Basically, you need to join an affiliate program, send traffic to your affiliate links, generate enough sales and commissions to qualify for a payout to your PayPal or bank account.

This is a very short answer that could be a lot longer with more information in it. That’s why I decided to make a 3 step guide trying to answer this question.

See all questions and answers in my affiliate marketing FAQ

This question was answered by Aleksander Blomquist. He started out with affiliate marketing back in 2008. As of 2020, he is a full-time affiliate marketing guy with two businesses focusing on creating websites from scratch and monetizing them with affiliate programs.