Affiliate marketing is a way to make money online by promoting other people’s or company’s products and services and earning a commission from every sale you help make (however, it’s worth pointing out that there are different types of affiliate programs with different ways of paying marketers). Once you sign up for an affiliate program, you’ll get a trackable link that you can use in your content and then once people start to click on that link and preferably, buy the product or service, you’ll start earning a commission. [/et_pb_toggle][et_pb_toggle 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)” title=”How does affiliate marketing work? “]
An expert in a niche industry? Then maybe a niche-focused model would be better suited. Location-based might be a better choice if languages are your forte.

A brand that promotes products incessantly without any regard for bring real value to its audience will find affiliate marketing to be a short-lived source of income. Choosing the right products to promote, stemming from a true passion for what the product does, forms the basis of all your promotional activities.
Don’t throw in affiliate products that have nothing to do with baking. That would only confuse your readers and decrease your credibility as an authority blogger in your niche.