Affiliate Link
An affiliate link is an ordinary link with your own tracking code attached, so the company on the other end knows the visitor came from you.
In plain English
If you send someone to a hosting company with a plain link, the company has no idea who sent them. Add your affiliate code and the link still goes to the same page, but it quietly tells them: this person came from Ferdy.
The visitor pays the same price. The company simply shares part of what it earns with the person who made the introduction.
Why it matters
It is the most honest way to earn from teaching. You recommend the hosting, the theme or the plugin you already use, and if someone follows the recommendation you get a share. Nothing changes for them.
It also means you can keep the tutorials free. The videos pay for themselves through the tools people were going to buy anyway.
How it works
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You join the programmeMost hosts, plugin makers and course platforms have one. You sign up and get a personal link or a code.
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The link carries your codeUsually as a query string on the end of the URL, or as a short branded redirect you control.
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A cookie remembers youWhen someone clicks, their browser stores a small file for a set period, often thirty or sixty days.
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The sale is creditedIf they buy inside that window, the sale is matched back to your code and the commission is paid out.
Say it out loud
Tell people the link is an affiliate link, in the video and under it. It costs you nothing, it is required in most countries, and audiences trust a recommendation more when the incentive is on the table.