Video Affiliate Marketing

by Shawn Collins on July 5, 2010

Video has been the next big thing in affiliate marketing for a good four years or so, but it still hasn’t arrived.

Or maybe it has in the form of VidAff.com, a new tool from affiliate Mark Silliman of SpadOut.com.

He’s a big believer and practitioner of the convergence of video and affiliate marketing and thinks video content will be core to affiliate marketing on both the affiliate side and the merchant side in the coming years.

As an affiliate, he has produced dozens of DIY bike films, and he stated they have paid off very well using the first version of his VidAff technology.

I asked Mark about his stats with affiliate video, and he said outgoing clicks from the DIY videos range from ~$0.40-0.70 EPC, depending on the product and time of year.

Ready to try video? Check out VidAff at http://www.vidaff.com/.

{ 9 comments }

Arun July 15, 2010 at 6:09 pm: What do you think of a video affiliate marketing tool that uses YouTube+Amazon:
http://www.ucubd.com/AmazonMatchmaker.html

Here’s a sample:
http://www.ucubd.com/mashups/WordPress-Plugins-for-Affiliate-Marketers-2897.html

You just need a YouTube embed code & your Amazon Affiliate ID. You can then post this mashup to your blog/website or share it on social networks (Facebook, MySpace, LinkedIn).

Try it out & feel free to send me feedback- arun@ucubd.com
Kent Chow July 10, 2010 at 1:53 pm: It’s a creative and interesting Internet Marketing idea to me. I am a newbie and Video Marketing is the next thing I wanna try and master. Shawn, I enjoy your video post in general, you have set up a great model yourself.
Geno Prussakov July 7, 2010 at 6:09 am: Oh, okay… That’s better then.

Thanks for double-checking, Shawn.
Shawn Collins July 6, 2010 at 1:30 pm: Just got confirmation – it is $0.40-0.70 per click.
Shawn Collins July 6, 2010 at 8:59 am: I assumed he was saying that EPC was literally the earning per click, and not the version where it’s per 100 clicks – I’ll confirm.
Geno Prussakov July 6, 2010 at 8:27 am: Very interesting tool. Thanks for blogging about it.

BTW, the EPC range of $0.40-0.70 doesn’t sound too high…
The Purple Choice July 5, 2010 at 8:01 pm: Cool tool! Thank you for sharing this! At first I didn’t get what it was really all about but now I do lol. I’m sure it’s pretty effective!

Thanks!

Louise M.
Shawn Collins July 5, 2010 at 5:12 pm: Hi Brian -

No, these won’t carry over to YouTube – it’s for featuring on your site.
Brian July 5, 2010 at 1:19 pm: Do the added aff links work on YouTube? I’m guessing not. Thanks for the cool tip.