How to Promote Affiliate Links on Facebook (Without Spamming)

To promote affiliate links on Facebook without spamming, post helpful content on your own profile, invite people to comment if they want details, and share your link in conversations or comments when they ask. Your link should be the answer to a question, not the first thing people see.

Facebook is where I started, because I was already there every day. I also made every mistake in the book: link-dumping in groups, copy-and-paste posts, messaging strangers with a pitch. Here's what works better.

Disclosure: I'm an independent OLSP affiliate and may earn a commission if you join through my links. Results vary and aren't guaranteed.

Your profile is the first place people check after seeing your post. Make your intro say who you help in one line, add your capture page link to your profile, and use a friendly, real photo.

Mix up what you share:

• Lessons: one tip you learned this week.
• Behind the scenes: what you're working on, including what didn't work.
• Questions: "What would you do with an extra $500 a month?" gets people talking.
• Wins: small ones count, yours or someone you helped.

Most days, no link at all.

End a post with "Comment LINK and I'll send it over" or "Want to see what I'm using? Let me know below." Now the people who reply are the ones who are interested, and every reply is a chance for a real conversation.

Reply to every comment. When someone asks, send a friendly message: ask what they're hoping to do, then share your link if it fits. Real conversations convert far better than posts.

In other people's groups, follow the rules and be helpful. Answer questions and leave short, useful comments. People will click your profile.

Better yet, start your own group. Mine is Beyond The Paycheck, a place for people building income beyond their 9-to-5.

When you share a link, use one that captures a name and email first, so you can follow up. Most people won't buy the first time, but they might after a few helpful emails.

• Posting links in groups that don't allow them
• Copy-and-paste posts in many groups at once
• Messaging strangers with a pitch
• Income claims you can't back up

More free places to share your link in Where to Promote Affiliate Links for Free, and the mindset behind all of this in Be a Resource, Not a Salesman.

Talk soon,
Mark Dayton