How to Start Affiliate Marketing Without a Following

[@GregGottfried]

I hope this video is helpful! Here’s the link to the Search Strategy Masterclass: greggottfried.thinkific.com/courses/youtube-affiliate-masterclass

[@MyJournalstshirtshoodies]

Hello sir , I've started print on demand after watching your videos on Zazzle, I want to join redbubble and tee spring but how can I get paid without Payoneer and PayPal? Plz make a video about that topic also.thank you.

[@skaashiquealli]

Do you have your affiliate link for this course? I really loved it and wanted to promote your course

[@michaelngurete5406]

how do you make these videos without physically being around the product

[@emeraldkhalil7601]

Would you consider affiliate marketing and putting a video out for my affiliate program for a $50 commission?

[@zaawilkins6552]

Can this work with a faceless KZbin

[@affiliatemarketingforum9401]

Absolutely blown away by the simplicity and practicality of this guide! Just when I thought affiliate marketing was out of reach for someone like me without a huge following, this video swoops in with its brilliantly accessible strategies. Thanks for empowering the underdogs in the digital space and proving that success isn't about numbers, but about smart, actionable tactics. Can't wait to implement these tips and watch as my affiliate journey unfolds. Here's to small beginnings paving the way to grand achievements

[@GregGottfried]

That’s awesome to hear, thank you for taking the time to write this. It’s comments like this that keep me wanting to share more.. Good luck as you’re getting going, and if you run into any questions just let me know 👍

[@fshepherd8149]

I couldn't agree with you more! I pray that you are uber successful in your affiliate marketing journey!

[@jamesbaker-ej5ir]

⁠​⁠@@GregGottfried so explain this you say you wanna share more and suggest reaching out to you if you have questions did this person spend 500$ on your guide? Seems to me all you wanna do is have people buy your guide and that’s how you really make your money is this true? Also people who are looking to make extra money typically don’t have an extra 500$ laying around. Seems like a gimmick to me prove me wrong please

[@bitKitty]

​@@jamesbaker-ej5irso what's the big deal? He's teaching people how to do something... He can charge $1 or $1000. It's his job, at this point. If you have a business and you get paid to teach people how to do things, or if you provide a service and get paid for it, so what? That's your job .. same thing... If you don't like the way he's doing his job, go somewhere else. .. peace ✌️

[@luxefalcon2730]

except every result he showed was accounts with large followings. Lol. Waste of a video.

[@gulfamhossain7816]

00:02 Start affiliate marketing with no audience 01:21 Affiliate marketing without a following is possible through the search strategy. 02:40 Affiliate marketing can be done without a following 03:59 Posting on Google can double traffic. 05:18 AI tools can write blog posts for affiliate marketing quickly and easily. 06:45 Affiliate marketing using KZbin and Google search strategy 08:10 Affiliate marketing without a following relies on organic traffic from search engines. 09:36 Google and KZbin prefer user-generated content over artificial intelligence-generated content. Crafted by Merlin AI.

[@gilda1485]

How do you post on Google?

[@SirarpiWFH]

I love the way you explain affiliate marketing and most importantly, knowing how to start without having a following, is important.

[@GregGottfried]

Thank you! If you run into any questions just let me know 👍

[@SirarpiWFH]

@@GregGottfried Thanks, I will!

[@edegbuhuimohi4938]

I think this is great. Am trying to start a price comparison website and i don’t know how to charge.Please how can you help along the way.

[@sheettalmistry3604]

Thank you for the beginner like me who wants to do affiliate marketing but don't have audience. You explain really well.

[@GregGottfried]

Glad to hear that! Thanks for the comment, and let me know if you run into any questions as you get going!

[@LOFIAIFREE-fy1ey]

I-ve been studying how to get into affiliate marketing from scratch and I find your video a real treasure. Thanks for sharing!

[@GregGottfried]

Glad it was helpful! Thank you! If you run into any questions just let me know 👍

[@Beautifulplacesbeautifulspaces]

Can you share the other KZbin channels you do affiliate marketing videos for? It would be nice to see examples of these types of videos. All the examples you showed here are of videos WITH a lot of subscribers and a huge audience (which is the opposite of your message). Even better would be to show the analytics and income from your affiliate marketing videos.

