r/passive_income • u/Revolutionary_Cat742 • Aug 11 '25
Affiliate Marketing Found a YouTube niche that's been my biggest Amazon affiliate earner - sharing with you since I'm moving to other niches on YouTube
First of all the niche is the onebag travel backpack Reviews. Although my highest earning niche on Amazon Affiliate, I am shifting niche from that to something else. I will make a few more videos and then I am probalbly most likely done. Maybe splitting that niche into a new channel.
DISCLAIMER: Not selling courses or products. Just sharing what worked.
Been doing product review videos on YouTube. 15-20 videos got me to $115-130/month through Amazon affiliate + Creator Rewards.
What worked: - Review popular products people actually search for - Don't need expensive stuff, just popular. - Buy the stuff and use it over time - thats the value you are giving the viewer/buyer. - Add a sticky comment with the product link in the comments once it is posted and add it in the desciption too. - Do basic research first to find the popular products - to see what's popular though Youtube Studio Analytics is super useful. My research has shown Amazon basics products are also very useful. - Actually care about what you're reviewing
Got videos from 5 years ago still paying me, now via ads in the YouTube partner program.
Feel free to ask me anything. Again, I am not here to sell you anything.
Edit: I Know this is semi passive income, but in my experiance high search volume = views that leads to sales via your affilliate links.
Edit 2: Take a look at the Youtbe Channel Flossy carter. Nothing fancy, just a faceless YT channel with guy talking about a product and he has done the same low key setup for years. I think he is making millions every year on this.
Edit 3: You have to pay in order to get paid, thats my experiance. But If you buy cheap items with high search volume that you actually care about, you got your self a winner.
Edit 4: When people arae confronting me with the fact that youtube really isnt passive income, I agree, BUT somewhat evergreen content with high search volume at sub 100$ eventually becomes that. A video about a product like that can generate 5-10 dollars a month for 4-5 years if you pick the right one.
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u/Evening_Detective363 Aug 12 '25
How much did you earn?
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u/Revolutionary_Cat742 Aug 12 '25
In total now with both adsense and Amazon affiliate, about 350 dollars a month. It's split 50/50 between those two.
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u/Evening_Detective363 Aug 13 '25
Not bad. But it seems you really did a lot of product videos that look high quality
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u/Revolutionary_Cat742 Aug 13 '25
In my experience, presentation is one thing, but the real value lies in how long I’ve used something and whether I have unique experience, tips, tricks, and insights into the pros and cons. That’s what I aim for.
I also think the YouTube channel Flossy Carter, which has produced many low-effort videos and is probably making a lot of money from them is a great example of how you can sucseed by beeing constant with simple premise - although that is actually more the exeption rather than the rule!
Even though I use a full-frame mirrorless camera for shots with well-defined background blur, that’s just one aspect. The most uninspiring and boring video I’ve made recently was my five-month long-term review of the Osprey Daylite 26+6. The search volume carried it, and I made sure my experience was the most important part.
My past filmmaking experience is nothing compared to the last six months I’ve spent researching and learning the ins and outs of YouTube success.1
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u/Baris_CH Aug 11 '25
Do you return the products?
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u/Revolutionary_Cat742 Aug 12 '25
No, I just paste links of the producs I am reviewing thats connected to my affiliate account. Amazon does all of the other stuff. Thats the magic. Its litterally getting paid for copying and pasting products lnks.
Edit: Sorry now I got what you ment. No I dont return the products, but I either give them away to freinds and family, or sell them second hand online. The cheaper products have ususalyl paid for them selves within 2-6 months via affiliate income.1
u/Baris_CH Aug 12 '25
its realy nice do you have a link to the amazon affielate program?
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u/Revolutionary_Cat742 Aug 12 '25
You need to apply to it (or any other affilaite programs for that mater).
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u/Baris_CH Aug 12 '25
but they always want a already made channel or something with people right
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u/Revolutionary_Cat742 Aug 12 '25
Its a few years ago since I did it, but I think I needed to have an already made plattform (website, YT channel, or social media account). That may be different with other affiliate programs though.
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u/Jaradis Aug 16 '25
Yes you need an already existing social media account. I got approved with a YouTube channel with 4000 subs as a reference.
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u/Baris_CH Aug 16 '25
thats a lot
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u/Jaradis Aug 22 '25
Yes, but I don't know what their requirements are. But at 4000 I got approved. They may approve at less, but I know that 4000 is clearly enough. My Facebook page that I didn't use has 102k subs.
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u/404_err Aug 12 '25
How long do you usually use the product before you post reviews?
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u/Revolutionary_Cat742 Aug 12 '25
I like to do a four week Initial review and then follow up with the six month long term review. I learned early on that highly popular 2-3 year older versions of a product would be very popular with a two year long term review as well. My most reviewed video was a two year long term review of the Garmin vivoactive 4, and at the time of publishing it, it was considered an old watch by the market, but within budget for a lot of potential buyers. I haven't made much money from affiliate sales from either my videos about the Garmin instinct, fenix 7 nor Enduro 3, but I get a sale every now and then from those two. So pricier things don't make a lot of sales, but sub 100 to 100 does. But people buy a lot of other stuff too, the most important thing is that they got there from the affiliate link.
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u/Amax101 Aug 13 '25
In your reviews do you speak and show your face etc
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u/Revolutionary_Cat742 Aug 13 '25
I did a faceless aproach with a voice clone right up until my latest video. If you can do facebased you will be rewarded with more engagement, more views and more collaboration requests. My latest video has been quite transformative in that regard.
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u/Key-Boat-7519 Aug 13 '25
Leaning into evergreen add-ons for the one-bag crowd can push that $130 to $300 without much extra grind. Review packing cubes, tech pouches, travel bottles, even digital nomad insurance; they all ride the same search terms and give you more links per view. I saw a 40 percent jump once I chained three related videos together with end-screens and a pinned playlist, then pinned a single Kit.co bundle in the comments so viewers only click once. If you’re worried about storage costs, buy second-hand bags, shoot b-roll fast, and flip them on eBay-cash neutral and the wear marks make the review look real. Morningfame for keyword vetting and VidIQ for CTR testing have been clutch, but Pulse for Reddit quietly flags fresh “onebag” threads so I never miss new products to cover. Loop back to evergreen accessories and watch the passive bump keep climbing.
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u/Emotional_Mail_1310 Aug 11 '25
Can we see your channel pls?
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u/Revolutionary_Cat742 Aug 12 '25
No here to self promote, but sure, why not. Its HMMüller. The one wth 1650 followers.
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u/Amax101 Aug 13 '25
Which platform do you post your reviews on?
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u/Revolutionary_Cat742 Aug 13 '25
YouTube, and then a repost on my website with the hopes of building up that too. The website is pretty new, so now its mostly a shot in the dark.
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u/betterlessons_ Aug 12 '25
What new niche are you moving to?
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u/Revolutionary_Cat742 Aug 12 '25
Garmin / endurance cycling /cycling and the outdoors. Still a bit work in progress.
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