Follow Along Fashion Blog Affiliate Journey 2023 (stopped)

[Honeybadger]

Chasing down the "Fish in a Barrel Strategy" this morning --I found this:

Only roll when:

1. There is a chance of success
2. There is a chance of failure
3. There is a cost to failure

What they left out is the reward of success. Or, risk evaluation.

"When it comes to low-hanging fruit, it’s generally good to be lazy. Your cost of acquisition is much higher for high-hanging fruit."

"low-hanging fruit" Are customers, (viewers or referrals), that are looking for `something`. Your term might be solution to some problem.

By limiting your possible sales conversions to just the finding of easy lay-down sales you may be only capturing 1/3 or less of your potential conversions. That, my friend, is the difference between order taking and selling. People want to be sold on an idea or decision --and be able to say to themselves: "I am doing the right thing!" Never forget that

Conclusions: Widen your net and address the things people want to hear and not just what software data says ...

3 things ive noticed since 2020
i mean since joining
that help me be a more successful affiliate publisher

first is that quality content creation ALWAYS delivers results
im not tryin to game any system
& all my check lists are unique
they are researched from others
but also from constant testing
every time i post good content it gets traffic
every time no exceptions

second is more interesting
the big traffic products dont make the most money
its nearly always some random product
not even on my key word list
& this is cos new trends dont show early volume in ubersuggest
google trends shows the % increase in searches
but i cannot cross reference with the search volume in ubersugest
but when i see spike of impressions & traffic in google search console
thats when i strike

third is that software constantly evolves
which is why i subscribe to the you tube channels, blogs, forums, training areas,_email newsletters, podcasts & changelogs from all my software providers
this includes google

 

[Honeybadger]

Got a busy weekend ahead
most of it software updates
some publishing & affiliate ad creatives
thinkin up a plan for Christmas promo
aside from affiliate marketing
i been fixin things non stop
cleaned all my power tools
changed a few wires & plugs
fixed some batteries
also goin thru old to do lists
generally tidying up
an gettin ready for winter

 

[T J Tutor]

thinkin up a plan for Christmas promo

Get this done ASAP! Everyone will be finishing their funnels this month for an October launch and build up to mass ad placements in November and December. Finished most of my funnels in August, just waiting for final details on offers and creatives from the networks and affiliate programs. They'll have all that by 10/01.

GET-R-DONE!

 

[Graybeard]

thats whats needed now
URGENCY
cos my struggles are all self inflicted
i hit the oil and get bored
its the hunt for oil i thrive upon

Eventually, sometimes sooner that anticipated, those 'wells' become low production or inactive --we used to call those stripper wells. Point being, the work never ends until you are senile or dead

 

[T J Tutor]

How much Halloween stuff have you sold?

Was thinking about the Halloween spin off offers this morning.
I typically don't play in the Halloween pool, but thought maybe I might this year with some CPA. Had some peeks in at a few of the giant retailers out there and some of the specialty shops as well. I'm leaning towards the high end specialty shops because many of the upper end shops cater to the various international holidays that are similar to our halloween.
U.S. - Halloween
Latino - Día de Muertos
Gaelic - Samhain

I've already booked (two months ago) three jet charters to Spain and one to Brazil.

 

[Honeybadger]

Tryin to combine things atm
prepping for winter early this year
doin a lot of research on winter clothing
after all my niche is fashion
whatever i promote its from personal use
so fashion/functionality combo
keeping people warm and sexy!

 

[Honeybadger]

Update

Functional fashion blog with affiliate ads

Since slimming my Ubersuggest key words list from the maximum 150 to 10
ive seen a huge uplift in impressions & rankings & traffic

ive been able to focus on building publishing drives
--> on 10 key content areas
get alerts from Google Trends
--> drill down into detailed product research

1st time in 3 years
im not urgently focused on earning Amazon affiliate commission
(will come later)
moreso helping ppl solve problems
like stay warm in winter
using the latest technologies

& getting all my systems set up right

1 . workflow management (Google Drive)
2 . Wordpress tech stack
2 . publishing cycle
3 . SEO
4 . Amazon Associates adverts that convert (final step)

 

[Honeybadger]

Narrowing your focus intensifies your efforts --that's a form of optimization --a term that is commonly used here.

