Affiliate Marketing

                                                       Affiliate Marketing

Affiliate programs are basically commissions-based programs where you sell a product (physical or digital) and make money from the commission you made on the sales. Affiliate marketing is a type of performance-based marketing in which a business rewards one or more affiliates for each visitor or customer brought by the affiliate's own marketing efforts.

There are several types of affiliate programs. Some of them are:

1.      New Leads / Clients: Mortgage, brokerage, web-hosting and few other companies offer commission on every new customer join under your affiliate link. The commission is given for the successful joining and on every order the person make after joining. Lifelong!

2.      Digital Products Sales: Companies like “ClickBank” offers tons of digital products which a person can become affiliate of and then sell these products to make commission. Commission can be 20–60% of the retail price for every sale made.

3.      Physical Products Sales: eCommerce websites like Amazon, eBay, Flipkart etc pay the affiliate for selling any product listed on their website - by either bringing people to the sales page on the eCommerce website or selling the product on their own websites/blogs. The commission can be decided by the manufacturer of the product or the eCommerce website.

This is just the tip of the iceberg of the affiliate industry. There are other in-depth studies and tutorials on

If you are looking for an easy way to make money, affiliate marketing is probably your best bet. Here are reasons why affiliate marketing is (probably) the best way for you to make money…

1. It’s super easy to learn
2. It’s low maintenance (I spend an hour a day on it and make a good amount of money)
3. You don’t have to own anything you sell
4. You’re selling things from well-established businesses
5. You can establish trust with potential customers
6. Creating content is fun and enjoyable!
7. You can write about things you love
8. It’s a great starter business - you learn about business and earn money
9. Startup costs can literally be 0 (if you do it right)
10. It requires little research
11. The amount you make is dependable on the amount of effort you put in (this a valuable lesson to learn)
12. You can connect with people in your niche
13. Grow an online presence

            Become an authority figure