Craig Ernstzen

The best affiliate marketing sites are platforms and networks that connect affiliates with companies offering commission-based partnerships — including Amazon Associates, ShareASale, CJ Affiliate, ClickBank, Impact, and OLSP Academy — each suited to different experience levels and product types. When I started affiliate marketing, I signed up for every network I could find. Amazon, ClickBank, … Read more

Affiliate marketing for beginners is the process of earning commissions by recommending other people’s products online — you share a unique tracking link, someone buys through it, and you get paid a percentage of the sale without creating or shipping anything yourself. I sat in my car after a 12-hour IT shift, staring at my … Read more

Instagram affiliate marketing is a method of earning commissions by promoting products through Instagram content — including posts, Stories, Reels, and bio links — and getting paid when followers purchase through your unique affiliate links. I remember scrolling through Instagram back in 2022, watching people post about products and thinking, “There’s no way that actually … Read more

This post may contain affiliate links, which means I may earn a commission if you make a purchase through my links, at no extra cost to you. Earnings disclaimer: any figures I share are my own results and are not typical. Most people who try affiliate marketing earn little or nothing. Your results will depend … Read more