Affiliate Marketing Australia: How to Start & Earn Your First $5K

Sick & tired of going around in vicious little cycles on the internet, Googling how to start affiliate marketing in Australia? Lol We’ve all been there!

Hell, you’ve probably searched it while you were stuck at work, hoping to leave the hellscape of the daily 9-5 grind. No shame – we’ve all done it!

Perhaps you searched a variation of how to make money online, and affiliate marketing has piqued your interest? Sick! Love that for you!

Affiliate Marketing in Australia is growing RAPIDLY!

Finally, after so many years of preaching just how incredible this online business model is, the country has finally come to their senses, gotten over the false skepticism & tall-poppy syndrome and decided to give it a crack! 👏🏼

Even our mates across the ditch have jumped on board (Hello kiwis, if you’re reading! Welcome 👋🏼)

I was exactly where you are right now, only a short little while ago – feeling stuck, wondering how to start and questioning which affiliate path to take.

Not that long ago, I was also searching the internet for ways to earn online and was sick to f*cking death of finding info that was straight up bullshit, or information that was lacking in detail. 🙄

THIS post, my friend, is not that!

I CRAVED something for the average, everyday human like me – just your regular joe, who worked in retail (thank the lord baby Jesus I never have to go back to that life, serving entitled Karens everyday).

* Cue the awkward segue *

Hi, I’m Scotty, and I’ve been earning online for the past few years, but my bread and butter is affiliate marketing and teaching others how to earn in the online marketing space (there’s a lot more to that story, so feel free to read all about it here later on).

You’re in the right place if you’re ready to learn how to do this whole ‘affiliate thing’ properly and give yourself permission to finally start living a life on your terms.

Let’s be frank…affiliate marketing is a simple concept, but it’s in no way ‘easy’.

If you’re here because you want some easy path to an online income, you’re very much in the wrong place. An online business requires work, just like any other business. If you’re one of those ‘get rich quick, minimal effort & lazy’ people from TikTok who is under the impression that affiliate marketing will solve all your problems, you’re greatly mistaken. There’s the door…

You’ll need to follow proven marketing frameworks and systems that actually teach you how to market as an affiliate. You’ll also need a valuable product to sell to assist you.

Simply grabbing an affiliate link and promoting shitty, low-value products on Pinterest is not going to replace your income online…

Do you know what will though?

Learning how to effectively market high value products that solve a problem for your audience! You’re only job as an affiliate, is to share products or services you know, like and trust, that serve an audience.

As affiliate marketers, we’re just simply here to provide value to someone who’s searching for it. Simples!

In this post, I’ll show you exactly how the top affiliates in Australia are earning the big bucks in 2023…

And yes, 3K, 5K & 10K+ months are all VERY possible!

I’ve done it (shockingly) and friends of mine who’ve started recently in their affiliate marketing business have done the same.

$10K months are becoming more and more common.

It’s time to say ‘see ya never’ to your narcissistic, micro-managing loser boss and let’s show you how to start affiliate marketing in Australia in a way that feels good for you AND aligns with your values as a human being.

…No disgusting MLM’s. None of this gross, spamming people in the DM’s on social media. And no promoting feral, low-value affiliate products from Clickbank (YUCKKKK!!!!). We don’t do that here. As my mentor Jade would say, ‘Desperation is not the vibe”. Hi Jade 👋🏼

That’s not effective affiliate marketing and it certainly won’t make you a cent.

We’re here to run a profitable business that actually makes you money, right? Let’s do this thing properly and show you what you need to get started today with affiliate marketing in Australia!

If you’re a beginner affiliate marketer looking to finally make this thing happen, keep reading!

Firstly, What the Flaming Heck is Affiliate Marketing in Australia?

Let’s get really clear on this first! 👇🏼

Affiliate marketing is simply recommending a product or service you know, like and trust to someone else who’s searching for it. In turn, you receive a once-off or recurring commission from the referral of that product or service should they buy.

That’s it!

They purchase it through your referral links, and you receive a commission for it.

It’s no more complicated than that.

