{"id":907,"date":"2021-09-04T13:57:28","date_gmt":"2021-09-04T13:57:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/salarydistribution.com\/affiliate-marketing\/2021\/09\/04\/a-step-by-step-guide-to-validating-an-ecommerce-product-with-a-low-budget\/"},"modified":"2021-09-04T13:57:28","modified_gmt":"2021-09-04T13:57:28","slug":"a-step-by-step-guide-to-validating-an-ecommerce-product-with-a-low-budget","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/salarydistribution.com\/affiliate-marketing\/2021\/09\/04\/a-step-by-step-guide-to-validating-an-ecommerce-product-with-a-low-budget\/","title":{"rendered":"A Step by Step Guide to Validating an eCommerce Product [with a Low Budget]"},"content":{"rendered":"
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It\u2019s fast to validate campaigns in the affiliate marketing world.<\/p>\n

You get some offer recommendations from your affiliate manager.
You reverse engineer competitors with a spy tool to see what\u2019s working.
You \u201cborrow\u201d some landing pages.
And you come up with some angles to make the campaign your own.<\/p>\n

I\u2019ve simplified the process, but you can go from idea -> traffic within a few hours. I\u2019m not saying it\u2019s that easy to become profitable, but you can get a sense of the campaign\u2019s potential within a few days.<\/p>\n

Speed is important in the online world \u2013 the faster you move, the faster you learn.<\/p>\n

Many affiliate marketers have transitioned to the world of eCommerce in the past few years. In eCommerce, campaigns launches are slow<\/strong>. Idea -> validation can take months for some people.<\/p>\n

And there are more risks involved.<\/p>\n

If your budget is less than a few thousand bucks, you can\u2019t afford the \u201cthrow shit at the wall until something sticks\u201d method.<\/p>\n

What happens if you fail at an affiliate marketing campaign? 90% of the money that you lose is traffic costs. The advertiser takes on the risks of carrying inventory and fulfilling it for the customers.<\/p>\n

How does that change with eCommerce? In most cases, you have to take risks with holding inventory and fulfillment. If your supplier requires a minimum order quantity of $2,000, what happens if you\u2019re unable to sell the inventory? You\u2019re stuck with unsold inventory sitting in your garage.<\/p>\n

And not to mention the time and energy costs you devote.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s why it\u2019s so important to go through the stage of product validation<\/b>\u2014making sure people want to buy your product before you commit resources.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s one cycle I\u2019ve seen people fall into.<\/p>\n