Have you ever thought, you could make money by referring people to flipkart or amazon?
Play the video below to see how it’s done!
This way to make money online is called affiliate marketing.
In this post I’m going to walk you through the steps to start affiliate marketing in India.
To keep the video short & simple, we’ve covered just the basics there. All the steps shown in the video will be explained in detail in this article.
Let’s start with the basics:
What is Affiliate Marketing?
Affiliate Marketing is simply:
A way to earn money by recommending products or services to other people.
This is how it works:
- You find a product you want to promote
- You sign up for their affiliate program
- You will get a special link (called as an affiliate link) which allows the company to see who clicked your link.
- You promote your affiliate link on the internet.
- When someone buys the product, you will be paid a commission.
There are hundreds of affiliate programs all over the internet for all types of products. But in India, the most popular affiliate programs are from Amazon and Flipkart.
So in this article we’ll focus on promoting products from these sites.
The best part about Amazon is, once someone has clicked your affiliate link you will earn commissions on any product bought by them in the next 24hrs. This means, you’ll be paid for not just the product you promote but for all products sold on amazon.
For example: Let’s say, A person clicks on your affiliate link at 9 a.m.
But buys nothing!
Again at 8 p.m, he/she goes to amazon directly & buys a product.
You’ll get the commission for the sale.
This is because when someone clicks your affiliate link a ‘cookie’ gets placed in the user’s browser and all purchases he/she makes within the next 24hrs, will be credited to you.
How to Start Affiliate Marketing in India
Follow the steps below to promote products from amazon and make sales.
STEP 1: Choose the type of product you want to promote
Visit this page on amazon and select a category which interests you the most.
Since you’ll be writing on this topic later, make sure you choose a topic which you’re familiar with.
The reason you need to choose one specific topic is because, it will make it easier for you to write for a specific audience. This is also called as selecting a ‘niche’.
Also, before you finalize on your topic, go to this page to see the commission rates of products available on Amazon.
To check the flipkart commission rates, click here.
STEP 2: Create a Website
After you’ve selected your topic, it’s time to make your website.
Even though there are other ways to promote your affiliate link, the most effective and future-proof way is with the help of your own website.
Your website will form the foundation of your online business.
If you want to learn how to make a website, watch our 5-min tutorial video below. It’s easy and takes about 10-15 mins to launch your website online.
➜ https://www.fastrupee.com/Create-Website/#go
STEP 3: Sign-up for the Amazon Affiliate Program
Once you’ve created your website, you can sign up for the affiliate program. If you’re thinking about choosing between either flipkart or amazon affiliate program, go for the one which has the higher commissions for the product category you’ve chosen.
If both has the same commission rate, go for amazon. Many affiliate marketers in India have said to have made more money in amazon than flipkart.
Amazon Affiliate Program: Sign-up here (recommended)
Flipkart Affiliate Program: Sign-up here
During registration amazon will ask you to enter your website address and a few other details.
Even if you haven’t added any content to your site yet, tell them how you plan to promote products on your site and they’ll approve it.
STEP 4: Select the item you’re going to promote
If you already know the product you’re going to promote, then go ahead and search the product name in the search box provided.
If you’re not sure yet, then it’s a good idea to take help from amazon and see which products are selling well.
To do this:
- Go to the amazon bestsellers page.
- Select your category from the left side. You’ll see a list of the top selling products in that category.
- Pick a product which you like (preferably one with a lot of positive reviews).
When you promote a product which is already selling well it is a lot easier to get people to buy it compared to promoting an unknown product.
STEP 5: Write content about the product
Based on the product you’ve chosen, decide on what article you want to write.
There are many different types of content you can write. I’ve listed the most popular types of content for affiliate marketing below:
5 Types of Content you can Write:
- “How to” articles & tutorials: These are the best as they add a lot of value to your readers. They also generate sales very easily if done correctly. For example, “How to get rid of pimples” article with links to products which has worked well for you.
- Review articles: You can write about products you’ve tried personally and help people decide whether to buy the product or not.
- Comparison articles: Compare two or more similar products. Eg. Samsung S6 vs iPhone 6s
- Content Curation: This is where you collect & make a useful list products which are helpful to others.
- Offer or Discount articles where you share the best deals and coupons codes of products related to your topic.
So, these are the types of content you can post to promote your affiliate link.
Always make sure that your visitors get a benefit out of your site.
Affiliate Site Examples Free PDF
How to Add your Affiliate Link
When you’re signed into amazon associates, you’ll see a grey bar at the top of all product pages.
To get your affiliate link for a product, simply click “link to this page”.
