💰 Affiliate Marketing 101

How to Make Money With Affiliate Marketing

Levente
8 min readDec 18, 2023
Photo from Freepik. Have you ever wondered how influencers and bloggers earn so much from their websites and social media?

Affiliate marketing programs allow people to earn commissions from recommendations of other companies’ products. Instead of selling your products, you earn a percentage of sales when you refer customers to purchase from other online businesses.

The best part about affiliate marketing is that it can be done by anyone regardless of experience level. You don’t even need to have a website or a large following to start.

🎯 How Affiliate Marketing Works

  • Affiliate marketing involves promoting someone else’s products or services online.
  • When one of your referrals makes a purchase, the merchant pays you an agreed-upon commission.
  • Affiliate commissions typically range from 5–30%, depending on the merchant.

For example, if you promote VPN software for $100 as an affiliate and make a sale, you might earn $20. The software company handles order processing and customer service while you collect referral payouts.

It’s a win for both parties because the merchant acquires a new customer and expands brand reach, while the affiliate earns passive income from their recommendation.

🤔 Why Affiliate Marketing is a…

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Levente

One of the key passions is to explain complex things in as simple and accessible language as possible.