{"id":17676,"date":"2022-03-23T19:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-03-23T18:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/girlaroundtheworld.co.uk\/?p=17676"},"modified":"2022-03-14T17:05:35","modified_gmt":"2022-03-14T16:05:35","slug":"best-affiliate-programs-for-beginners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/girlaroundtheworld.co.uk\/best-affiliate-programs-for-beginners\/","title":{"rendered":"Affiliate Marketing for Dummies – Best Affiliate Programs for Beginners"},"content":{"rendered":"


\n What is affiliate marketing
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\n Benefits
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\n When to use it
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\n Important things to know before
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\n My top tips
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\n Promoting your links
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\n Best affiliate programs
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\n Best affiliate networks
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Are you on a journey of making sense of affiliate marketing? You have arrived in the right place!\u00a0<\/p>\n

I\u2019m a travel blogger and creator that successfully makes passive income thanks to affiliate marketing.<\/strong> And because all good things in life are meant to be shared, I want to offer you some precious tips and tricks today. And a lot of information I\u2019ve learned by testing and experimenting. Are you ready for my affiliate marketing guide that includes the best affiliate programs for beginners? <\/p>\n

Let\u2019s jump right into it.<\/p>\n

\n\t\t\t\tWhat is affiliate marketing and how does it work?\t\t\t<\/h2>\n

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I\u2019m sure you\u2019ve heard about affiliate marketing before and you may be dreaming of making huge amounts of money out of it. Who doesn\u2019t want to wake up in the morning, open their laptop and see a big list of commissions? Heh, I know how it is. Although it\u2019s… do-able, please be prepared for a long and often complicated journey. In order to get started, you\u2019ll need to understand a few basic things about affiliate marketing. And I\u2019m here to guide you:<\/p>\n

\n\t\t\t\tThe simple concept behind it\t\t\t<\/h3>\n

The simple idea behind affiliate marketing is the following: passive income. Affiliate marketing means that you, as the affiliate, promote someone else\u2019s products or services. If they make a sale thanks to you, you\u2019ll receive a small commission in exchange. Simple, right? Affiliate marketing and revenue sharing go hand in hand.\u00a0<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re still confused, here\u2019s a simple scheme so you can better understand: Affiliate promotes brand -> Brand makes sale -> Affiliate takes a small percentage of sale via tracking link.<\/p>\n

Now, speaking of tracking links…<\/p>\n

\n\t\t\t\tWhat is an affiliate link?\t\t\t<\/h3>\n

Affiliate marketing exists in the online world. So you\u2019ll need something to redirect people to a certain product and\/or service. And that thing is\u2026 a link – or a hyperlink, if you must! Links will take the customer from your platform to the merchant\u2019s site.<\/p>\n

Affiliate links have something that\u2019s called a \u201ccookie\u201d, which is a small piece of data that will help the website remember who you are or, more specifically, how you arrived on that website. In short, cookies are magical things that help the website remember that a client has reached the website\/made a sale because you directed them there.<\/p>\n

A cookie will be active for 30-90 days (it depends on each affiliate platform, of course) to track where the sale came from. So if a sale is made within that time frame, the affiliate gets a commission. Hey, presto!\u00a0<\/p>\n

Everyone\u2019s a winner: the reader has found a useful product, the brand has made a sale and you have generated a small commission for connecting the two. Easy-peasy!<\/p>\n

\n\t\t\t\tHow to make money with affiliate marketing\t\t\t<\/h3>\n

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I\u2019m pretty sure you get it by now: you can make income using affiliate marketing by receiving either a fixed commission, or a percentage of the sale. So the key here is to have A LOT of patience and to understand that affiliate marketing is a slow, long-term process. Different platforms offer different payout systems. Here they are below, with explanations for each:<\/p>\n