Affiliate marketing has been around forever in internet terms — and every year, someone declares it dead.

Too crowded. Too competitive. Too spammy. Too hard.

And I get it. If you’ve ever typed "how to start affiliate marketing" into YouTube or Google, you already know what I mean.

The results are a mix of get-rich-quick tripe, hour-long videos that never get to the point, and costly courses that promise the world while delivering only a tangle of tech confusion.

So let’s cut through all that.

Is affiliate marketing still worth it in 2025?

Yes — if you approach it the right way.

The Old Way: Funnels, Courses, and Tech Nightmares

The biggest problem beginners face isn’t a lack of tools — it’s a lack of clarity.

You’re told you need a funnel. Then you’re told you need three upsells, an email sequence, a lead magnet, a bridge page, some retargeting ads, and on and on and on until you want to throw in the towel.

And that’s before you’ve made a single sale.

So it’s no wonder most people give up before they even start.

The Better Way: Start Simple, Stay Focused

Affiliate marketing doesn’t have to be complicated.

As is often the case, remembering to keep things simple is the way forward:

• Find a product that helps people solve a real problem
• Share that product with the right audience
• Earn a commission when they buy

That’s it. Everything else is optional. Helpful, yes — but optional.

You don’t need to be a tech wizard. You don’t need to spend money on ads. You don’t even need a website to begin with.

You just need to get a foot in the door.

The Checklist That Cuts the Cr*p

I recently published a free Chrome extension that gives you a step-by-step checklist to start affiliate marketing from scratch.

It’s designed for absolute beginners — no jargon, no selling.

Just clear steps you can follow, with free programs and free traffic sources you can use:

✅ No website needed
✅ No product creation
✅ No paid tools required

You can install it in your browser and use it at your own pace — no accounts to create, no passwords to remember.

If You’re On the Fence, Start Here

If you’ve been circling around the idea of starting affiliate marketing but keep stumbling because everything feels overwhelming — this is for you.

No hype. No "secret systems." Just a simple way to take the first few steps and see what’s possible.

You can start in just one click:

==> Add the checklist to your browser now.

It might not make you rich overnight. But it will help you actually get started.

And in 2025, that’s worth more than another $997 course you’ll never finish.

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