They might have a problem they’re looking for an answer to, or perhaps they’re searching for a product that provides some kind of value to them.

Either way, that’s all affiliate marketing really is.

I will make this part VERY clear…affiliate marketing is NOT multi-level marketing (MLM). These are two very different business models and two very different ways to make money online.

This is usually where the skepticism has stemmed from over the years.

Do not confuse the both.

The Big Question: How Do You Actually Make Money with Affiliate Marketing in Australia?

Step by step, let’s break this thing down…

1. Ideally, You Should Take a Really Trustworthy & Actionable Course (do not skip this part)

I know EXACTLY what you’re thinking! I can sense the eye roll already haha

‘I’m not paying for a course. I don’t have the money for an affiliate course. I don’t trust what other courses have to say. I don’t need a course, because I can do it myself.’

I’ve seen and heard it all before, so you’re not fooling me…

In marketing, these are what we call limiting beliefs and you’re going to have to do some serious work on mending and transforming your old toxic money stories and belief systems if you want to see success in this landscape. (I told you’d there’d be work involved, didn’t I!).

How many of you can actually say you’ve made a dime in affiliate marketing by going around in circles on the internet, wasting your precious time, searching for all the free info?

Not many!

I was that person! Lol God, I was so naive! Haha

I spent YEARS of my life, trying to figure it all out on my own (about 6 years in fact) and truthfully, it sent me bloody mad! I went crazy, trying to piece it all together myself. Like honestly, I seriously started to question my mental health!

Now, I’m a reasonably intelligent lad, but for whatever reason, trying to piece together all the little parts in the affiliate marketing jig-saw puzzle was THE MOST exhausting thing of my life.

It got me nowhere. I didn’t make a cent. I wasted years of my life.

YouTube & Google could only take me so far.

I wish I had have just paid someone to tell me what it was I had to do. I mean, after all, I pay my tax agent a shit tonne of money every year because apparently, he knows what he’s doing, and I don’t…see the point I’m making??

We pay experts to help do the things us mere mortals can’t…

Looking back on it, I wish I’d just spent a couple of hundred bucks and just had someone who’d already done it successfully, show me the ropes.

I don’t know about you, but I don’t have the time these days to waste on surfing the internet for free info. Anytime I can pay someone for that info, I’ll gladly open my wallet so I can start earning quickly!

I say this because I did that, and it changed my life.

Don’t be like me! Just invest in a good bloody course. You’ll be learning & earning faster, and you’ll save yourself having to sift through all the crap that’s out there online.

An affiliate program or course will hand you everything on a silver platter with the entire framework to follow so you can start doing.the.damn.thing today!

BUT!!!!!

It needs to be a reputable, trustworthy and authentic program!

There’s definitely some sketchy shit out there online, so here’s one of the best affiliate programs I’d recommend…

I’m So Paid! by Andrea Crowder

There’s a reason this is the best affiliate marketing program on the planet – it gets results.

It’s beautifully aesthetic. It’s honest. There’s zero bullshit.

Just actionable information from real people who’ve successfully done it!

In this industry, you get what you pay for!

Check it out below! 👇🏼

If you’re the type who likes to research a lot, then you can check out the sales page right here. Alternatively, if you like what you see, and you’d rather just get started straight away, click here.

The testimonials from I’m So Paid! speak for themselves. Its super impressive!

2. Research Your Niche

As an affiliate, you’ll want to stick to a specific interest area – a.k.a, a niche.

Keep it as broad as possible so you can pivot between different sub-niches and topics.

For example, I’m in the travel, content creator, remote work, content monetization and earning online niches.

They all play into each other, and I’m able to leverage all these industries to create an online income that has longevity.

Boxing yourself in to one niche can be disastrous. You’ll eventually be pigeonholed into one category, and that’s all you’ll ever be able to talk about to your audience.

You’ll need to get really clear on what you stand for, what most interests you and how you can be of service to your audience.

Andrea covers all of that in I’m So Paid! to help kickstart the ideas.

