Remote Income Academy · Phase 2 · Module 11
Affiliate Marketing
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How to earn commissions by recommending products and tools you already use — without a big audience or any upfront investment.
Module 11 of 12 — Phase 2: Scale Your Income. Affiliate marketing is the lowest-barrier income stream available online. No product creation, no customer service, no inventory. Just recommend things you believe in and earn when people buy. This module shows you how to do it properly.
What You’ll Learn
- How affiliate marketing actually works — the mechanics, the payouts, and what to watch out for
- How to choose affiliate programmes that pay well and align with your audience
- Where to promote affiliate links: content, email, social and communities
- How to earn affiliate income as a beginner without an established following
- The content formats that convert best for affiliate offers
- FTC disclosure requirements and how to stay on the right side of the rules
Module Content
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Recommended length: 45–55 minutes.
Module 11 Action Step
This week:
Sign up for 2–3 affiliate programmes for tools or products you genuinely use. Write one piece of content (a post, email, or video script) that naturally recommends one of them. Publish it. Your first affiliate commission could come from this single piece of content.
Resources in This Module
- Top 20 Affiliate Programmes for Remote Workers (PDF)
- Affiliate Content Templates (Review, Tutorial, Comparison)
- FTC Disclosure Cheat Sheet
- Affiliate Income Tracker Spreadsheet