Merchants love influencers. I mean, they really love them. So much so, you’ll find that a lot of influencers tend to get better commision rate because they are able to deliver a big batch of sales volume in a short period.
After you have selected your niche, the next step in starting affiliate marketing for beginners is to assess the competition in your niche. Evaluating the competition helps you to understand the scope and depth of your niche. The more you know about your competition, the better you will market your products.

Inform or educate your audience while building trust and establishing your authority on the subject matter. Things like tutorials and in-depth guides like my guide on how to make money blogging are great for this.Convert your audience, whether into an email subscriber, by offering a free lead magnet in exchange for their email address or a direct sales conversion by that user following through to your affiliate link and making a purchase. Content such as my post on online course platforms would be an example of this, as I review multiple platforms and share insights with my readers.
The second approach arguably builds more trust, but it also distracts people by giving them a lot of different recommendations.