Getting Your Link

Module 2:
Getting Your Link

Getting Your Affiliate Link
Although this may seem easy, some people won’t know how to get their first
couple of affiliate links.
Here’s a quick walkthrough on:
- Choosing the right products

- Messaging the creator
- Link shortcuts
- Being an ethical affiliate
Getting Your Affiliate Link (Etiquette)
Proper affiliate etiquette is to only affiliate for products that you have PERSONALLY
purchased & used.
Why?
How do you expect to sell something effectively if you don’t even know what content is
inside?
Also, if you haven’t PERSONALLY invested in the creator’s product yourself, the creator
is going to assume you want to affiliate for his/her product ONLY for the chance of
making money. And THAT right there will minimize your chance of becoming an affiliate.
Conclusion: If there’s a product you want to affiliate for, you better be willing to buy it.
Getting Your Affiliate Link (Choosing Products)
A lot of you may be asking “What products should I become an affiliate for?”
More than anything, you want to affiliate for products:
1.) With great testimonials/case studies

2.) That are already selling
3.) Made by creators with a larger-following
4.) Related to your niche
#1 and #2 are NON-NEGOTIABLE. Don’t affiliate for products that lack that criteria. (The only exception is
becoming an affiliate for a NEW product created by an already-credible creator).
You can be a successful affiliate marketer without #3-#4, but they WILL make selling easier if you can find
products that work.
Getting Your Affiliate Link (Choosing Products) cont..
1.) Great testimonials/case studies: A product with great testimonials and case studies makes an
affiliate’s job EASY. Why? Because social proof SELLS.
a.) Also (as long as you get permission from the creator), you have the ability to screenshot course testimonials and use
them in your promotions (only if you don’t act as if the results are your own)..
2.) Sell something that is already selling: Being an affiliate for a product that is already selling is one
of the easiest ways to start making money. Never think to yourself “What if it’s too saturated???” This
is nonsense. If a product is selling like crazy, go get a damn piece of it.
3.) Creators with a larger following: Being an affiliate for a creator with a large following gives you
these advantages:
a.) If they Retweet your promo, you have a higher chance of sales
b.) When the creator runs a promo, you have a higher chance of selling as long as you’ve got plenty people “cookied”.. The
reason for this is that many people who click on YOUR link are followers of the creator themselves (meaning they’ll see
the promotion they are running on THEIR timeline).
4.) Stay within your niche: Your followers on Twitter are following you for a reason. If you’re a fitness
account, focus on selling fitness-related products. It’s difficult to sell products outside your niche. Is it
impossible? No. But you most know how to frame your promotions in a way that keep your brand
intact.
Products I Recommend:
Personally, I’ve only bought/used
“Create 24/7” by The Art Of Purpose (Personal Favorite)
products 1-6.
“The Molina Letter” by JK Molina (Easiest to Sell)
Each of these products are
“Cold Email Mastery” by Cold Email Wizard (Highest Commission) quality, they have great
“Modern Money” by Dan Koe (Great Value) testimonials, and have sales
pages that convert well.
“Stock Market Insiders” by Investor’s Theory
“Trash2Cash” By Dr. Flip
Other Affiliate Opportunities:
“Products for Profit” by Joe Hart Products 7-10 are products I have
not personally used but are known
“Cyber Money” by Chris Johnson
to be fantastic. The authors have
“Index Fund Investing 101” by The Wealth Dad large followings and the products
sell very well. I just wanted to offer
“Utopia” by Wiz of Ecom you a few more options.
Disclaimer: The links above are my referral links. If you decide to purchase, I will receive a commission.
Messaging the Creator
After you’ve decided which products you want to affiliate for, you’ll have to contact the creators
and have them add you as an affiliate.
Here’s how I’d go about it:
1.) DM them on Twitter. (If their DMs are closed move to option #2)
2.) Send them an email.
If you’re struggling to find their email, try this:
a.) Find the email you received upon purchasing their

product
b.) Open it and click “Reply”
c.) See their email at the top of the new draft
What to say in your message..
Below is a script you can base your message off of. However, I do NOT want you
copying & pasting the message as it may come off ingenuine. Read the message
below, put your own spin on it, DON’T LIE.
Your message should look something like this:

