--- url: "https://taplio.com/blog/how-to-make-money-on-linkedin" title: "How to Make Money Fast on LinkedIn [2026]" description: "Learn how to make money on LinkedIn by selling your own product or service or someone else's through affiliate marketing." type: blog h1: "How to Make Money Fast on LinkedIn [2026]" author: "Virgile Donadieu" date_published: "Sep 17, 2026" date_modified: "Sep 16, 2026" lastmod: 2026-07-17 image: "https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/695b9ec3eda25c5e9d732e90/6a5a41c8b5a1adc11ddfc067_6a5a41c65829ea4d7e9971d8_how-to-make-money-on-linkedin-cover.avif" fetched_at: 2026-10-06T09:08:13.270Z --- [Blog](https://taplio.com/blog)[LinkedIn Lead Generation](https://taplio.com/blog)[How to Make Money Fast on LinkedIn \[2026\]](https://taplio.com/blog/how-to-make-money-on-linkedin) # How to Make Money Fast on LinkedIn \[2026\] ![](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/695b9ec3eda25c5e9d732e90/6a16eebc91ce79a3d49b13a1_1762982557251.jpeg) Virgile Donadieu Lead Growth @Taplio ![](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/695b9ec3eda25c5e9d732e90/6a5a41c8b5a1adc11ddfc067_6a5a41c65829ea4d7e9971d8_how-to-make-money-on-linkedin-cover.avif) ## Key Takeaways 1. **Making money on LinkedIn:** Selling on LinkedIn comes down to two routes, your own product or service, or affiliate offers such as the Taplio affiliate program, which pays 30% of all customer payments for 12 months, though Taplio itself has no free plan and starts at $39/month. 2. **The steps:** Optimize the profile with a professional headshot, catchy headline and banner, industry keywords, a benefit-focused About section and a landing page link, then create or join LinkedIn groups, send personalized connection requests, post problem-solving content, and scale with LinkedIn Ads or Sales Navigator. 3. **The number that decides:** Only 5.2% of LinkedIn's 750M+ users publish content, so organic visibility is still cheap, while LinkedIn Ads cost $2.00 to $6.00 per click and around $6.00 per 1,000 impressions. 4. **Check before choosing:** Confirm the audience actually needs the offer, read the partner's terms (Taplio bans paid promotion of its product), test the product yourself or gather reviews from at least three users, and budget for the $2.00 to $6.00 cost per click if going paid. 5. **Decision rule:** Choose affiliate promotion if there is an audience but no product, choose selling a service or digital product if there is an offer with case studies and testimonials to show, and start by fixing the five profile elements first. Making money on LinkedIn isn’t just for big influencers or CEOs of very large companies. You can make money fast on LinkedIn. As long as you follow the right steps and know how to promote your offer. To make money on LinkedIn, you need to **sell something**: - Your product or service - Someone else’s product or service (affiliate) People on LinkedIn will be eager to buy from you when they trust you and see you as an expert in your industry. Knowing how to set up your profile, [engage with your audience](https://taplio.com/blog/create-engaging-content-for-linkedin), and post the right content will help you win the trust of your audience and sell to them. ## Why Making Money on Linkedin LinkedIn is a professional platform for: - Finding new customers - Promoting your product or service - Demonstrating your expertise - Building relationships with other professionals or prospects LinkedIn is becoming the number 1 acquisition channel. Currently, only 5.2% of LinkedIn users publish content, over 750M users worldwide. Gaining visibility and popularity is relatively simple on LinkedIn, as the channel is still too neglected. Although few people publish, LinkedIn is increasingly consulted. LinkedIn is also a free platform on which you can communicate on a daily-basis without spending money. Making money on LinkedIn is an excellent acquisition solution, because you can easily stand out from the crowd, reach a large audience and build a low-cost strategy. ## What to sell on LinkedIn to Make Money There are 2 main types of products you can promote and sell on LinkedIn: digital products or services, and affiliate products. Discover the main differences between these two offer categories and learn how to promote properly on LinkedIn. ### **Sell Your Service or Digital Product** You need to identify what people need as a product or service and **optimize your LinkedIn profile around it**. [Create regular content](https://taplio.com/create-linkedin-post-with-ai) that **speaks to your audience’s pain points**. These tips will help you drive desire for your products: - If your product is software or Saas, showcase your clients’ results with case studies and testimonials. - If your product is an ebook, share snippets of the most exciting parts and discuss how the reader can benefit from it. - Search