I am a freelancer but I am also an affiliate marketer and when I tell you I have done this for 9 years let me just say there were a lot of roads that I had to travel and a lot of ropes that I had to grab quickly. A lot of people are affiliate marketing so do not be surprised when you make barely anything from it.
Also watch contracts with companies because sometimes you do not make nothing but change. It takes a lot of dedication and thinking to create blog post, social media posts and try to entice people to buy things. It is not easy to do and you have to be creative and find a lot of places to be seen. I currently use Tumblr, reddit, BlueSky, twitter(X) and Facebook, Pinterest to be seen. I also used Quora but they banned my first account and I do not feel like remaking it. I had a lot of wondering why it isn't working a lot of what ifs, a lot of questions and a lot of frustration but eventually it worked out but it is not always steady and not always certain. Be sure to use tags on social media to pull your audience and get seen more.
What I am trying to say is be sure you have multiple modes and sources of income. Do not quit your main job thinking this is going to take flight instantly. Not saying it cannot but it does take a long time for it to do anything.
I am not just an affiliate marketer. I am also a content creator and make gaming content on Youtube, Twitch occasionally, Tiktok and Rumble(Due to the way I record my vids, I cannot upload some). I also have a gaming blog.
My affiliate links here : https://lovely-me19.blogspot.com/p/my-affiliate-links.html
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@taintedlg
Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@tainted.co
Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/LovelyGrizzly
Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/grizzlyxlovely
Kick: https://kick.com/lovely-grizzly
Blog: https://taintedreviewsgaming.com/
What started affiliate marketing for me 9 years ago was adult toys. I was selling adult toys and still sell them for two different companies. Here is my adult blog if anyone is interested.
I also an a photographer and enjoy taking photos of nature on my free time. I actually only sold 3 photos within the past 8 years and I am proud that I even sold anything.
My photography sites below:
500px
Adobe Stock
Shutter Stock
Viewbug
Dreamstine
My ko-fi
And finally, I work Clickworker, Prolific, in which is pays me income the other things above does not pay really but this does.
There are different levels to this that you are going to have to do to make it and sometimes, you are going to be a bird with no wings and got to figure out how to fly because it may seem easy but it is not. Don't give up doing this because eventually it will work out.
