \u201cmultiple six-figure\u201d exit from one of my websites. 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