for posts that show users complaining about a problem your product or service solves. Reply with a helpful comment that shows how your offer solves their problem. ### **Sell Affiliate Products** Once you partner with a brand that offers a great product or service, you can promote their offers on LinkedIn and earn commissions on every sale. ou can join the [Taplio affiliate program](https://affiliates.taplio.com/signup) and earn 30% of all customer payments for 12 months. Since Taplio is a powerful tool for LinkedIn growth, your LinkedIn audience will benefit from it, especially those who want to [grow their personal brand](https://taplio.com/blog/linkedin-personal-brand-crash-course) but have little time to spend on the platform. Ensure to **abide by your partner’s terms and conditions** while promoting their products on LinkedIn. Taplio doesn’t allow you to sell their product with paid promotion. Before you choose an affiliate product to sell on LinkedIn, **ensure you have an audience that needs such a product**. If your audience is mostly chiropractors looking for bookings, it won’t make sense to promote a UI/UX course to them. You can find an exhaustive list of [affiliate programs](https://affiliate.watch/) on Affiliate Watch. One way to build trust when selling affiliate products is through **product reviews**. It’s best to test the product yourself to get first-hand experience. Create a video where you review the product, highlighting its best features and the benefits you got from using it. If you can’t test the product yourself, get reviews from at least three users to share with your audience. When reviewing your affiliate product, **include links to buy the product** in your caption or comments. Join any of these [affiliate programs](https://blog.hubspot.com/marketing/best-affiliate-programs) to find irresistible offers for your audience. ## **The Secret Sauce To Making Money on LinkedIn** No matter what you’re selling on LinkedIn, these principles will help you sell your offers fast. ### **Optimize your profile** Your LinkedIn profile should accurately reflect your business and your products or services. It should entice your prospects to grab whatever you’re offering them. - Clear and professional headshot as a profile picture - Catchy headline and banner that lead people to visit your profile - Industry-related keywords that your audience can understand - A detailed description of your offer’s benefits in your *About section* - Links to your landing page where users can get your products or services ### **Use LinkedIn groups** One of the best ways to build an audience for your products or services is by creating groups. If you rely on posting content on your profile, you may be unable to target more than one audience, especially if you’re promoting multiple products or services. But you can create multiple groups for different audiences and sell to them at the same time. Aside from creating groups, you can join groups where your target audience hangs out and connect with them. - Create helpful posts that solve a need - Engage in meaningful conversations to help group members in the comments - Trigger conversations by asking thought-provoking questions. ### **Connect with potential customers** Search for individuals and companies in your target market and send them personalized connection requests. You can also search for brands that you’ll love to partner with. For brands that you want to join their affiliate program, your connection request should show that: - You are interested in their products or service - You have an audience that’ll benefit from their offers Share valuable posts, infographics, videos, or any other type of content that is informative and helpful to your target audience. This establishes you as an expert in your industry and makes it easy for them to buy your products or services. You can also [curate content](https://taplio.com/blog/linkedin-curator) for your audience as long as it’s relevant to them. ### **Use paid advertising** With LinkedIn ads, you get better targeting and reach a larger audience than with organic content. Your LinkedIn strategy is no longer free, but your ROI will also be much faster thanks to the strategic targeting of your offer. LinkedIn Ads prices are based on the number of clicks and impressions | Metric | Estimated Cost | Best For | | --- | --- | --- | | **Cost Per Click (CPC)** | $2.00 – $6.00 | Driving website traffic and direct engagement. | | **Cost Per 1,000 Impressions (CPM)** | Around $6.00 | Brand awareness and maximizing reach. | ### **Utilize LinkedIn’s sales tools** [LinkedIn Sales Navigator](https://business.linkedin.com/sales-solutions/sales-navigator) and [LinkedIn Sales Solutions](https://business.linkedin.com/sales-solutions) can help you find and connect with potential customers, track your sales activity, and measure your success.