How to Start Affiliate Marketing in 2026 (Beginners Tutorial)

Do not start affiliate marketing in 2026 unless you do the right [music] things first because more people are starting this than ever, but almost all quit within like 9 to 12 months. And it's not because affiliate marketing is dead. It's not because AI ruined it. It's not because the niche might be too

competitive, but it's because they do things in the wrong order, right? You pick a niche before you understand affiliate marketing. Maybe you join a ton of affiliate programs before you have any traffic. You join the wrong programs. Then all of a sudden, 6 months in, you published like 42 articles, spent all this time, you're in 15

affiliate programs, and you made like $20. So, we don't want that. That's why in this video, I'm giving you the five things you must do before you join a single affiliate program, the correct order of operations for 2026. And number five is actually one that most people don't talk about. So, make sure to watch

that. And before we get started, if you want a full affiliate launch plan, I give you your niche selection and content strategy. Make sure to click the link in the description below and sign up for that. And let's get into it. So, the first mistake for most beginners is treating this affiliate sign up process

like real progress. So, here's what it looks like. Somebody discovers affiliate marketing, you get excited, you spend your first week just signing up for like Amazon Associates, Share a Sale, Impact, Partner Stack, a bunch of these individual affiliate programs. So, you have affiliate links for 20 products. You're ready to go, but you have like no

content, no traffic yet. and then you create, you know, three posts, three videos, you get 40 visitors, you earn maybe a dollar or two, and then you conclude that affiliate marketing does not work. But what we actually proved is that affiliate links themselves don't create the income. Traffic actually does. The links are just a mechanism. We