How Profitable is Affiliate Marketing? A Content Marketing Writer Shares Her Experiences

There are many ways to make a living online. Each week I have businesses pop into my inbox offering me stakes in their affiliate partnership programs. I also field oodles of reader questions asking me how to get involved in affiliate marketing opportunities — and if they’re worth it.

So, let’s chat.

In this candid explainer post, I’ll dig into my experiences with affiliate marketing over the past 12 years of being a full-time self-employed writer. I focus on marketing, but also have a background in journalism, so I occasionally pick up magazine and newspaper work every now and again. This is solely my perspective as a gal who makes a living writing and taking photos.

In this post I’ll explore:

• What is Affiliate Marketing?
• What is Passive Income?
• How Do Writers Participate in Affiliate Marketing?
• Can You Make Money With Affiliate Marketing?

What is Affiliate Marketing?

From my perspective as a content marketing writer, affiliate marketing is when a company pays you a commission or percentage of a sale that you help them generate by promoting their products or services…