Working from home online thanks to affiliate marketing means earning money by recommending. Publishers recommend products they choose themselves and, in addition to fair remuneration, they gain the possibility to work from home and from anywhere in the world.

The biggest advantages of working from home online through affiliate marketing are:

• you can start earning at any stage, without needing a blog or a website with large reach

• to earn, all you need is a social media account

• zero entry barrier – the only thing you have to invest is your time

• you decide yourself which affiliate programs you join

• you decide yourself which products you recommend

Online work – affiliate programs

In the simplest terms, affiliate marketing is earning money by recommending through participation in affiliate programs. It works like this: a publisher joins an advertiser’s affiliate program and earns a commission on the sales of the advertiser’s products that they recommend online. The advertiser also earns, because they sell more thanks to the publisher’s recommendations. There is also an affiliate network involved in the whole process, such as webePartners, which enables cooperation between publishers and advertisers. The last, but by no means least important link in the entire process is, of course, the Internet user, who makes purchases with the advertiser based on the publisher’s recommendation. One might think that this group is at a disadvantage, because they don’t earn anything, but that’s not true. Users get the chance to buy something recommended by a person they trust, often along with a discount code that the advertiser has generated specifically for that publisher’s audience.

Working from home online – you recommend and earn

Working online in cooperation with an affiliate network is not a complicated process. A publisher recommends products made available by advertisers (online stores) as part of their affiliate programs. These can be cosmetics, clothes, cycling gear, furniture, home accessories, services… practically anything that can be sold online. Everything happens entirely on the Internet.The first step to start earning is to register with an affiliate network as a publisher. Then you can join selected affiliate programs available in the network and start recommending the products that a given advertiser offers in their online store. In webePartners, the database of products to promote already includes more than 3 million items! So everyone will definitely find products there that they will want to recommend to their audience. It is worth noting that it is very important to choose programs that really match the topics you deal with on a daily basis.

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You don’t need to have an extensive website packed with various technological solutions to earn with affiliate marketing. There are two tools that allow you to work from home online as a publisher even with a simple blog or a social media profile.

Working online – affiliate links are the foundation

Why do bloggers and social media users love affiliate links?

Affiliate links are active URL links which, once processed in the affiliate system, record the number of clicks and the number of actions (purchases in the online store, completion of a form or survey, registration in a system, newsletter signup, using a promotion and others) and calculate the commission due for them.Affiliate links can be woven into text on websites and social media, attached to graphics, sent in emails and messengers, placed in InstaStories, etc. It all depends on you and your creativity. Affiliate marketing is a very natural way of promotion, which makes it easy to place links somewhere without giving the impression that your entire text is just an advertisement.

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On the Sandicious blog you’ll find a post about a water filter jug. Despite the passage of time, the topic is still relevant, because using tap water is becoming a great alternative to bottled water, which generates tons of plastic. The blogger describes a specific model and, by adding a link to it, makes it easier for readers to buy it if they decide to go for that option.

On the OneLittleSmile blog, affiliate links to various apps or platforms that make the first steps in building a business easier will work perfectly. People who want to follow the blogger’s tips will be easily redirected to a site where they can register and start using a whole range of tools.

Working online – widgets as attractive ad creatives

Widgets (product widgets) – a tool for earning. What are they and how do you create them?

If you have a blog or other online services, you can use widgets. Product widgets are very well-established in affiliate marketing. Widgets are visually appealing ad creatives that present selected products in a tiled layout, along with their names and prices, plus automatically assigned affiliate links to those products. Product widgets are created in a widget generator by publishers after they join affiliate programs. Widgets can be horizontal or vertical and, most importantly, they are responsive. This means they automatically adjust their size to the devices on which they are displayed. Product widgets can be visually adapted to the look of your website or blog: you can edit the background colour, borders, appearance of the description or price. In a single widget you can present products from one advertiser or several advertisers. They work perfectly on blogs and niche / thematic websites.

