For most people, WordPress is not only a content management system but also a means of earning income.
A lot of bloggers, freelancers, and web developers earn money from WordPress by selling themes, plugins, and consultancy. Also, if you are not into development, you can make money by promoting WordPress products.
What does this mean? It simply means that you can make money by introducing a company's product to others. If anyone buys any of the products through your unique affiliate link, you earn a commission from the company.
If you blog on WordPress, you can recommend the premium product you personally use to others and you make your money when a user buys a product through you.
You can earn a commission ranging from $1 to $500 on a product.
This review is to show you the top WordPress affiliate programs. Anybody can participate in these affiliate programs. You are to choose the ones that best fit your taste.
WordPress affiliate programs are classified into the following categories:
- WordPress Themes Affiliate Program
- WordPress Plugins Affiliate Program
- WordPress Shared Hosting Program
- WordPress Managed Hosting Affiliate Program
- WordPress Backup, Security, and Maintenance Affiliate Programs
Before we go into detailed info about these WordPress affiliate programs, let’s look into what you might need to know as shown below:
- You must have a PayPal account. It is necessary that you have a PayPal account as most of these affiliate programs pay commissions via PayPal. If you do not have a PayPal account, try and open one.
- If the premium WordPress product you are using is not on this list, it is advisable that you search for the review of that particular WordPress affiliate program on Google. This will give you insights into the WordPress affiliate program.
- Join all of the affiliate programs. Becoming part of these affiliate programs is easy and free.
Let’s come back to the affiliate programs list. Below is a list of the most popular WordPress affiliate programs you can promote on your blog.