Right click in the preview area and copy the link address (this is your affiliate link).
Click the buy button in your article and click edit.
Select link to custom URL & paste the link. Also check “open link in a new tab”.
Click update & publish the article.
Now, when you click the buy button displayed on the page, it’ll take the user to your affiliate link. This allows them to buy the product on amazon.
How to check your earnings?
You can check your earnings on the amazon associate page.
When someone buys something using your affiliate link it will show up on your earning report page.
Amazon earnings report page
So, this is how you can promote products using your affiliate link.
All of these steps can be used on any ecommerce site of your choice. Eg: Flipkart, Snapdeal, Jabong, etc.
I hope this post helps you kickstart your own affiliate marketing site.
Once you figure out how to add value to your readers, it will be very easy to attract traffic and get sales.
If you have any doubts or questions, share them in the comments below.
Also leave a comment saying the topic you want to start your website on.
Looking Great!!
Thanks for your valuable sharing…
Topic on mobiles will work out well I guess…
Thank you Mr Shyam,
It is nice to see your good ideas to earn money online.
I will try it very soon..
Hi Shyam,
Happy new year 2016. The article on affiliate marketing is very and great. I have also started one web site with a aim to promote products through affiliate. Your article is helping at this right time. With your advise, I apply it. In the mean time, please help me to up the link in my web site. I have already received link from Flipkart and amesan. I am a newbie.
Expect your help soon
Super idea it’s great and valuable. Thanks for your easy way of teach.
THANK YOU FOR AN AWESOME GUIDE
Can it be done on Android mobile
Yes, but I don’t recommend it. It would be a challenging task to build a website on a small screen.
hello
I want to earn money by making website
how is it possible? what is the earning method from website means how a website earn money
hii shyam, i have also created my website just 3 days ago as per your instructions, your articles helped me alot. Thank You.
Please tell me , do amazon gives their affiliate link to new websites ?
Yeah they do. I recently got approved a brand new site which didn’t have any blog posts.
which site.. whats the name ?
Yes offcuse they give
This is very good guidelines for all beginners thank you very much
Sir, How To To Activate Theme , Cant Find It Please Help Me Out 🙁
Hi,
I am impressed with the earning you are getting from Amazon. A good advice on affiliate marketing indeed. I often find it difficult to find a high ticket product to join. Do you have any suggestion?
I read your article. I understood this but I dont have any idea about any product.How will I gather any information about the product & also tell that how to write good content about product so that I can generate more and more traffic.
Can I promote more than one product of same category in the single website?
Yes, You can promote as much as products you can.
i had create amazon account and can i promote without site.
No you should have web site
very good
Thank u so much Shyam
Please Mr. Shyam Create a blog likr How to Earn With Youtube in india please
Very good
Thanks dear.
Hi Shyam, Great job on the tutorial… its of great help to the newbies like me. I have question though, can we use the same website for being affiliate to multiple partners like Flipkart, Amazon and Snapdeal etc..
Thanks in advance.
Thanks & Regards.
Sri
Please share if you know about click bank affiliate program. I heard that we can promote the offers without website.
hello,
Thanks
I am anwer from Dhaka pls let me know more.
Thanks
Anwer
Hi Shyam,
Thanks for your article on creating website. I have created my own website using the same. Would be grateful if you can help me with how to get traffic to my website..
Thanks & regards,
Bindu
dear shyam, thanks for your tips. Tell me one thing, creating website as per your instruction is 100% free.
How can i increase traffic on my website . pls help out
Hi Shyam ur post is great but what abt traffic can u plz help me with this.
this affliate website is a valid one to apply for adsense by google.how can i get money if the persons not purchasing any things.
Thank you very much for your tip. I really like this guide when I first saw it on YouTube. It would be awesome if you can give us a list of the best sites that pay a high CPA.
Thanks for such a good information.
Dude this can possible on blogs..?
Yes, blogs are perfect.
thanks for the help for new thinking and new posiblities for me ………..
Can I use Blogger for making an affiliate site of amazon? Moreover, I already have a blog in blogger, and it gives me opportunity to create more blog, can I use that feature for this purpose? or Is it necessary to make it in wordpress?
nice concept thanks
Simply nice and informative article.
Thanks for giving us an insight about affiliate marketing.
Hi Shyam,your articles are a good inspiring ones.It makes me quiet interested.I had been marketing Rose Valley group of companies but it stopped abrubtly,running almost every youth in Tripura.so may be I shall try this one.Can you help me
If I give anyone the link (provided by amazon when they approved my request to buy anything from amazon will I get any benifit ??
This link will redirect to the homepage of amazon..
