I’m new to the affiliate game and I must say, it is a lot harder than I ever thought it would be. When I saw my first ad to become an affiliate marketer, the guy made it seem simple. Create a webpage, add a link and BAM, you’d start making money.

Yeah, that is so not how it works.

I struggled for months and spent more money than I care to admit on ways to make this process work for me. I have to say, it’s still not easy but I think I’m figuring it out.

So the first thing I realized is that there are many ways to implement affiliate marketing. And as many ways as there are to implement there are tons of people willing to teach you their way, for a cost of course. And that’s not necessarily a bad thing. I can assure you, if I had the desire to teach what I’ve learned, I would most definitely charge for it. I mean really, this is my livelihood, why would I give it away for free. The folks that are creating these courses spend years perfecting their process, then more time building and perfecting their courses. They do have something valuable to offer.

So while I don’t necessarily endorse these courses, they are three that I have found that will offer you valuable training and success, as long as you finish the training and follow the program. Again, each has its own focus but the goal is the same, to teach you how to become successful at affiliate marketing.

Wealthy Affiliate

This program has been around for upwards of 15 years. The owners are still active with the program by providing blog posts, personal emails, and webinars to their members.

Clickbank University

This program is fairly new and they have come out with their 2.0 version. It has two focuses, teaching you to create your own product that you can market on Clickbank, and teaching you to market other people’s products.

Super Affiliate System

This program is taught by an affiliate marketing “guru”. Attendees suggest this might be one of the most “beginner friendly” online business models that they’ve experienced.He has learned the ins and outs of affiliate marketing