Because I don’t want you just seeing a list of affiliate programs and thinking, “Cool… now what?” HERE’S WHAT EACH ONE ACTUALLY DOES AMAZON INFLUENCER Create your own Amazon storefront, recommend products you genuinely use, create shoppable content + earn when people purchase through your links. WALMART CREATOR Share products people are ALREADY buying—home, beauty, kids, fashion, groceries & more. Create links/storefronts and earn from qualifying sales. SHOPMY Build a shoppable storefront, link products from tons of brands and potentially unlock brand collaboration opportunities, too. MAVELY Built around social selling. Find everyday brands/products, create content around them and earn when your links drive sales. LTK Think fashion, beauty, home + lifestyle. Build your LTK shop, share products and earn commissions when your audience shops. AWIN This is a BIG affiliate network—not one store. You can find thousands of brands inside and apply to the individual programs that fit your audience. CJ AFFILIATE Another huge network. Find brands, apply to their affiliate programs, grab your tracking links and start creating content around what fits. IMPACT A partnership platform where creators can find affiliate opportunities AND brand collaborations, track performance and get paid. RAKUTEN ADVERTISING Access retail + brand affiliate programs, create your links and earn when your referrals convert. PARTNERSTACK THIS ONE IS DIFFERENT. Think software, AI tools, SaaS + online-business products. Great if you want to move beyond physical products. HERE’S WHAT I WANT YOU TO DO: DO NOT apply to all 10 and then overwhelm yourself. Pick 2–3. Apply. Get approved. Pick products you actually understand. CREATE CONTENT. Learn what your audience responds to. Then build from there. You don’t need 100,000 followers. You don’t need to be an “influencer.” And you definitely don’t need to have it all figured out before you start. You just need to START. And if you want me to keep dropping actual affiliate programs, products + ways to make money online, comment:

My top five, 1. Cooler weather. 2. Halloween. 3. Decorating for fall. 4. Watching spooky movies. 5. Spending time with my kids and decorating cupcakes with them.

One thing I’m learning is that a strong image should do more than stop the scroll. It should also make the response easier. If I ask a question in the caption, but the image gives people clear answer options, they do not have to work as hard to engage. That seems small, but I think it matters a lot. Do you think a graphic should just grab attention, or should it also help create the response?

I am changing how I measure whether my content worked. Publishing the post is no longer the win. I want to know whether it created a reply, question, conversation, or helped someone tell me what they actually need. What metric tells you that your content is doing more than just filling your feed?

1. THIS IS A BIG DEAL (especially if you're still deciding between ChatGPT and Claude) GPT-5.4 isn't just "ChatGPT got smarter." It's a complete redesign of what ChatGPT can actually do. Before, you'd type a question, get an answer, and that was it. Now? It can actually control your computer, manage your files, browse the web, and complete multi-step tasks without you babysitting it. Let me break down the 6 biggest changes in plain English in the comments :)