Yes you will. A cookie will be placed on the visitor’s browser when opening your link.
Awesome,all Blogs are excellent.
Thanks.
Hey,
Went through your article and found it very helpful.Keep up the good work.
Best Regards,
Baaz Khan
Hello sir,please tell me how will I get the money in my hand by doing affiliate marketing.
Hi, can i use this if i am in Australia?
Hi Shyam,
Thanks for your valuable sharing.
Regards,
Rashmi
plz can u help how to promote our affiliate link
how to get contents or articles for blogs or websits?
You can hire writers from upwork or iwriter.
Can i do affiliate marketing with manny websites like amazon ,flipcart, snapdeal
Yes you can, even simultaneously.
Sir,
How much money can be earned on an average via affiliate marketing?
Regards
Hello shyam sir i am very impressed with this idea but how will i generate traffic in my website since it will be new?
i really enjoy watching your clearcut videos on AM. I have been struggling to make some income with AM,til now no tangible result. As you notice my website content is quite empty,also i have difficultu driving targeted traffic. Hope to learn some strategy from you.TQ
Hi Shyam,
I have bought Domain & Hosting from Go daddy, now i have to develop my website to start the affliate. please assist what i have to do further.
Hey Shyam, I want to ask you a question that what will happen if I buy any product on amazon by my affiliate link??
Will it have any negative effect like they may block my affiliate account or anything else or will I get a commission on that too??
Yes! It will have a negative effect on your account and chances are you’ll get a warning first. But if you continue doing the same then Amazon will block your account.
hello every one this websate is the best
just awsome amzon affiliate marketing……
thanks for this article, i just apply for a site, waiting to get approve
Good evening, most knowledgeble, and more doubt for me, can i do the internationalaffiliate marketing ?
Yes. You can do it!
thank you
good evening, great support for me, and also knowledge information.
how will the money in amazon come to our bank account
do creating a website cost money
mr shyam please tell me if creating a website costs money
yes,
if you are in a serious mood to earn money online then a website is mandatory.You should be buying a domain name and hosting for your website.And don’t get panic if you don’t know how to create a website then follow this blog you will learn it very soon and all the best @!
I will earn to the money in amazon
I like the helpful info you provide in your articles. I’ll bookmark
your weblog and check again here regularly. I’m quite sure I’ll learn many new
stuff right here! Good luck for the next!
If you wish for to take a great deal from this article
then you have to apply such strategies to your won web site.
Nice one I was totally unaware of this type of options thanks
sir,
can i use my one own website to promote affiliate link of more than one company
Yes you can.
hi very nicely explained
Hi sir,
Which book is gud for learning web page and blogs designing .
hi, It is a good video and article. I appreciate your efforts and guidance. Thank You.
I like it very much !It is bless for all.
Hi ! Shyam please tell me if we can have this affliate link in whats app.
Just desire to say your article is as astonishing.
The clarity in your put up is just excellent and that i could suppose you’re knowledgeable on this subject.
Well with your permission let me to seize your RSS feed
to keep up to date with forthcoming post. Thank you one million and please
carry on the gratifying work.
Thank you for explaining it so fastly and easily.
I am very much like this video
nice website
can we make a affiliate blog for different sites such as flipkart, amazon, snapdeal using different pages in a same site
Yes! you can.
What’s up, everything is going sound here and ofcouirse every one is sharing facts,
that’s really fine, keep uup writing.
Thank for this valuable tips. It was great article.
Finally, a website without scams and that really gets to business.Really helpful and the best one so far.Loved the way how you have put in the contents it’s really precise and crisp.Keep going!Good job again.
I am looking to start working in Affiliate marketings. Now i am only doing Adsense.
Your videos are nice expect more videos.
Hi Shyam, can you please tell or show how to create and publish a free website in WordPress or Wix. Can you please tell me?
Needful information for new bloggers
Thanks i will do
hi shyam …this video is very useful to me.i want know that can i take only one product for amazon.you show on video that you take shoes brand .can i choose double or triple brands like shoes and mobiles and etc..
How will people know about my website or how people can search?
Awesome I think to work on electronics like mobile,laptops etc…
Great tips by bro Shyam Sundar and Subhang Mishra. Thanks for providing proper guidance to the people.
Thank you So Much. I Made around 1000 Rupees form amazon
Can I promote the affiliate link on Facebook or any other way ?
Dear Shyam, I have watched your youtube video also about this topic. But, you have told to concentrate on a specific amazon product for sale upon which the name of the website is to be kept.But,on your earning list,you have sold multiple products of multiple types..What your affiliate site is about?,Is it prmoting all the amazon products at a time.Pls also suggest best WP free theme for affiliate site.Pls suggest traffic increasing techniques also. .
