Skip to content
UdemyDigital MarketingPaid courseAll LevelsCertificate

Affiliate Marketing for Beginners: Make Money Online (Udemy.com)

Start an Affiliate Marketing Business from Scratch. Step by step instructions to build an online sustainable business

Created by: Sim Aulakh

Last updated September 2024

Our take

Based on the ratings of 179 students, a sample of their written reviews and the syllabus, as the course stood in September 2024. No course pays to be reviewed.

Sim Aulakh runs affiliate businesses and teaches this as a screen-share walkthrough. The syllabus shows 30 lectures across about 4.2 hours, and most of it is tool setup: ClickBank for finding products, Namecheap for a domain, a PLR site, ClickFunnels for the landing page, Rebrandly for tracking links, and Sendlane for email. The sales page talks big about passive income and quitting a job, so take that with some salt. What the course actually delivers is a short, practical build guide for beginners, not a full marketing education.

Most of the 179 ratings are positive, with 101 five-star and 52 four-star. Reviewers like that the instructor works through each step as if it were live, and some call it a roadmap or a solid foundation for a first-timer. The complaints are consistent too. Questions go unanswered, even though coaching is promised. Some lectures refer to material shown later, and the live demos include trial and error. One reviewer found the pace too fast, said many videos are poor quality, and noted the course covers only ClickBank, which rejects accounts from some countries. Another found the intonation hard to follow.

The course was last updated in September 2024, so tool screens may have shifted since. Reviewers also point out that it skips paid ads and scaling, despite what the description suggests. With 5,716 students and a 4.4 average, it has a decent track record as a quick start. It works as a first look at how an affiliate funnel fits together. Treat it as step one, and look elsewhere for traffic strategy.

Best forTotal beginners who want to watch someone set up a ClickBank funnel and email list on screen, step by step.
Skip it ifYou need paid ads, scaling advice, or an alternative to ClickBank, or you expect live instructor support.

Pros

  • Instructor works through each setup step on screen as if live, which reviewers find easy to follow
  • Covers the full chain: ClickBank, domain, ClickFunnels page, tracking links and Sendlane email
  • Only 4.2 hours across 30 lectures, so a beginner can get through it in a weekend or two
  • One reviewer calls it a roadmap that made affiliate marketing feel less daunting

Cons

  • Questions to the instructor reportedly go unanswered despite the coaching promised in the description
  • Built around ClickBank, which one reviewer says rejects new accounts from some countries
  • Skips paid ads and scaling; pace and video quality bother some, and the last update was September 2024
The author has kept his promise. we can just follow his steps as he shows us the process as if it was live. refreshing.
Djamee, a student

Pitched at beginners, but one reviewer found the jargon and fast steps hard without any marketing basics.

icon
What you will learn

  • They will learn about Affiliate marketing
  • Working From Home
  • How to build sales funnels
  • Learn about email marketing
  • How to generate online traffic
  • Learn about copyrighting
  • How to start an online business from scratch
  • How to generate passive income

Course content

11 sections · 30 lectures · 4.2 hours of video 5 quizzes, 1 article

  1. 1Introduction to the Affiliate Marketing Course 2 free previews6 lectures · 22 min
  2. 2Understanding Funnel Basics1 lecture · 1 quiz · 10 min
  3. 3Market Research1 lecture · 24 min
  4. 4Clickbank Platform2 lectures · 1 quiz · 17 min
  5. 5Namecheap Platform3 lectures · 10 min
  6. 6PLR Platform3 lectures · 1 quiz · 24 min
  7. 7Clickfunnels Platform4 lectures · 1 quiz · 44 min
  8. 8Online Traffic Platforms1 lecture · 12 min
  9. 9Custom Tracking Domains - Rebrandly Platform3 lectures · 29 min
  10. 10Sendlane Platform3 lectures · 1 quiz · 41 min

