What to Write in Your First 3 Articles as a Beginner Affiliate 2026

Why are your "first 3 articles" so important? (Write anything and you get lost)

The first wall you hit after launching a blog is usually: "So... what do I even write?" You've picked a theme, but mass-producing posts as they come to mind somehow doesn't get you read or get referrals to land — a classic beginner experience. Much of the cause is that the order and roles of your articles are scattered. Without a design behind the order, neither readers nor search engines can grasp "what is this site about," and your hard-won articles float in mid-air.

That's why we recommend fixing your first three by role, as a "template": #1 = intro (trust-building), #2 = traffic article (problem-solving), #3 = comparison/review (revenue article). Each answers a role: "who are you," "what is the reader's problem," and "how do you solve it." Stacking them in order builds a foundation that naturally guides a first-time reader toward a referral.

One reason for capping it at "the first three" is that beginners tend to freeze up over perfectionism. Before planning 100 articles, finish writing three with distinct roles. Suddenly the "skeleton of the site" appears, and what to write next becomes obvious too. Being able to write anything feels like freedom, but it's actually easy to get lost in. The constraint of three articles makes that first step easier to take. Note that what's introduced here is a way of thinking and a procedure — it does not promise any specific earnings.

Article #1 = your operator intro and trust-building (the entry to E-E-A-T)

The first thing to write isn't a product or a tactic — it's "you yourself." Readers won't easily believe a "this is my recommendation" from some stranger. That's exactly why, in article #1, you frankly convey why you're writing about this topic and what experience or standpoint you have. This becomes the entry to E-E-A-T (Experience, Expertise, Authoritativeness, Trustworthiness), which is also part of Google's evaluation axis.

A common stumbling block for beginners is the belief "I have no track record, so I can't write." But the "E (Experience)" in E-E-A-T doesn't refer only to big success stories. The first-person perspective of "I'm also researching and testing as a beginner" is genuine experience too. Writing your current position honestly earns more trust than stretching to play the expert. In fact, a beginner's perspective is a valuable source of information for readers in the same position.

This first article isn't flashy, but it's the foundation for the next two (traffic and revenue). When a reader reaches your comparison/review article, whether there's a place to confirm "why is this person recommending this" completely changes the persuasiveness of the referral. An intro isn't a write-once-and-done; treat it as a page you grow, updating it as your track record and thinking accumulate.

Article #2 = a traffic article that solves the reader's problem

The role of article #2 is to "pull people in from search." Here, instead of what you want to write, you answer a concrete problem the reader is likely to search for — for example "how to start FX affiliate marketing" or "can I keep doing it as a side hustle," topics where beginners are stumbling right now. If #1 is "who are you," #2 is the article that answers "what is the reader struggling with."

The trick to a traffic article is narrowing it to one article = one problem. Cram in this and that, and the search intent blurs so it lands with no one. Pin down one question the reader has, and answer it carefully and concretely. The more directly an article responds to search intent, the more it gets read, the longer people stay, and the more trust accumulates. For how to capture search intent and structure an article, the related guide on building an FX affiliate blog is a useful reference.

The key is keeping the path to the revenue article in mind. A reader who has solved their problem next holds a new question: "So, which one should I actually choose?" Place article #3, the comparison/review, at the end of that natural flow. So toward the end of your traffic article, prepare to add an internal link to the revenue article as one of the options — and the three articles connect cleanly.

Article #3 = the comparison/review revenue article that connects to referrals

Article #3 is finally where you write the comparison/review revenue article that connects to referrals. This is where you turn the trust you built in the previous two into revenue. But rather than "just sign up," the essence of a revenue article is to organize the information so readers can choose for themselves. Lay out multiple options fairly by pros, cons, and who they suit, and you can refer without feeling pushy.

Even when introducing an affiliate program like Kingfin, what you convey should be the facts of the mechanism. For example, rewards come as CPA (one-off) — a fixed reward per conversion, up to $250 — and RevShare (accumulating; tiered from around 20% up to 80% with various bonuses combined, paid daily from a $10 minimum), which continuously shares a portion as long as your referrals keep trading. Don't inflate the numbers; write honestly within what you can verify. That's the condition for a revenue article that gets read for the long term.

And a revenue article needs a clear path (CTA) for the reader to take the next step. That said, don't hype it. Something at the temperature of "if you're curious, sign up free first and check the mechanism with your own eyes" is plenty. Leave the judgment to the reader; don't force it. This, in turn, leads to referrals that don't damage trust. To repeat: the results from referrals vary by individual, and earnings are not guaranteed.

How to connect the three articles with internal links

Writing three articles still leaves you with "three scattered articles." What turns them into one path is internal linking. Connect them so that whichever article a reader enters from, they can naturally move to the next. The basic flow is "traffic article → revenue article," reinforced by "revenue article ↔ intro article" for trust.

When you link, make your anchor text concrete. Rather than just "click here," use words that reveal the destination's content, like "how to start FX affiliate marketing is here" — kinder to both readers and search engines. When the three connect mutually, the whole site gains a structure where "you won't get lost wherever you enter," and dwell time naturally extends.

Internal links can be added later, but we recommend connecting them all once when you finish article #3. With the three tied together like a triangle, your launch skeleton is complete. If you want to go deeper on link design, the related article on internal-link strategy is also helpful.

Mistakes beginners often make (leading with a sales pitch, etc.)

Finally, let's preemptively kill the mistakes common in the launch phase. They're all the kind you can avoid just by knowing them.

Especially common is "leading with a sales pitch." The wish to earn fast is understandable, but a strong pitch before trust has grown only pushes readers away. Building a relationship of "I'd listen to this person" first, through your intro and traffic articles, looks like a detour but is the shortcut. Exaggeration is also a legal risk, so commit from the start to the stance of conveying facts and risks honestly.

Another easily overlooked one is stagnation from perfectionism. Keep putting it off with "once I know more" or "once I can write better articles," and you'll never publish. Your first three articles can be fixed any number of times later. Putting them out and polishing them while watching reader reactions is the surer way forward.

What to do after you've finished writing (measurement and your next topics)

Once you've published three articles, the first stage of your launch is complete. From here you enter the phase of "not writing and forgetting, but looking at the numbers to decide what's next." Your first three are, in a sense, a hypothesis. Whether readers actually respond can't be known until you publish.

When you're stuck for the next topic, we recommend thinking from your second (traffic) article. The "neighboring problem" to the one readers responded to is a strong candidate for your next traffic article. And if you prepare a new revenue article as its solution, you can multiply the very "template" you first built. Don't overthink it — repeating the pattern that worked is the trick.

Your first three articles are not the end but the skeleton of a beginning. Trust through your intro, people through traffic, referrals through revenue — keep that division of roles intact and the site only grows stronger as articles accumulate. Start by finishing the three, then grow them little by little while watching the numbers. To repeat: affiliate results vary by individual, and earnings are not guaranteed. Please also convey honestly to readers that investing carries risk.

Written by

Hiro Hiraki

Editor-in-Chief, Kingfin JP. An FX affiliate specialist with over 15 years of financial and FinTech translation experience. Bilingual in Japanese and English.