Free affiliate training programs anyone? Learning affiliate marketing doesn’t have to be expensive.
As the free online affiliate marketing programs listed below demonstrate, you can learn the fundamentals of affiliate marketing without spending a dime.
Read on to find some of the top free affiliate marketing programs available online today.
Affilorama
Overview
Affilorama is an affiliate and online marketing training program created by the uber-successful Internet marketer Mark Ling. Affilorama offers hundreds of hours of video training, with PDF training notes, on affiliate marketing.
While Affilorama does offer premium training material which you need to pay for, there is also plenty of free video training available.
Affilorama is extremely comprehensive. It is newbie friendly starting from the very basics of what is affiliate marketing progressing through to more advanced topics including PPC advertising.
Affilorama includes all of the fundamentals that you need to understand how to be our professional affiliate marketer.
Included amongst the video training are topics such as site building, search engine optimization, content creation and outsourcing.The material in Affilorama is delivered via video.
There are approximately 20 hours of video material that is available for free. Other video material can only be accessed with paid memberships.
The videos are supplemented by written content and PDF handouts. There is also an active forum where members can pose questions and network with other affiliate marketers.
Pros
Affilorama is a high-quality resource for experienced Internet marketers. Mark Ling has made millions of dollars from Internet and affiliate marketing.
He is the creator of the highly successful Rocket Languages training courses. So you are getting advice from someone who knows what they are talking about.
Affilorama is one of the oldest affiliate marketing training courses available online. The program was first developed in 2006.
Tens of thousands of individuals have completed the Affilorama training course with generally good feedback. So it safe to say that the training course is well tested. The content in Affilorama is exceptionally well organized.
By going through the course in the order that has been designated even you affiliate marketers can within the space of 20 hours have a good understanding of the basics of affiliate marketing.
Cons
The flip side to the fact that Affilorama is one of the oldest affiliate marketing training programs available online is that some of the content can be a little dated.
Aspects of affiliate marketing like Pay per Click and link building can quickly become out of date. While Affilorama was refreshed in 2014 some of the material is not as current as other courses that are available.
More advanced affiliate marketers may find the material in Affilorama a little too basic. Affilorama is best for affiliate marketers who are relatively new to the industry.
Sourcewave
Overview
Source Wave offers free affiliate marketing training delivered in video content presented by Alex Becker. Alex Becker is a well-known name in the industry having generated millions of dollars through affiliate marketing.
Source Wave is primarily focused on using SEO (search engine optimization) to generate affiliate marketing income.
Pros
The video content on Source Wave tends to be more entertaining than your average affiliate marketing educational material. Alex Becker has a showman-like personality which people either love or hate.
Sourcewave is particularly useful if you want to focus on learning SEO tactics for your affiliate marketing. While Sourcewave does occasionally touch on other topics such as social media marketing its real strength is for SEO marketers.
Source Wave is constantly being updated with new material. This means that many of the tactics taught quite cutting edge.
Becker is also not afraid to explore more “gray hat” SEO tactics which other affiliate marketing training tends to avoid.
Cons
Source Wave is very much SEO focused. If you want to learn tactics such as social media marketing or PPC, then you may want to look at a different affiliate marketing training course.
Source Wave also assumes that you have a basic familiarity with affiliate marketing. If you are completely a newbie, then you may be better off starting off with a course like the free training on Wealthy Affiliate or Affilorama.
There you can learn basics like what exactly affiliate marketing is and how to put together your first website.
Udemy
Overview
Udemy is an online platform where you can study an incredibly diverse range of topics. Individual course creators are the ones providing the training courses available on Udemy.
Udemy provides a platform where these course creators can connect with students in exchange for a fee. Among the courses are some fantastic material on affiliate marketing.
While most of the courses on Udemy are paid there is also some very high-quality free training courses available. To access the free affiliate marketing training courses on Udemy simply navigate to the marketing section of the website and scroll down to the “top free courses and marketing.”
Pros
The diversity of the training material that is available on Udemy is extremely impressive. Because all of the courses are created by individuals, you can find free training material on very specific topics.
For example amongst the free training courses that are currently available, you can find training on SEO for WordPress, advanced social media marketing, how to set up a private blog network, and growth hacking.