[@Bodyandsoultunes]

This is a good point. We need see proof not just talk

[@GregGottfried]

Thanks for the comment! The other channels are something I've kept quiet about because I don't want the algorithm thinking they are getting spam traffic from people going to them from this channel. I did show one of them in the course, so it's a limited audience that sees it (I showed KZbin Adsense earnings, affiliate earnings, best performing videos, best thumbnails, etc.). As for proof of income, I shared this video kzbin.info/www/bejne/eGfMiKOrlNilrposi=71o_axX-MYJxf_Ai showing about $2M in profit. I hope that helps give you some peace of mind! I wish I could just share everything openly but I got burned doing this a few years ago so I've become more cautious.

[@TravelingFevah]

@@GregGottfried Yes Greg but if you got there and we decide to believe you, you're not sharing anything about your strategies to rank on the first page of Google for many different keywords in your niches. That is what people will struggle with, it's very easy to create content with ChatGPT and post on your blog but without proper keyword research and competition analysis these beginners will never rank an article on the first page of Google.

[@heyanna8674]

​@@GregGottfried Hey Anna here! I'm a freelancer I can translate your video in Hindi so that it will help you to grow your channel through Indian audiance too. If you want so , I can share you some demo. I'm waiting for your response. Thankyou.

[@victorkelvin7909]

I'm not gonna lie. You're the best teacher I've ever seen online..Thanks so much for educating me to my best understanding❤❤❤❤

[@GregGottfried]

Thank you I appreciate that.. If you run into any questions just let me know 👍

[@sharuanscott98]

The FIRST come up I get will be invested into your masterclass!! I've gotten so much value in just being able to understand why some strategies won't work! You are always straight to the point and have some of the best content I've been able to find!

[@GregGottfried]

Looking forward to sharing all the info in the masterclass with you! In the meantime, if you run into any questions just let me know 👍

[@sobhanahmadyar7259]

Ive been watching lots of videos on affiliate marketing lately, but the way you have explained in this video have been the easiest way to understand! Thanks

[@DavidGogginMotivation]

are u bot?

[@GregGottfried]

I appreciate that, thank you!

[@islami-media]

Even though you are old, you do not feel like a young person. Thank you for making many educational videos

[@sahadkandeh5437]

Lovely tip, it's really freak me out. I'm here in Sierra Leone 🇸🇱 I'm a content creator with no audience. I'm going to be following you till I get it right

[@GregGottfried]

You got this! If you run into any questions just let me know 👍

[@ElianneRaharilalaina]

These videos are next level. I've seen several other comments saying the same.

[@GregGottfried]

Thanks Elianne, I appreciate that!

[@SM-db6ft]

Why would successful gurus make these videos to increase their competition? Usually after they have saturated the field already. It is to sell their courses at $500 each.

[@GregGottfried]

That’s a great question, and I don’t blame you for thinking that! I thought the same thing a few years ago, and then a few things happened in my life. First thing is I made several million dollars in profit, and had built up the ongoing income streams without me having to continue working. And then secondly I read a book called the go giver by Bob Burg, where I was introduced to a concept of sharing openly, and how it can actually increase your own business. I used to think sharing what I was doing was going to increase the competition, but I’ve been doing it for several years now, and my businesses have only grown. Long story short, I get a lot more fulfillment from helping other people than I do from just working on my own businesses.

[@snoob1674]

​@@GregGottfried this is the way!

[@beautifullyMade2024]

We have natural-givers.... people ready&willing to help others....most successful people an't bothered by competition....they take it a positive challenge

[@Best-Destinations]

@@GregGottfriedyes! I have been helping others in small ways and I have increased my business in a small way too. Now can you imagine if I helped in bigger ways ❤

[@Best-Destinations]

I see your point but I’ve noticed that when I help others I have helped myself too.

[@ChantelRegister]

These videos are next level. I've seen several other comments saying the same. The tone, the pace, the delivery, the sincerity... it's all on point.

[@GregGottfried]

Thank you 🙌 If you run into any questions just let me know!

[@robc1111]

Awesome tips, Greg! I read that Amazon was putting the smackdown on AI-created content to promote their affiliate offers.

[@GregGottfried]

Thanks! Yes I agree I’ve been seeing the same thing

[@HaulingPros1]

Years of educating others about how to help them make money online, with clear, simple, concise explanations, Thank You Greg, Gottfried,

[@GregGottfried]

Thank you I appreciate that

[@abdulgafoora6073]

Sir can you make or share any video of yours which explains how to create a faceless-video that can be used to generate traffic for affiliate marketing?

