The Affiliate Guy Matt McWilliams – Advice for Affiliate Program Managers

Affiliates stick around when they know you’re not treating them like a name on a spreadsheet. Strong relationships are what keep partners engaged, responsive, and willing to promote again, even when another program comes along with a bigger commission or a flashier offer. In this episode, I’m showing you how to create affiliate relationships that last, whether you’re working ...

Promoting physical products as an affiliate pays 3% to 10% per sale instead of the 30% to 50% you’d earn on a course, and your commission disappears if the buyer sends the item back. You win by showing the product in use, stacking higher-priced items, and building content that keeps earning long after you publish it.

Promoting physical products as an affiliate looks simple...

You already made the decision. Somewhere between the invoice that took 20% off the top and the affiliate you couldn’t email without going through a dashboard, you decided you were done renting your program. Now you’re stuck on the boring part, which is where your program lands and what breaks on the way there.

I’ve moved programs off networks more times than I can count, incl...

When a prospect says the product is too expensive, don’t defend the price. Change what they compare it against. Try this: “Compared to what? If it saves you five hours a week, it pays for itself in a month.” Then name the cost of doing nothing. Price only feels high when the value stays invisible.

Every affiliate hits this. You send a solid email, the clicks look fine, and...

The best affiliate software for Kajabi is a dedicated platform that installs on top of Kajabi rather than replacing it. Kajabi’s built-in affiliate feature tracks clicks and pays commissions well enough for a small roster. It has no activation sequences, no training tracking, and no contest engine, which is what a launch runs on.

Kajabi built an affiliate fea...