Widget example on blog wikilistka.pl

Working online – reliability and credibility are the foundation

Outfit posts on blogs are a great way to tap into the potential of affiliate links. This type of content works very similarly to shopping guides, which are always very popular with readers. In the post by fashion blogger Ubieraj Się Klasycznie, women will find specific ideas on how to combine different items of clothing. This format is perfect for using affiliate links, which can be attached to the store name, brand name or the name of a specific product mentioned next to the graphic or photo.

A solid review that describes the pros and cons of a given product is always a good idea for a blog post or social media post, and affiliate links are a natural complement. Remember to make it as objective as possible – this way you’ll gain trust, which will translate into better results! Piggypeg are bloggers who need no introduction to people interested in cosmetics and beauty. In their posts, the girls test selected products, and thanks to affiliate links, every interested reader can immediately purchase the reviewed product.

Example: Resibo, cleansing gel with peach extract – Piggypeg

Working online – do you really need a large community?

Working from home online using affiliate marketing does not require you to have a large community. In fact, you can direct your recommendations only to your friends who might want to use them. However, it’s worth noting that the larger the community you build and the more trust it has in you, the higher your earnings will be. For many years, marketing specialists have been saying that the most important thing, not only in online business but also offline, is building relationships with other people. In affiliate marketing, the community that visits your profile or blog must trust you. Only then will they be willing to follow the recommendations you share.

Praca przez Internet – modele rozliczania

Working online – settlement models

Working from home online is just like any other job, so you deserve to be paid for it. The settlement model in affiliate marketing is based on two basic models: CPS (Cost Per Sale) and CPL (Cost Per Lead).

CPS – Cost Per Sale (commission on sales)

CPS is the most commonly used model in e-commerce affiliate marketing because it represents a reasonable compromise of benefits for both publishers and advertisers. In this case, the commission is calculated when a purchase is made in the advertiser’s store. Therefore, advertisers do not risk anything, because they pay only for the results of promotional campaigns run by publishers. For publishers, the CPS model is also attractive, because by recommending products that are well matched to their audience, they achieve high sales conversions. This means that even a small number of clicks and visits to the advertiser’s store can result in purchases of specific products and the calculation of the due commission.

CPL – Cost Per Lead (a rate for delivering a specific action)

The CPL (Cost Per Lead) model works differently from CPS. Here, the advertiser does not pay a commission on sales, but a fixed rate for completing a specific action (a lead), which is precisely defined in the terms of the affiliate program. These actions can vary widely: filling in a form on the website, registering on a platform, subscribing to a newsletter, or downloading a PDF. This model is most often used for selling various types of services; it is used by financial or insurance institutions, platforms offering online games, training or courses.

Working online – is a blog enough?

As is widely known, nowadays working online is possible on many different levels. The spaces where affiliate marketing operates are also diverse. The places where you can publish your recommendations include websites, social media platforms, product search engines and price comparison websites. However, for people who, like the protagonist of our article, simply want to earn money online while combining working from home with other duties, such as motherhood, the most commonly chosen option is blogging plus being active on social media.

Working online from home – through the eyes of Sylwia Błaszczak

Once you know what affiliate marketing is and how it can help you work online, we invite you to read the interview we conducted with Sylwia Błaszczak. As a child she dreamed of becoming “Ms Crayon”, modelling little figures from plasticine on children’s TV shows. Instead, she got an engineering degree and became Mom at Home – a blogger who shares ideas for creative decorations, spending time with children, and shows that working from home online is possible. She told us how parenting looks for her and where she gets inspiration for her home-made experiments.

She told us how parenting looks for her and where she gets inspiration for her home experiments.

Anna Biernacka: You love integrals and statistics. What made working from home online become your main occupation?

Sylwia Błaszczak: Obviously the kids! In fact, starting the blog was an impulse. We moved outside the city. I was spending all days at home with the children. The weather wasn’t good for walks. I had to find ways to keep them and myself occupied. I was looking for ideas for games and art projects on the Internet. And then I thought that I could also share my own ideas. And that’s how the blog appeared, and more and more people started visiting and commenting.

