How I Made $3,000 in Commissions Without a Website

I would like to thank Kyle, Jay and Covid-19 for making me a wealthy affiliate.

As many of you know by searching through my training tutorials and WA blogs, one of my favorite subjects is sharing popular and sometimes under-the-radar niche ideas. This post today will focus on how the Covid pandemic, made me profitable!

HEALTH & WELLNESS = EVERGREEN NICHE

An evergreen niche is a type that is very popular and never goes out of style. Health & Wellness is extremely profitable but too broad. That's not a bad thing if you focus on a specific sub niche. I mention several in my What is a Profitable Niche tutorial.

Though there are other very popular evergreen niche ideas that I mention in my tutorial at the link above, in this post I want to focus on Covid-19 and reveal what I'm doing now in my niche that is proving to be very profitable WITHOUT a website.

Covid-19 is real just like Influenza is real. In many ways they are the same and in some ways they are not. It is because of their similarities, they are both viruses and infection happens the same way, that can actually be a benefit in potential sales.

Long before Covid-19 was even heard of, I had to wear PPE (Personal Protection Equipment) when on the job as an N-EMT. Wearing gloves and masks were not alien to me when the general world population was advised to start wearing them.

Though PPE does contribute to a better Health & Wellness of the individual wearing it, it too is becoming an evergreen niche in its own right. Have you seen the Covid-19 Essential stores appearing in shopping malls? This has become a BIG niche business.

BEFORE I CONTINUE, LET ME EXPLAIN SOMETHING

I want to give you all up front, the meanings of the 3 abbreviations used in this post so you have a better idea what I am talking about. I will also explain the definition. We in healthcare abbreviate many things. You will hear these on TV sometimes.

PPE = Personal Protection Equipment (Masks, Gloves, Goggles, Vests, Bouffant Caps, Gowns,... Basically any item of clothing or accessories that is disposable.)

EMT = Emergency Medical Technician (Respond to emergency calls, provide basic medical and first aid care and transport the patient to the medical facility.)

N-EMT = Non-Emergency Medical Technician (ParaTransit for regular doctor visits, the sick, those in detox, the physically disabled and those with ambulatory dialysis.)

Those of us who are N-EMTs, we are always on the go doing up to 12 transports per day, which means we burn through PPE and that's a problem. A good niche will solve a problem. Now you ask, if people are getting vaccinated, why is PPE a big deal?

VACCINES HELP BUT YOU STILL NEED PPE

The vaccines work as designed. They do not protect you from getting Covid-19, but rather reduce the risk of serious illness and hospitalization if you become infected. Regardless if you are vaccinated or not, PPE is still recommended in certain areas.

This is a REQUIREMENT for all of us in healthcare when dealing with patients, up close and personal, every day we are on the job. When Covid-19 first hit the U.S., healthcare did not have enough PPE and many of us had to buy them on the market.

Now the supply chain is pretty much sustainable. However many EMT, N-EMT and Volunteer Rescue Squads not associated directly with a hospital, have to rely on their private employers to supply us with adequate amounts of quality PPE.

Do you see why the PPE niche is growing from a sub niche into a full fledged niche? There will always be demand for it regardless of whether you are vaccinated or not. Plus doctors, nurses and other healthcare workers, will require an unending supply.

When the product is a disposable, and in the case of PPE an essential product, repeat business is an absolute given. We in healthcare rarely wear the same mask and gloves when dealing with more than one patient. This is why PPE is a great niche.

I USE MY JOB, NOT A WEBSITE, TO PROMOTE MY NICHE

The reason I had been absent from WA for most of 2021 and 2022 was to set this up in motion. Covid-19 has provided so many opportunities for the affiliate marketer, even creating new niche markets and amplifying niche markets that were once small.

I knew the PPE niche market was going to explode in growth. I use it everyday and multiple times a day. An absolutely essential disposable product for essential workers, that use dozens of masks & pairs of gloves everyday, it's the perfect niche.

What a great opportunity. There was no way I was going to pass this up. HOWEVER, I didn't have a website set up and I knew creating content would take a lot of time and effort. So I went back to the old-school way of growing a business.

Word of Mouth Marketing and Business Cards. The above image is the business card I had printed up with my affiliate link and email address on the back. I also had a somewhat larger version printed on a 2022 / 2023 calendar refrigerator magnet.

