Create and shorten banner links effectively in affiliate marketing

Creating banner links and shortening product links are essential skills in affiliate marketing. You will learn how to use appealing banners for your website and how to easily and conveniently shorten long links. We will use an example to help you understand the different options optimally.

Key Insights

1. Banner links can be customized to better suit your content.
2. Shortening links is crucial to enhance user-friendliness.
3. Using HTML links is essential for integration into your blog or website.

Step-by-Step Guide

Creating Banner Links

Start by selecting a suitable product. In this tutorial, we are using a book called "Rabbit Book". You should carefully choose the product for which you want to create a banner link so that it fits your content.

Now go to your affiliate program and look for the specific banner link options. You have the choice between a text link and customizing a partner link. Select the "Customize partner link" option to make further adjustments.

Here, you can choose whether you want a text link or a banner image for your product. A larger banner design will usually attract more attention. This is particularly important if you intend to embed the link in WordPress or on another platform.

Use the customization options to change the background color of the banner, font color, and other design elements. Make the price clearly visible by presenting it in white, and emphasize the title in a striking color like red.

Note that the product image always remains the same, but you can choose between the detail page and the offer page. Each of these elements has its advantages that you should consider in your marketing mix.

There are three image sizes available (large, medium, small). Consider carefully which size is best suited for your use. For example, if you are writing a blog post about the book, a large image would be more effective in attracting interest.

The link is displayed below as HTML, meaning you have to insert it into your blog or website. This is a crucial step to ensure that your visitors navigate to the purchase information through the banner links.

Shortening Product Links

To shorten links, you also need the product for which you want to create a short link. In our example, we will use the "Rabbit Book".

For this, select the regular text link and click on the "Shorten URL with amazon.do" option. This is an easy and quick way to generate a short link that is much more user-friendly than long links.

Keep in mind that despite the concise display, the link will appear in its complete form when clicked. This is a strategic feature of the link shortening process. There are also many external tools that can help you shorten, but in this case, you do not need additional support.

If you want to provide the short link on a platform like Instagram, you will notice that it looks much more appealing. Links should be designed to attract the attention of your target audience and be easy to use.

Now you can copy your links for the products of your choice and effectively operate affiliate marketing with them.

Summary

You have now learned how to create appealing banner links for your affiliate marketing and how to efficiently shorten cumbersome links. With the right design and the right tools, you prepare your content optimally for online marketing.