How do I encourage people to click on the affiliate ad and drive more traffic to my blog or website?
The first thing to keep in mind is people go online for information, not to look at ads. Place ads where the content is specific to the product for the ad’s focus. Use a variety of links not just banner ads. This is a mistake I see affiliates make a lot. They assume they can just put up and banner and make tons of money. It just does not work that way.
When you build pages make it your goal to inform the reader why they need this product. Discuss a particular problem and how this product solves that problem. This will build trust and keep them coming back for more at your website/blog etc, giving you more opportunities to market your product.