Do You Need a Computer To Do Affiliate Marketing? (Or Is a Mobile OK?)

Quick Answer: You don’t need a computer to do affiliate marketing but using a laptop instead of a phone will make your life much easier & it’ll enable you to work much more efficiently. Using your phone for affiliate marketing can be okay as a temporary measure, but certainly not for the long haul.

Here at Commission Academy, we see a HUGE amount of new members signing up for our free affiliate marketing course on mobile devices & it’s clear that people are shifting away from using computers.

In fact, many people don’t even actually own a computer these days.

But that brings up a big question & it’s a question we get asked a lot (multiple times per day, in fact)…

Do you need a computer to do affiliate marketing? Or can you do affiliate marketing on your phone?

So we decided to put this blog post together to answer the question once & for all meaning if you’ve been wondering the same thing, you can rest assured you’ve landed in the right place.

And we’ll dive straight in with the big question…

Can You Do Affiliate Marketing on Your Phone?

Technically speaking, yes, it’s possible to do affiliate marketing on your phone. However, at some point, you are undoubtedly going to face some restrictions.

For example, whilst you can learn affiliate marketing & carry out most of the steps required to become an affiliate marketer on your phone, there are some tools/services that are just not designed for mobile devices.

This means that you’ll either not be able to use them at all, or you’ll be able to use them to some degree but you essentially won’t be able to use them to their full advantage.

And whilst this won’t stop your ability to see success altogether, it’ll certainly make it much harder.

But that aside, let’s talk about one of the biggest factors here…

The screen size!

In 2021, it was reported that the average mobile screen size was just a mere 6.3 inches & as you can likely imagine, it’s going to be pretty annoying to try & run a business with such a tiny screen.

Not only will it be hard to complete tasks, but it’ll also end up being bad for your eye health & posture too.

So even if you could do affiliate marketing with a phone, you shouldn’t really want to do it. Instead, you should want to get yourself a laptop & nice office chair to sit comfortably whilst you work.

Or even a standing desk, if you want to take it to the next level & really look after your health.

Then, there’s also the issue of typing. Typing on a mobile phone is so darn difficult & slow compared to typing at a normal, full-size QWERTY keyboard.

This means that it’ll ultimately take you much longer to see success with affiliate marketing on a phone as well.

So, in short, whilst it’s possible to do affiliate marketing on your phone, you can likely see that it’s a bad idea.

But that brings us to the next question…

Do You Need a Computer To Do Affiliate Marketing?

You don’t need a computer to do affiliate marketing, but you’d be smart to use one. And it doesn’t have to be a desktop PC either, even a laptop will suffice.

In fact, we actually recommend using a laptop instead of a desktop computer because that way, you can take your business anywhere with you.

You see, as an affiliate, you don’t have to be tied to any one location. You can literally work on your business & earn an income from wherever you can get a WiFi connection… So why tie yourself down?

A laptop will enable you to achieve true freedom with your business.

And if you don’t already have a laptop & were considering just using your phone to do affiliate marketing, we’d highly recommend making the investment for a laptop.

Overall it’ll be a relatively small investment for the potential returns that you can get back.

And by using a computer (or laptop) instead of your phone to affiliate marketing you’ll…

• Have a bigger screen to work from
• Have access to a “real” keyboard to type faster
• Be able to use tools/services you may not be able to on a mobile
• Be able to work much more efficiently

Plus, you’ll also be able to rest easy knowing that you’re better taking care of your health because rather than bending your neck and squinting at a tiny phone, you’ll be able to sit up straight (or stand) and work from a larger screen which will be much easier on your back & eyes.

So even though you can technically “get away” with using a phone for affiliate marketing & still stand the chance of potentially making money from it with just a phone, we’d strongly recommend the investment in a computer if affiliate marketing is truly something you’re serious about.

For example, if you wanted to become a baseball champion you wouldn’t start by hitting the ball with just a stick instead of a bat simply because “it works”… You’d invest in the bat right from the off.

And it’s the same when it comes to using a phone for affiliate marketing. Yes, it may be “possible”, but using a phone for affiliate marketing is just like trying to play baseball with a stick instead of a bat.

A silly idea!

Learn Affiliate Marketing on Your Phone

The good news is that whilst it may not be a good idea to try & build an affiliate marketing business entirely on your phone, you can certainly learn affiliate marketing on your phone.

And we can say that confidently because we know our affiliate marketing course is 100% mobile-friendly.

In fact, we purposefully built it that way so you can easily learn wherever you are. Even if you’re on the bus, train or walking around town, you can load up our training videos & progress through the steps.

So if you only have a mobile phone & don’t have a computer but still want to do affiliate marketing, you could always make the first step by starting to learn.

Then, once you’ve saved up enough to buy a computer or laptop you could go back through the training & implement the steps to begin building your business.

But either way, whatever you decide to do, we hope that this post has been insightful & helped you to see why it’s not the best idea to do affiliate marketing on your phone & why you should get a computer instead.

Also, if you happen to have any further questions or comments then don’t hesitate to leave the below. We always love hearing from our readers.