I want to do affiliate marketing but analyze: can beginners actually make money with affiliate marketing? Map the affiliate requirements: traffic, trust, conversion rates. Calculate: if I need 10,000 visitors for 1 sale, how long until first dollar? Show me the affiliate reality: need audience first, income later (not immediate). Give me the timeline: build audience for this long, then monetize with affiliates. Include: why affiliate marketing isn't "beginner friendly," what's required before affiliate income, and whether I should build audience first.