Are you tired of trying to come up with killer keyword ideas?
Do you spend hours struggling to create compelling content that converts?
Look no further, because there’s a new AI solution in town that’s going to make your life infinitely easier:
Think of ChatGPT as your own personal genie, ready to grant your every wish (well, every affiliate marketing-related wish, at least!)
ChatGPT can help you generate high-quality keywords, create attention-grabbing titles, and even write engaging YouTube scripts and Google ads copy.
I’ve been playing around with ChatGPT for the last 4 months and I can honestly say, if you master this AI software it’ll completely revolutionise the way you run your affiliate marketing business.
So get ready to say goodbye to the old way of doing things and say hello to the smarter, more efficient 21st-century way.
But enough chit-chat – let’s dive into how you can use ChatGPT right now to take your affiliate marketing to the next level, 10x your monthly commissions and leave your competitors in the dust 🦾
12 Ways You Can Use ChatGPT For Affiliate Marketing
1. Identify Your Ideal Buyer Persona
2. Improve Your Existing Content
3. Brainstorm Keyword Ideas
4. Craft Clickable Headlines
5. Find Hot Affiliate Products
6. Outline, Write & Edit Posts
7. Generate Product Descriptions
8. Create Compelling Calls To Action
9. Write Winning YouTube Scripts
10. Create Social Media Content
11. Send Sale-Triggering Emails
12. Launch Profitable Ad Campaigns
I’ll include cool prompt ideas under each thing you can do with ChatGPT to get you started.
Keep in mind when using ChatGPT that you get out what you put in, so try to avoid basic prompts that spew out the same generic outputs and instead, give specific and detailed prompts to get the best results possible.
1. Create Your Ideal Buyer Persona
Your success in affiliate marketing is directly linked to how well you know your target audience.
And that’s where creating a buyer persona comes into play.
Without one, you’re just shooting in the dark and hoping for the best.
With one, you’re like a sharpshooter, hitting your target every time.
It’s like putting on a pair of X-ray glasses that lets you see inside the heads of your customers:
You get to know what makes them tick and what their likes, dislikes, aspirations and pain points are.
Armed with this knowledge, you can then create marketing campaigns that speak directly to their greatest needs and desires.
And that’s only gonna mean one thing…
More sales and more money in your pocket.
So utilise the power of ChatGPT to analyse the language and behaviour of your current customers, as well as conduct market research on your niche and competitors as a whole.
I asked ChatGPT to come up with a customer persona for Commission Academy.
Here’s what it came up with:
💡 Useful Prompts
• Create a customer persona for [your website]
• What challenges does my audience face?
• What are my audience’s demographics, like age, gender, location, and income?
2. Improve Your Existing Content
Updating old content can help boost rankings.
Giving your existing content a new lease on life with fresh information and new insights will make it more helpful and engaging which is gonna lead to higher conversions.
So don’t let your old content collect dust. Use ChatGPT to give your blog posts a new lick of paint.
I tried it out with this post I wrote targeting the keyword “reasons to start affiliate marketing”:
The headline wasn’t bad but I thought it could be better, so I asked ChatGPT to come up with ten more clickable headline ideas and chose the best one.
Then I went ahead and asked ChatGPT to rewrite my intro as well and I definitely think it’s better.
Here’s what the post looks like now:
💡 Useful Prompts
• Take this article and make it better. Make it [funny, informative, concise, persuasive]
• Make this headline more clickable in 60 characters or less
• Make this paragraph punchier
• Add a section about [this topic] explaining how…
3. Brainstorm Keyword Ideas
If you’re tired of banging your head against the keyboard trying to come up with winning keyword ideas, I’ve got good news:
ChatGPT can help you with this too.
Using ChatGPT as part of your keyword research is like having a genius AI sidekick that can brainstorm keyword ideas quicker than your WiFi router can handle.
And the best part?
You can tap into its brilliance anytime you need a fresh batch of keyword ideas to up your affiliate marketing game – and ChatGPT won’t even ask for a cut of your commissions!