“Hey [creator name]! Hope you’re having a great day so far. Just wanted to let you
know I bought [insert course name] a few months ago and I’ve already gotten [XYZ
results]. That’s a HUGE improvement from where I was before. I love everything
about the [course/product/group] and would be honored if I could help you sell it.
Any chance you’re taking new affiliates? My gumroad email is [insert gumroad
email] if so! Thanks!”
Keep in mind..
You must be patient. The creator may not respond to you immediately. Sometimes
it’ll take a few days and other times you won’t hear back for over a week.
a. I recommend following up with the creator if they don’t respond to you after a whole week has
passed. Simply message them again saying something like “Hey again, I’m sure you’re super
busy, just bumping this up in case you didn’t see it before. Thank you!”
b. If (after multiple tries), you’re still receiving no response, consider commenting on one of the
creator’s tweets in a polite manner asking if they could check their DMs.
Sharing Your Link
After a creator adds you as an affiliate, you’ll get an
email from Gumroad that looks like this:
The link inside the red box is the link you want to
promote. You know it’s the right link when it has the
“a” in the middle.
I highly recommend copying and pasting that link

into your notes or saving the email altogether. It’ll be
a PAIN to find the link otherwise.
Link Shortcuts
After affiliate marketing for long enough, you’ll start realizing how annoying it can be
opening your email, copying your affiliate link, opening Twitter, pasting your link, and
repeating it all over again any time you want to promote something.
The shortcut you should start using is a “Text Replacement”. For example:
If I want to paste my affiliate link for “Create 24/7”, instead of going through all those
annoying steps, all I have to do is type “c247” and my phone will auto-correct it to my
affiliate link. If you have an Android, click here: Text Replacements (Android). If you have
an iPhone, follow the steps below to do the same:
Open Settings -> Goto General -> Keyboard -> Text Replacement and add a new
shortcut by: Pasting your affiliate link in the “phrase” column and typing whatever
you want your shortcut to be for that link. (I use “c247” for Create 24/7).
Link Shortcuts (My Example)
This tiny trick will save you a

ton of time. Set this up as soon
as you get your links..
Affiliate Marketing Ethics
This section is IMPORTANT.
Ignoring the rules of affiliate marketing could result in:
- Fewer sales
- Very little trust from your audience
- Massive fines from the government
The next slide will go over the 4 Guidelines to Ethical Affiliate Marketing.
1. Disclosing your affiliate relationship
a. When posting a link that you receive a commission from, you MUST indicate that the link you
are using is an “affiliate link” or a “referral link”. It is illegal not to. If you happen to be unlucky,
you will find yourself responsible for paying a hefty fine from the government. This is straight
from Google:
2. Don’t promote links under other people’s content

a. This is rude, desperate, and a guaranteed way to get blocked. People who do this NEVER
make sales.
3. Stick to your word
a. This is simple. If you are offering customers an additional product or service in return for them
purchasing through your link, you BETTER follow through and give them what you said you
would. Having customers that trust you is the easiest way to make sales, if you don’t stick to
your word, all trust is lost and the word will surely get around. This will destroy your brand.
4. Never lie
a. This rule goes along with rule #3. There are TONS of phony people/accounts on this side of
Twitter and eventually, everyone figures out who they are. That being said, NEVER lie about
results, testimonials, what a product offers, how something helped you and never make false
promises.
Next Steps
Great, at this point you:

● Understand affiliate marketing
● Have an affiliate link
● Know the 4 rules to being an ethical affiliate
The next module describes the strategy I use on a daily basis to make an endless
amount of affiliate sales.
Continue to Module 3: “The Strategy”

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Module 2:

Getting Your Link

Here’s a quick walkthrough on:

- Choosing the right products

More than anything, you want to affiliate for products:

1.) With great testimonials/case studies

“Trash2Cash” By Dr. Flip

Other Affiliate Opportunities:

Here’s how I’d go about it:

If you’re struggling to find their email, try this:

a.) Find the email you received upon purchasing their

Your message should look something like this:

I highly recommend copying and pasting that link

This tiny trick will save you a

Ignoring the rules of affiliate marketing could result in:

2. Don’t promote links under other people’s content

Great, at this point you:

Continue to Module 3: “The Strategy”

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