How I Make Money While SleepingšŸ¤‘šŸ¤‘

Manish Dangi
Quill and Ink
Published in
7 min readJan 22, 2024

I even don't know when I worked for these earningsā€¦just woke up today found these $$$$ā€¦..

As I always told it has high potentialā€¦

Affiliate marketingā€¦.

Hmm, where do I even start?

I know this question came in everyoneā€™s mind..

I guess I first heard about it a few years ago when I was looking for ways to make money online.

At first, I wasnā€™t quite sure what it was all about.

But as I started researching more, I realized it presented a really compelling opportunity to generate income passively.

You see, with the rise of e-commerce, affiliate marketing has proven to be crazy effective for driving sales and earning commissions.

So I decided, why not give it a shot myself?

Easier said than done though. Building a successful affiliate marketing business takes some serious work.

But if you stick with it, it can be incredibly rewarding financially.

Alright, so in this post, I wanna walk you through my journey with affiliate marketing so far.

The key strategies and techniques Iā€™ve used to make this work and maybe help you unlock your own passive income stream.

Sound good? Letā€™s get started!

Photo by bruce mars on Unsplash

Finding My Passionate Niche

When I first started with affiliate marketing, I made the mistake of promoting just about any product I could find.

It was a total shotgun approach lol. šŸ˜‚šŸ˜‚

But what I learned quickly was that to really thrive in this business, you need to zero in on a specific niche that genuinely excites you.

For me that niche turned out to be the self-improvement space.

Iā€™ve always loved personal development, Spirituality and helping others realize their potential.

So focusing my affiliate efforts on that niche just made sense.

It allowed me to position myself as an authority in the field and attract people who were truly interested in what I had to offer.

This turned out to be super important in building trust and credibility with my audience.

When it comes to taking recommendations for stuff like online courses or books, people really want to hear from someone who knows their stuff and is truly passionate about the subject matter.

So if youā€™re looking to get into affiliate marketing, I cannot stress enough how vital it is to pick a niche that fully aligns with your interests and expertise.

Finding the Right Affiliate Programs

Okay, so once youā€™ve selected your niche, the next step is researching affiliate programs to promote.

This was trickier than I realized in the beginning.

There are so many programs out there, it can get super overwhelming trying to decide which ones to work with.

You gotta carefully evaluate things like the commission rates they offer, their reputation in the industry, whether they provide marketing support, and of course how relevant their products are to your niche.

Iā€™ll break down quickly what you need to look for in each of those areas:

Commission Rates

  • Go for programs offering high commission rates ā€” weā€™re talking 50ā€“70% or more in some cases. This will maximize what you earn from each sale.

More money = more freedom!

Reputation and Credibility

  • Only choose established programs with a solid reputation. You want to align yourself only with ethical companies that customers can trust. This boosts your own credibility tremendously.

Marketing Support

  • Look for programs that offer free access to product images, ad creatives, promo tools, and other marketing assets. This makes promoting a breeze!

Relevance to Your Niche

  • Seems obvious but the products have to directly relate to what youā€™re focusing on. Make sure they genuinely provide value to your audience.

Getting all those pieces in place took me longer than expected. But it was 100% worth taking the time to carefully vet programs rather than just slapping up any random affiliate links.

for example: Spirituality and manifestation programs are great for beginners, and this website is perfect example for it.

Building Affiliate Website

Now we come to the website piece of the puzzle.

This was a big focus early on for me.

I wanted to make sure I built a site that established me as an authority in my niche and showcased my chosen affiliate programs in the best light possible.

I invested a good chunk of time designing something that was clean, professional, and stupidly simple to navigate.

I use WordPress most of the time because it is easy to use and flexible.

So I just need to invest in Hosting and Domain.

I also create content that would really resonate with my target audience, like relatable stories and tactical self-improvement advice.

Additionally, I optimized all my pages for search engines by researching relevant keywords and working those into my content along with synonyms and related phrases.

