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Two of the most commonly asked questions are: do you need a website for affiliate marketing and how do you create a website for affiliate marketing?

Affiliate marketing has been around even before the internet era and it is definitely going strong. I believe that this is because of the easier access to large groups of audience, easier way to reach out, and simple way of being able to build a following on the internet.

Also, from my previous experience, I can confirm that affiliate marketing is one of the easiest ways to make money online.

It’s highly recommended starting an online business around affiliate marketing and in this post, you’ll find out how to create a website for affiliate marketing so you can start your own business today.

Do You Need a Website for Affiliate Marketing?

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You don’t need a website to get started with affiliate marketing. In fact, some successful affiliate marketers never promoted products on their website.

But how did they do it then?

They usually use one of the social media channels such as YouTube or Instagram to promote appropriate products that could help their audience.

However, I always recommend creating your own website for affiliate marketing. Why?

There are two reasons. Most people would like to run their own blog, and you get to have more independence over your website which can be an online business on its own.

Of course, you can get started with affiliate marketing without a website – but creating your own website, branding it, and getting it established online will help you actually create a steady online business that you can monetize in different ways.

Now you can understand why it’s recommended to have your own website when you’re trying to create an online business, right?

And since we live in the modern world, you can create your website within 10 minutes, without any coding and without spending a single dollar.

Sounds too good to be true?

Keep on reading to find out how you can create a website for affiliate marketing right today, for free!

The Easiest Way to Create a Website for Affiliate Marketing

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1. Choose Your Niche & Website Name

Even before creating a site, there are two things you should think about.

Your niche (a topic of interest) and the name of your website.

If you are new to affiliate marketing, you should understand that it’s highly recommended creating a website around a narrow niche since it offers plenty of benefits in the long run.

But most importantly, you should be passionate about your online business, so working on and writing about something you’re either passionate about or have a lot of knowledge is a great starting point.

If you don’t know how to choose a niche, I wrote a post on this exact topic so I recommend checking it out!

And when it comes down to the name – you should choose something that’s catchy, represents your site well, and is short. I’d recommend you to avoid dashes in the domain name, but also don’t make it too long.

2. Start Building Your Site with SiteRubix

Now we’re getting to the good part and down below, I’ll show you how to create a website for affiliate marketing for free!

Once you know your niche and you have a name for your website – all you have to do is write it down in the box and click “Build it Now”.

That’s right, you can start building a website directly from my blog with the help of the SiteRubix. If you’re wondering what is SiteRubix – check out my SiteRubix review post. In short, all I can say is that it’s one of the best hosting platforms that can help you create your own online business for free.

Once you start building your website, the whole process will take only about 10 minutes and it will require:

• Your information (account registration)
• Choosing between a free or paid name – Free ending is (.siterubix.com) and paid name ending is (.com)
• Choose a design from 4000+ ready themes
• Receive login information and link to your website

It’s that simple.

But is the website totally free? Yes, it is. In fact, you can create up to 2 websites for free using SiteRubix and you would still have full control over your websites.

Once you receive access to your website, you can log in and start customizing it!

3. Make it Pretty & Start Writing!

Every website you see on the internet has started from scratch at some point. And once you create your website, don’t let the blank homepage scare you away.

You can customize almost anything on your website. However, to really make it pretty – you will need to start creating content.

If you never wrote before – don’t let that scare you away either. I have many posts on how to get started writing if you’re a total beginner, so give them a read!

And if you’re new to affiliate marketing – here are a couple of posts that could help you get started with both affiliate marketing and your website (your own online business):

• What is affiliate marketing and how does it work?
• How to choose your niche
• A long guide on how to create a website using SiteRubix
• How can you make money with affiliate marketing
• How to find keywords for your articles
• What is SEO and why is it important?
• How to start writing a blog post
• The best educational platform for affiliate marketing

Optimizing Your Site and Preparing it for Affiliate Marketing

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You now have the website for your online business, and you could make the prettiest website on the internet – but if you don’t have anyone to see it, affiliate marketing won’t work out.

That’s one of the things that stops most beginners from making any further progress. But here’s what you need to do.

You need to grow an audience, and even though social media channels can help, there are two most efficient ways to do it.

• Free way – organic traffic by getting ranks at search engines such as Google
• Paid way – running ads on social media platforms or search engines to get traffic

I highly recommend sticking with the free way in the beginning. Not only it’s free, but your website might not be as efficient as it will be later on when you establish its presence.

Therefore, you won’t spend any money in the beginning in return for mediocre results (since your website might not perform).

Instead, you should focus on improving your site and acquire traffic in the organic way.

Have you ever heard of SEO?

SEO really scared me when I was starting out and I didn’t even want to hear about it. It turns out that it’s one of the simplest things on the internet.

SEO stands for search engine optimization and it’s a way of doing things on your website so it’s easily found by search engines such as Google.

And once search engines find your website, you’ll be able to earn rankings, and as those rankings improve – you’ll be able to get free traffic to your website.

I wrote a complete guidepost on how to optimize your website for search engines – so give it a read!

How Much Should a Website for Affiliate Marketing Cost?

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If you’ve been learning about affiliate marketing and have been browsing websites for affiliate marketing – you might have come across websites for purchase.

It’s true that there are companies that provide done-for-you websites that are ready for affiliate marketing. These sites can be a good investment for a couple of reasons:

• They are aged (which helps to get found by search engines faster)
• It features a premium theme that’s fully adjusted
• It features written-for-you articles
• Are made around a niche
• Offer an estimate a site could earn in revenue in the long run
• Offer further training on affiliate marketing

These done-for-your affiliate marketing sites can cost anywhere from $1,300 to $3,000 or even $5,000 – depending on the age, content, and authority of the site.

But can you create a website for free and run an online business for free? Yes you can!

I showed you in this post how to create up to two websites for free using SiteRubix, and I’ve also given you a lot of informational articles that will guide you in your affiliate marketing journey.

If you decide to purchase a domain name (.com ending), this will cost you only about $10-$15/year and it’s a great investment because it will give your website a bit more sophisticated look and it will be better for gaining readers’ trust.

You don’t have to go for a premium theme as they cost money, but you could choose any from free 4000+ themes available in SiteRubix.

Also, all affiliate marketing programs are free, and even the educational platform that teaches everything there is about affiliate marketing (Wealthy Affiliate) is free to join.

Most importantly, there’s a free and legit way to acquire traffic so you won’t ever end up spamming your website’s link all over the internet.

You could definitely start your affiliate marketing online business for free and then upgrade as you start making any money.

Conclusion

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Did you ever think that creating your website for an online business would be so simple?

Hopefully, you now know how to create a website for affiliate marketing for free. But most importantly, you are on the right track as you can learn more about affiliate marketing, how to establish your site, and how to start making money with the help of affiliate marketing.

Once you learn more about affiliate marketing, you’ll understand why it’s one of the easiest ways to start making money online – but you’ll also learn why it’s one of the best ways to start your own online business.

What do you think about affiliate marketing? Do you have any questions?

Feel free to leave a comment or a question down below and I’ll do my best to help you out!