[@gregorywhite3163]

😊Thank You, Greg. Really inciteful information that went to the core of getting a handle on this upcoming business model

[@GregGottfried]

Great to hear! If you run into any questions just let me know 👍

[@Rosa-lo1ry]

As I posted my question I realized I kinda already got my answer 😂 thank for all your valued content

[@muralimohanrao1989]

I watched total video sir, thanks for sharing 🙏 from India

[@GregGottfried]

Thank you!

[@WordOnWheels]

As a merchant just starting out, with zero followers. How to attract Affiliate Marketers ? We just added an affiliate sign up for people to earn commissions and offer discounts. How to attract Affiliates to sign up to promote our items to sell ? We have both coupon codes and affiliate links. Just no affiliates. Offering 10% commissions, 15% discounts, and other perks to potential customers such as 2 X $500 give aways and $5,000 gift cards. But so far we have had zero audience.

[@EM-KeepingtheFaith]

Thank you Greg, you give us outstanding content. You are deeply appreciated

[@Nustudios]

Awesome tips. Love your videos Greg.

[@GregGottfried]

Thanks! More on the way 👍

[@sudicejalloh2242]

Thanks 👍 for that wonderful speech and I am a beginner too and I really really want to know more please sir 🙏

[@GregGottfried]

Thanks!

[@surajinfoss]

Thank you for giving a clear road map Greg. I swear this is the final video to get me into action. I am from India and was doing research to start my affiliate marketing journey from zero. And I am going to use "search strategy" with video content creation. I am trying to target US users (obviously due to high paying audience 😀) so my doubt is, how to search affiliate programs suitable for those audience(google is giving me results based on my location) and how to order those products first so that I can make a real video first of all. All these questions are freaking me out. Can you give me a little guidance?

[@GregGottfried]

No worries! As long as the videos are on topics that relate to products that are sold in the US, Google and KZbin will show your videos to the audience no matter where you are located 👍🏼

[@georgesmith3022]

to appear first in google, you need a lot of content in your site and organic traffic. google will block you if you do AI content. YT also show most popular videos first

[@margaretogidi8339]

Thank you Greg for all the information you put out in your videos.

[@GregGottfried]

Happy to help!

[@JoeBarclayVideos]

Good stuff, Greg. Thanks for sharing. Affiliate marketing has been my favorite business model for years.

[@GregGottfried]

Thanks Joe, I agree it’s definitely one of the best business models out there today 👍🏼

[@badassoptic]

The hardest part is getting ranking while dealing with all these crazy algo updates

[@GregGottfried]

That’s only for text articles on websites 😉 Videos don’t have to deal with those issues

[@kanemediaus]

Thank you, Greg!!!

[@GregGottfried]

Welcome! If you run into any questions just let me know 👍

[@iamalphalim]

Great explanation Search strategy rocks 🎉

[@GregGottfried]

Thank you! I agree..! If you run into any questions just let me know 👍

[@cbaffiliates]

Thank you, your video is so helpful and easy to follow.

[@msameerkhan639]

Thank Greg! I really need this information

[@GregGottfried]

Glad it was helpful!

[@cindysellstexas3202]

Thank you! Your teaching is so helpful and easy to follow.

[@barbarat3713]

I love this and am going to look more into your videos. I am just researching and wanting to find what works for me, but AI does not sit well with me, and so this is a breath of fresh air. Thank you for sharing!

[@GregGottfried]

Welcome aboard! I agree, AI doesn't seem ethical to me and hopefully never replaces original human creativity & opinions. I'm here if you run into any questions

[@heenubabar]

love from india, such a useful video thank uh❤

[@williamlorenzmedia9026]

What is the key to making the KZbin videos go viral or at least get thousands of views? Thanks for sharing your success ideas.

[@GregGottfried]

Good question. It's a mix of a few variables. Title format, video topic, thumbnail, and valuable content. This is covered in detail in the Masterclass if you're wanting a deep dive 👍

[@GetCreativeTools]

I needed to watch this video. Been feeling like Im all over the place and unsure of how to get started. Even thinking I may need to change my niche. Still am wondering that.