This made the site more visible in search results so more potential customers would find and visit it organically.

Once I felt good about the website itself, it was time to carefully incorporate and test out my various affiliate links and offers.

I mainly stuck to content-style promotions through reviews and recommendations rather than overly salesy ads.

like this one.

Review article of an Affiliate product

This more subtle approach ended up working well.

It enabled me to highlight the affiliate products I was most excited about while providing genuine value to readers.

Many of whom eventually made purchases, scored me some sweet commissions!

So that covers the basics of how I built out my affiliate website.

Definitely the most technically challenging part of this whole process.

But absolutely essential to get right if you want to maximize your earning potential.

Creating Content That Truly Connects

Populating my new website with awesome content was the next task. And by far my favorite part!

Because I could finally share my passion for self-improvement topics while also sprinkling in relevant affiliate links along the way.

I experimented with different types of content to determine what my audience responded to best.

Things like personal stories, motivational tips, book summaries, course reviews.

I tried to get creative with formats too ā€” interviews, PDF checklists, videos. You name it!

Now over time, I realized that the content that evoked the strongest emotions and engagement focused primarily on two key areas:

Compelling Stories

Sharing my own journeys and struggles in an authentic way helped readers relate to me on a deeper level. That emotional connection is so important for building trust and loyalty.

Powerful Imagery

Using photos, graphics, and illustrations. Anything visual that captured the essence of my message and appeal to readers on a more subconscious level.

These two elements into my content proved seriously effective.

My open and click-through rates started climbing as more people connected with what I published.

Which in turn led to more sales of my affiliate offers over time.

Alright, so at this point, I had my niche and ideal buyer personas narrowed down.

I partnered up with carefully selected affiliate programs. Built a rock-solid website optimized for search and conversions. And published a bunch of killer content for my audience.

Now it was time to spread the word and drive a heck of a lot of traffic to make this business model work its magic!

Driving That Sweet, Sweet Traffic

Look, you can build the most amazing website ever.

But if people arenā€™t visiting it, you wonā€™t make any affiliate sales or commissions.

Traffic is essential to making this work.,,

So right from the start I knew I needed to focus hard on marketing and promotion.

This meant mastering the art of driving steady streams of visitors to my site through whatever means necessary.

And I gotta tell you, this was tougher than I expected. I tried all kinds of tactics early on with varying degrees of success:

  • Leveraging social media platforms like Facebook groups to tap into existing audiences
  • Running ads to boost posts and target relevant interests(Google, Facebook ads)
  • Reaching out to influencers for shoutouts or collaborations(Instagram, facebook pages)
  • Optimizing all my content for search engines through on-page SEO

I had my wins and losses with each strategy.

But combining them together over time is ultimately what propelled my traffic numbers to the point of profitability.

Now I drive thousands of targeted visitors to my site every single month.

Many become email subscribers, some buy my affiliate offers, and a few have even become full-fledged coaching clients!

So donā€™t get discouraged if building an audience feels painfully slow out of the gate.

Consistency and patience are so critical.

But stick with what works and traffic will come!

Those affiliate commissions will be oh-so-sweet when they starting rolling in :)

Alright, weā€™ve covered a ton of ground here.

Letā€™s do a quick recapā€¦

I walked you through getting crystal clear on your niche and ideal audience, vetting affiliate programs thoroughly, building an optimized website, creating engaging content, and driving boatloads of traffic to your platform.

Whew!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Itā€™s a lot of work upfront. But once all those pieces come together, youā€™ll have an automated passive income machine that can make money while you sleep!

So if youā€™ve got a passion and some hustle, I say take a chance on affiliate marketing. Master this skillset. And ultimately unlock the lifestyle freedom you desire!

It can be difficult to enter in for the first time.

But just focus on taking it one step at a time. Stick with it. And I promise your hard work will pay off hugely!

Alright friends, I hope this glimpse into my own journey has been helpful. Excited to see what you make happen!

Just let me know if any other questions come up. Iā€™m happy to chat more!

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