Answering the question “How To Do High Ticket Affiliate Marketing” is not easy at all.
Simply because there is no one way, and the starting points can be so many and so different from each other.
To try to answer it as best as possible, I decided to approach this question from different starting points.
You won’t find a one-size-fits-all method or strategy, but a roundup of all:
- the starting points you might consider
- the strategies you might use
- the most important factors to focus on to be successful
How to start with High Ticket Affiliate Marketing
A good way to start considering High Ticket Affiliate Marketing is to do an analysis of your skills, what you are good at or what you like to do in the area of web content creation.
The options and starting points can be so many, some you may not have considered.
If you love writing, testing products and services, and sharing your thoughts and experiences, consider starting a blog that will show up on search engines and recommend top products to users seeking advice before purchasing. I personally think this is the best way for beginners >>> Affiliate Type: Blogger
If making video content is your forte, think about starting a YouTube channel or using a similar video-sharing platform to review, demonstrate, or compare affiliate products. Engage your audience through tutorials, unboxing videos, or even live streams to effectively promote products >>> Affiliate Type: YouTuber or Video Content Creator
If you have a strong interest in audio content and excellent communication abilities, contemplate starting a podcast focused on your niche. Discuss topics linked to the affiliate products you advertise, interview industry professionals, or invite sponsored guests to speak about their items >>> Affiliate Type: Podcast Presenter
If you have in-depth knowledge of a particular subject, you can develop online courses or workshops. Integrate affiliate products as tools or resources to improve the educational experience for your students while also earning commissions on sales >>> Affiliate Type: Digital Course Developer
If you excel at presenting and public speaking, consider hosting live webinars or online events to educate your audience about the affiliate products you advocate. Showcase product capabilities, share success stories, and address common concerns or objections >>> Affiliate Type: Webinar Facilitator
If you take pleasure in networking and establishing relationships, create or join niche-specific online communities like Facebook groups, LinkedIn groups, or forums. Engage in valuable conversations, provide useful insights to the community, and promote affiliate products when appropriate >>> Affiliate Type: Community Connector
If you possess copywriting and email marketing talents, concentrate on building a large email list by offering enticing lead magnets, such as e-books or webinars. Nurture your subscribers with customized email campaigns and strategically promote affiliate products within your emails >>> Affiliate Type: Email Marketing Expert
If you have a knack for paid advertising and experience with platforms like Facebook Ads, Instagram Ads, or Google Ads, put your skills to use by creating targeted campaigns that drive traffic to your affiliate product landing pages or content >>> Affiliate Type: Social Media Advertising Specialist
If you operate an eCommerce store, consider promoting affiliate products alongside your own offerings, suggesting complementary items or upsells that provide extra value to your customers >>> Affiliate Type: eCommerce Business Owner
If you deliver consulting or coaching services in a specific sector, think about recommending affiliate products as part of the solutions you provide for your clients. This will help them achieve their objectives while allowing you to earn commissions on sales >>> Affiliate Type: Industry-specific Consultant or Coach
It all comes down to traffic
Whichever scenario suits you best among those mentioned above, what you need to understand right from the start is one thing:
High Ticket affiliate marketing requires knowing how to generate “qualified traffic” (this is true indeed for any type of digital marketing activity).
You can use any strategy you like, even come up with your own, the only thing that matters is that you are able to get your content seen by users interested in what you have to say (the “traffic”), and that you are able to get them where you want them to go, which is to the vendor’s site (the “qualified”).
How to find High Ticket affiliate products
The most important thing you can do to find High-Ticket affiliate products is to learn how to recognize an affiliate link from a regular link.
What do I mean by that?
The web is full of “fellow” affiliate marketers of yours who are already doing your job, and many of them are already sponsoring High-Ticket products.
So to find those products, all you have to do is browse the niche you are interested in, look for expert sites, industry forums, etc. You’re guaranteed to find yourself dealing with people recommending products.
If you know how to recognize an affiliate link (you can read this guide to learn how), then congratulations, you have found a High-Ticket product to promote as well.
This is the starting point, but here is a list of various places and ways to look for High Ticket Affiliate Marketing products.
Sign up to affiliate networks: These platforms bring together merchants and affiliates, making it easier to find high-ticket products in various niches. Some renowned networks are:
Perform Google searches: Perform a targeted search using specific keywords related to your niche, combined with terms like “high-ticket affiliate program” or “high commission affiliate program.” For example, if you’re in the web hosting niche, you can search for “web hosting high-ticket affiliate program.”
