How To Build A Blog For Affiliate Marketing In 2021 (Ultimate Guide)

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In this short article, we will discuss how to build a successful affiliate marketing blog in 2021. I will guide you through all the important steps so you can be successful and make some extra cash online.

First, let us look at the importance of having a blog for affiliate marketers.

There are methods to do affiliate marketing without a website, but having a website will make you look genuine and Improve your chances of getting approved to the high-level affiliate programs which have more high-quality offers.

Building a blog is extremely valuable. It is a long term asset you could have.

You are opening yourselves to getting unlimited, free, high-quality, targeted traffic from Google.

It is one of the best free traffic sources out there

And most importantly, MONEY…

There are tons of different methods of making money from a blog which will bring you even more revenue.

A domain name is an integral part of setting up your blog.

It is the name of your website.

Eg: Yoursitename.com mysite.net, Jonhsblog.org

I hope you got the idea

A domain name is unique and two blogs won’t have the same domain name(it’s like your Instagram ID, Two people won’t have the same ID, right?)

Well, hosting is the process of storing the codes, images, videos and texts in your websites on servers.

The problem is that it’s hard to maintain servers and you also need a lot of technical skills in doing so.

They will handle the boring work and we can focus on the more important and interesting tasks.

Hurray!!

You just completed the first step

Since you have a domain and hosting, Now lets move to the next step

Once you buy a domain and set up hosting, you can easily install WordPress on Bluehost.

If you don’t have a WordPress admin account you can easily create one directly through Bluehost.

WordPress.org is free to use. But there are a lot of paid and free plugins which you can install according to your requirements.

Now you can start customizing your WordPress website

The cool thing about Fiverr is you only pay after you are satisfied with the service, so there is no chance of getting scammed.

If you don’t want to hire freelancers, then you can do everything all by yourself.

By using WordPress, you can choose a theme, install plugins, set up pages and a lot more.

You don’t need to be a developer to use WordPress

it’s very simple and anyone can easily learn and understand this platform.

And there are tons of resources like free YouTube videos, blog posts, guides, forums, online courses and a lot more to help you master worpress.

Now it’s time to start making the money…

The best way to make money from affiliate marketing is to write content that aligns with your audience interest.

You can add links to products that will help your readers solve their problems.

Let’s go through the important steps you should take before you start affiliate marketing

A niche is very important for any blogger.

You cannot just pick through in random content and expect to make money.

All the blog post you create should revolve around a particular niche or topic

For example, a fitness blog should never publish content about stuff that is beyond its niche like automobiles, gadgets etc.

All articles in the fitness blog should be related to health and fitness.

Hope you got the idea…

Just look into yourselves, everyone is born with some skills, everyone is good at something. We all have hobbies and interests.

Let’s say if you are good at cooking, you can start a blog that publishes content about different recipes. You can link to affiliate products related to cooking like cooking guides and cooking utensils.

Let us look at another example, if you are interested in travelling you can write content about different places, travel tips etc. You can put affiliate links to different travel-related services like airline companies, tour companies etc.

There are a lot of profitable niches out there like health and fitness, online marketing and dating.

But if you don’t like these niches, then don’t pick them.

Another problem is that these high-profit niches are extremely competitive.

Picking a niche that you love will make blogging feel like a hobby than a boring job.

If you are interested in traveling, you can write about traveling and tourist destinations (there are tons of traveling related products you can promote from which you can make money)

When you pick a niche that you are not interested in, then there is a high probability that you will quit.

If you quit then there is no money…

Here is a list of niches:

  • Health & Fitness (includes guides, diets, supplements etc.)
  • Online Marketing(mainly make money online related stuff, marketing software, courses, ebooks etc.)
  • Software services
  • Travel
  • Dating
  • Pets (includes dog training, pet food, toys etc.)
  • Finance(Trading apps, investments, bookkeeping apps, tax filing etc.)
  • Freelancing( freelancing websites like Fiverr have affiliate programs)
  • Food
  • Fashion
  • Gadgets
  • Courses( sites like Udemy, Skillshare, Coursera, etc, have affiliate programs. Skillshare affiliate program pays 7$ per free trial signup!)
  • Baby Care
  • Education
  • Gaming
  • Insurance
  • Apps
  • Home & Garden (eg: woodworking, Furniture, etc.)

And the list goes on…

Always keep in mind that there will always be an affiliate product no matter what niche you choose.

So now we have a niche.

It’s time to move to the next step.

Before you start to write anything you have to make sure that there are people out there to read your content.

So, How do we know that there are people to read your content?

The answer is Keyword Research (also known as keyword analysis)

You can use tools like Semrush and Ahrefs for keyword research(but they are a bit expensive)

You can start with mangools KWfinder.

Use this link to get a 10-day free trial


There are many forms of content you can write to start making money with affiliate marketing.

You can create short simple guides or review articles.

You can simply teach people how to do something (eg: fishing)and you can promote relevant affiliate products(in this case fishing rods, hooks etc).

Another type of content is reviews

Because the buyer is almost ready to buy the product, he may even have a credit card in his hands.

So, what you can do is write a review article about a product and simply add your affiliate links.

The only thing you have to make sure of is that don’t write the review article for the sake of making money.

It must be an honest opinion. Point out the pros and cons, and even recommend alternatives.

You can compare two products and explain which one is best for the reader.

Like I mentioned before, simply add your affiliate links and watch the sales coming in.

I have explained how to set up a blog for affiliate marketing. Hope you understand the basics.

If you want me to go in-depth on these topics, please let me know in the comments.

Thank you for reading.

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