Last April, I wrote about talking about how, with affiliate marketing, timing is everything. And it is. This week, I was able to cash in on another piece of timely content that earned incredibly for me back in October, and then again this week.
One of the ways I find interesting content that will likely do well online is by scanning various media sources. And, without entirely giving away my secret, I’ll say that back in October, there was a celebrity on television endorsing a product. And I knew that this endorsement would be huge. I just happened to see it air at about 7:30 EST, so I quickly did my research and got my piece online.
Once it was written, I entered it into my Google bookmarks, ran it through some social media channels, and published it to my Facebook account. Then, I went to the television show’s forum (I was already a member, so it didn’t appear to be only for spamming) and posted the link there. The page views did not skyrocket immediately. I knew this particular show wouldn’t air in most of the country until later in the day. But sure enough, slowly, the views came.
By the end of the day that October, my one little article had over 10,000 page views. The next day, since there was still hype, it had about 4,000, and since then, the article has continued to get about 4,000 page views per week. It was written in an evergreen fashion, but it was “news” because of the endorsement. My earnings at that sight for that particular boost in action increased almost 500% over their typical earnings. Let’s just say it was significant, and certainly one of the best days I have had as far as revenue sharing is concerned.
Then, a funny thing happened this week. The episode re-aired. And boy did the hits come! While it didn’t perform quite as well as last time, only 7,300 hits the first day and 1,400 the second, it still did well enough that my earnings got a huge boost.
I share this story to talk about how paying attention can pay off. One endorsement is all it takes, and I made well into the hundreds of dollars already on just that one article. So even if it never got a page view again, it was well worth the time I took to pen 500 words about it.
Look for inspiration where you can find it, and try to be one of the first to write about a topic, specially if you can provide a different angle. Doing so pays off. This is not the first time I’ve had this luck, and it won’t be the last, but it was a great way to start out the new year.
What sort of things have helped you boost earnings?
This sounds fantastic. It’s really a great way to get traffic and makes sales. I need to explore this avenue a little.