If you ever needed proof that video is king when it comes to online marketing

 

Or that Youtube is where people are going for reliable reviews, information and recommendations

 

The little screenshot above might help - let me explain. 

 

Some time ago I got totally fed up with a little message that would pop up on my Macbook’s screen with annoying regularity 

 

It contained an instruction on how to stop it happening - which didn’t work! 

 

And no-one at Apple’s help forums or anywhere seemed to know how to be rid of it. Mac users simply put up with it no matter how frustrating it became.  

 

 

So one day about a year ago I decided that I would deal with it once and for all. 

 

So I devoted several hours to searching the Internet for a fix. Eventually I found something that worked.  

 

I then spent another hour or two creating a tutorial video showing other people how to. 

 

The little image above of a thank you message done completely with emojis made me chuckle and set my day up nicely with that warm glow you get when you’ve helped someone 

 

It’s actually the 89th thank you message I’ve had from that one video which has now had just shy of 5000 views. 

 

Hardly a day goes by without a comment now. 

 

What do I get in return? 

 

Zero money wise in this case as I’m not promoting anything on that video - just offering help with something that bugged me.

 

But all those comments (every one of which I reply to) seriously help to build my Youtube Channel and give me lots of Kudos in the eyes of Google 

 

And some of those grateful souls also subscribe to my Channel to see what other pearls of wisdom I may have…

 

Of course most of the videos I produce do link to the products I promote, review and describe in them 

 

And this does generate some very nice income indeed 

 

Even though my channel has less than 500 subscribers which is not enough for me to be paid by Google by allowing ads on them (even though I do have way more than the qualifying hours of views) 

 

Moral of this story?

 

Don’t just focus on the money.  Help people with their problems and offer solutions and the money will follow.

 

That actually sums up internet affiliate marketing beautifully when it’s done right. 

 

P.S. 

 

Click on the image above to register for a value packed free webcast on affiliate marketing with Stuart Ross

 

 

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