[@GregGottfried]

Glad to hear that. If you are making video content, pretty much any niche can work. I'll keep the videos coming to try to keep helping you!

[@Rihla_a-z]

just so you know, there are TONS of videos on youtube re AI generated, whether by reading the textx, or even worse having an AI voice over read them.

[@GregGottfried]

I agree. KZbin is penalizing these kinds of videos (both restricting views and demonetizing). They've said publicly that they are trying to get rid of them and get to more user-generated high-value content.

[@Rihla_a-z]

@GregGottfried I hope they get rid of them soon cause they have hundreds of thousands of followers and millions of reviews. Even their replies are AI. So sad.

[@aecmediallc1068]

EXCELLENT! Your information is so straight forward. You make it very accessible to the beginner. THANK YOU, GREG!

[@bradholmes1832]

Many Thanks Greg! You always Deliver, Great Content, Multi Functional, Value from Practical Experience, in a Natural Delivery! I appreciate this! Cheers, Brad H

[@GregGottfried]

Thanks Brad!

[@SMNHAPPYLIFE]

Good info! All the best sir

[@chriswillems3897]

Nice Greg to share this 😀

[@GregGottfried]

Thanks Chris, I appreciate your comment!

[@AK365]

Watching your video from india. Thanks for Information.

[@GregGottfried]

Thank you! If you run into any questions just let me know 👍

[@Handpicked-Emcee]

Really liked your video. Many thanks

[@GregGottfried]

Glad you liked it! If you run into any questions just let me know 👍

[@lisakeene1407]

valuable content for me in my research thanks

[@flybob3480]

Love your videos Greg, I'm new to all this even though I'm old. I don't know anything about video editing, is there a free editing tool that you know of, that's fairly easy to use. Thanks

[@GregGottfried]

Hey Bob I think I recognize your username and think we’ve been talking for years, hope you’ve been well. Yes there is, and it’s easy to use. I don’t have any tutorials on the editing part besides in my affiliate marketing course. If you want to go into affiliate marketing, I highly recommend going through the course I put together because it seriously has everything from idea to earning money covered fully step by step on screen recording to follow along. The link is greggottfried.com/course if you want to look into it. Hope to get the chance to guide you!

[@LisaPena-io4xx]

MashAllah, this has really uplifted my spirit.

[@ByteSizedWisdom01]

You could also make shorts and add the video with the affiliate link on it. This could help drive traffic.

[@wuyanchu]

thx and god bless....... 來自香港的祝福..... regards from hong kong

[@GregGottfried]

Thank you!

[@thatguy473]

Awesome vid, Greg. Do you think this would be successful as a youtube shorts format rather than long form?

[@MT-bs1ix]

I really need this to help me to have a better understanding what am i missing...Thank you Greg for sharing!

[@remin909]

Your video very helpful for me 😊

[@GregGottfried]

Glad to hear that. If you run into any questions just let me know 👍

[@blaise6629]

I really appreciate this, Greg. Great summary for beginners like me.

[@GregGottfried]

Thank you! If you run into any questions just let me know 👍

[@karensupholsteryanddesign]

Love the info! Thanks so much.

[@GregGottfried]

Thank you! If you run into any questions just let me know 👍

[@ytn2025]

Very awesome and helpful content keep it up bro . By the way I am curious. About the KZbin channels on which you do affiliate marketing in faceless manner let me guess there are some channels like top tech now . Valid consumer or top 5 picks do you run any of these

[@GregGottfried]

Thanks! My 100% faceless channel is a mix of educational how-to videos and review videos. Hope that helps clarify!

[@TreyHayes4]

The website clearly states that it already has a large social media following. That is why it was prioritized in the search. Wish more people on youtube were helpful and didn't just make these videos because they have the largest payout on youtube.

[@GregGottfried]

I really hope I get the chance to show you that this is not the case. Truly trying to help and there is no BS or overhyping the information taught. It will work if you apply it 👍

[@theprodigy4202]

Hey Greg, allow me to share with you some advice. STOP trying to explain yourself or defend your message or overall purpose to folks. You cannot change people's minds. Many will believe what they want to believe to justify the current state of their lives or to remain lazy, paint themselves out as a victim, etc, etc. Those that are thirsty for the knowledge and strategies you've got to share & offer will consume it and those that want to dismiss it will do so as well. Spare your sanity for your sake and don't even respond to such folks brother👊🏾

[@GregGottfried]

@@theprodigy4202 I appreciate hearing that because it’s easy to forget it day-to-day. Thank you for taking the time to remind me 👊

[@sherrytree]

love your content,cheer!