Very good information. let me know to create website/blog how much it will cost.
It will cost you,1188 on godaddy for 1 year,for cheapeer after one year hosting you can go to hostsoch.com
How much can i earn per month with a simple site like the example site u used in the video tutorial
can i compare prices of flipkart and amazon on the same website and get commission for which link they click(amazon or flipkart)or is it violation
You can promote both on the same site.
THANKS FOR POSTING ITS GOOD INFORMATION
No Doubt Affiliate Marketing is the Best way to Make Money Online In India
very useful information! thanks shyam sundar !
yours
vetrichelvan
I must say that you have helped me a lot by publishing this awesome article….I am a newbie in affiliate…my website is still under development…thanks for sharing such a valuable content.
very nice and useful information shyam sundar ! thanks a lot !
thank you for this great article
it help me a lot keep it up for the good work
This process is really a good source of income but I have tried few times but didn’t go successfully. Wish this article guided me in some ways and learned about few things about the process and all.Thank You
Hi Bro it’s really awesome, must say that you have helped me a lot by publishing this business article….I am a newbie in affiliate…my website is still under development…thanks for sharing such a valuable content,thanks a lot.
Thank you So Much. I going ahead to affiliate marketing…
Very Nice tutorial especially for beginners. Thanks a lot keep posting
wow cool article
Very clearly explained,I watched the vedios on how to create elwebsite in 5 minutes, inspired will start working on it
Thank you.
Hey Shyam,
I just read your article and it is very informative. I was seeking for basic information and information which you have provided is helped me to understand more about affiliate marketing…
Thank you so much
Shyam Bhai you have done a great job by spreading the knowledge about “affiliate marketing” and “how to create a website” by the videos you shared on YouTube.
Thank you…
Do I need to create specific websites for different or each category of products I am thinking to choose and promote?
Not necessary. You can promote them on the same website.
Good. Information. Very helpful
Thanks for this video. It really helps me.
Amazing Post Shyam ,
Affiliate marketing is indeed very helpful and In My Opinion affiliate marketing is an appropriate choice to monetize your blog or website. But you do require to have talent to sell other’s product through sites. So, if you have the email list of some peckish people, you can make healthy amount of money from affiliate marketing.
Well explained.
sir
can we keep more than one product of amazon in our site
Yes.
I am also writing about affiliate marketing on my new blog. But you helped me a lot. Because after reading your post I gained extra knowledge.
Thanks, Shyam
Affiliate marketing is one of the best way to make money online. I am working on Amazon affiliate website. I am writing reviews of the product and I got few sales also. This article helps to improve.
thanks to share this affiliated information. i really impressed ….
best article for new affiliate marketer
hello every one this websate is the best
Thanks bro…
very very helpful information.
God bless you..
I am very happy now. once more thanks a lot
Hi,
Thank so much , Now i make $100+/month by affiliate Marketing
Hi Shyam
Very good information I got. You created new hopes that has possibilities.
Thank you so much for Sharing.
You are Awsome!
Very nice Article.
Keep it up.
I have seen many of your You tube videos
lovely information. I am scared to start, hope not to loose any money. but very much inclined to start this.
I have read many articles on this topic.. but dis one is so easy to understand. it was helpful to me
Hi, this article found very helpful to me and i didn’t found any advertisement on your website then what is the source of your earning..???
You guys did an awesome job! It is an easy to follow tutorial.Honestly, I’m impressed! Keep it up!
Nice article and crystal clear info.
Nice information Keep it up.
Thanks for info, it helped me a lot
nice blog…keep up the good work….I want to start affiliate on my blog. Can you tell me which is better Amazon or Flipkart?
Mr.Shyam thank you so much for your guidance. I learn so much from your 7 day tips and youtube tutorials.
but,How to get traffic on our website?
Please tell us effective way to bring traffic on our websites. I feel bad sometimes because when i see my Google Analytics there are no views and clicks on my content.
Please Help …
I have enjoyed reading the tips here and I have learned something new from hence. You keep amazing me with your content design and layout. Awesome and easy to understand post. Great write up and Thanks for sharing these tips.
I have read it fully. Thanks a lot. I have one question- how to add no-follow on blogger content?
Thanks for another informative web site. Where else could I get that kind of information written in such an ideal way? I’ve a project that I am just now working on, and I’ve been on the look out for such info.
Hello Shaym,
I like the selection of your affiliate niche to present Indian affiliate sites, you have chosen the most popular topic. It will help a lot for new affiliate marketers to get better understand. Keep it up.
Thank you