Best Affiliate Marketing Course: Top Programs for Beginners in 2019

Hi guys welcome to my article on the best affiliate marketing courses for 2019. These courses are targeted to beginners but even intermediate and advanced affiliate marketers will benefit if they choose to pick one of these up.

Before I get into what my picks are, there are some things I need to get out of the way when it comes to affiliate marketing so this is going to be a bit of a rant.

If there is one thing you need to understand with this business model is it is super competitive (in some niches) and can be very cut-throat. Many marketers will try to out-do each other with varying tactics all to get an edge on their competition.

If this doesn't scare you, then read on. If you're feeling a little squirmy, then perhaps you should look into a different line of business.

When it comes to being an affiliate marketer one thing you need to understand is that you should NOT reinvent the wheel. It's a known fact that many of the top marketers in the affiliate space basically just "copy" what others are doing and what works.

Now when I say copy, I don't mean literally rip off your competitor. What you should do is look at their sales copy, page structure, content, page design, etc. Use this as inpiration to come up with your own content. 

If you go into this blindly and just "guess" what is the best way to set up your pages, site, etc., then I can guarantee you will most likely fail.

But don't take my word for it. Look at Russel Brunson, the CEO of Clickfunnels who is almost worth 400 million. Have you heard about his "funnel hacking" strategy? Basically what he says is to "copy" what others are doing with their funnels. The look, the message, content, etc, is all "borrowed" or "hacked" in this sense to make them your own.

The premise here is that if you do what others are doing that have succeeded already, you're in a much better position to succeed yourself. If you model what they are doing rather than going at it alone - you'll accelerate your growth much quicker.

So the same concept needs to be adapted with your approach to affiliate marketing. Look at your competition (the ones that are winning obviously) and just do what they do. You aren't going to copy the content word for word but you're going to write about similar topics. Your pages should pass Copyscape just to ensure that you aren't ripping off someone elses material. Not only does this make sense but you'll also avoid a potential Panda penalty from Google. Word count, structure, etc. should all have similarities. 

When it comes to offers that are being promoted by your competition, you'll want to sell what they sell, provided it is a good product. Don't promote crap - your reputation will be tarnished.

Some things like url's, titles and Htags will be very close because these are the strongest on-page ranking factors but you can be creative with your content. 

So for anyone that may have told you to not be a loser and don't copy anyone and just come up with your own stuff - i'd probably question any advice they give you. They are not in your corner.  

My advice is to take the approach from someone like multi millionaire Russell Brunson and other top affiliate marketers that adapt a "hacking" strategy with their business - modeling what SUCCESSFUL MARKETERS are doing already. I think they know better.

Anyway, I do hope you understand where I am coming from and what it is that you need to do should you decide to get into affiliate marketing. Yes you may hurt someone's feelings if you "borrow" their ideas online but this is business. Put it this way, if you don't someone else will eventually. No one's gravy train lasts forever. Don't wait at the end of the line for scraps.

With that being said, here are my top picks for affiliate marketing courses and why. I've done separate reviews for all of them already which you can read separately if you like.

#1 - Savage Affiliates - Franklin Hatchett