More is not necessarily better

My #1 obstacle now is time
everything else its in place
after work i have no energy
so im workin double time
70h every week
trying to create a power window
in around 3 weeks time
get away somewhere quiet
and pre publish my entire Q4 content
so after that
its just tweaking

 

[Honeybadger]

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[Honeybadger]

90 days before Christmas
publishing mode begins monday
traffic gonna skyrocket
then affiliate links

 

[Graybeard]

Friday, AGAIN! They keep coming ... "Time waits for no man and cash makes no enemies ..."

 

[Honeybadger]

Worked 65 hrs this week
got a very physical job
full body workout
running very low on energy
watching lots of motivational videos
been stalking our moon
drinking sweet apple cider

building up a security pot
will give me reduced work hours
so I can start publishing drive Monday
get the traffic
then affiliate clicks
& eventually affiliate commission

eating high energy food
like bananas, apples, honey, eggs, spinach, avocado

this aint easy guys
but i keep telling myself
JUST FOCUS
you will get there

Psalm 23:1–6​

1 The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.
2 He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters.
3 He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name’s sake.
4 Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.
5 Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over.
6 Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the Lord for ever.

 

[Honeybadger]

Tomorrow it begins
& its gonna be relentless
can still earn $100 each day
by Christmas
--> FOCUS
you will get there

 

[Moodesburn1977]

Plan

• goal --> bank $500/week
• date --> hit goal in Q4
• platform --> 1 affiliate site
• industry --> home improvement
• type --> discount codes
• merchant --> needs data feed
• offers --> 10% commission
• audience --> united states
• languages --> english, spanish, chinese
• traffic --> all sources

Schedule

term	tech	traffic	user lang	earn (wk)	bank (wk)
Q1	build site	seo	english	$175	zero
Q2	software certs	email, push	add spanish	$350	$175
Q3	upgrade software	video	add chinese	$700	$350
Q4	mobile app	ppc, links	.	$700	$700

yes we all need goals have an action plan is great, the key thing is take action and you will make it and can do it,

 

[Graybeard]

Affiliate commission targets -->

$100 each day by Christmas

I would set a percentage increase below is a 17% Linear increase per month.

#!/bin/bash -vx
VAL=600
+ VAL=600

for n in {1..5}
do
VAL=$(bc -l <<< "scale=2; 1.17*$VAL")
echo $VAL >>file
done
+ for n in {1..5}
++ bc -l
+ VAL=702.00
+ echo 702.00
+ for n in {1..5}
++ bc -l
+ VAL=821.34
+ echo 821.34
+ for n in {1..5}
++ bc -l
+ VAL=960.96
+ echo 960.96
+ for n in {1..5}
++ bc -l
+ VAL=1124.32
+ echo 1124.32
+ for n in {1..5}
++ bc -l
+ VAL=1315.45
+ echo 1315.45

1124.32 Nov and 1315.45 Dec should scale higher for reason of Black Friday and the regular Christmas/Holiday shopping season.
If you want better sales now --offer back to school items and fall clothing for children. Check google trends for the volume

Linear trend projections are just too subjective to be reliable for projections like this (trending values) IMO.

if i double $1 for 24 months i will have $16,777,216

That is gamblers mental masturbation.

 

[Honeybadger]

Its time to get after it

 

[bulkcheapservice]

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[Honeybadger]

Had a long chat today
a guy nothin to do with affiliate marketing
somebody who started with nothin
now hes got 2 sick cars a house and a business
all thru hard work & smart decisions
anyway i said look i got this online gig
you know i didnt go into details
but i explained its like a blog
it solves everyday problems & promote products
then i get a kick back off of sales
problem is i struggle with organization
he told me about this strategy
its called ACTION PRIORITY MATRIX
so thats how i will proceed with my affilite journey
with APM you got 4 parts

1. high impact low effort
2. high impact high effort
3. low impact low effort
4. low impact high effort

