Why I Promote MadeThis as My Primary Affiliate Product (And How Much I Make)

I get asked this question regularly, usually from people who read my content and notice that I consistently recommend the same platform. So let me answer it directly: why MadeThis? And what does promoting it actually look like from an income standpoint?

The Short Answer

I promote MadeThis because my audience needs it, I've used it, and it converts. In that order.

The typical reader on this site is someone building or thinking about building a digital product business. They need a platform to sell their products, collect payments, deliver downloads, and manage their customers. MadeThis does all of that in one place, it works for complete beginners, and the pricing is reasonable.

This isn't a product I stumbled into because of the commission structure. I was already using it and recommending it in emails before I even applied to the affiliate program. The affiliate relationship followed the product recommendation — not the other way around.

How I Came to Use MadeThis

I sold digital products on a different platform before MadeThis. That platform worked fine, but I was spending more time managing technical issues than I should have. Custom integrations, third-party payment processors, delivery issues, customer emails about downloads that didn't work. The overhead was real.

I switched to MadeThis for the same reason I tell people to use it: it eliminates the infrastructure problem. Checkout, payment processing, download delivery, customer accounts — all handled. I stopped getting support emails about broken download links almost immediately after switching.

I also noticed that my conversion rate improved slightly. I suspect it's because MadeThis's checkout flow is cleaner than what I was using before. A friction-free checkout is directly correlated with more completed purchases.

Why It Converts Well for My Audience

Not every good product converts well for every audience. The match between product and reader intent matters enormously.

My readers are people who want to build online income — specifically through digital products. They're either researching platforms to use or actively comparing their options before making a decision. The search queries that bring people to this site — "best platform to sell digital products," "MadeThis review," "how to start selling ebooks online" — are all purchase-intent queries. These readers are ready to make a decision.

When I write content that answers their specific questions and naturally mentions MadeThis as the platform I use and recommend, I'm meeting high-intent readers at exactly the right moment. That combination converts.

What the Numbers Look Like

I'm going to be real about this without giving away exact figures, because I've seen too many income reports that are either exaggerated for clicks or presented without context that makes them useful.

Here's what I can tell you honestly:

Affiliate income from MadeThis represents about 60–65% of my total affiliate income. The rest comes from a handful of secondary products I mention in specific contexts — email tools, AI writing tools, a couple of courses.

The income is not consistent month-to-month. It tracks closely with how much content I'm publishing and whether any posts are ranking well. Good SEO month = strong affiliate month. Quiet content month = lower affiliate income. This is normal for organic-traffic-dependent affiliate income.

The posts that drive the most MadeThis affiliate conversions are not the posts I expected. My direct review post performs well, but some of my best-converting posts are comparison posts (MadeThis vs. competitors) and problem-focused posts ("what platform to use if you're selling digital products for the first time"). People land on those mid-comparison and the content helps them make a decision.

What I'd Change If I Were Starting Over

I'd have applied to the affiliate program earlier. I recommended MadeThis for several months before I was officially tracking those referrals. That was just leaving money on the table.

I'd also have built more comparison content earlier. Pages like MadeThis vs. Gumroad and similar comparison pages are some of the highest-value content you can create for an affiliate product — people searching those queries are close to a buying decision and need a credible comparison to tip them over the edge.

The review post matters, but it's often the last thing someone reads before buying, not the first. The content that introduces people to the product category — or helps them compare options — is often more valuable for driving volume.

The Honest Caveats

MadeThis is not the right platform for every use case. If someone needs extremely custom checkout flows, complex course delivery infrastructure, or specific integrations I haven't tested, I'll say so. I don't recommend it to everyone regardless of fit — that's a recipe for unhappy readers and refund requests, which hurt affiliate standing.

I also don't pretend the affiliate relationship doesn't exist. My posts clearly disclose when I earn commissions. Readers who know I'm earning a commission and still trust my recommendation are the most valuable relationship I can have — they've decided the recommendation is credible despite the financial incentive, which means the recommendation actually helped them.

The takeaway: affiliate marketing works when the product is genuinely right for the audience, the content is honest about what the product does and doesn't do, and the relationship is built over time rather than optimized for a single click.

That's why I promote MadeThis. It's the platform I'd send a friend to if they asked me where to start.