Affiliate Marketing Earnings Calculator
Estimate your monthly affiliate income based on traffic and conversion metrics.
Monthly Clicks to Affiliate:
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Estimated Total Sales:
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Earnings Per Click (EPC):
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Total Estimated Commission:
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How to Calculate Affiliate Marketing Potential
Success in affiliate marketing is a numbers game driven by five primary variables: Traffic, CTR, Conversion Rate, AOV, and Commission percentage. Understanding how these metrics interact is crucial for scaling your digital business.
The Formula Behind the Calculator
To calculate your potential earnings, we use the following standard industry formula:
Earnings = (Traffic × CTR) × Conversion Rate × Average Order Value × Commission %
- Traffic: The total number of unique visitors reaching your content monthly.
- CTR (Click-Through Rate): The percentage of visitors who actually click your affiliate links.
- Vendor Conversion Rate: Once the user reaches the product page, how many actually buy?
- AOV (Average Order Value): The average amount spent by a customer in a single transaction.
- Commission Rate: The percentage the brand pays you for every successful referral.
Realistic Example:
If you have a blog post getting 2,000 visitors per month with a 5% CTR, you send 100 people to the vendor. If the vendor converts at 2% with a $100 product and 10% commission, you earn $20/month from that single post.
If you have a blog post getting 2,000 visitors per month with a 5% CTR, you send 100 people to the vendor. If the vendor converts at 2% with a $100 product and 10% commission, you earn $20/month from that single post.
Strategies to Increase Your Affiliate Revenue
1. Optimize for Intent: Targeted traffic from search engines looking for "Best [Product]" usually converts much higher than general social media traffic.
2. A/B Test Link Placement: Sometimes moving an affiliate link from the bottom to the middle of a paragraph can double your CTR.
3. Focus on EPC: Earnings Per Click is a vital metric. If Program A pays $1/sale but converts at 10%, and Program B pays $10/sale but converts at 0.1%, Program A is actually more profitable.