 

[Honeybadger]

Report for October 1, 2023

"Nothing without purpose"

Commentary

Heres my new affiliate journey reporting format
gonna be more methodical this time
reviving a dead fashion blog
this blog achieved $1400 affiliate commission
--> in its best week last year 2022
format is top brand product reviews
still got google rankings & daily traffic
commission target for october is $900
so its $30 each day average
but that figure goes up each day
so now its $32
success hinges on organization

Affiliate Commission

Month​	Target Commission Month​	Actual Commission Today	Total Commission Month​	Forecast Commission Month​
October 2023​	$900 ($30 daily)​	$0	$0​	$0​

Affiliate Traffic

Website​	Google Impressions​	Google Clicks​	Affiliate Clicks​	Affiliate Sales #/$​
Fashion blog​	1200​	35​	0​	0 sales / $0​

Affiliate Activity

Area​	Objective​	Action​	Outcome​	Follow up​
Software​	Undertake technical maintenance​	Updated all wordpress plugins​	All wordpress plugins updated​	Check wordpress plugins are compliant with latest PHP release​

Affiliate Learning

 

[CapitalKing.co]

If you don't get it does that mean no christmas this year?

 

[Honeybadger]

If you don't get it does that mean no christmas this year?

Really good point
there needs to be 2 things
1 is a reward for success
2 is a punishment for failure

 

[Honeybadger]

Report for October 2, 2023

"A win is a win"

Commentary

Looking for low effort high impact wins
they are easier to find than i thought
so many key pages with

• no meta description
• no on page paragraph
• really short non descriptive h1 title
• no picture
• thin content
• no internal or external links

such easy seo fixes
sent changes to Google Search Console
via xml sitemap pings
ranking higher immediately
im so dumb for lettin this site slide

Affiliate Commission

Month	Target Commission Month	Actual Commission Today	Total Commission Month	Forecast Commission Month
October 2023	$900 ($30 daily)	$0	$0	$0

Affiliate Traffic

Website	Google Impressions	Google Clicks	Affiliate Clicks	Affiliate Sales #/$
Fashion blog	1000 (-200)	25 (-10)	2 (+2)	0 sales / $0

Affiliate Activity

Area	Objective	Action	Outcome	Follow up
Traffic	Make sure top 10 keywords are profitable	Looked at top 10 keywords in Ubersuggest, asked 5 key questions: 1. does it get 1000 visits each month? 2. am i ranking in the top 50 already? 3. can i realistically rank 1st? 4. is it worth the effort in dollar terms? 5. is the benefit long term?	Replaced all 10 keywords in Ubersuggest	Focus on one main page to rank for each keyword & create a content calendar

Affiliate Learning

 

[Honeybadger]

Report for October 3 thru 7, 2023

"The storm before the calm"

Commentary

I used ubersuggest content suggest tool
to find low effort high impact content ideas
it said i could easy rank higher on google
& there is like 14000 searches for 3 ideas
then i find more "people also ask" questions
use key word research tool
decide ones to try & ones to forget
but then remember i need traffic to get affiliate clicks
even 50 clicks a step of the right direction
it takes 10 minutes to write blog post
also 200 clicks in 5 days but no commission
--> not surprised at all
when its 500 each day
= 25-30 clicks
thats when affiliate commission rolls in

Affiliate Commission

Month	Target Commission Month	Actual Commission Today	Total Commission Month	Forecast Commission Month
October 2023	$900 ($37.5 daily)	$0	$0	$0

Affiliate Traffic

Website	Google Impressions	Google Clicks	Affiliate Clicks	Affiliate Sales #/$
Fashion blog	8000	200	14	0 sales / $0

Affiliate Activity

Area	Objective	Action	Outcome	Follow up
Content	Post more content to get more traffic	Used ubersuggest content recommend tool, google trends, people also ask to find question post ideas next i better fìnd & publish more posts	Published posts & Google CSC sitemap xml re submission (it still works for quality content)	Keep tracking post rank & traffic & affiliate clicks

Affiliate Learning
Google ranking update!