The three essential tools that every affiliate marketer needs
are their own domain name, paid hosting and an autoresponder.
These are the essential basics.
We have discussed these three tools previously
so here we will move on to the additional tools that you will need.
Most of the free articles and free eBooks online about affiliate marketing
make the process look easy, painless and cheap.
Bold claims such as “push button profits”
or “Earn a 4 Figure income with 10 Minutes of Work a Day”
are very common.
The hard truth is that affiliate marketing is a business.
Just like any business, it will require time, money and effort.
There is no such thing as push button profits.
You could spend your whole life looking for that button and still not find it.
To speed up your affiliate marketing journey,
there are a few additional tools that are indispensable.
You will need to buy these tools and most importantly you will need to learn how to use them.
so that you will get the best benefits from them.
1) A Good WordPress Theme
For starters, you need a good WordPress theme.
If you’re not using WordPress, you really should start.
Google ranks WordPress sites more favourably.
You will also be able to build a site much faster.
While WordPress itself is free the best themes cost money.
You will need to find a theme that is mobile responsive and looks attractive.
A good theme will be pleasing to the eye, load up fast and be easy to work with.
2) Keyword Research Tool
In order to be a successful affiliate marketer,
you absolutely must know how to do keyword research.
Thankfully, there are very reliable programs
that will collect and collate a huge list of keywords for you within minutes.
Softwares such as Long Tail Pro and Keyword Samurai
are the top two choices preferred by many marketers.
These tools not only give you a huge list of searched for keywords,
but they also show the competition scores.
Why is this so important?
When you know the competition score,
you can target keywords that are less competitive or have no competition.
This is very important because it will save you a lot of time and effort.
You could spend years and still not be able to rank
for a keyword such as “weight loss” which has immense competition.
Focus on a finding a lot of long tail keywords
and build your traffic targeting these keywords.
To find these keywords, you will need a keyword tool.
3) A rank tracking software
There are both free and paid options for this one.
Basically a rank checker checks where your site ranks for the keywords you’re targeting.
This can be a real time saver.
Instead of spending hours scanning the search results to see where your site ranks
you can see it at one glance from a single interface. That’s fantastic.
There are many other tools out there
which will make your life easier and save you time
So that you can focus on the more important aspects of your business.
Use tools whenever you can because time is your most precious resource.
