Affiliate Programs And Blogging Resources

If you’re a blogger (or thinking about starting a blog or online business) and interested in learning about how to make money via affiliate programs and tools, this blogging resources page is for you.

Below is a list of companies and networks I partner with to help monetize this blog. Not all programs will work for everyone, but these are some of the best affiliate programs that work for my audience.

Some of the recommendations on this page are affiliate links. That means if you use these links to sign up for programs or services, I may be compensated for recommending them at no additional cost to you. I hope you find this page useful for monetizing your own blog or online business.

Empower Affiliate Program

Empower is an account aggregator that analyzes your bank account, loans, and investments in one dashboard. Money nerds love this tool because it automatically updates your accounts in real time and provides automated analysis and charts.

The company also provides financial services to qualified customers (assets greater than $100,000). This service is optional. The online and phone application is completely free.

Empower is also an excellent affiliate partner for financial bloggers. If you’re a blogger and want to become an affiliate, Empower offers the program through FlexOffers.

You can also try Empower yourself (and you should if you want to be an affiliate). You’ll love it.

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FlexOffers Affiliate Programs Network

FlexOffers is a large affiliate network with a huge number of advertisers. Some advertisers work directly with FlexOffers, while other companies and affiliates use FlexOffers as a third party network.

I use this network for the Motley Fool Stock Advisor and Rule Breakers affiliate programs, the Fiverr affiliate program.

Click here to become an affiliate with FlexOffers.

But the affiliate programs don’t stop there. FlexOffers has THOUSANDS of partners from all types of niches. You can’t see them all as the public, you need to be a member. So sign up with FlexOffers to see the extent of the potential affiliate programs.

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AcreTrader Affiliate Program

AcreTrader is a crowdfunding platform that enables ordinary investors to invest in on of the best long-term real estate assets: farmland. It’s on of only a few companies empowering investors to invest in farmland.

Some farmland properties have other assets on them for diversification, such as mineral rights and wind turbines. This added diversification is ideal for accredited investors looking to hedge their investment risk. 

Bloggers who want to join the affiliate program can sign up here.

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ConvertKit Email Marketing Platform and Affiliate Program

ConvertKit is an email marketing software for professional bloggers. It’s also ideal for amateurs looking to take their blogs to the next level. The platform makes all the basic email tasks extremely simple compared to other email marketing product. This enables you to build your custom audience and engage with them on a regular basis.

Automation is built it, freeing your time to build your business. You must be a customer of ConvertKit to become an affiliate. But what’s really cool, is their affiliate program pays 30% of the revenue you send their way, perpetually. Meaning, if you refer someone to ConvertKit, you receive a monthly payment for as long as they are a customer.

That makes ConvertKit pretty amazing to both maintain and engage with your email list, and grow your affiliate income. Click here to learn more.

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Bluehost Affiliate Program for Web Hosting

First of all, if you don’t have a blog or online business yet, Bluehost is a popular and reliable web host for beginner to intermediate bloggers who want to use a self-hosted WordPress.org site. The Bluehost one-click WordPress install can have you up and running a website, ready to monetize (can’t do that on WordPress.com), in less than 5 minutes.

Click here to start a blog or online business with Bluehost.

If you’re already a blogger on Bluehost, did you know they have an affiliate program? I used Bluehost to host this site for four years and I’m an affiliate. Every time someone signs up with Bluehost from a link on this site, I get a commission. You can too. Bluehost has affiliate programs through FlexOffers and Commission Junction.

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Udemy Affiliate Program

Udemy is an online education platform. It’s an excellent resources for bloggers for two purposes.

First, Udemy has thousands of online courses available. If you want to learn about anything, including blogging, WordPress, copy writing, graphic design, content creation or non-blogging related topics, it’s all there.

Second, bloggers that have found their niche have gone on to create online courses themselves. Udemy’s platform has millions of registered users already there, giving your course an established customer base from the start.

Creating a course is no easy task. It’s going to take a time investment. But once it’s live, it can serve as a passive income source. Curious how to go about creating a course? There’s a course for that!

Bloggers can also become a Udemy affiliate and make money for sending learners to Udemy classes. Sign up via FlexOffers. 

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Fiverr Affiliate Program

Many aspiring bloggers and entrepreneurs find excuses for not getting started. They don’t know about Fiverr.

Often it’s something technical or graphic related (website design or a logo, for example) holding newbies back. But WordPress themes do the web design for you. You just pick a theme and install it with a click or two.

Any other help you need can be bought on Fiverr for just five dollars. Pretty incredible value. Developers, designers, coders, voice-over, proofreading, video editing… you name it. All kinds of hustlers from around the world compete for your business on Fiverr. And they’re motivated to do a great job because customers write reviews.

Now not everything is $5. Basic services start at five, but for many services, there’s a reasonable up charge of another $5, $10, or another amount of money. But rest assured it’s cheap. And if there’s something you don’t know about running an online business or blog, hundreds of helpers are available on Fiverr. You can also sign up to sell your own services on Fiverr. Incredible marketplace.

You can sign up to promote Fiverr on your website through their affiliate program on FlexOffers.

Disclosure: This is a sponsored promotion for the AcreTrader platform. RBD may have investments in companies represented on the AcreTrader platform. This informational post is by no means a promotion, solicitation, or recommendation of any specific investment.