You’re the mother of two boys, which strongly influences the topics on your blog. What has surprised you about motherhood?

It would be easier to say what hasn’t surprised me 🙂 I was surprised that I, a lifelong sleepyhead, can function perfectly well even when I sleep much less than usual. I was surprised that despite buying a whole pile of colourful, functional toys, my children had the most fun with a plastic bottle or a pot and a wooden spoon. I was also surprised that the laundry basket has no bottom. Whenever I look inside, I always find something, and doing laundry with kids never ends. And what surprised me the most was seeing the world through a child’s eyes – stopping to watch how a caterpillar behaves, looking for a four-leaf clover in a meadow, or watching a soap bubble float away. It turns out that despite the rush, you can find time for that. And it’s worth it, because it’s a wonderful feeling. Working from home online by running such an imaginative blog is truly impressive. Your pages are filled with creative “do it yourself” ideas – from gifts and decorations to homemade board games. So I have to ask – where do you get all these ideas from?

In your posts, you can clearly see the passion for what you do. Working from home has allowed you to combine pleasure with responsibilities. So – working online. How do you monetize your blogging activity?

Earning money from a blog is often a topic that readers don’t like. But – let’s be honest – if it weren’t for paid partnerships, I wouldn’t be able to devote so much time to running the blog. I don’t work with every advertiser who contacts me. I have my own rules, and no amount of money can make me break them. On my blog, you won’t find, for example, any ads for medicines or supplements. I also don’t show products that I don’t use. I don’t lie to my readers. I only show what I truly consider noteworthy and worth recommending. I use affiliate marketing and paid ads that appear in the sidebar or under my videos.

What advice would you give to beginner bloggers?

Don’t lose your passion! That’s probably the most important thing. When you don’t put your heart into what you do, it stops bringing you joy and stops making sense. Another tip: don’t give up and publish regularly! And if you have any questions, feel free to write to me – I’ll do my best to help 😉

What have you learned thanks to blogging and remote work?

Blogging is constant growth. You can’t stand still. I’ve learned to organise my time better, because working from home online requires that from me. My greatest pride are my photos. Maybe they’re still not perfect, but when I compare the current ones to those that appeared on the blog a few years ago, I see huge progress. If it weren’t for blogging, I wouldn’t be taking so many photos, improving my skills or looking for ways to make them better and better.

Apart from the blog, you’re also active on social media – you run a Facebook page, you have a YouTube channel and an Instagram profile. Isn’t this kind of online work from home too demanding? How do you combine all these communities into one whole – do you have any specific strategy for that?

This is actually one of the things I’ve learned thanks to blogging – time management, as well as planning posts across all channels. I don’t have any special strategy, apart from one. At least once a week I sit down with a planner in hand and write down roughly when and where I’ll publish a new post, and then I try to stick to it. Although sometimes I act spontaneously, and when I feel like it or I have a thought I want to share with my readers, I publish a post right away.

Of all the creative projects you’ve done on your blog so far – do you have a favourite one that you’d recommend as a great, tried-and-tested idea for everyone? I don’t have one favourite. I look back on each of them with fondness, but if you asked me, for example, about a quick, simple activity for children, I’d recommend making a non-Newtonian fluid from water and potato starch or doing a few experiments with eggs 🙂

In most photos you appear together with your sons – how do they feel about their online popularity?

They don’t feel popular. They treat it as fun. Their classmates tell them they’ve watched them in a video. Krzyś and Damian enjoy taking part in the activities and recording videos. They like appearing in photos, but as they themselves emphasize, “only in the funny ones”. They often suggest ideas for photos or interesting experiments. It’s also thanks to them that I realised working from home online can be effective. I’m happy, because while fulfilling myself professionally I’m also present in my sons’ everyday lives.

What are your plans for the future of Mamywdomu?

For the moment, I’m trying to live in the here and now! I don’t have far-reaching plans. New posts will definitely keep appearing. I’ll try to focus more on my YouTube channel. If all goes well, my first book with ideas for activities with children will come out later this year. Beyond that, I don’t know – time will tell 🙂