[@GregGottfried]

Thank you! If you run into any questions just let me know 👍

[@TransformationHuang]

But how can you make sure your website and videos will rank at top page at Google search? Only good quality and AI articles are not sufficient aren’t they?

[@GregGottfried]

Great question. For articles it’s actually very hard at the moment because of the AI competition. However for videos it’s typically easy by using the right kinds of video topics/titles. There’s a concept of reaching people at the right time in the buyer-cycle, and by making certain types of videos they show up in search very well. This is info I’ve learned from my own experience and analytics so I’ve reserved this for the students in the Masterclass.

[@nunya972]

That’s the problem we don’t no what type of video to create without going broke getting that product

[@shuksy2915]

Really helpful video Greg 👍🏾 A diffrent angle I really hadn’t thought of and I love shooting video Liked your presentation too, good sound quality and easy to follow instructions- I’ve just subscribed 😀

[@GregGottfried]

That's awesome to hear. If you like shooting video I think you're going to absolutely love this business model! Thanks for the comment too, and if you run into any questions just let me know 👍

[@marchtours]

I am thrilled. I didn't realize it like that before. Excuse me, I have to leave quickly. Register a business. See you soon. ⚓❤⚓

[@WorldComNews]

Concepts and facts well brought out and extremely helpful. I'm archiving this video and using it for reference from now on. There's nothing simple about marketing, you just did the difficult job of mashing and straining it so even us babies can digest it and grow. (burp) Please excuse me as "I chew my cud" from this valuable video!

[@GregGottfried]

Right on, I appreciate that! If you run into any questions just let me know 👍

[@SherifaNakalema]

Thank you for taking the time to explain this Greg!

[@GregGottfried]

No problem! If you run into any questions just let me know 👍

[@davidwatts8528]

Even though I know this. You have explained it as if for a 7-year-old child to understand. Awesome video

[@GregGottfried]

Glad you enjoyed it, I agree sometimes it takes seeing it from a new perspective for more dots to connect. If you run into any questions just let me know 👍

[@sengtan4733]

Greg, many thanks for sharing your skills. It’s so invaluable for beginner like me.

[@GregGottfried]

Thank you! If you run into any questions just let me know 👍

[@easyscience2893]

Hi I am from Pakistan helpful content

[@GregGottfried]

Thanks and welcome!

[@MamaBearA24]

Hi Greg! Thanks for this info! I've ALWAYS wanted to start a youtube channel, but i just never was able to make myself do it. I guess I've been too nervous and couldn't decide on a topic, but I think your video may have actually talked me into it!! I do have a few questions, though. When posting, does it matter the length of the video for Google to include it on their search screen? Also, I've looked into many different cameras to start a youtube channel with but have had so many different recommendations. What camera do you recommend?

[@SharingSuccessSecrets01]

As a begner whats the best app to use to create domain ?

[@lucywangari6574]

Thanks your video go viral you tube ❤🎉

[@myfundinglab6254]

Excellent, valuable content...I learned a lot. Thanks, Greg!

[@GregGottfried]

Thanks!

[@aishashakeel3039]

A very informative video. Thanks. The only downside is that you need to buy the products that you are promoting. Otherwise how can you make the video?

[@GregGottfried]

I'd start with any products that you already own, that makes it free to start. Also, you can make 10+ videos on the same single product, so you should have plenty of content with just a couple products. This is all explained in the course in more detail if you're interested.

[@sikesasuke]

Hey Greg, thanks for the helpful insight! Quick question: if I want to make a KZbin video, do I need to buy all these products to share my personal experience? It seems like it'll cost quite a bit to get started.

[@ElectronicWasteExplorers]

Really good information 👍

[@GregGottfried]

Glad it was helpful!

[@DeanGruber]

Love to find out how to make money.

[@UserAbduls]

Helpful video and true content 🎉🎉❤❤

[@GregGottfried]

I appreciate that 🙌

[@tiles-hop3760]

Hey Greg what books should I read on your experience on affiliate marketing

[@MrDeSilva]

books??? just get your azz off that couch n go 2 work..

