A recent conversation with @steemit-life (thank you!!!) inspired me to come up with the following growth-idea for steemit.
It seems that steemit's blogging interface currently doesn't support external product links of affiliate programs like amazon (embed code). I am a member of amazon's partner program and just vainly tried to include a GoPro product link in my latest blog post.
Supposedly that feature is blocked for a reason ;)
What if steemit cooperated with affiliate partners and the monetization of product placements was shared between Steemit Inc. and the participating / advertising bloggers?
Affiliate marketing on steemit
- What is the problem? steemit needs to become an attractive environment for established influencers.
- What is the solution? Providing smart opportunities for content monetization.
- How will you prove your project was a success? Increasing number of subscribing professional bloggers.
Being steemit a network of the new attention economy, we probably wouldn't talk about classic amazon product links in blog posts when talking about affiliate marketing.
We would rather talk about smart cooperations.
Imagine that...
- steemit cooperated with commercial networks, digital stores, online shops that accept crypto currencies as payment method for their products.
- steemit provided their bloggers with especially customized affiliate programs with these partners.
- steemit included in their blogging interface predesigned product advertisement options according to the products offered by steemit's partners (gateway steemit > partner).
- steemit and their bloggers shared the generated income through these affiliate networks (win win) according to a predefined percentage (incentivation: more reputation = better share?).
- steemit used the generated incomes to close even more smart cooperations in order to constantly improve the network's growth.
Imagine!
Besides all these wonderful social bonds that are generated in networks like steemit every day, we are all here to earn some money as well. Aren't we? :)
Marly -
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