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Building an Affiliate Empire without Neglecting Your Family — Priest Willis Sr on Entrpreneurship

Hello Tech Pros - Motivation, Soft Skills & Business Advice

English - September 24, 2016 09:30 - 44 minutes - 40.6 MB
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Priest Willis, Sr is CEO of Affiliate Mission – the fastest growing affiliate management startup in North Carolina. Priest got his start in affiliate marketing in early 2000’s where he cut his teeth building a few niche affiliate sites and eventually started managing company programs like Lenovo, Atomicpark.com and BuyCostumes.com.

Show notes at http://hellotechpros.com/priest-willis-entrpreneurship/

Key Takeaways Affiliate marketing is not MLM, get rich quick scheme. Amazon was first to put together affiliate programs. Entrepreneurs are hungry. Many millionaries have 7 streams of income. Affiliate marketing is a pay-for-performance model with no inventory. Little risk is involved because no inventory. Build up an audience and be an influencer. Subscription boxes are doing really well. As a merchant, it's a cheap way to extend your marketing program. Find a hot niche right now like Suicide Squad and then sell costumes. Position yourself to look for the new hotness.