How to MAKE MONEY with Affiliate Marketing WITHOUT a WEBSITE

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Dale Roberts explains how to earn affiliate commissions without owning a website, arguing that most affiliate programmes already provide the websites and landing pages, so a site can slow you down rather than help. His setup steps are: first, list products and services you genuinely like, however small — he says his wife suggested Grammarly, which became the subject of his most popular YouTube video; second, search Google for the product name plus ‘affiliate program’; third, read the terms of service and fine print carefully, including how much you earn and whether the programme requires a website (most, he says, do not, but it varies); fourth, sign up, expecting to provide tax information and a payment route such as a bank account or PayPal; and fifth, promote. For promotion without a website he gives four channels. Social media: do not just copy-paste your referral link, which reads as spam — lead with valuable content in a post or tweet, then add the link with a call to action, and always disclose that it is an affiliate link you are compensated for. Video: a phone recording is enough; he says he knows people who have made thousands of dollars, by his account, filming simple unboxings and reviews and putting an affiliate link in the description, and he also names Facebook Live, Periscope and Amazon Live. Email lists: offer a niche-relevant reason to subscribe to a newsletter, lead with value rather than constant pitches, and start free with services such as Mailchimp or MailerLite. Self-published books: include products and brands you use, with a shortened link (Bitly or Pretty Links), but check programme rules first — he specifically warns that Amazon Associates does not allow its affiliate links inside books. He closes by pointing viewers to his own step-by-step ‘How To Self-Publish A Book’ video series.

Key takeaways

• You do not need a website: most affiliate programmes supply their own landing pages; start by listing products you genuinely like and searching ‘[product] + affiliate program’.
• Read each programme’s terms before signing up — payout rates, website requirements and promotion rules vary — and be ready with tax details and a PayPal or bank payment route.
• On social media, lead with value and disclose the affiliate relationship; copy-pasting a bare referral link is spam practice that does not convert.
• Video and email both work without a site: simple phone-shot unboxings/reviews with a description link, and a free Mailchimp or MailerLite list built on a niche-relevant opt-in, leading with value over pitches.
• Books can carry affiliate links via shorteners like Bitly or Pretty Links, but check the rules first — Amazon Associates, he warns, prohibits its links inside books.

Episode details: published May 20, 2020 · 6:22 long. Summary written by Self Growth Videos from the episode itself. Business results and any income figures mentioned are Dale L. Roberts’s own claims, shared for education — they are not typical or guaranteed.

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