Last month I made $28,000 from one side hustle. I have been struggling to build this side hustle for years and I believe that I have finally cracked the code. My main hustle, which is writing has always been my biggest money earner. I run my content writing business with a team of 15 writers who work from home or wherever they have an internet connection.

I tried all the fancy methods that all the gurus promote on YouTube and to be honest, nothing worked. It got to a point where I almost gave up on my dream of $100k months. I gave it one last shot at the beginning of the year (2021) I created a solid plan and committed myself to complete the tasks every day. The earnings came through quite quickly and it was surreal.

What's the side hustle?

Affiliate marketing/CPA Marketing. The gurus make it look so easy. Some also make you believe that you need to spend thousands on advertising. I used a simple method and don't worry, I don't have a course to sell or an affiliate link to throw at you. I decided to try Pinterest and faceless YouTube Channels to promote my affiliate links.

My Method

I already had several niche Pinterest pages. I chose two, I create short videos and eye catching pins that direct to a Link tree (a list of links- I use the affiliate links)

At first, I just relied on the free traffic and I gained a bit of traction that way. Now, I use Pinterest ads. If you don't have the capital to start up, just go with the free method at first.
I made $5000 my first month with the free traffic. When I started using ads, I made $8000 profit in my second month.

Now, let's move on to the YouTube faceless channels. I'm sure you have seen lots of gurus talking about this on YouTube. They claim that you can make thousands per month creating faceless youtube videos. Again, I picked two niches, the same niches actually. Then I started creating simple content with video, image and voice over.

I placed the Linktree link in the description with a short form article. I have discovered that short form articles under Pinterest posts and youtube videos are really effective. The YouTube traffic generated income slowly but eventually, I built my YouTube income to just over $10,000 per month. Sweet!

I decided to keep this side hustle secret for a while because I never had any success with it. This time around, the methods worked but I did my own thing and didn't follow the advice of any of the gurus who create these grand claims in an effort to sell you a crappy course that in the end yields zero results.

I am trying another method at the moment and that is building niche Instagram pages. I will report back and let you know how that goes.

The bottom line

There is money to be made in Affiliate marketing. It requires work though, a whole lot of work. However, when you build your pages and start gaining traction, the money literally floods in. Be under no illusion that you can see massive results with free traffic, it's quite rare but you don't need huge money in the beginning. In fact, I still don't spend thousands on ads. My next goal is $40,000 per month and I am confident that I can achieve it.

There is plenty of money to be made online, you just have to get creative and start implementing one strategy and testing and tweaking. Trying multiple strategies at once is surefire way to fail and fail fast. Just pick one method and push through for six straight months. Create consistent content, add value, don't make it spammy and people will eventually come. Be patient and think positive. You will get there.