What Is Affiliate Marketing? How to Get Started in South Africa (2026 Guide)
Affiliate Marketing · South Africa · 2026 What Is Affiliate Marketing? How to Get Started in South Africa (2026 Guide) By Gene (Eugene Madondo) · Rank to Earn · Updated October 2026 I made my first affiliate commission from a fitness blog I started as a broke student in 2012. Since 2020 my websites have […]
5 Side Hustles in South Africa That Are Actually Working Right Now (2026)
Make Money Online · South Africa · 2026 5 Side Hustles in South Africa That Are Actually Working Right Now (2026) By Gene (Eugene Madondo) · Rank to Earn · Updated October 2026 I’ve been earning online since 2012, when I started a fitness blog as a broke student, and I’ve been fully online since […]
Digital Marketing Salaries in South Africa (2026): What Every Role Really Pays
Digital Marketing Careers · South Africa · 2026 Digital Marketing Salaries in South Africa (2026): What Every Role Really Pays By Gene (Eugene Madondo) · Rank to Earn · Updated October 2026 I’ve been in digital since 2012 and working in SEO formally since 2017. I started as an intern on R6,000 a month. In […]
How to Get Into SEO in South Africa: Salaries, Skills and Landing International Roles
SEO Careers · South Africa · 2026 How to Get Into SEO in South Africa: Salaries, Skills and Landing International Roles By Gene (Eugene Madondo) · with Sadie, technical SEO and analytics specialist · Rank to Earn · Updated October 2026 I taught myself SEO in 2012 as a student, growing a fitness blog to […]
How to Get Into Digital Marketing in South Africa in 2026 (No Degree)
The short answer You can get into digital marketing in South Africa without a degree by learning the fundamentals through free courses (Google Skillshop or HubSpot Academy), going deep on one skill like SEO or paid ads, building real projects from your second week, turning the results into a portfolio, and then applying to agencies, […]
3 Ways South Africans Are Making Money With AI in 2026 (Number 3 Is the One I Use)
▶ Watch: the full breakdown of all three methods — or keep reading below I’ve been earning online since 2012, and fully online since 2020. In that time I’ve built a portfolio of websites that quietly pay me every month — and everything I earn, I earn in dollars. AI has changed what’s actually possible […]
How to Make R10,000 a Month Online in South Africa
▶ Watch: How I’d make R10,000 a month online, starting from zero There isn’t one secret — there are several real routes Most people think there’s one magic way to make money online. There isn’t. What there actually is, is a handful of legitimate routes that can each get you to R10,000 a month. None […]
How 3 “Set-and-Forget” Websites Earn Me ~$2,000 (R33,000) a Month
Case Study How 3 “Set-and-Forget” Websites Earn Me ~$2,000 a Month In 2023, the same week I launched the website my Rank to Earn course is built around, I quietly launched three more sites on the side — simple one-page funnel sites, the exact kind I teach in my entry-level One Pager course. I barely […]
How I Started an Online Business in South Africa Using SEO
My Story How I Started an Online Business in South Africa Using SEO In 2012, I started a simple fitness blog while I was still at university — no marketing degree, no corporate experience, and honestly no real idea what I was doing. Within a year it was pulling around 100,000 page views a month. […]
How I Made My First Million Online in South Africa
My Story How I Made My First Million Online in South Africa (and How It Changed Me) Five years ago I was earning R30,000 a month. Since then — after leaving my job and starting my own business — I’ve made over R24 million. This is the honest story of how I made my first […]