Note on earnings: The specific payment figures and income claims in the original version of this post have been removed because they could not be verified. No specific income, commission amount, or time to results is promised or guaranteed here. Affiliate income varies widely: it depends on the program, the product, traffic, and whether readers actually buy. Many beginners earn little or nothing at first, and approval for an affiliate program is never guaranteed.
Introduction
Affiliate marketing means recommending products or services and earning a commission when someone buys through your link. This guide walks through one approach: researching a web hosting affiliate program, creating review content with AI writing tools, and publishing it where readers can find it. You can try this approach for free, and you do not need experience to start, but starting does not guarantee income, and results vary widely. The steps below also mention an AI-assisted way to add affiliate links to an article; check any AI output for accuracy before you publish it.
Step 1: Research Web Hosting Affiliate Programs
Step one is to research web hosting affiliate programs. Search on Google for web hosting affiliate programs and you will find a list of different programs. Compare them: commission rates, cookie durations, and payout terms vary by program, so check each program’s current terms rather than relying on older examples. The program used in this guide is Hostinger, a platform the author already uses for websites. It is low-cost and beginner-friendly, which can make it easier to recommend honestly, but that does not guarantee sales or income.
Hosting Affiliate Program
To join, go to Hostinger, scroll to the bottom of the page, and look for their affiliate program, where you can sign up. As a bonus for those who already use Hostinger, they also have a referral program: in your account, if you already host a website with them, you can refer people. You are already approved for referrals, and you can earn by promoting it if referrals lead to sales. Applying to their affiliate program does not necessarily mean you will get approved; not everyone does get approved. That is why it is a bonus if you are already using the software; you can get paid by promoting it when referrals convert.
Step 2: Sign Up for SEO Writing Tools
The next step is to use a tool called SEO Writing. You can sign up free. Looking at the pricing, you can generate up to five articles every single month free, and that is why this tool is used here. A method using ChatGPT is also shown below. Sign up, and let’s move on.
Using SEO Writing Tools to Generate Articles
Once you are signed up for SEO writing, click on the one-click blog post option. That generates an entire article using AI. You can use something like ChatGPT to come up with article titles, or a free keyword research tool that also uses AI. In this case, type in the main keyword “Hostinger review” and click generate a title, and the software will create a title for you.
It says “Hostinger review: Best Budget Web Host for Beginners.” If you like what you see, you can move on. If you don’t, you can click generate title again, and it will generate another title for you. Pick the title you like, and move on.
Step 3: Customize the Article with Settings
This software is straightforward to use. I am going to walk you through it step by step. First, select your article size: in this case, medium, which places the article between 2400 and 3600 words. Next, choose your tone of voice: friendly, professional, informational, transactional, and inspirational. Here, informational is chosen because the article gives readers information about this hosting platform.
Additional Customization Options
Next, choose your AI model: here it is left on Claude, though other models are available. Then choose your point of view; first person is selected here because it feels more personable when creating blogs in the first person.
Select your target country: here, the United States. Then comes an important part, called humanized text: you can remove AI words, with basic and extended AI word removal. Extended is chosen here. Then choose the grade level; the recommended 8th and 9th grade level is left as it is, since it is easily understood.
From there, you can have it generate AI images: here, yes, generate three images. Image style is left at none. For the media hub, you can have it bring in YouTube videos: here, yes, one YouTube video. That is all for this section.
SEO Optimization Features
The next part is also important for SEO: the NLP keywords. Clicking this automatically generates NLP words, which are relevant keywords to the main keyword the article is about. It automatically populates them and sprinkles them throughout the article. Below are a bunch of different options; you can toggle these off. If you did not want key takeaways, for example, you can change that. Here, everything is left on.
Step 4: Connect to the Web and Final Adjustments
As you scroll down, another important step is to connect this to the web. Click yes, and it searches Google in real time and pulls in relevant information. Scroll down, and if you have a WordPress-hosted website, you can turn on the option to have the article sent to your WordPress site automatically. For this tutorial, because this is a free method, that is left off. Then scroll back up to the top and hit the run button. Once it is done, you will see a green checkmark, and you can click on your article and see the entire article that was written by AI and SEO optimized.
Check the generated article carefully before publishing: AI text can contain errors, outdated claims, or wording copied from elsewhere. Edit it into your own words and verify any facts it states.
Step 5: Use ChatGPT to Add Affiliate Links Automatically
Here is a trick with ChatGPT for adding affiliate links. Copy the article, go to ChatGPT, and tell it, “Here is my Hostinger affiliate link,” and ask, “Will you remember that?” It said yes, and it will remember the affiliate link.
Then paste the entire article in, and at the beginning of the prompt, tell it what to do: “I want you to hyperlink my affiliate link in relevant spots in the article.” Once it comes back, you have the same article, but with affiliate links that go out to Hostinger. This saves time compared with adding affiliate links by hand.
Note: ChatGPT’s memory and link handling can be unreliable, and links it inserts should be checked one by one. A wrong or broken link means lost commissions, and undisclosed affiliate links can breach platform rules and advertising rules. Always label affiliate links clearly where readers will see them.
Step 6: Publish on Medium.com
The next step is to publish on Medium.com, an article platform that is free to use. Medium articles can rank in Google, but ranking is not guaranteed: it depends on the topic, competition, and quality of the article. Paste the article there, with the relevant keywords and affiliate links attached as hyperlinks, and you have an entire article ready to publish on Medium.com with affiliate links.
Step 7: Additional Income from YouTube
One more method that is simple to try is YouTube. Target the keyword “Hostinger review” or whatever hosting platform you are reviewing and trying to make money with as an affiliate.
Target that company review, and you can also do round-ups, such as the top 10 hosting platforms. Create affiliate links for all of them, create videos on that, and once people watch your video, leave your affiliate links below those videos. You may earn commissions if viewers buy through your links, though sales are not guaranteed and results vary.
Conclusion and Final Tips
Affiliate marketing takes time to learn: choosing a program, creating honest content, and building an audience that trusts your recommendations. If you want to learn more about affiliate marketing, look for up-to-date guides from the programs themselves, and check their current commission rates and terms before you rely on them. Income is never guaranteed, and most beginners earn little at first.