Each of these courses goes into very specific detail on the topic. The training in Udemy does vary in quality depending on who the course created is.
That said, in general people who create courses on you to me tend to have a fairly high level of expertise in a specific area that they are teaching. This means that you can learn some advanced tactics in specific areas.
Udemy is in general reasonably up-to-date. You can quickly see when courses have been created to evaluate how relevant information may be to the current state of affiliate marketing.
Cons
Not all of the material that is available on Udemy will be suitable for beginners as it does assume some prior knowledge.
Make sure that the courses that you are using are appropriate for your current level of affiliate marketing knowledge.
If you are just a beginner in affiliate marketing, it may make sense to first complete the free training on Wealthy Affiliate or Affilorama before moving onto the Udemy training.
Some of the training in you to me is not strictly focused on affiliate marketing. Tactics such as Twitter marketing can be applied in a diverse range of industries.
This would mean that you may not be able to apply all of the material that you learn directly to affiliate marketing. Many of the courses are better suited to get a wider understanding of different online marketing tactics.
There is no shortage of free affiliate marketing training available. Anyone is willing to invest the time and energy can learn how to become a high-level affiliate marketer without spending money.
Combine the resources above, and you will have a better understanding of affiliate marketing than 90% of your competition.
Wealthy Affiliate
Overview
Wealthy Affiliate is the most popular online platform these days. It is a one-stop training resource. Everything that you need to learn from affiliate marketing to just about anything regarding online business is here.
The Affiliate Bootcamp is designed to teach you how to monetize your website. It also has a huge community of over 800,000 online entrepreneurs.
The co-owners Kyle Loudoun and Carson Lim did an excellent job in creating this platform.
Pros
This platform will teach you from building websites, up to a lot of online business you may want to start. This website is future proof. It is always ahead of everyone in terms updating their training.
The free starter membership is free without the use of credit cards. A member can even stay as a free member as long as they want. You will have two free websites as a free member.
The twenty free lessons included in the free starter membership is really of value unlike in other platforms where it is just to prime you for premium membership.
There are tons of video tutorials, and you can ask the members for any questions you may have. There is also a LiveChat among members.
The senior members themselves conducted their training for very specific topics on very specific online business.
Cons
The starter free members are allowed to stay as free members as long as they want.
Conclusion
I would rate Wealthy Affiliate on top of the list, Udemy second, Affilorama third and Source Wave last.
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I have never heard of the others and really glad I have stumbled upon Wealthy Affiliate as it has everything an Affiliate marketer needs. Its great that all these programs have the option of starting free to check them out. Everything should be like this. Prove they are a great program and you are happy to spend your $$$ staying with them.
Hi Sharon,
Nice to know that you decided to join Wealthy Affiliate. There is no all in one platform out there like Wealthy Affiliate.
Thanks for the comments,
Den
Wow Den very informative. I am looking to up my game in the affiliate marketing field. I want to start a blog and I am wondering where to start. I was very interested in the Udemy site but like I said I am just getting started. Who would you suggest that I go to first?
Hi!
Those four platforms I mentioned in my post are all good. There is only one aspect that stood out in one of those I mentioned. The community in Wealthy Affiliate is like no other. It will really guide you through the training. Udemy is a very good source of training but you will have to go through the training by yourself. You should consider Wealthy Affiliate.
Thanks for the comments,
Den
Hi there Den,
I’ve found many affiliate training programs in my search of how to make money online. I decided to join The Six Figure Mentors, have you heard about that program?
To me, it was a pretty expensive program, but the training was great. Later, I decided to join Wealthy Affiliate and I’m enjoying every single day of it. The lessons and the community are amazing!
Hi Carlos,
I have heard about the Six Figure Mentors, but this article is about platforms that offer free affiliate training programs. Congratulations for joining Wealthy Affiliate. I am glad that you find the community and the lessons amazing.
Thanks for the comments,
Den
I searched the web for ages to find a platform that teaches how to run a legitimate website and earn revenue through affiliate marketing.
Finding an up to date training course that provides 2 free websites with hosting plus the amount of members is what drew my attention towards WA. I started on their free course and got to the point of joining their Premium membership which is serving me well.
All the training is there however it’s the community which plays a vital role in how everyone achieves success from supporting other members to commenting on each others websites is the real advantage here. It’s all about achieving the high ranking accolade.