So, how does ChatGPT work its magic?
Well, it pulls and analyses data from Google Keyword Planner and other sources to come up with keywords that’ll give you the most bang for your buck.
Of course, you’ll still want to consult a keyword tool like Mangools to double-check they’re worth going after, but it’s cool to know you have an artificial content strategist fighting in your corner.
💡 Useful Prompts
• Come up with a list of low-competition keywords to target about [your niche]
• Give me 10 keywords for [your niche] that have buyer search intent
• Share 10 keyword ideas for [your niche or topic] that are easy to rank for
4. Craft Clickable Headlines
You can also let ChatGPT do the heavy lifting for you when it comes to creating attention-grabbing headlines.
In the sea of search engine results, your headline is your split-second chance to convince people to click on your article.
Without a compelling title, your content may never get seen and if that happens, you can kiss your affiliate sales goodbye.
You’ll be amazed at how creative ChatGPT can be. Simply enter the topic or target keyword of the blog post you’re working on and let the AI do the rest.
💡 Useful Prompts
• Write a blog post headline for [keyword] using numbers and power words
• Give me 10 blog post title ideas for the keyword [keyword]. Maximum 60 characters
• Give me 5 synonyms for [word]
5. Find The Hottest Products In Your Niche
I didn’t realise this until very recently but yes, ChatGPT can also tell you the best affiliate programs for your niche and help you find products to promote.
What can I say, my mind continues to be blown! 🤯
This piece of AI wizardry can analyse product reviews, ratings, and customer feedback to determine which products are most likely to convert into sales so you can earn more commissions.
It’s really simple, just ask for a list of the best affiliate programs and you’ll have more monetisation options than you know what to do with in a matter of seconds.
💡 Useful Prompts
• What are the hottest products in the [your niche] niche right now?
• Give me a list of the 10 best [your niche] affiliate programs
6. Outline, Write, Edit & Optimise Blog Posts
Bid adieu to those gruelling 8-hour-long writing sessions because, with ChatGPT as your trusty writing companion, you’ll never have to struggle with writer’s block again.
From generating SEO-winning post outlines to crafting compelling intros and coming up with great meta titles and descriptions, ChatGPT’s gonna help you take your content creation efficiency to a whole new level.
Outlining Your Post
ChatGPT can help you generate an outline for your post. It can suggest subheadings, bulletpoints, and even provide you with ideas for specific points to cover in each section.
Writing Your Post
With your outline in place, now you can ask ChatGPT to help you create the actual content. It can come up with sentences, phrases, and even entire paragraphs or sections that match your topic and the tone you’re trying to convey.
Not only is this a massive timesaver, but with the help of AI, you can *noticeably* elevate the quality of the content you’re putting out.
Just be sure to fact-check any information and run your content through an AI content detector like Originality.ai
Editing Your Post
After you’ve written your post, ChatGPT can help you polish and refine it.
It can catch any errors, suggest sentence or grammar changes and even give you feedback on the readability and flow of your content to ensure it’s the best it can be.
Optimising Your Post
Of course, any content produced by AI always needs to be checked by an actual human to ensure accuracy and quality…
(Direct copying and pasting is never a good idea)
…But ChatGPT can help you optimise your post for SEO by offering suggestions on how to include relevant keywords in a natural way and what internal and external links you could add.
After that, all that’s left to do then is insert your affiliate links and hit publish.
💡 Useful Prompts
• Create a post outline with the title “[headline]” and include…
• Write a comprehensive guide to [topic]. Tone: Lighthearted and witty
• Explain [topic] in a way a 16-year-old can understand. Tone: Compelling and persuasive
• Rewrite this section in an entertaining yet informative way
• Write a 100-character meta description for my blog post about [keyword].
7. Generate Product Descriptions
As an affiliate marketer, you know that making sales is the name of the game.
And let’s face it, when a potential customer lands on your page, they’re looking for a reason to buy what you’re selling and that’s where a product description comes in.
