I’m sure you’re not surprised that the video is hot! People love to relax or learn with a video. If you produce a video on a topic, you will probably get many more views than if you wrote an article about it.
So why not use this to your advantage and make some money from videos? There are many ways to do it.
Promote affiliate products
One of the ways you can make money from YouTube is to find an affiliate product to promote and then do it through videos.
You can take one of the products you already use and like and check if the company behind it offers an affiliate program. Or you can go to an affiliate portal like ClickBank and search their marketplace for one that fits your needs.
When you have found a good product, you can make a short video, showing yourself buying it. People aren’t likely to buy something you wouldn’t even dream of buying from you. Therefore, by showing proof of your action, they are more likely to follow your lead.
You could also make a video of the results you’ve gotten with this particular product. Is it about making gold in World of Warcraft? Then show off your acquired wealth in a video. Is it about having beautiful skin without acne? Then let’s see your pretty face.
How to link to the affiliate product
When you submit the video to YouTube, you must make the first word in the description your affiliate link.
Use a link shortener like bit.ly to shorten the link. This link style looks much better than a long link with weird characters like productsite.com/[email protected] or something similar. After this link, you should write a short and attractive description of your video or the product itself.
The ideal solution is to also put the link inside the video as a watermark. That way, even if people embed your video on another site, your affiliate link will still be displayed to the public.
make video comments
You can use your videos as standalone videos or you can use them as video comments for other popular videos on your topic.
This could also be done with no other means than a simple webcam. Just sit there and give your feedback on the original video. Then add your affiliate link to the description of your comment. This way you can, in fact, ride on other people’s success and get your share of their opinions.