If you've never tried affiliate marketing before, it can be an excellent way to earn some passive income.I've been using affiliate marketing for some time, and I've also promoted some courses directly as an affiliate. How it works is, when there's a big course launch, you get invited to recommend it to your audience by an affiliate manager. Matt McWilliams is one of the most well-known affiliate managers online today.I met Matt several years ago online when he invited me into the affiliate program for Michael Hyatt's Five Days to Your Best Year Ever course. Since then, I've taken part in other affiliate launches with Matt, like Self-Publishing School.In this episode, I want to help you understand how affiliate marketing can help you earn more money as a writer and build an ecosystem of products and services that you can promote. I finally had the chance to catch up with Matt for this podcast episode. I asked him about his journey into affiliate marketing and how writers and creators can use affiliate marketing to promote goods and services.In this episode, we discuss:Strategies to learn as a beginnerHow to get into affiliate marketingHow to make affiliate marketing serve your audienceWhat do successful affiliates do that others don't?How to increase conversionsShould you use Facebook advertising?Resources:Matt McWilliamsMichael HyattSelf-Publishing SchoolSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/becomeawritertoday)