The 7 Best Affiliate Marketing Programs for Beginners
When you are just getting started with your blog things can get overwhelming. I do not blame you, we used to be there as well. One question often asked is what are the best affiliate marketing programs for beginners?
Luckily for you, Andrew and I have already tried out several affiliate programs allowing me to compile a simple list to help you get started.
Since you have a lot to do, let’s get started without wasting any more time.
Amazon Associates
Personally, I believe that Amazon Associates is the best affiliate marketing program for beginners right now. Why? Well, you have the enormous power of Amazon behind you.
With over 100 million Prime subscribers, that means A LOT of people are dedicated to shopping on Amazon.
Really, you should not even hesitate about signing up for the Amazon Associates program. It will give tremendous flexibility.
ShareASale
ShareASale is arguably one of the best affiliate marketing programs out there. It is a massive network of over 3,900 merchants. We recently just signed up for ShareASale to have access to the Tailwind affiliate program.
Why is this one of the best affiliate marketing programs for beginners? To simply put it, because the program is so big! With over 3,900 merchants it is easy to find an affiliate program that will work for you.
The negative of this program is there is an approval process. This process only takes a day or two to get signed up. Personally, I was used to programs that allowed you to sign up right away so I was not ready for the wait.
Bluehost
Bluehost is by far the most profitable affiliate program we belong to. There will be months where we will make a couple hundred dollars off of this program.
Last year (March 2017) we moved over to Bluehost for Wallet Squirrel’s hosting services. There have been some ups and downs throughout the year but there affiliate program for beginners has eased the pain.
Why is this program so great for beginners? Well, it is very simple to sign up for. Andrew was able to get everything set up within 10 minutes. Bluehost even has customer service reps that noticed the link provided was not working correctly. They promptly reached out to us to help us get that working properly.
SEMRush
Andrew and I have been using the free version of SEMRush for over a year. Now we are paying customers and absolutely love the power of the product. Even though their service is expensive, I believe it is a great value for what you get. For more information of what you can do, check out Andrew’s review here.
Not only do they have a great product, they also have a great affiliate marketing program for beginners. This is because they give you commission on the sale for each month the person signs up for. So, if they sign up for 12 months, you get 12 months worth of commision. Is that not awesome!?!?
VigLink
There is a reason Andrew and I have been using Viglink for the past four years, it is amazingly simple! We started using it for the first niche website that we created together.
Because VigLink makes affiliate marketing so simple for beginners we were able to start earning money within the first month we implemented it.
Why do we love VigLink? When you are new to affiliate marketing it is tough to catch all of the affiliates. Viglink can scan for links within new articles you write. If it finds that the link points to an affiliate it will automatically make your link an affiliate marketing link. It does not get much simpler than that.
Now, because Viglink is a middleman, they do take their cut of your affiliate earnings. This is why it is best to go directly to the affiliate program a company has set up such as Bluehost or SEMRush. Typically, you will earn more money that way but VigLink is a great place to get started!
Shutterstock
Last month stock photography was our biggest income source! One of the stock photography services we use is Shutterstock. They make life super easy and stock photography is a good way to make some extra money off of your photography.
Since we could, we decided to sign up for their affiliate marketing program as well. This has helped us earn even more money!
Ebates
Ebates is another one of those super easy affiliate marketing programs to sign up for. They will give you a bonus $50 for your first two referrals. After that, it is $5 per referral.
Yeah, you are right, that is not much but it can add up. We know people that are making close to $1,000 a month from this referral program.
Conclusion to the Best Affiliate Marketing Programs for Beginners
Overall, these are what I feel like, are the best affiliate marketing programs for beginners. They all should give your new blog a great foundation to start earning more money.
What is your favorite affiliate marketing program?
Well, what are you waiting for? Go ahead and start earning!
Wallet Squirrel is a personal finance blog by best friends Andrew & Adam on how money works, building side-hustles, and the benefits of cleverly investing the profits. Featured on MSN Money, AOL Finance, and more!
Just like yourself, I’m also dedicated to making the affiliate marketing side hustle work. Affiliate marketing and blogging is the best side hustle anyone can get into with the concentration of being a future “side hustle millionaire.” Just stopping by to check up on you and hope all is well. See you at the top my friend! 🙂
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