Top 5 Books on Affiliate Marketing
It must have been ten years since I first came across the term affiliate marketing. At first, I only read about it on some slightly older blogs, but then I switched to books on affiliate marketing. Five years ago, after I graduated from university, thinking that I would never work in the field of the Turkish language, I decided to delve a little deeper into the subject.
Before I select, in my opinion, the top 5 affiliate marketing books, I want to introduce you to a YouTube channel that opened my eyes and showed me that I really want to do something like that one day. It was the first time I encountered real examples and real statistics showing how affiliate marketing works.
Also, considering that this type of marketing has been recommended quite often lately as one of the best ways to make money from home, I feel obligated to make a disclaimer. That’s something I will do every time someone thinks of this as an easy way to make money.
This is not an easy and quick way. Affiliate marketing requires patience and a lot of dedicated work. It’s good to get informed and know a lot about it before you jump into it, but if you’re looking to get into this just for the money, then this probably isn’t for you. At least not at the moment.
Best Books on Affiliate Marketing
If you are still new to all this and not sure if affiliate marketing is even a legit business model, then you should definitely educate yourself as much as possible. But keep in mind that true knowledge comes from experience meaning, you should not absorb too much different information without taking any action.
After maybe reading at least one of these books, it would be great to consider choosing a mentor who will guide you by the hand from the beginning of the process until you feel confident enough to continue on your own.
Now, let’s move on to the most useful affiliate marketing books.
The Complete Guide to Affiliate Marketing on the Web
This was the first book I read on this topic. It is perfect for anyone who has not yet embarked on the adventure of affiliate marketing just because they think they still don’t have enough knowledge. With the help of this book, you will lay the foundation of your knowledge and confidence as you will finally feel like you know everything you need to go down that path.
If you have been at this for a while and have experience in affiliate marketing, this book will be too basic for you so you can skip it.
Affiliate Marketing – Secrets
This is a relatively new book, written three years ago. In the Affiliate Marketing – Secrets book, you will find the latest trends in affiliate marketing. If you are wondering if you need to have any prior knowledge to be able to read and understand this book, the answer is no.
It is completely suitable for absolute beginners in affiliate marketing. Also, if you still haven’t fully understood the benefits of affiliate marketing, this book will help you with that.
At the moment of writing, you can buy the audio version for just 0,99$ on Amazon.
Web Copy That Sells
This book is not directly related to affiliate marketing, but considering that content is a key form of communication on the Internet, it can be applied. You will learn how the consumer’s brain works and what process it goes through before deciding on any purchase.
After reading this book, but with a lot of practice, you will know how to apply the best writing techniques that lead a potential customer to become a real customer.
From Nothing
Another book that is not completely about affiliate marketing, but was written by a man who, thanks to affiliate marketing “From nothing” reached absolute financial and time freedom.
At the age of sixteen, even so young, he saw that building an online business was the path to absolute freedom in every field of life.
It can be useful to absolute newbies, but I believe that it will be more beneficial for those who are already experienced in this field. Especially for those who feel hopeless and don’t know what else to do to make their business succeed.
Deep Work: Rules For Focused Success in a Distracted World
As someone who has spent a lifetime learning to stay focused despite all the distractions, when I first saw the title of this book, I thought, “That’s what I need.” But I didn’t know that it would serve me to that extent or that it could be applied to the field of affiliate marketing.
There are too many distractions these days and I’m sure you struggle with them too, so this book will 100% serve you. In this book, you won’t read how distractions are bad or anything like that, but you will see all the benefits of focus when you manage to focus despite distractions. No matter what your profession is, you need this book.
Conclusion
Yes, it is true that the Internet and technology, in general, are developing every single day. The panic that spreads across the internet when Google, Facebook, Instagram, and other channels change their algorithms is still fascinating to me today.
Yes, we need to adapt to new generations, new forms, and new ways of communication, but the essence has always been and will remain the same. At least as long as the human species rules this planet and if you ask me, AI will not replace humans soon.
As long as humans are the ones we communicate with most, there will be just one key thing we should never lose sight of. Just one thing. We should never forget to focus on the needs of our target audience. Never forget to give value and not what we think others should value but what they see as something valuable.
All of this applies to affiliate marketing as well. Some marketers will argue that some theories and techniques are outdated and no longer work today, but the truth is they work as long as there are individuals they once worked for.
In one of the following articles, I will talk about what marketing strategies work best for different generations. So, stay tuned…
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