The idea with affiliate marketing is that once you create the content that promotes your links, you don’t need to do much else – just promote it and update it every once in a while. However, while it is a source of passive income it’s also important to understand that it does take a lot of work to create all this content and promote – so you can’t expect to create a few blog posts, insert a few affiliate links and then you’ll just start earning. [/et_pb_toggle][et_pb_toggle title=”How much does it cost to become an affiliate marketer? ” open_toggle_text_color=”#00afc0″ open_toggle_background_color=”rgba(0,0,0,0)” closed_toggle_text_color=”#5b5b5b” closed_toggle_background_color=”rgba(0,0,0,0)” icon_color=”#ff7900″ use_icon_font_size=”on” icon_font_size=”22px” _builder_version=”4.4.7″ title_text_color=”#5b5b5b” title_font_size=”1.2rem” closed_title_font_size=”1.2rem” body_text_color=”#5b5b5b” body_font_size=”1.1rem” body_line_height=”1.5em” body_ul_text_color=”#5b5b5b” body_ul_font_size=”1rem” body_ul_line_height=”1.6em” hover_enabled=”0″ custom_css_toggle_icon=”content: %22%924c%22!important;||” border_color_all=”rgba(0,175,192,0.29)”]
If the product or service you're promoting is relevant to your audience, they won’t mind the content. However, if they feel you are trying to scam them or take advantage of their readership with too many irrelevant ads, they’re liable to leave and not come back.

They can also promote their content to get transactions by putting up ads, capturing search traffic from SEO, or building an email list.
Depending on your goals, this will affect which product you choose, how you plan to promote the product as well as how much time & resources you want to invest.