3 Steps to Monetize Your Blog Through Affiliate Marketing

There are currently over 152 million blogs worldwide, close to 75 million powered by WordPress alone. With so many bloggers many of us wonder how can we build our audience, gain traffic and eventually monetize our blog. However, knowing where to start can be challenging especially if you’re a new blogger or just new to monetizing. With so many ways to make money off a blog or website it can be overwhelming when we first decide to look for ways to monetize. One of the best ways anyone can monetize their blog is through affiliate marketing!

What is Affiliate Marketing?

Affiliate marketing is for you the (the affiliate) to earn a commission for endorsing products or services to your readers. The most commonly used method is pay-per-action, which means that a blogger gets paid only if a reader undertakes a particular action, such as asking for additional details on the…