5 Steps to Set Up Your First Affiliate Marketing Website

Shivani Ahuja
GongEffect
Published in
2 min readNov 24, 2019

If you’re looking to create an affiliate marketing website for the first time, then here’s an easy guide.

Affiliate marketing can help earn a regular stream of income for marketers. All you need to do is select a few good affiliate programs and choose a bunch of affiliate products to promote through an affiliate marketing website.

Once you have selected your product niche and affiliate marketing program, you can go on and create a website for affiliate marketing.

Here’s how you can set up your first affiliate marketing website at little cost:

Step 1: Buy Domain Name

You can buy a domain name that suits your product niche. A domain name is the address of your website on the internet. E.g. www.edutechpost.com is a domain name. This will cost anywhere from zero to $10 per year with various domain name sellers.

Step 2: Buy Web Hosting

After choosing a suitable domain name, find a server to host your website. For your first affiliate website, do not go for a free hosting service. Take a paid but basic service, so that your website performs well. Choose a hosting service that allows you to install a Free Wordpress website.

Step 3: Install Wordpress Website

From your web hosting service dashboard, click on Install Wordpress to set up a Wordpress website. Select a template for your website, and you’re set!

Step 4: Set Title and Permalink Settings for Your Website

Go to Settings on the Dashboard of your Wordpress Website and, in General settings, add the title of your website. Change the URL of your website to www.YourDomainName.com format. Go to Permalink settings and set the format of permalink you want.

Step 5: Add content to your website

Once you have set up your website, add content to your website. Your content should be relevant for your audience and products. Add product reviews, top product lists, user guides, etc. You can post text blog posts, videos and infographics. Use the right keywords in your content, so that your website gets a boost on search engines.

Promote your Affiliate Marketing Website for Success

Your work doesn’t end at creating a website and adding content to it. Promote your website for sucess. Use Organic, Social and Paid channels to promote your website.

You can take a paid or free affiliate marketing course to learn the best methods to get relevant traffic on your website.

Relevant users will click on your affiliate links to purchase products from your affiliate programs, which earns you commission. This helps you build a regular stream of income.

Therefore, once you’ve built a website, promote it well.

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Shivani Ahuja
GongEffect

A Comm. and Digital Marketing Specialist. Has worked with EdTech and IT companies around the world for 6+ years. Dreams of global literacy and unicorn islands.