Many people still think the only way to make money is by working traditional jobs. Many do not realize that in the era of information technology, the internet is a great place to make money. For many, the internet is a place to go when you want to chat on social media with friends and family, play games and shop.

Have you ever considered contributing to the content of the internet instead of being a consumer all the time?

Well you can actively contribute to the content of the internet by blogging about events and topics that you love. Many bloggers are able to generate full time income online doing this. You can also make money online by becoming an affiliate marketer.

In this post, I will focus on two ways to make money online, blogging and affiliate marketing. I will then explain to you how wealthy affiliate can help you make money using these two methods.

What is blogging?

Blogging like I mentioned above is the process of writing content about topics you love. Many bloggers write about related topics while others write about a wide range of topics. Topics can relate to sports, babies, families, education, news, celebrities, money, sex and more.

You can generate income through your blogs by granting businesses the opportunity to advertise on your website. As people visit your website and view or click on these advertisements, you make money.

The higher the number of people visiting your site the higher the amount of money you will generate from commercials alone.

What is affiliate marketing?

Affiliate marketing is the kind of marketing where you make money by referring the products of others. In affiliate marketing, there is a relationship between the affiliate network, the publisher, the affiliate and the consumer.

The affiliate network gives publishers the permission to display products on their platform for a fee. The publisher owns a product or several products that can be referred by an affiliate.

A person becomes an affiliate by signing up for the program and waiting to be approved by the network. Most networks require that you have a website with good content to qualify for the program.

A consumer can learn about these products through publicity and affiliate marketing is a great way of publicizing a product. At no cost to the publisher, the affiliates draw attention to a publisher’s product. Affiliates do this by writing content and refering consumers to the product in the hope that they will read it, maybe like it and then buy the product. If this happens, the affiliate gets a percentage of the sale from the publisher as commission.

Let take the example of the amazon affiliate network. This network has hundreds of publishers selling thousands of merchandise. Amazon has an affiliate program where people with viable websites can apply and if approved can write content referring several products on amazon. These affiliates are all given unique store ids that allow amazon to track referrals from each affiliate.

When an affiliate sees a product they like to write about, they can generate links to that product on the amazon affiliate site and post these links onto their websites. If a consumer reads about these products on the affiliate’s web and clicks on the link, it will take them to amazon. If the consumer buys the product while at amazon, the affiliate will get a commission. That’s the short of it.

How does wealthy affiliate factor into this equation?

Wealthy affiliate, also known as wealthy affiliate university is an educational platform that helps budding entrepreneurs achieve their dreams in becoming self-employed. This program has thousands of members who make a community of hardworking enterprising people.

They offer hundreds of lessons in both written and video format, including live video classes. They also offer one on one coaching to their premium members but that is not all.

You should have noticed me saying earlier that a blogger or affiliate need to have a website. This is so because it is through this website that you will write content about a product, service or topic of your choice. It is also on this website that you will post commercials from advertisers and links from affiliate networks.

At wealthy affiliate, as a free member, you are entitled to 2 websites plus hosting. Premium members can have up to 50 websites plus hosting.

So, can I make money at home with wealthy affiliate?

The answer is yes, you can absolutely make money at home with wealthy affiliate. All you need is a computer, internet connection and a lot of hard work and support. It is not a fast money scheme. You will learn a lot and if you work hard at applying the lessons, you will certainly succeed.

I have been a member for a year and counting. I could go on and on but below is a review of wealthy affiliate I pulled from the website ‘ripoff’. Ripoff is a website dedicated to helping people determine whether a business is legitimate or not.

As is mentioned in the review above, anyone who is interested in building a business online can benefit from joining wealthy affiliate. They have a test drive program you can join and if you like it good but if not no problem. There is absolutely no risk involved.

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