A question comes from a reader who asks:

“Hey, Isaiah hope this email finds you well.

Quick question do I need to have a blog to make money with affiliate marketing? I keep seeing videos on YouTube like this [link removed] who says I need to start a blog as one of the best ways to start making money online”

Well to be honest with you…

(which is all you will ever get from me)

No.

You don't need a blog to make money with affiliate marketing.

In fact;-

Most newbies online would be better off without one.

Since they will need to generate traffic to their blog posts for it to be worth it.

And if you are going to be generating traffic you would be better off building your email list and viewing every email you send to your list as a mini blog post.

(email blogging?)

By the time you would have managed to get a domain, setup hosting, install WordPress, and install a theme.

You could have had an email autoresponder, squeeze page, and traffic being sent to that squeeze page – building your list and earning you some affiliate moolah.