How to Make YouTube Affiliate Money From Day 1 🌴

Most people think you need a huge audience or thousands of views before you can make money on YouTube. That’s not true.

Here’s the secret: YouTube is the world’s 2nd biggest search engine. Every day billions of people type in things like “best AI writing tool for beginners” or “Jasper vs Copy.ai”.

If your video gives them the answer they’re looking for, you can earn money right away with affiliate products.

Here’s the simple game plan:

Pick who you want to help (beginners, small business owners, van lifers, whoever).
Pick 1–2 affiliate products that solve real problems for those people.
Make relevant videos around what they’re already searching for:
In each video, tell people where they can get the product (your affiliate link).

Why this works:

You don’t need sponsors.
You don’t need the YouTube Partner Program.
You don’t even need a big audience. One person searching, finding your video, and clicking your link = commission.

Next step: Think of one tool you use (or want to promote). Now write down 3 beginner questions someone might type into YouTube about it. That’s your first three videos.

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