And a killer product description does more than just point out features; it shows them exactly why they need this product in their life.
With ChatGPT, you no longer have to settle for lacklustre product descriptions that put potential customers to sleep…
Simply ask it to come up with a product description for whatever it is you’re promoting and it’ll come up with something that’ll have your site visitors in a buying frenzy.
💡 Useful Prompts
• Generate a product description for [product] that makes me want to buy
• List the biggest 5 real-life benefits of [product]. Tone: compelling and persuasive
• Write a product description for [product] in a way that appeals to [audience]
8. Create Compelling Calls To Action
By using ChatGPT as an affiliate, you can create clear CTAs that drive conversions and boost your income.
Simply tell it who your audience is, what their pain points are and what the product is and it’ll come up with calls to action that speak directly to your reader’s emotions and desires.
Using earphones as an example:
- Take the first step towards better sound quality
- Experience true wireless freedom
- Upgrade your music game today
And if you’re not so keen on what it gives you first time round, don’t worry…
You can just tell it to try again until you’re happy like I did:
💡 Useful Prompts
• I need a strong and persuasive CTA. Can you give me some ideas?
• Come up with a call to action for [your product] using persuasive language
• Make 5 clear calls to action for [your product] using specific action words
9. Write Winning YouTube Scripts
If you’re more of a YouTuber than a blogger then ChatGPT can help you:
- Come up with interesting video title ideas
- Create video outlines and scripts
- Write video descriptions
- Find the best YouTube tags
ChatGPT can even suggest relevant hot and trending topics within your niche that you could make videos about to help generate more views, get more subscribers and grow your channel.
💡 Useful Prompts
• Generate a 3-minute video script for YouTube talking about [topic]
• Create 5 catchy title ideas for my new video about [topic]
• I have a channel about [your niche]. Give me 5 video ideas
10. Create Social Media Content
Get a lot of traffic from sites like Twitter, TikTok and Insta?
Yep, whether it’s brainstorming headline ideas and hashtag suggestions or giving advice on the best posting frequency for your audience, ChatGPT can help you with that too!
It can give you a list of social media influencers’ names to collaborate with and even offer up content ideas based on popular challenges and current trends.
💡 Useful Prompts
• Give me 5 creative ideas for TikTok videos for [your niche]
• Write 5 funny tweets about [your niche]
• List the most popular [your niche] hashtags on Instagram
11. Send Sale-Triggering Emails
With cutting-edge AI technology, ChatGPT can help you scale up your email marketing by helping you to:
- Generate attention-grabbing subject lines that are sure to increase open rates
- Creating engaging email content to get more click-throughs
- Give clear calls to action to increase your affiliate sales
Start by asking ChatGPT to come up with a list of email ideas for your follow-up sequence:
💡 Useful Prompts
• Give me 10 email subject lines for my [niche]
• Write a follow-up email with the subject line: [subject line]
• Create a sales email for [target audience] in the [niche] selling [product]
12. Launch Profitable Ad Campaigns
Whether you’re running Google, Facebook, Snapchat or YouTube ads, ChatGPT is standing by to lower your cost per click and catapult your profits.
Give ChatGPT info about the product, your target audience and what your campaign goals are and it’ll help you identify the highest-converting keywords, create laser-focused ad groups and with its expertly crafted ad copy, you’ll see your click-through rates soar and your sales skyrocket.
So don’t waste another dollar on ineffective ads – let ChatGPT help you take your paid ads game to the next level.
💡 Useful Prompts
• Create two Google Ads for an A/B split test for [your website]
• Generate a Facebook ad campaign for [product]
• What are the best keywords to generate sales of [product]
Harness The Power Of ChatGPT
Play about with it.
Master it.
Then use it to turbocharge your affiliate marketing empire.
And you will never look back.
I’m learning new things about this new AI software every single day and I have no idea it’ll take us…
What I do know is, that with tools like ChatGPT at your disposal, there is truly no limit to what you can do.
So go out there and kick some digital butt.