3. What Affiliate Programs Should You Join?

This is where the fun begins – get in loser, we’re going shopping!

Once you’ve decided what niche best serves you and your audience, you can start looking for affiliate marketing programs to partner with in Australia or internationally.

That’s the beauty of affiliate marketing…

You’re not limited to promoting products and services solely based here in Australia.

You can partner with a single affiliate marketing network or multiple, individual affiliate programs from all over the world.

‘WTF is an affiliate program?’ I hear you screaming through your screen?

It’s simply a business or marketplace where you can directly affiliate with a product or service that they offer.

To find them, simply scroll to the bottom of a website, and search for ‘Affiliate’, ‘Partner with Us’, or ‘Become an Affiliate’.

Alternatively, you can search individual affiliate programs or affiliate networks and marketplaces like CJ Affiliate, Partnerize and Commission Factory for businesses who offer an affiliate program. Amazon Associates also has their own affiliate network & program.

From there, you just simply go through the sign up process and wait to be accepted.

Once accepted, they’ll send you all the details so you can generate affiliate links that are unique to you.

The problem with some of these, however, is that they’re often low ticket products & services.

You’re probably not going to replace your entire income with low ticket items.

Here’s how you can 👇🏼

This next bit is IMPORTANT! Take note…

4. Why High Ticket Affiliate Marketing Should Be Your First Option.

High ticket affiliate marketing in Australia is the holy grail of affiliate marketing.

Well, actually, recurring commissions are the holy grail, but high-ticket options are just as good!

Learning this skill set and marketing high ticket products will open the flood gates to online wealth…

You’ll go from having a shitty capped income potential at your day job, to an uncapped earning potential with high ticket affiliate marketing. It’s a system that can be automated, so you’re able to quite literally earn while you sleep, without limiting the amount of money you could possibly generate.

Here’s the caveat…

This is only possible if you learn how to market effectively (that’s why I’d encourage you to enroll in a course!)

There’s a huge difference between low ticket affiliate marketing, and high ticket affiliate marketing.

Think about this for a second…

Think to yourself how many low ticket products you’d really need to sell at volume to replace your current income?

If you have a $7 product that you affiliate with, to make $1000 in a month, you’d need to generate approximately 142.857143 sales of that product (go on, check it, I did the math).

The sheer volume you’d need to sell is completely unsustainable my friend.

Instead, let’s look at this example…

You sell 1 high ticket product that costs $2500 to purchase, and from that, you receive a $1000 commission.

BOOM!

Now you only need 1 sale to make your $1000 goal each month. Sell 10 and you’ve got yourself a $10K month you rich bitch!! Get it! 💸 👏🏼

Let me tell you something extremely important.

It takes just as much effort to sell a $1000 product, as it does a $7 product. It’s all just dependent on how you market it.

Digital marketing is a crucial skill in 2023… you better believe you’ll need to learn how to master it to begin replacing your income online.

High ticket affiliate marketing is how you’ll replace your old shitty retail income and begin earning online at a much more rapid pace.

When the flood gates open, it’s an eye-opening experience to the true earning potential of the online space.

You NEVER forget your first high ticket commission.

5. Organic & Paid Advertising

Ok, cool Scotty…

That all sounds great, but HOW THE F— do I advertise or promote the affiliate product or service I’ve chosen?

Glad you asked dear reader, I’m glad you asked.

There are two forms of traffic we talk about in digital marketing:

Organic traffic & paid traffic.

1. Organic Traffic

Simply put, organic traffic is just free traffic you can generate.

This could be in the form of you talking about your offer on socials, writing blog posts (just like this one) or word of mouth.

TikTok & Instagram are great sources of organic, free traffic that you can direct to your product or service as an affiliate marketer. For me personally, I’m a writer at heart, so blogging is my fave.

Social media is a f*cking gift you guys! Don’t think of it as this monster, with unsolvable algorithms that instill self-loathing. Use it to your advantage – you never know when this ‘digital-age opportunity’ might end.

2. Paid Traffic

As the name suggests, this is any paid advertising you do that directs traffic to your product, service or offer as an affiliate.

