Start by logging in, and going to the Links –> Get A Link page inside the interface.
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If you’ve only joined 1 Merchant, they will be easy to find on this page. If you’ve joined quite a few you may want to start with first filtering the list down a bit.
Once you find the Merchant you are looking for just click on the Get Links link next to that specific Merchant.
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Don’t be Intimidated by the Multitude of Choices!
Merchants need to provide a lot of variety – from Banners to Coupons, even Videos and Datafeed links. For starters, don’t worry about all of that variety – feel free to browse around if you would like, but one of the core functions is just to get a simple text link so that you can create your own link on your blog.
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In the text links tab – just choose the one that suits your need such as the one specifically for the “Default Link” or “Homepage”. If you are looking to link to a different category that comes in a little different lesson but just stay with me for a bit… :)
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Clicking on the “Get HTML Code” will show both a raw link, and basic HTML to post on your blog.
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I have a blog post called the Affiliate Marketers Toolkit – where I recommend GoDaddy as a hosting product. That link was not an Affiliate Link – and I’m going to show you how to turn it into one.
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Note the section of my post below that is a link to GoDaddy WITHOUT being an Affiliate link.
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Using the same process shown above in the “Get A Link” section – I am grabbing the raw link code for this specific Merchant.
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Here it is….
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Inside WordPress, I am now highlighting the word I want to link from, and clicking on the Linking function built in to WordPress.
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Now, take the code you were given by ShareASale, and link to it in the URL field.
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Voila! You’ve got an Affiliate linked post.
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Ok, now it is your turn! Shoot me an email to brian@shareasale.com and tell me where you are at with all of this, and how we can help you better your Affiliate Marketing efforts. I hope this got you past the basics and I want to show you more – but first I want to find out who is interested! So shoot me an email, and I’ll help you!