Wealthy Affiliate know exactly how it’s done and show you how to accomplish. The only requirement is your determination to implement the steps in the program. I’m still learning but enjoying every day.
Thanks,
Simon.
Hi, Simon!
It is good that you opted for Wealthy Affiliate to start your free training. Of the that I mentioned in the article, Wealthy Affiliate comes hands down the best. Udemy is good but you will be left alone to absorb the training without any guidance. In Wealthy Affiliate, you can ask any member and only the questions not asked are considered the stupid questions.
Thanks for the comments,
Den
Hello Den
Thanks for taking your time and sharing free affiliate marketing programs out there. Free is always good especially when is just getting started and money is tight.
Having a chance to test out a product before you buy put you in a position to decide if the program is for you or if it`s one of the many get rich quick scheme out there.
I have read quite a lot about Affilorama but their prize tag has always kept me away and as I have seen programs being ranked better than Affilorama, I thought maybe I’m better off to try Wealthy Affiliate .
Have really not informed myself about Udemy but after reading your post, I feel they might offer value for money because one can choose specific things they need help with, unlike other programs where one has to buy the whole package.
I have really enjoyed your post,thanks so much for sharing.
Hi!
Of all the platforms out there Wealthy Affiliate offers the best free membership. Their free membership has a lot of values unlike some platform where they just use the free membership as a prime to upgrade to their premium membership.
Thanks for the comments,
Den
I have been looking for free affiliate training programs this past week. And I actually haven’t heard of any of them on this list besides Wealthy Affiliate and Affilorama. I appreciate you posting these programs, I can’t wait to check them out myself! You recommend Wealthy Affiliate, in what way it is better than the rest?
Cameron
Hi, Cameron!
The free starter membership of Wealthy Affiliate is unparalleled when it comes to value. Free is totally free and no credit cards required. The twenty free lessons and two free websites is unmatched in the industry. A member could even stay as a free member as long as they want.
Thanks for the comments,
Den
Hi Den,
Thanks for this – there are some great resources here I had not heard of. I agree that Wealthy Affiliate is great, although I think you are only seeing the tip of the iceberg with a free membership. Which of the others would you recommend as a compliment to Wealthy Affiliate?
Some of this platforms have a good premium membership but I will not discuss it here. This post is about the free affiliate training programs. Nothing will come close to the free starter membership of Wealthy Affiliate. It offers the greatest value.
Thanks for the comments,
Den
Hi there!
Thank you for such a great post! I am always looking for free online training. I only knew Udemy and it is really great but you don’t have much support. You do the courses and you’re on your own.
Your first recommendation is Wealthy Affiliate. It teaches how to monetize our website, right? It seems very interesting, but if I don’t have a website, how can I build one?
Does WA teaches how to create a website?
Thank you so much.
Alex
Hi, Alex,
Wealthy Affiliate will teach you everything you how to monetize your website. It will also teach you how to build your website and you even have two websites for free. The good thing is you can join for free. No credit cards required.
Thanks for the comments,
Den
I have thought about making money with affiliate marketing for several years and had difficulty getting started. I used several “free” options but never really got anywhere. I found frequently they did a great job of telling about affiliate marketing and what a great opportunity it was.
There were lots of suggestions to find hosting sites and places to buy domain names I never found these “free” option to offer much instruction or guidance to really get me going. I did check out Wealthy Affiliates and there are lesson to actually get started and have two functioning web sites for free. Thanks for the sharing the information
Hi, Christine!
Wealthy affiliate offers real value to its free starter membership. Free membership is really free without the use of credit cards. The members can even stay as a free member as long as they want.You are right on all points.
Thanks for the comments,
Den
Never heard of Affilorama or Source Wave, but I do know of Udemy. All the pros and cons either has one or the other to help you with learning online marketing. Wealthy Affiliate has been known as the best all-in -one learning place that will teach anything needed for a successful affiliate marketing business. I agree with your recommendations. All the best to you.
Hi, Michelle!
Wealthy Affiliate offers the most value in all aspects of affiliate training. The free starter membership they offered is unmatched. Free is totally free no credit cards required. Training is always updated.
Thanks for the comments,
Den