1. Sign up as an AppSumo affiliate

It’s quick. It’s easy. Oh, and it’s free.

We’ll even send you a fancy welcome email.

Sign up here.

2. Before you try to sell, foster trust with your audience

Many of AppSumo’s top affiliates have popular blogs, YouTube channels, or email lists. Those audiences don’t just appear overnight.

Growing a following requires creating helpful content consistently so that people begin to trust you and your site.

Once you’ve earned trust from your audience, you can foster that relationship even deeper by introducing them to products you think they’ll find useful.

You can become a trusted curator of great products. Your audience may buy through your affiliate link because you’ve earned their trust as a thought leader.

3. Tell your audience the nitty-gritty details

Before anyone makes a purchase, we all ask the same question: What’s in it for me?

If you want people to purchase AppSumo products through your affiliate link, start by informing them. Tell your friends, relatives, and strangers on the street why you love the products you’re selling. The more details you can give, the more informed those listeners can be when they decide whether to make a purchase.

4. Give your honest opinion

Selling works best when you believe in the product.

Don’t just throw a bunch of random software deals in front of your readers. Tell them why you personally love the tools you’re showing them.

At the end of the day, we buy from people and companies that we trust.

Tell your audience why each AppSumo product might be the tool for them: What features do you find most helpful? How does it integrate with your current toolsuite? Did it help your business achieve a specific goal? Do you love the UX?

Those details matter. Don’t just tell your audience about the objective features. Get subjective and personal about why you love the products you’re telling them about.

5. Reach within your personal network

Obviously you want to get the 100% commission from drawing new customers to AppSumo.

If you’re like most Sumo-lings, you work for, own, or aspire to own your own agency or startup.

That means some of your colleagues, friends, and members of your coworking space all have similar needs. That’s your opportunity to start spreading the news about AppSumo to people in your network.

Overhear Sally at the watercooler complain about her WordPress plugins? Point her — with your affiliate link — to our new WordPress deals page.

Did your CEO just complain about not being organized? Tell them to browse the latest productivity tools on AppSumo.

Make a difference. Earn cash (for your next taco splurge). Make the software deal gods proud.

You’ve got this.

Sign up as an AppSumo affiliate here.

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