Consider Lead generation: Instead of looking for High-Ticket products in the “affiliate marketing” world, you could also look in the “lead generation” world. The concept is very similar, and some industries pay leads a fortune.
See what competitors promote: Analyze the content and promotional strategies of successful affiliates in your niche. Identify the high-ticket products they are promoting, and consider joining the same affiliate programs.
Search for product reviews and roundups: Look for blog posts, videos, or podcasts that review or list high-ticket products in your niche. These can be a goldmine for discovering new affiliate opportunities.
Look into Social media and forums: Join niche-specific Facebook groups, LinkedIn groups, or online forums where affiliates discuss high-ticket products and share their experiences. Networking with other affiliates can lead to valuable insights and recommendations.
Go to industry events and conferences: Attend affiliate marketing conferences, trade shows, or webinars to learn about high-ticket products and affiliate programs. Networking at these events can also help you build connections with other affiliates and merchants.
Follow influencers and industry leaders: Follow influencers and industry leaders in your niche on social media, blogs, or YouTube channels. They often promote high-ticket products, and you can identify potential affiliate opportunities by analyzing their content.
Subscribe to newsletters and email alerts: Subscribe to newsletters or email alerts from affiliate networks, niche-specific blogs, or industry influencers to stay updated on new high-ticket affiliate programs and products.
How to promote High Ticket affiliate products
To promote High-Ticket products you have the full arsenal of digital marketing at your disposal.
For now, therefore, I’ll just make a list of the main options you have; in time I’ll probably talk about each one in more depth.
Let me know in the comments if you are interested in anything in particular. Here’s the list of ways to promote High-Ticket products:
- Content marketing: high-quality, informative content addressing target audience needs
- Video marketing: product reviews, tutorials, webinars, live streams on platforms like YouTube
- Email marketing: build email list, offer lead magnets, and send personalized campaigns
- Social media marketing: promote products on platforms, share content, run ads, join niche groups
- Influencer marketing: partner with influencers or industry experts for endorsements
- Podcasts: host or collaborate on podcasts discussing high-ticket product topics
- Webinars and online events: educate audience, showcase features, share success stories
- Paid advertising: invest in PPC campaigns on Google Ads or Facebook Ads
- Guest posting and collaborations: contribute to popular blogs, collaborate with industry experts
- SEO and keyword optimization: optimize website, perform keyword research, create backlinks
- Quora and online forums: participate in niche forums, answer questions on Quora
- Retargeting campaigns: re-engage interested visitors through Google Ads, Facebook Ads, AdRoll
How to succeed in High Ticket Affiliate Marketing
Being successful in High Ticket Affiliate Marketing, as in Affiliate Marketing in general, depends on multiple factors.
Let’s look at them together so you can understand what your gaps may be.
Niche selection: it all starts here. The more you can stand firm in the beginning and spend time carefully selecting your niche, the more this will pay dividends in the following period. Size, difficulty, competition, high-ticket products: these are the elements to analyze carefully.
Building trust and authority: If a product is expensive, users will take longer to decide to buy it. They will also invest more time in searching for quality information, and they will carefully evaluate the reliability of those who are providing these recommendations. Working on your credibility and authority therefore becomes essential.
Understanding your target audience: in order to solve a problem or meet a need, you must first understand what the problems and needs are. This means understanding your target audience.
Real reviews: in High Ticket Affiliate Marketing it is even more necessary. Users want to read the opinions of those who really know the product, those who have really tried it and can tell the real pros and cons. So many create reviews by simply reusing what others have written, but few make the effort to create real quality content.
SEO and keyword optimization: If you have to write and try to get traffic from search engines, then learning SEO is critical. You don’t have to make it complicated, but a good general knowledge is necessary.
Data analysis: it is always important, and it is also important in High Ticket Affiliate Marketing. Understanding what the numbers tell is critical. Impressions, clicks, CTRs, conversions, CPAs, etc. All of this data tells a story that you need to be able to understand and interpret.
Copywriting: No matter what channel or strategy you decide to use (blog, or social, or maililig, or paid campaigns, etc.), a good knowledge of copywriting will be useful at every opportunity and will often be decisive in convincing users to buy that High-Ticket product they still had doubts about.