Have you just recently got into affiliate marketing? As a new affiliate, the entire process of setting up a portal and building your traffic can be difficult and overwhelming at first. You might feel as though you need to get everything done manually but this is not the case at all. In fact, there are tons of excellent tools that are a perfect fit for new affiliates hoping to break through into the industry.
Here are some of the tools that we think work well for new affiliates.
SEMRush
If you are new to affiliate marketing and aren’t clued up on all of the SEO best practices, SEMRush might come in handy. This tool is a must-have for affiliates who want to resolve any SEO issues quickly and improve their ROI.
With SEMRush, you can run SEO audits of your site, finding out what your competitors are writing about and so much more. This truly is an excellent tool for any affiliate marketer.
Canva
To stand out in the affiliate marketing industry, you need to have the right content and the right creative. So, does this mean that you need to outsource graphic creation to an external company? The answer is no, and this is all thanks to tools like Canva which are free to use.
Canva allows you to easily create high-quality creative that can drive sales and attract potential customers. Whether you are creating infographics, e-books or simple social graphics – Canva is perfect for new affiliates.
TinyPNG
Did you know that your bounce rate can increase by 50% for every additional 2 seconds that your site takes to load? Many new affiliates are too concerned with creating a visually impressive site, but the site speed matters. So, how do you cut your site speed without losing all of your excellent content? The answer is tools like TinyPNG.
This tool allows you to compress your images and improve your site speed at the same time. TinyPNG is recommended by the experts and it can also be used as a WordPress plugin!
InTrack
If your site is down, you risk losing valuable traffic, and this can be a nightmare as a new affiliate. If you have spent a lot of time working on your SEO and creating impressive content, you want people to be able to see it. This is where a tool like InTrack can come in handy and allow you to get real-time updates on your site.
InTrack sends you updates via email about your uptime and your downtime. It can also track script issues, giving you a better idea of how things are going.
Get up to speed…
You might just have recently joined the world of affiliate marketing but that doesn’t mean that you can’t join the more experienced affiliates. In a recent episode of Affiliate Drive Time, Lee-Ann touched on the importance of using tools to improve your program. These are just some of the tools that are available to you so make the most of them.
Most of these tools are free to use so what are you waiting for? Time to level up your portal and start building your brand in 2021!