Both the cards and the magnets cost me less than a hundred dollars. They are great ways to get my affiliate link in front of potential customers. When making contact for the first time to healthcare workers, I wear the PPE. This helps to seal the deal.

PROMOTION IS EASIER WHEN YOU KNOW YOUR NICHE

Newbie affiliate marketers here at WA often hear Kyle and others speak about choosing a niche that is a "Passion" of yours. Why? When you are passionate about a niche, you really know a lot about it. This makes it so much easier to promote.

THIS IS WHAT I DO IN MY PPE NICHE...

When the opportunity arises for me to talk to another EMT/N-EMT or healthcare worker, I start by asking, how many masks and gloves do they go through during their workday? Then I promote my PPE niche and why they can benefit from it.

Normally nurses and EMS workers who work directly for a hospital or some other large healthcare provider, will have more than enough PPE available to them. Those of us who work for private companies, will still have to conserve what we get.

When I promote I tell healthcare workers I never fear that my employer will short change me of PPE. I have a backup source. I mention the low cost, show them the quality of what I wear and give them my card or magnate with my affiliate link.

On average, one N-EMT can go through 15 pairs of medical gloves and about 13 N95 masks in one day. A full box of 100 "quality" pairs of Nitrile gloves can cost up to $30 and be used up by one N-EMT within 7-Days. That can be an expensive necessity.

WHEN YOUR NICHE IS A PASSION...

Being passionate (knowing much) about your niche helps to either occasionally or daily promote it to a target audience. It also helps by showing others that you are personally involved with this niche. Who better to get recommendations from?

Here is another example of an affiliate marketer making money WITHOUT a website. I already know many of you will roll your eyes or yawn at this, but it does work eventually. Look at Baseball Chickie's picture below and yes, she knows sports.

Other than knowing a lot about baseball, she knows other sports too. She is also a big fan of the 1980's in TV, Film, Music & more. She has a HUGE collection of entertaining t-shirts that reflect her likes and fun personality. Yes. She is pretty too.

What kind of "No-Website" affiliate marketing is she using? It's called Social Media Marketing, but on a smaller scale. With a current Twitter following of 161.8K, that's a lot of potential customers. She tweets selfies in these shirts and provides her link.

One of the marketing ways taught here at WA is Social Media Marketing, obviously on a different scale to what Baseball Chickie is doing, but the money making concept still works. Her social media presence acts like a website, her pictures like content.

WHAT IS MY POINT TO ALL THIS?

It is possible to make money in affiliate marketing without a website. I will admit that having an affiliate marketing website is the best option for growing a small business. With a website your target audience grows beyond who you already know or follow.

Even though I started my PPE niche without a website, like Baseball Chickie my interactions through my job as an N-EMT is like a website, my knowledge of its use and my "passion" for its quality is like content. It's easier to promote what you know.

When you are passionate about a niche and partake in its benefits, you can send people to your affiliate link by word of mouth and through a social media presence. So now a question you may have is, do affiliate programs require a website to join?

From my personal research over the years, it's about a 50 / 50 split. Roughly 50% of affiliate programs do not require you to have a website as long as you have a viable means to promote to a target audience. My N-EMT / EMT community is my target.

When I do niche research and I'm on a website selling related products, I first look to see if they have an affiliate program. If they do I look for their affiliate requirements and affiliate FAQ page. Below is an example from a new company I am affiliated with.

Q: Do I Need a website/blog to participate in the affiliate program? A: No, not at all.

WHAT IS MY APPROACH TO AFFILIATE MARKETING NOW?

When it is possible, definitely create an affiliate marketing website to promote your niche. I will create one for this PPE niche in the future so I can grow my target audience. Fortunately I am currently making up to $3000 per month, so I have time.

By using Word of Mouth Marketing, my passion for this niche and business cards with my affiliate link, I was successful because the healthcare community in which I work is my target audience. I know Covid is here to stay which means Customers.

Eventually I will create a website and grow my target audience. Did you know that PPE isn't just used by people in healthcare? Auto mechanics and food services use many different products under the PPE umbrella. I can target other niches too.

My next niche will consist of an affiliate marketing website and blog for its long term promotion to a worldwide target audience. In the short term I can promote this niche by Word of Mouth marketing to my local target market of family and friends.

I feel a mixture of both, with and without a website, can work together for certain niches. Wealthy Affiliate is a perfect example. You can promote WA using both a website and by Word of Mouth. If you have any comments, please leave them below.