So whatever niche you\u2019re part of \u2014 whether you\u2019re promoting $500 kitchen knives, the latest electronics, low-cost school supplies, or pretty much anything else <\/em>\u2014 chances are you can find hundreds (or even thousands) of relevant products on these two sites.<\/p>\n\n\n\n This goes some way to explaining why they\u2019re the two biggest players in the US ecommerce market<\/a> \u2014 albeit Amazon\u2019s market share vastly outweighs that of Walmart.<\/p>\n\n\n For many of us, these two affiliate programs are the obvious starting point for our respective forays into affiliate marketing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n But which is best? Should you focus all your efforts on Amazon Affiliate Program<\/a> or go all-in on Walmart\u2019s affiliate program<\/a>? In this article, we will help you choose between the two.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The average affiliate marketer earns $8,038 per month, according to our affiliate marketing statistics<\/a> page. That equates to over $96,000 per year. <\/p>\n\n\n\n But it\u2019s important to note that a lot of affiliate marketers treat it as a side hustle rather than a job. For all those thousands of Payscale profiles, many thousands more will only spend a couple hours a week on affiliate marketing, and won\u2019t be earning anything like that amount of money. <\/p>\n\n\n\n At the other end of the scale, people like Shane Dutka<\/a> are earning seven figures a year in passive income from their affiliate activity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n We also have plenty of experience of making money from affiliate marketing ourselves (and we\u2019ve got the receipts to prove it).<\/p>\n\n\n\n However big (or small) the sums involved, all affiliate marketers make money online in the same way. Affiliate marketing is a performance-based referral system that sees advertisers \u2014 brands like Amazon and Walmart, for example \u2014 reward publishers (or affiliates, as they\u2019re otherwise known) for sending customers to their websites.<\/p>\n\n\n\n When one of those customers makes a purchase within an agreed period of time (such as 24 hours, a week, or 30 days) after clicking on an affiliate link, the affiliate whose link they clicked earns a commission.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Easy, right?<\/p>\n\n\n\n Walmart started out as a small discount retailer in Rogers, Arkansas. It\u2019s fair to say the company has grown significantly since then, with Walmart now operating approximately 10,500 retail shopping stores and clubs in 24 countries. It employs 2.3 million associates worldwide, including almost 1.6 million in the US alone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n With its affiliate program, Walmart affiliates get paid for sending customers to Walmart\u2019s network of ecommerce sites. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Every time someone clicks a Walmart affiliate link on your affiliate website and makes a qualifying purchase, you get paid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Joining the Walmart affiliate program couldn\u2019t be easier: just head to its affiliate landing page<\/a> and apply to become a member.<\/p>\n\n\n You\u2019ll be transported to Walmart\u2019s affiliate network partner, Impact, and asked to provide a bunch of information, including your:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Once you\u2019ve completed your application, Walmart\u2019s approval team should get back to you within 24 hours. <\/p>\n\n\n\n At that point, you\u2019ll get access to a bunch of professionally designed banner ads and other assets to help you promote Walmart products.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Walmart\u2019s entry requirements are pretty broad. To be approved, you must have:<\/p>\n\n\n\n As with most affiliate programs, Walmart has published a substantial list of websites that aren\u2019t <\/em>eligible to join, ranging from sites that promote sexually explicit material to publishers involved in pyramid schemes. You can find the full list here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The commissions you earn will depend on the types of Walmart products you promote, as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"Share](https://www.authorityhacker.com/"https:////www.authorityhacker.com//wp-content//uploads//2022//07//share-of-retail-ecomerce-sales.png/")
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