3 of the Best Affiliate Programs for Beginners

Making money online does not happen overnight. Building an engaged audience that trusts you enough to buy the products and services you recommend takes time. That said, starting a strategy to monetize your content is straightforward.

This article will go through the best affiliate programs for beginners.

First, let’s quickly take a step back and talk about affiliate marketing and how you can monetize your content and passions.

What is affiliate marketing?

You can place links, graphics and call-to-action buttons to products you recommend within your content. Let’s take an easy example:

You are passionate about crochet (yes, crochet!) and have a blog where you write a daily article sharing advice on how to crochet for beginners.

You write an article about your favourite places to buy crochet supplies online. You would search for crochet companies on the affiliate programs we will highlight and generate commission for every product you sell via your link.

This is the simplistic version, but we will get into much more detail in future articles about affiliate marketing.

Best affiliate programs for beginners

The programs you choose will depend on the content you create and the topic you focus on. You are focusing on a niche, right?

Rather than creating content for all craft types, focus on a small segment, like crochet; then, you will have less competition.

Amazon affiliate program

This is the most straightforward program to start affiliate marketing on.

No matter your niche, you will find products on Amazon that you can promote within your content.

Taking our crochet niche as an example, you will find books, crochet supplies like yarn needles, and crochet hooks that you can sell on your website.

The downside is that the commission rates are pretty low, depending on the type of product you are selling. It can range from 2.5% to 10%, so high-priced products will pay you more commission but are harder to sell.

The upside is if a visitor clicks on your links and uses Amazon to buy anything within 24 hours, you will receive the commission for it, which is a nice bonus.

Impact affiliates

From our experience, Impact has the best choice of products and services, with higher commission rates. The upside is that you receive the commission if the visitor clicks your link and purchases within 30 days.

Commission rates vary and can be high as 30-40%, depending on the product. Some companies also offer incentives and payout on actual clicks, increasing the opportunities to make money from your content.

Depending on your niche, our advice would be to start with Impact but make sure that your website is built and you have published quality content. Your application will likely be rejected if you have a half-built website.

Clickbank affiliate program

Another affiliate program with a wide range of products and services, including courses and digital products. Clickbank rates depend on the niche and work like Impact in that if a visitor clicks on your link and then purchases a product 30 days later, you will receive a commission.

In fact, some of the offers actually extend as far as 90 days, so make sure you look around for the best products to promote.

Build trust to market products

What is essential with any affiliate program is that you only promote products and services you have used yourself. Creating content showcasing your knowledge and experience will increase your chances of making sales and a good income from affiliate programs.

We will go into much more detail about affiliate marketing, but for now, this article will give you an idea of where to start when finding the best affiliate programs for beginners. It’s time to start creating content, building your audience and making money from your passions! Good luck.