Best High Paying Affiliate Programs For Bloggers – Craft/DIY, Publishing, Weddings, Creative Business Niches
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Helping bloggers earn money from their blog is what I’m all about here at HerPaperRoute! You will find a ton of resources here to help you on your path to building your full-time work from home blogging career.
Joining affiliate programs and promoting the brand’s products is a fantastic way to monetize your blog and add to your monthly income. Affiliate marketing can be extremely lucrative.
Affiliate Marketing Tip:
When you are just starting out it can feel like an uphill battle to get those first 10,000 page views, first 1000 mail subscribers, and that first $1000.
But the thing is, once you reach those first milestones it becomes easier, and your traffic, subscribers, and income will increase each month.
So hang in there! Just keep at it!
A few frequently asked questions I get about making money blogging:
“How much money can you make with affiliate programs?”
“What are some of the best affiliate programs?”
“What are some of the best high paying affiliate programs?”
“How do you join affiliate programs?”
Ok, in brief here’s the scoop on affiliate marketing…
How much money can you make with affiliate programs?
With affiliate marketing, there is no “magic number” and there is no limit to how much you can make. The commission you earn will vary depending on which brands you work with, and the products you sell.
How much you earn as an affiliate each month depends on a few things:
- How well & often you promote the products
- How many people your promotions/blog posts are seen by
- The demand, how many people want the product
What are some of the best high paying affiliate programs?
There are a ton of high paying affiliate programs (See this list of high paying affiliate programs by niche), I’ve listed the Craft/DIY, Weddings, Creative Business niches affiliate programs on this page.
What makes these programs great is that they have quality products that people want to buy, a dedicated affiliate management team to help you, high-quality creative (banners, promotional tools) and a competitive commission structure.
A brand that pays you 10% per sale may not seem like much, but if you are selling a luxury item that sells for $800, an $80 commission every time someone uses your referral is pretty sweet! So consider the price of the products you are selling, and what your commission will be.
How do you join affiliate programs?
To join any of these affiliate programs you must first:
- Have a ShareaSale account. It’s free!
- Have a blog – Here’s how to start a blog
- Click the program links below to sign up to each program
Becoming an affiliate is fairly easy, and you don’t need a ton of page views or followers to be approved by most companies. So even if you are a brand new blogger with a brand new blog, you can still be a successful affiliate. There’s no need to wait until you have a bigger following, you can (and should!) monetize and start earning affiliate income from day one.
Quick Tips for getting approved to affiliate programs:
- Your blog is live and has a few pages of content. No ‘coming soon’ or ‘under construction’ websites
- Mention in your application your best stats (social media followers, page views ect)
- Mention in your application how you intend to promote the brand (on your blog, your social media, ect)
Best High Paying Affiliate Programs For Bloggers – Craft/DIY, Publishing, Weddings, Creative Business Niches
This list is updated often so bookmark this page and check back often!
Mixbook 15% per sale plus a$20 affiliate bonus
Contentmart 20% per sale plus $20 affiliate bonus
Blurb 15% per sale, plus affiliate bonus on free product
Grammarly $20 per sale, .20 per lead, $25 affiliate post bonus
CreativeLive 30% recurring
ASOS 5% plus multiple global markets
Sizzix 15% per sale
Cricut 12% per sale
IdeaChic 15% per sale
Zazzle 15% per sale
Stella & Dot $100 per lead (if you recruit a stylist), 12% per sale
Professional Resume Writing Services 30% per sale
LogoNerds 25% per sale + 5% affiliate bonus
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Thank you for including Idea Chíc on your list!
We are happy to include you in the list, you make beautiful products!
I have bookmarked this post. Lots of great info that I plan on diving into soon! Have you ever heard of CJ Affiliates? I signed up for it a while back but removed my ads since they weren’t producing anything.
Hi! Yes, I have a CJ account too, but had the same issue, my ads with them didn’t produce much revenue, whereas my ShareaSale, FlexOffers AWIN ones did, so I don’t recommend CJ personally
I am a book blogger trying to earn at least as much as to afford the books I review. I was wondering affliates could be my salvation. Can you update anything on this regard?
BTW, great work on your post. I am book marking this page to check again.
Gayathri @ Musings Over Nothing
Hi Gayathri, thanks for the message! If you are reviewing books you definitely should be earning a commission for the sales you are referring to the publishers of said books! I visited your site, you have put in a LOT of work for your reviews, giving your readers lots of information but then what…they leave your site and go buy the book you’ve recommended off of Amazon…and you get nothing? That’s no good! You should be compensated for all of the work you are doing to sell these books. Head on over to the Amazon Affiliates site and apply to the program. Then once you are approved, go back and add your affiliate link to every book (and every product) that you’ve written about 🙂 You can also join the Barnes & Noble affiliate program too.
Thanks for the kind words Chelsea. I have started adding the Amazon affiliate Links to the reviews. I am following your suggestion to add the link to the older posts too.
Thanks again
Gayathri @ Musings Over Nothing
I love that you organized them by niche! Super helpful!