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How to turn any of your passions into profit
By promoting products you don't even own or create.
Yes, I want to join Wealthy Affiliate »It's free to join. No credit card details required.
Who am I?
Hi, I'm Mike — a PE teacher by trade who learned how to make passive income online. My wife and I started a blog in 2017 while teaching in Qatar, with no idea you could earn from it. We just wanted a life with more travel and more time for family and friends — especially once we had children of our own.
Update: we now have a daughter (born in 2020), and being able to spend so much time with her has been amazing.
Eventually I realised other bloggers were making a full-time income — and some made passive income that let them live on their own terms instead of trading time for money. It became a puzzle I had to solve. But I had no idea where to start, and everyone I turned to claimed to be a "guru".
Strike 1. I took advice from people who turned out to be outright scammers.
Strike 2. A friend pitched a "great opportunity" in health and wellness products — an MLM. I hated the idea of recruiting friends and family.
Strike 3. I found more scams. More false promises. I nearly gave up.
Then I found a platform called Wealthy Affiliate. I was sceptical — I'd been burned before — but it was completely free to try with no card details, so I had nothing to lose. I followed the step-by-step training, built a website, and learned how to create content Google finds every month (SEO). I committed to a year. It took a while… and then this happened.
Real visitors. Real money.
Wealthy Affiliate taught me how to get real people to my websites every month — and that translates into real income.
Is it life-changing money overnight? Absolutely not. What separates this from the "make money online" crowd is everyone being upfront: it takes time and effort and proven long-term strategies. But once the floodgates open, the growth is exponential.
Let me see inside Wealthy Affiliate »What actually is affiliate marketing?
Simply put: you earn a commission for recommending other people's products. You never own them, store them, or ship them.
Uber
The refer-a-friend feature pays you around $5 for each friend who joins through your link. You got paid to recommend something you don't own. That's affiliate marketing.
Booking a hotel
Booking.com and Agoda work the same way. Someone books through your link, you earn a slice. No reception desk, no risk, no inventory.
Almost every company has an affiliate program now — so there's no shortage of things to earn commissions on. The best way to do it is by building your own website and getting visitors to it.
"But I don't know how to build a website!"
Here's the great thing: it's never been easier. I can't code or do anything techie (I'm a PE teacher, after all). Today it's about as simple as creating a Facebook account — and you can build two websites for free when you join Wealthy Affiliate.
Turn any passion into profit
Don't want to promote Uber or hotels? You can earn in any niche. Love camping? Build a site with tips and gear guides — tents, cooking kit, backpacks. Then find products to promote on Amazon Associates, Walmart, eBay, Target, ClickBank, ShareASale, or directly with a brand's own affiliate program.
Write something genuinely helpful — say, "14 Best Tents for Camping Holidays" — rank it on Google, and a steady stream of people find it every month without you paying for ads. Helpful content plus affiliate links is how people earn passive income: do the work once, get paid over and over.
"I don't have a passion." You don't need one — an interest or something you want to learn works just as well. One member started in an obscure niche — Football Snack Helmets — and made money within a month. True story.
So what are your options now?
At the end of 2018 I read F.U. Money by Dan Lok. The bit that stuck: I'm the only one in control of my future. It said if you don't act within 24 hours, you probably never will. The next day, I found Wealthy Affiliate.
What's included in Wealthy Affiliate?
- 100+ step-by-step training lessons$997 value
From the basics to choosing a niche, building your site, free traffic, finding products and collecting commissions — video and text, with actions to take.
- Super-simple website builder$294 value
Build a real website in a few minutes. No code. This is how I build sites without knowing a single line of it.
- Web domain marketplace$99 value
Register domains seamlessly inside the platform — no jumping out to GoDaddy.
- State-of-the-art web hosting$240 value
Fast, secure managed hosting with site protection and anti-spam built in.
- Jaaxy keyword research tool$588 value
Find the low-competition keywords that bring free traffic. Others charge hundreds a year for this.
- Affiliate program marketplace$197 value
Find affiliate products to promote fast, without trawling dozens of sites.
- Weekly live training webinars$497 value
Live each week with coach Jay — branding, Google, YouTube, design and website hot-seats.
- User-generated training$299 value
Learn from members’ best lessons — and get paid to share your own.
- 24/7 technical support$299 value
Run into a snag? Help within minutes, any time of day.
- 2M+ member community$349 value
Mastermind with like-minded people worldwide, plus live chat help any time.
All the training, tools and support add up to a value of $3,859.
Your special offer + 4 free bonuses
Join through me and I'll add these resources to help you skip the mistakes I made.
Bonus #1 · Hypnotic Cheatsheet & Analogy Book
Proven words that keep readers hooked, edit faster, and gently persuade them to take action.
Bonus #2 · 1,000+ Keyword Ideas & Guest-Post Spots
1,000+ low-competition keywords with real traffic, plus guest-posting opportunities to build authority.
Bonus #3 · Personal Business Blueprint + Checklist
Specific instructions to start on the right foot, plus a custom daily plan for week one.
Bonus #4 · Top WordPress Themes & Plugins Guide
Skip the overwhelm — the exact themes and plugins I’d use to kickstart your site.
Here's what you get today
- Full year of Wealthy Affiliate Premium$3,859
- Bonus #1 · Hypnotic Cheatsheet & Analogy Book$67
- Bonus #2 · 1,000+ Keyword Ideas & Guest-Post Spots$99
- Bonus #3 · Personal Business Blueprint + Checklist$139
- Bonus #4 · Top WordPress Themes & Plugins Guide$97
- Total value$4,261
Your investment today: $495 for a full year (or try it free first).
Yes, I want to join Wealthy Affiliate »Zero hidden fees. No extra tools needed to start making money.
Many online scams use timers to rush you. This one's just a nudge — at Wealthy Affiliate you genuinely get 7 days to test the free account and see if it suits you.
FAQs
Is there a guarantee?
Wealthy Affiliate does not give refunds — but you can try it for free first. You get a full look at everything before you ever upgrade, and you can cancel any time. If you expect monetary results in month one, please re-read this page!
How long does this deal last?
To get the bonuses above you have one week from now.
What is the price to join?
You can start free and build 2 websites without spending a penny or giving card details. Premium is $49 for your first month if you upgrade in week one, then $49/month or $495/year.
Will I need to buy anything else?
A domain name (around $10–15/year — I pay $13.49 for maketimeonline.com). An autoresponder helps later, but you can use MailerLite or MailChimp free, and it isn’t needed to start making money.
Will I actually be able to make money?
Yes — there are lots of real people earning through the training, tools and support. But a sustainable online business takes time and effort. It will not happen overnight, or even in one month if you’re brand new.
Am I guaranteed to make money?
Nope. Only the people who follow the training and take action will. You can read and watch all you like, but nothing happens until you work on your own site.
Do I have to promote Wealthy Affiliate?
No. The whole emphasis is building a site in a niche you’re genuinely interested in.
Is it really possible to succeed?
I asked the same thing. Once you’re inside you can message any member directly — you’ll be amazed how much people share and help each other.