Getting Started as an Affiliate
Welcome to the Filthy Rich Writer Affiliate Program! I’m so excited and honored that you’ve decided to join in and help us build this amazing community of copywriters.
Now that you’ve signed up for the program and gotten approved as an affiliate, you’re probably wondering where to start!
First, you just got an email with your login URL and your password. If you haven’t yet, go take a look there so you’re familiar with the dashboard.
As you scroll down, you’ll find a section with your dedicated URLs.
Note: Whenever you promote the program, you MUST use these URLs in order to get credit for sales! Our system cannot track people who do not click on these URLS.
The main URLs you should promote are the "NEW Video Training Landing Page" or the “Free Video Training” URL. (The new one seems to be performing a bit better, but you're welcome to choose between the two.) From these URLs, they can sign up to watch our “How to Land Freelance Copywriting Work Without Wasting Time on Frustrating Job Bidding Sites or Cold-Calling Strangers” video training and, as part of that, they’ll get opportunities to join the Academy.
I’ve given you three other URLs, as well:
- Filthy Rich Writer Home Page: This is the home page of the site, and you should use this link when you refer to the site.
- 6-Figure Copywriter Interview: This links to an interview with one of our students who is an American living on Cyprus with her husband and two children and making six-figures as a copywriter, entirely remotely. This interview can help open people’s minds about what’s possible with copywriting.
- How to Break Into Copywriting: This is an interview I did that helps convey some basic information about copywriting, the opportunities in copywriting, and why people who love writing should consider it.
- Why I Called My Company Filthy Rich Writer: This link is a post I wrote about the name of the company and why it’s actually a good thing that some people have a negative reaction to it. :)
- $8,500/month in 3 months interview: This is a page that features an interview with a student who went from being brand new as a copywriter to earning $8,500/month in just three months. It's both inspiring and informative and we've gotten great feedback from people about it.
Any time you send people to the site, you’ll want to do it via one of these links. If people click through these links and sign up for any of our other email lists (our ebook list or our waitlist) and join, you’ll get credit for those sales!
Your First Step as an Affiliate
Your first step will be to create a page on a website (either on your portfolio site or on another site) with your review of the Comprehensive Copywriting Academy and including a link to the free video training.
You’ll want this to be easily found via search engines, so you should call this page “Filthy Rich Writer Reviews,” “Comprehensive Copywriting Reviews” or something similar. (Currently, the search volume is higher for “filthy rich writer reviews” than “comprehensive copywriting academy reviews” but you could also have two pages on your site for each set of keywords to maximize your organic SEO reach).
PLEASE REFER BACK TO THE AFFILIATE PROGRAM INFORMATION PAGE FOR RULES AND TIPS.
Your Next Step as an Affiliate
Once you’ve gotten your page up, it’s a great time to do a little learning about how to grow your affiliate income (and earnings!). Here are a few good resources:
https://www.screwtheninetofive.com/free-guides/affiliate-marketing/
https://neilpatel.com/what-is-affiliate-marketing/
https://www.bigcommerce.com/blog/affiliate-marketing/
Additional Pages You Can Create to Drive Traffic
I’m sure those resources will give you plenty of ideas, but here are a few others, as well:
- Nicki is available for interviews (written, audio, or video) about copywriting and the CCA and you could include that page on your site. You can reach out with interview requests at [email protected]
- Do a little SEO research and create a page or two that could rank for popular search terms “best copywriting courses” or “online copywriting course” or “books on copywriting” or “professional copywriting course” or “copywriting course review”
- Get creative with attracting links. Affiliates in other programs have had some luck creating pages titled things like “Is XYZ Program a Scam?” (as in “Is Filthy Rich Writer a Scam?” or something along those lines.) Obviously, you’ll talk about the program and explain that Filthy Rich Writer and/or the CCA are NOT scams, but people will click out of curiosity
Just be sure, of course, to include your affiliate link on your pages.
You’re also welcome to experiment with social media posting to the pages on your site or using paid advertising (Facebook Ads or Google Ads, for example) to drive traffic to your site, but sure you are FULLY versed in how to create and make paid advertising pay off for you. There are a lot of great resources out there. We are NOT responsible for any losses you incur via paid advertising and, if you choose to try it, you are entirely responsible for all results.