[@TWeathers78]

Great video! How do you find affiliate programs and products to promote with no following?

[@lucywangari6574]

Perfect video

[@rbadgiev]

But how you can make sure that specifically your video appears when someone put that search text? There are tons of videos with the similar topic

[@dnbusiness]

One can even create yt shorts about the affiliate products and do marketing

[@um16nov]

Thank you for the informative video, where can i watch the next video?

[@mykiirapoet]

This is insightful

[@MrDeSilva]

hey Greg,,, this is a great,,,awesome take!!! very helpful 2 me. thank you very much. question 4 u... if I clown my own voice to use in my videos with eleven labs or perharps w descript...would google or youtube consider that ai driven? would I be able to rank my videos? what are your thoughs on that,,I appreciate it..

[@get2craft]

Thank you for your video :) I have a question, about "TAGGED TOPICS" on Pintereste: When I use the Pinterest Pin Button extension (Google Chrome), to pin my one of my Esty listings, does it add my Etsy keywords to my Pinterest pin "tagged keywords"? or is it better to go directly to Pinterest and pin from there (filling out the keywords and link and title and description)? Or should I just not worry about those "tagged topics" on Pinterest? (also, why doesn't it let me edit my tagged topics even on my created pins?) I'm new to Pinterest. Thank you in advance!!

[@BeforeYouGoPro]

Great content. Thank you tremendously!

[@GregGottfried]

Thank you! If you run into any questions just let me know 👍

[@abhi.7inn]

thanks veryyyyy much brother

[@GregGottfried]

No problem! Thank you for the comment too, and if you run into any questions just let me know 👍

[@Oanhbuifvn]

But even with the search strategy you will still need time to be on the first result page since driving organic traffic does not happen the next day, could take a year

[@GregGottfried]

For articles that’s true, but for videos on KZbin it can be overnight.

[@zohaibrafialvi8459]

​@@GregGottfriedA really great video for sure! The oly problem is that I'm a student and do not have the funds to promote products for affiliate marketing by buying and reviewing them. Do you have any way a student could also do Affiliate marketing?

[@f.msafdar4281]

Thank you my friend for this advice , I just wanted to ask you where can I find a relevant ideo for the product I intent to promote?

[@afsana2595]

Thank you.

[@ahmedeiffeilpotography6153]

Awesome tips . Love your videos greg you

[@GregGottfried]

🙌

[@waqarkhanpisces]

I am working on affiliate marketing but no success has yet been gotten, but still optimistic

[@farxwaveeda2744]

How about now? Still the same?

[@waqarkhanpisces]

@@farxwaveeda2744 no sales has been made so far

[@calco5482]

that sounds like way too much work but good job explaining it.

[@PolydactylLlc]

How do I know the person who clicked and went to their page actually purchased a product??

[@GregGottfried]

Great question. It all get's tracked on your affiliate dashboard. Each site you are partnered with will have their own affiliate dashboard that they give you access to (this is where you get your affiliate link too).

[@psilocybinmystylus1805]

What do you think about email marketing. Paying for an email list with a funnel ?

[@GregGottfried]

I personally think it’s too complicated and the list could be filled with people who aren’t looking to make any purchases

[@General-Product]

Very helpful video thanks

[@GregGottfried]

Thank you! If you run into any questions just let me know 👍

[@derbillster]

Great explanation. I’m on a fixed budget and can’t afford to buy your Masterclass product right now. Affiliate income would help me out. Are there any free alternatives to learn this skill other than trial and error?

[@GregGottfried]

Thanks for the comment! I've just put together a more affordable option for those in your situation, I'll link to it here: greggottfried.thinkific.com/courses/youtube-business-for-beginners It is by no means the Masterclass, but it will give you the essential concepts 👍I hope that's helpful to get you going!

[@kristiechiles]

@@GregGottfried Hey Greg! Great content! I also teach on Thinkific..love the platform. can you offer an affiliate sign up for your courses for me to promote! Warmly, Kristie

[@ChoBelengCarine]

Thank you for the value you gave me today. I wish to ask if I can do this from Cameroon ( Africa) and if yes how do I go about it please?

[@GulnarKarimova-ug9hw]

Thank you

[@GregGottfried]

Welcome!