Who it is for

The instructor says it suits

  • Beginner Online Marketers
  • Online Marketers who feel stuck in making a passive income online
  • Those who want to supplement their income with a passive income stream
  • Those who are tired of working for someone else and want to be their own BOSS

What you need before you start

  • Have a Laptop and an Internet Connection
  • Willingness to learn
  • Being Coachable
  • Dedication to doing the work
  • Taking Action

How it compares

Against the other 418 rated Udemy courses in Digital Marketing on CourseDuck:

  • Rating4.4 out of 5higher than 42% of them
  • Reviews179#291 of 419 by number of reviews
  • Length4.2 hourslonger than 50% of them
  • Last updatedSeptember 2024more recently than 50% of them

icon
Course Description

This course was created to help beginners who have never done any form of online marketing or those who have done online marketing but were not able to make a business out of it.

If you are tired of working at a job and not having enough quality time to spend with your loved ones and want to make a difference in the world, then this course is for you. Even if you have no online experience whatsoever, you can literally start your business in 14 days or less and earn your first online commissions.

This is the best time to build yourself a passive income and do from the comfort of your own home and not have to report to a boss everyday and have the fear of losing a job due to the economy. This course will teach you how to create your "own economy" so that when and if you lose your primary source of income, this business will give you enough income to continue living your same lifestyle or better

My goal with this course is for you to earn enough income so that you have the option to completely leave your job and focus on this full time and let this passive income last generations for you and your family


In this affiliate marketing course, I am going to hold you by the hand as you watch over my shoulder how to start from ZERO and setup your own affiliate marketing business in 14 days or less and make money at the same time.

We will cover the following topics and you will master these skills after completing the course:

1) Understanding Sales Funnels and Building High Converting Funnels
2) How to find Digital/Physical Products to Promote and GUARANTEE they will be profitable
3) How to setup your very own Landing Page in 10 minutes or less, Even if you are not a Techie!!
4) How to generate on demand traffic online to get daily leads and sales WITHOUT BREAKING THE BANK!!
5) Creating an Email List to continuously promote products and generate sales without spending another dollar
6) How to write Email and Sales copy that captures your audiences attention to drive them to buy the product you are selling
7) How to scale your affiliate marketing business
8) Online coaching from me as part of you enrolling in the course
9) Monthly Course Updates to Content to remain fresh and relevant to today's time
10) Get my Done For You Templates for funnels to expedite your learning curve from the masses

The knowledge you gain from this course will allow you to live the dream life you have always wanted. Affiliate marketing is the best way to get started as the tactics and strategies learned here can be leveraged into all other forms of online marketing. It is a highly sought after skill to learn how to make money online and this course will give you all that plus more.

Get enrolled in this course and watch your confidence and financial goals become much more attainable by following the path of those which are successful.

I believe in each and every one of you and all you have to do for this course is believe in yourself and the rest I will show you the way to freedom.

Hope to see you inside. I am there to help answer any questions you may have.

icon
Udemy Discount

The discount is applied through our link. Open the course from here and Udemy's current promotional price is applied at checkout on most courses, no code to type.

Some courses are excluded from Udemy's promotions. If the price does not drop, clear your browser cookies and use the button again.

icon
Instructor Details

Sim Aulakh

I have bee running my own affiliate marketing business for over 8 years and have multiple affiliate businesses alongside my own digital agency and coach many other online students around the world.

I am also an author of my very own book called "Affiliate Marketing Playbook: Decoded" where I am teaching what affiliate marketing is and how to setup your very own affiliate marketing business.

By enrolling in my course, I would be giving you this book as a free gift and additional resource you can use to even further increase your knowledge in this industry.

My passion is helping people to build online businesses to live the lifestyle they truly want. I have seen how it has changed my families life and I want to provide the same type of Transformation to other's as I believe in giving back to help as many people as possible.

icon
More Digital Marketing courses

Free

$199.99

$89.99

$84.99

$79.99

$59.99

icon
Reviews

4.4

179 ratings on Udemy

Select a bar to show only those reviews.Select the bar again to show every rating.

