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How to choose an affiliate niche
A repeatable way to find a niche with demand, decent commissions, and content you can actually rank.
For affiliates & publishers
Everything you need to earn as an affiliate.
A plain-English roadmap for making real affiliate income — from picking a niche to knowing your links actually track. No hype, no course upsell, no tactics that get you dropped from programs.
The affiliate path
Five steps, in the order that matters.
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Choose a niche you can win
How to pick a topic with real buyer intent and programs worth promoting — instead of chasing whatever pays the highest headline commission.
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Programs vs networks — where to sign up
The difference between joining a merchant’s own program and a network like Impact or PartnerStack, and when each one makes sense for you.
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Build content that converts
Why comparison and “best of” content earns, how to write it credibly, and where affiliate links belong on the page.
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Understand tracking & attribution
Cookies, cookie windows, last-click, and postbacks — what actually decides whether you get paid, explained by someone who built the plumbing.
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Stay compliant (FTC & program terms)
How to disclose affiliate links properly and stay on the right side of program terms so your commissions don’t get clawed back.
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Cornerstone reads for new affiliates.
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Affiliate tracking, explained simply
Clicks, cookies, and postbacks in plain English — and how to check a program tracks you fairly.
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FTC disclosure without killing conversions
What you must disclose, where to put it, and wording that stays compliant and still reads naturally.
Curious how the other side thinks?
The best affiliates understand what merchants want. See the merchant track.