Affiliate Marketing

Countless businesses (and potentially your own if you’re reading this) have gone from successful to the graveyard and at no fault of their own.  Whether it is a Facebook page that was given false metrics or got shut down without warning or what appears to be happening with OnlyFans.  Your income and your company should never be reliant on any one platform.  The minute that platform changes their TOS, you can lose everything.

If you’re a content creator you should be using these platforms to build your following and your revenue, not the other way around.  And that is the issue many content creators are finding out the hard way.

If you’re a content creator you should be using these platforms to build your following and your revenue, not the other way around.

If you’re reliant on a single platform or revenue stream like AdSense or Sponsorships, now is the time to diversify.  Do not wait for the weekend to research, not next month, now!  Trust me, I have first hand experience watching things fall apart and none of it being in my control.  That’s how and why I built my agency and company.  And there are countless others who have gone through the same.

This post has three sections.  Feel free to read through (which I recommend) or jump to the most relevant one using the links below:

1. Build your own platform
2. Create unique assets for each third party platform (not as bad as it sounds)
3. Diversify your monetization

Before I jump into how to build your own platform you can make money from I want to say I am not going to blame or bash OnlyFans for making this decision.  According to the article I linked to above and another article published on Axios, OnlyFans is being asked by their funding to do this.  It is a business decision they are likely being forced into and something OnlyFans likely doesn’t want to do.  Who would want to purposely kill off a massive revenue stream that is widely successful?  That’s why I am not going to talk bad about them and encourage you to think about the negative impact they know this will have on them as well.  But it also builds a massive opportunity for you to become independent.  

If anything in this post is confusing, leave a comment below and I’ll respond or reach out via email.  If you join and activate in either of the two affiliate programs below I can provide you with multiple resources to make it easier to implement the strategies below.  Please note the links below are mostly affiliate links so I’ll earn a commission if you shop through them.

Here’s the two affiliate programs to join:

• HUSTLER Hollywood
• The Enhanced Male

Build Your Own Platform

The first thing to do is to build your own platform.

If you’re one of the many entertainers switching away from OnlyFans or looking for an OnlyFans alternative, don’t go to the competitors.  What happens if they are also bank funded and need to change policies?  Now you’re back to struggling.

Instead of depending on a third party like OnlyFans or YouTube, build your own website and use these third party platforms to send traffic to the website you control.

Start by:

1. Setting up your own website (you no longer need to know how to code thanks to WordPress) on a host that allows your type of content.
   1. OnlyFans creators can sometimes use WPEngine and MojoHost is built for adult content creators.
   2. Make sure you buy a hard drive or cloud based backup as well, because your host could change policies and delete your content.  Having a backup will help protect you and backing up your website can normally be automated.
2. Add in an email system (Aweber, Mad Mimi, Constant Contact, CheetahMail, etc…).
   1. If you’re an OnlyFans content creator try YNot, they work with the adult industry and specifically cam stars and live streamers.
3. Create a plan to get people off of the third party controlled platforms.
   1. Offer exclusive content once the subscriber double verifies their email.
   2. Host a contest for a small group chat with an AMA as the prize.
      1. You could even do a weekly private AMA for VIP subscribers.
   3. Collaborate with other similar performers for a live and exclusive show only available through subscribing to your platform.
   4. Feature a giveaway with your own content and see if brands will contribute a prize or two.

Create Unique Assets for Each Third Party Platform

This is much easier than it sounds.  Whether you have a blog post, a new page, or a landing page, make sure to fill out all required fields in your website’s backend and with the correct sizes. This way your content can be shared properly across platforms like Facebook, Twitter, Google, [Read more…] about OnlyFans Alternative – How to Not Rely on One Platform

A quick note before reading: I was originally going to publish this on Wednesday. Unfortunately a well known and very loved person in the SEO space died of Covid-19.  Even though this post is not for my SEO readers or the SEO space, it would have been inappropriate to publish then. Thank you for understanding why I did not publish when I said I would. 

Mother’s Day is our next big shopping holiday, and this year is going to be a blowout spending wise!

But why am I talking about Mother’s Day now when there is Valentine’s Day, 4/20 and St. Patrick’s Day?

Because Mother’s Day is a gift giving holiday where people buy big money items.

Last year covid was still new so Mother’s Day content was about bringing a little bit of happy in a time of fear. This year we are being vaccinated and Mother’s Day will likely be the first time people will see and hug their moms and grandmas in over a year (assuming it is safe and we’re all vaccinated).  This is what makes Mother’s Day a massive opportunity for you as a publisher!

By creating unique content with original ideas (think about the first person that developed the candy shoot for trick-or-treating) you can build your audience, grow your subscribers and make money!

As you mention a product or service in your solution, incorporate your affiliate links to help your audience create the solution.  Your readers or viewers can find the tools implement your tip and you get a commission.  It’s a win-win.

Bonus tip – once Mother’s Day is over, remove the covid references to make it evergreen and turn it into a “How to surprise mom” themed post for evergreen traffic.

Note: Instead of giving marketing strategy, please read this post about gift guide SEO and marketing list style posts.  Your content won’t be a gift guide, but it is a list and the concepts are the same.

Here’s some ideas I came up with that you’re welcome to use as your own. And of course if you’re looking for affiliate programs to monetize your posts with, contact me and I’ll see if we have one that is a fit for your content.

Give a Standard Gift But Show Up In Person

This can work with anything from a flower of the month club to a single time bouquet purchase.  The goal is to create posts with ideas to surprise mom with a gift that distracts her eyes.

Flowers for example are bright and colorful so they attract her eyes away from the delivery person’s face and they also appeal to other senses like smell and taste (to an extent). The sensory overload between the colors and desire to smell the bouquet may get her to ignore the height and build of the delivery person.

Food gifts like a large basket that shows the fruits, meats and chocolates has the same effect but for different senses. Because her eyes are focused elsewhere the gift giver (your reader) can be [Read more…] about How to Make Money with Mother’s Day This Year