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How to Start an Affiliate Marketing Blog in 9 Simple Steps

If you want to make money online, starting an affiliate marketing blog is a great option.

When I first started blogging, I paid someone $200 to install my WordPress blog. Seemed like a great deal, until I realized it was a 2 minute job I could have easily done myself. 🤦‍♀️

I want to save you from going through what I went through all those years ago because it’s actually super easy to set up your own affiliate website and build a blog you can earn affiliate income with.

In this epic 5,000+ word guide, you’ll learn how to start a Wordpress blog with Bluehost and make money with affiliate marketing.

I’m sharing every single step you need to take to get your very own affiliate blog up and running…

Instagram Affiliate Marketing the Right Way

If you’re interested in Instagram affiliate marketing, you’ve come to the right place!

Instagram is one of the most popular social media platforms. It doesn’t matter if you’re blogging about food, fashion, beauty, money or business – everyone and their mother (mine included!) is on Instagram.

I’ll be honest. I used to be a big Instagram user but got completely overwhelmed with how much work was involved. I just couldn’t keep up with the demand and eventually stopped posting completely. My big mistake? Not using the right tool to help me plan and schedule my content in advance. I recently discovered Tailwind for Instagram and it’s a game changer. I’m back on Instagram and loving every minute of it.

Since I share affiliate marketing strategies with awesome people like you, naturally my content may contain affiliate links for products I use and love. If you take action (i.e. subscribe, make a purchase) after clicking one of these links (ads), I’ll earn some coffee money ☕️ which I promise to drink while creating more helpful content like this.Affiliate Disclosure

But when it comes to monetizing the platform with affiliate links, you may find yourself confused or frustrated. It’s just not as straight-forward to use with affiliate marketing compared to sites like Twitter and Facebook.

That’s why I put this post together. Here’s how to do Instagram affiliate marketing the right way…

97+ Fashion Affiliate Programs You Can Work With Directly

Will it be door number one or door number two?

That’s the decision you need to make when joining new fashion affiliate programs.

Door number one leads you down the affiliate aggregator road where you join sites like Skimlinks and get instantly approved to thousands of affiliate programs – skipping the tedious bits of affiliate marketing, like managing all those links and tracking multiple sources of revenue.

Since I share affiliate marketing strategies with awesome people like you, naturally my content may contain affiliate links for products I use and love. If you take action (i.e. subscribe, make a purchase) after clicking one of these links, I’ll earn some coffee money ☕️ which I promise to drink while creating more helpful content like this.Affiliate Disclosure

Door number two takes you in another direction where you wind up working with product companies directly, usually through their own self-hosted platform or a large network like ShareASale.

Some fashion bloggers start with door number one and once they get more comfortable with affiliate marketing, make their way to door number two.

However the majority stick with the convenience of affiliate aggregators because they’re unaware of the benefits of working with companies directly.

59+ Art Affiliate Programs for Crafty and Creative Bloggers

Finding stellar art affiliate programs to join is time-consuming, which is why it’s remained at the bottom of your lengthy content creation to-do list for some time now.

Plus, you’re already part of the popular craft affiliate programs. Why branch out?

I hear you. Careful curation is wonderful and responsible. You want to promote products and companies you can feel good about and build trust with your readers.

Here’s the thing. Not all products will resonate with all readers, no matter how much you may love them. A better affiliate approach would be to experiment with a new product promotion each month or quarter. See how your readers respond and how your commissions are affected and keep tweaking until you find the most profitable product mix for your unique situation.