I’m trying to promote my affiliate link but I don’t have a website, social media followers, or any established audience yet - what are some effective, low-cost strategies like using free platforms, forums, or email outreach that have worked for beginners to drive real traffic and conversions without building from scratch?
If you’re starting from zero, skip “dropping affiliate links” and use bridge pages + intent traffic: build a free landing/opt-in on Carrd/Notion/Google Sites (with a disclaimer) and drive clicks from places where users already have buying intent—e.g., Reddit/Quora (answer-based, value-first), YouTube Shorts/TikTok (faceless demos + CTA to the bridge), and FB Groups (problem/solution posts, no direct links). For faster wins, run cold email only to tightly matched targets (clean list, SPF/DKIM/DMARC, 1-domain-per-offer) promoting a lead magnet first, then monetize via a simple 3–5 email follow-up sequence; track everything with UTMs + a link tracker (Voluum/BeMob) and optimize for EPC/CTR rather than raw clicks.