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What You Need To Know About Affiliate Marketing For Beginners + How 17 Bloggers Earned Their First Affiliate Income

Last Updated: September 3, 2021 BY Michelle Schroeder-Gardner - 17 Comments

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Are you interested in learning about affiliate marketing for beginners?

Affiliate marketing is one of the most popular ways to monetize your blog because it’s somewhat passive, and it’s something that can truly help your readers when done well.

That’s why, today, I want to talk about affiliate marketing for beginners. I’m going to start with some background on myself, why I love affiliate marketing, what affiliate marketing is, and how you can get started.

I’m also sharing what other bloggers have to say about affiliate marketing. I asked bloggers who took my Making Sense of Affiliate Marketing course to answer a few questions, such as:

When they started their blog
When they earned their first affiliate income (how long it took them to earn it, how much it was for, and how they felt)
Their top tip for bloggers trying to get their first affiliate sale.

Their answers are super motivating, and I am so excited to share them all with you. [Read more…]

8 Reasons Why I Absolutely Love Affiliate Marketing For Bloggers

Last Updated: March 5, 2021 BY Michelle Schroeder-Gardner - 11 Comments

Disclosure: This post may contain affiliate links, meaning I get a commission if you decide to make a purchase through my links, at no cost to you. Please read my disclosure for more info.

Are you interested in learning about one of the best ways to make money blogging? I’m talking about affiliate marketing for bloggers!

If you’re a blogger and want to learn how to make money blogging, you need to learn about affiliate marketing for bloggers.

There are many great ways to make money blogging (as talked about here — How I Successfully Built A $1,000,000+ Blog), but my favorite way by far is affiliate marketing.

Earning affiliate income is something that I’m extremely grateful for, especially lately. We have been so busy with life, and I haven’t spent as much time on the business as I like to.

Having this passive income source allows me to keep earning blogging income comfortably.

See, even though I am spending less time on the blog, I am still earning a great income each month, and this allows me to focus on a better work-life balance. [Read more…]