No launches. No emails. No social media hustle. Just cozy, passive income rolling into PayPal.

On March 17th, I made $5,400 in a single day—and I didn’t even have to show up live or sell anything directly.

This income came through one of my favorite income streams: ✨affiliate marketing✨

This is totally something you can do too—even if you’re introverted, just starting out, or juggling a cozy creative business alongside a 9-5 or other life obligations.

 

 

 

Related Reads:

• How I Went From $0 to $20 000 Months as an Introvert
• Make Money Blogging For Beginners: How to Make Your First $100
• How to Start a Blog in 2025 (a realistic income plan)

 

 

For my visual learners:

 

 

 

What Is Affiliate Marketing (Why You’ll Love It)

Affiliate marketing is a way to earn commission by promoting someone else’s product or service.

You get a special link, and when someone buys through it—you get paid.

Easy peasy! 🍋

It’s no more complicated than that.

Everyone can do it.

No need to create your own product or handle customer support.

Simply just recommend what you already love and use. 💖

 

 

Here’s Why It’s So Powerful:

• 💰 You can earn 5% to 50% commission per sale (depends on the service/product you are promoting)

• 💡 No need to create new offers or content from scratch (phew!)

• 🤫 Perfect for introverts and creatives who love soft selling and lazy days in their PJs (hiii 👋)

• 📦 You can promote tools and services you’re already using (this is important because we want transparency and authentic vibes only)

• ✨ It’s passive (after the initial setup!)

 

 

My $5,400 Day Came From One Tool: Bluehost

Okay okay let’s get specific!

The service I promoted that led to that $5,400 payout was Bluehost, which is the web hosting provider I’ve used since launching my little secret blog.

(I still use it for my domain in addition to Showit)

Bluehost is my #1 affiliate income source and has been since 2018.

I warmly and genuinely recommend it to anyone starting their cozy blogging/business journey.

How I Promote Bluehost:

• 📘 A blog tutorial: Step-by-step on how to start a blog using Bluehost.

• 🎥 YouTube videos: Organic mentions in content about starting a blog (aka it makes sense for me to recommend it).

• 🔗 Affiliate links with discounts: A sweet deal for my audience.

• 🙋‍♀️ Transparency: Clear disclaimers about being an affiliate (in the description of my YouTube videos and every single blog post article, see above).

People trust your recommendations more when they know you actually use the product, so please only promote what you have experience with yourself.

 

 

Affiliate Marketing Is the Icing on the Cake

Here’s the truth ↓

Affiliate marketing isn’t my main income strategy (online courses + coaching is my jam)—but it’s a sweet-icing-on-the-cake bonus.

And when you’re intentional and strategic, it can easily turn into four-figure days.

Most creators just drop a few affiliate links on their blog and hope for the best.

But with a strategy? That’s when the REAL magic happens. 🪄

 

 

How to Get Started with Affiliate Marketing (in 20 Minutes)

So yes, you can totally start your cozy affiliate marketing journey to-day.

Here’s a step-by-step guide to get you started in literally the next 20 minutes (yes really).

 

Step 1: Make a List

Set a 20-minute timer and write down:

• Tools you use in your business

• Software or platforms you love

• Books or courses you’ve taken

• Gear (tech, cameras, mics, etc.) you swear by

 

Step 2: Google the Program

Search each item + “affiliate program” on Google.

Sign up for the ones that match your values and audience.

 

Step 3: Wait for Approval

Some affiliate program may ask for traffic stats or audience size, but many accept smaller creators too— especially if you have a clear niche and an engaged audience.

 

 

Bonus Tips for Affiliate Marketing Success

1. Use Pretty Links

Use the Pretty Links plugin to:

• Shorten long affiliate links

• Easily update links if programs change URLs

• Track clicks and performance

Example:

From: https://bluehost.com/affiliate?id=73923kfj28d8
To: yourwebsite.com/bluehost

 

2. Get Strategic With Content

Plan content that naturally promotes the tools you’re recommending, just like you would for your own offer:

• Tutorials

• Product comparisons or review articles

• “Why I use…” blog posts

• Listicles (“Top 5 Tools for Bloggers”)

Don’t forget to ask ChatGPT for more content ideas that align with your niche and audience, and add these to your content calendar.

In the next 90 days, align your content with your affiliate promotions to reach the right people (buyers).

 

3. Collaborate with the Creators

• Ask for a special discount code or bonus for your audience.

• Suggest a joint webinar.

• Add affiliate promotions into your launch calendar just like any other product launch.

 

 

Fun Fact: The Affiliate Marketing Industry Is Booming

Ready for a fun little fact?

Affiliate marketing spending in the U.S. is projected to reach $13 billion by 2025 (Statista).

That’s a LOT of cozy commissions waiting for you. 

Ka-ching! 💰

 

 

Definitely Don’t Sleep on Affiliate Marketing

Whether you’re sipping tea in your cozy socks or brainstorming from your favorite hipster-ish café, affiliate marketing is a low-effort, high-reward income stream.

It doesn’t require a big audience.

It doesn’t need non-stop-sleazy-car-salesman selling.

It just requires:

• Authenticity

• Consistency

• A little strategy

Don’t sleep on affiliate marketing. Don’t even nap on it.

 

You’ve got everything you need to start making cozy, passive income.

Let your evergreen content do the selling and jump into those PJs, k? 🥰

 

 

Wanna Start Your Blogging Journey?

If you’re keen on trying out this blogging thing I have a free blogging course to help you get started!

And hey, don’t forget to connect with me on Instagram—say hi, and let’s chat! 💖☕️

Toodles & cozy vibes!