Affiliate marketing is the process of earning a commission by promoting other companies’ products. You find a product that you like, promote it to others, and get paid when sales are made, leads are confirmed, or any qualified action takes place.

Both affiliate and network marketing involve getting paid for recommending other companies’ products, but unlike network marketers, affiliates don’t have teams and only make money from their own efforts. Affiliates don’t have to purchase products to qualify and most affiliate programmes are free to join.

This blog post explores whether affiliate marketing is a viable option for people who want to supplement their income or start their own business. I am not an affiliate but have written this post to be able to help people who ask me about it.