By Rao on 11/12/2023

While the course seems to have contained all the essentials, the pace is a bit fast. And also many of the videos are of poor quality. And also they focused only on clickbank and clickbank most often rejects opening new accounts from some countries. It is useful if the instructor adds some other affiliate marketing websites to the course. It would be better if they suggested some free resources. Overall I am disappointed.

By Nworie Jacob on 10/26/2023

Well, as a beginner I found it difficult with the terms used in the course, and not coming from the white Men country, I find it difficult to cope with the intonation used but I must confess, the lecture was awesome. Thanks for the knowledge enculcated so far.

By Chad Brown on 10/26/2021

Heard of Sim by listening to the podcast on Spotify. So far, this course is shaping up to be exactly what I hoped for which is a deeper dive into the concepts and step by step implementation of an online business.

By Edwin Valerio on 1/5/2021

I am amazed at how detailed and well guided every step is!! I paid 15 times the price of this course and didn't get as much ahead as I have with Sim. I am very grateful to have found your podcast and purchased your course. I am excited and moving forward. Thanks, Sim!

By Annette Jones on 7/10/2020

Little bit lost in parts. Could have done with being a bit slower, explaining the pages and where you click a lot more slowly. It is an interesting course but far too much information. I am lost. Less speed and more pace would have been better. I appreciate it is a difficult course to teach. I am enjoying it, almost complete. Will have to watch again though to try and learn how to do it. I have learned quite a fair bit. Handouts would have been nice, make it easier to follow. I will still consider doing more of your courses. I do not do facebook, so found that a bit of a problem. Could not find ways of contacting Sim. I would have liked to chat. Any tips as I am fairly new to Udemy? Thankyou for the course Sim.

By Javier Collazo on 5/19/2020

Ive only finished the introduction, but I already have the feeling of hope and forsee the success this course will bring me. the creator has made me feel beyond comfortable. I feel like he is truly invested in giving genuine and helpful teaching. He sounds honest and respectful and not just trying to make money off people who just want to learn. Cant wait to get started!

By Charles Ojunta on 5/8/2020

Some of the materials are not very visible, and Sam needs to be more audible. It is a materials and something I am very interested in doing, I need to listen to the tutorial once again before I can start setting up my website. If I am stuck, I hope I will get some assistance, because as first time experience will not be easy.

By Gary Arms on 5/6/2020

I am just getting started with earning a income online. If i can get a good mentor, and see things implemented in action I will take off running to the overall goal of success at working online at home around my family. I love them very much and want to spend as much time with them as possible. I am a hard worker and willing to put as many hours in a day as possible to reach this goal. I do not own click funnels or any of the things I may need but I will do what it takes to get there and be successful at this. I am taking the leap forward in FAITH in myself and the GOD we serve. Thank you so much for helping others... Gary Arms

By Sumanta Biswas on 4/30/2020

It is a nice course to start your affiliate marketing. I got a good understanding of all the concepts explained in this course. Extremely well put together and sequenced step by step in an easily understandable format. Great content that I cant wait to implement.

By Nikolaos Malamis on 4/30/2020

I really liked Sim's course! By following the video instructions you can start your affiliate business step by step! The videos are very informative and simple to follow! He shares the resources he is using for his own affiliate business (tools, traffic sources). If you follow the steps then you will definitely start making money! Anytime you have a question, Sim is here to help you which in my opinion is very important! I highly recommend Sim's course! Worth the investment 100%

Showing all 10 reviews on CourseDuck

Read all 179 reviews on Udemy

icon
Quality Score

No CourseDuck member has rated this course yet. Taken it? Give each part a thumbs up or down.

Content Quality
/
Video Quality
/
Qualified Instructor
/
Course Pace
/
Course Depth & Coverage
/

Overall Score : 88 / 100