To build a ‘mind blowingly’ incredible online income that is consistent and will make you question why the f*ck you ever stayed in your old job, you’ll need to utilise both paid and organic.

Paid traffic is powerful!

You can get your messaging across to your intended audience at scale & fast!

That being said, it’s completely possible to generate $10K months organically. That’s my next goal…consistent 10K months.

When you can leverage both forms of traffic, you’re able to get more eyeballs on your offer, providing value to a larger range of people who are already searching for it.

THAT my friend, is how you’ll start generating four and five-figure months as an affiliate.

That’s where your whole life can change!

Couple these skills with strategic copywriting, and you’ll be blown away by the results.

Will it happen overnight? Probably not!

But, like anything good in this life, it takes a bit of work & consistency.

But it’s doable!

The Best Affiliate Marketing Course in Australia (and the world)

As I mentioned earlier, look no further than I’m So paid! 💸

It’s the most holistic, authentic and well presented program (not just here in Australia, but globally).

IF you want something that has zero fluff, gets right to the point and most importantly, actually shows you how to market, then this is the one you should consider.

It doesn’t feel ‘salesy’ and gross like literally all the other courses on the market, and it’s run by real, genuine people who know their shit.

Conclusion

I hope you found this article on affiliate marketing Australia to be useful and insightful.

Earning money online as an affiliate is honestly the most incredible opportunity.

It really is a gift!

When you give yourself permission to finally start living life on your terms & start to earn online, you free up your world for the more important things in life (travel, family, friends and your health).

It’s a brilliant opportunity to claim back your time, create an uncapped income and feel good about the work you do.

You don’t need to quit your job right away – in fact that’s something I wouldn’t advise you do. Maintaining a steady income while you’re learning & upskilling is valuable and will help you build your business along the way.

IMO, affiliate marketing is the bee’s knees 🐝

I no longer have that feeling of dread I used to experience turning up to work each day.

My boss isn’t over my shoulder, lurking in the shadows like some freak, trying to micromanage me.

I don’t have to answer to someone else.

My job no longer controls my time and dictates when I can take my holidays.

I can always go back to work casually or part time if I feel the need because I have a steady online income that ticks away on autopilot in the background.

It really has been a transformative business and I’d highly encourage anyone who’s been curious to get involved.

Scotty ✌🏼

FAQ’s

Is Affiliate Marketing Legal in Australia?

Absolutely! It’s a completely legit business. You just have to ensure to stick to the brand’s affiliate guidelines and rules and disclose affiliate links that are associated with the site or business you’re partnering with.

For example: I include an affiliate disclosure on my website and in the footer of every blog post, so readers are well aware. It’s just common business practice and allows for full transparency.

How Much Can Affiliate Marketers Earn?

Your income-earning potential is uncapped.

Once you automate your systems and learn how to leverage your time, sales can pop into your inbox at any moment of the day or night. That’s the power of marketing to a global audience.

Your income will be largely dependent on the affiliate marketing platforms and business you choose to partner with.

As mentioned earlier, look for high ticket options such as I’m So Paid! by Andrea Crowder.

Can I Start Affiliate Marketing as a Beginner?

Absolutely you can!

In fact, I’m So Paid! is catered specifically to beginners and is my go-to recommendation when first starting out. It’s also one of the highest paying affiliate programs you can partner with as an affiliate! (40-50% commissions).

They have a suite of incredible digital products, allowing you to grow and build your skills over time should you wish to. It really is one of the ultimate affiliate marketing companies in the world.

The beauty of affiliate marketing is that the barrier to entry is low, and the cost to start the business is low also. You don’t need any specific skill set to get started and is a great option for those who may not have the tech skills they think they need to start an online business.

Disclaimer: These are my experiences, honest opinions and stories. We are proud to partner with many beautiful digital education & travel products and services as an affiliate. On some occasions, we may benefit from a commission when you make a purchase with these links. This commission helps to support the ongoing publication of free and readily available content designed for those who wish to get started in the online business and creator space. This is not financial advice.