6 Best Ways To Make Money With Kajabi | How To Make Money With Kajabi | How To Make Money Online

Most people hear “Kajabi” and think it is just a platform for selling online courses. That part is true. But there are at least six separate income streams built into that same subscription, and most Kajabi users are only touching one of them. This post walks through all six, in order from least profitable to most, so you can decide where to start or where to add a second revenue layer to something you are already running.

Every number, platform name, and strategy in this post comes directly from Alston Godbolt’s video above. No invented income claims. No screenshots that cannot be verified. Just what the platform actually does and what the evidence in the video shows is already working for real sellers today.

What You’ll Walk Out With

Why Fiverr landing page gigs pay $10 to $250 per project and how buyer requests help you skip the crowded queue
How to use Udemy and YouTube to confirm a course idea has real demand before you record a single minute of footage
What to charge for one-on-one coaching inside Kajabi and how to build a structured multi-week package without stitching together third-party tools
Why Kajabi’s built-in email system is more practical for most creators than connecting ClickFunnels, Zapier, and GetResponse separately
How the Kajabi affiliate program pays a 30% recurring commission for the lifetime of every subscriber you refer
The Udemy course play that puts your Kajabi affiliate link in front of buyers who are already searching for platform tutorials
Which of the six paths matches your current skills and situation: find yours at finder.platformproof.com

Way 1: Build Kajabi Landing Pages and Sales Funnels on Fiverr

Alston calls this the least profitable of the six, but “least profitable” still means real money. On Fiverr right now, sellers are charging anywhere from $10 to $250 to build websites and landing pages using Kajabi. One seller shown in the video holds a $250 price point, and the reason she can charge that is straightforward: Kajabi is a platform people use to earn income online. When you help someone make more money, you can charge more for your time.

The mechanics are simple. Kajabi comes with templates, similar to WordPress. If you are already comfortable in the builder, you can fulfill projects quickly. There are over 3,000 Kajabi-related services listed on Fiverr, which means the general listing area is competitive. Alston’s recommendation is to go straight to buyer requests instead. These are custom job posts from people who went looking for a specific service, could not find it in the standard listings, and typed out exactly what they need. Less competition, more specific scope, and a better starting point for getting that first client without having to outbid ten other sellers on a generic gig.

This path is especially practical if you are already a Kajabi subscriber and want to offset the $99 monthly cost while you build your own products. Two or three small gigs a month can cover the platform fee entirely and give you hands-on experience working inside other people’s accounts before you have built out your own.

Way 2: Create and Sell Your Own Online Course

This is what Kajabi was designed for, and Alston calls it the most obvious path. The math is clear: Kajabi costs $99 per month. Price a course at $4.99 and you have covered the subscription with two sales. Price it at $497 or $1,997 and the entire income picture changes. The difference between those two price points is not the quality of your slides or your production setup. It is the depth and specificity of the outcome you can honestly deliver to the buyer.

Before you build anything, validate demand. Alston’s two-step check works like this. First, go to Udemy and search the topic you are considering. Look at the number of ratings and enrollments on existing courses. If people are buying courses on something as specific as basket weaving or QR codes, demand is confirmed. Second, go to YouTube and search the same term. If videos on that subject are pulling significant view counts, especially from small channels, it means people are actively searching for that information. Both signals together are more reliable than either one alone.

For an example from the video: Alston searches QR codes on YouTube and finds videos with hundreds of thousands of views. He then cross-checks Udemy and finds active buyers. That combination is enough to justify building a course. You do not need to guess or follow trends. You can let existing demand tell you where to go.

Traffic to your course does not come from Kajabi itself. You need to bring visitors to your course page. Free content on TikTok, YouTube, or Instagram is one route. Paid Facebook or YouTube ads are another if you have budget and experience running them. Solo ads are a third option, though Alston notes the results there are less predictable. The course is the product. Getting people to it is a separate system you have to build deliberately or pay for.

Way 3: Offer One-on-One Coaching Through Kajabi

Once you have a course live, or even before you do, Kajabi lets you sell and schedule one-on-one coaching sessions directly inside the platform. It functions as an alternative to Zoom, Google Meet, or ClickFunnels for booking and running calls. Client messaging stays in the same place instead of being scattered across multiple apps you have to check separately.

Pricing is up to you. Alston mentions $97 on the accessible end and $2,000 on the higher end. The difference is the scope and the outcome. A $97 session might be a single strategy call. A $2,000 engagement might be an eight-week coaching program with every session scheduled and laid out inside Kajabi from the first payment. That structure matters because it signals to the client that you have a repeatable process, not just availability to talk. Clients buy confidence as much as they buy time.

Alston confirmed with Kajabi directly that group coaching is on their roadmap but was not available at the time he made this video. If group cohorts are central to your model today, you would still need to run the live group session on a separate platform and use Kajabi to handle sign-ups, payments, and communication. That is workable, not a dealbreaker, but worth knowing before you build your offer around it.

Way 4: Build Your Email List and Market Directly Through Kajabi

Alston is direct about why email matters: it will save your business if things go wrong on any other platform. Social accounts get suspended. Algorithms shift overnight. View counts drop without warning. Your email list is yours. You can reach those people tomorrow regardless of what any platform decides to do.

Kajabi handles both sides of the email workflow inside one platform. On the front end, you build a landing page with a name and email capture form. On the back end, you write and send emails to everyone who opted in. No Zapier connections required. No third-party email service like GetResponse bolted on with an integration that breaks at least once a year. It is one system doing what would normally require two or three paid subscriptions working in coordination.

Alston compared Kajabi directly against Kartra, Builder, and ClickFunnels and ranked it as one of the most user-friendly options available. The email editor felt intuitive rather than heavy. That detail matters more than it sounds. The tool you will actually use consistently every week is the one that does not slow you down every time you open it. Kajabi lets you send emails daily without hitting platform sending restrictions, which makes it practical for anyone doing regular outreach to an active list.

The email marketing path is not just about nurturing existing subscribers either. You can use your list to survey your audience about what products they want next. You can pitch one-on-one coaching availability directly to warm leads who already know you. You can promote affiliate products alongside your own. The list becomes the foundation every other income stream in this post can run through.

Not sure which of the six Kajabi income streams fits your actual situation right now?

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Way 5: Earn 30% Recurring Commissions Through the Kajabi Affiliate Program

Kajabi runs its own affiliate program and the terms are clear: 30% lifetime commission on every subscriber you refer. That is recurring, meaning as long as the person stays subscribed to Kajabi, you keep getting paid. Kajabi confirms this rate in their partner program documentation.

The reason the recurring structure matters so much here is that Kajabi has natural retention built in. Once someone uploads their courses, builds out their email sequences, and gets their audience set up inside Kajabi, switching platforms is genuinely painful. They would need to re-upload all their video content, recreate their email list structure, rebuild landing pages from scratch, and learn a new interface. Most people do not do that. They stay. A single referral you made two years ago can still be paying you 30% of their monthly subscription today.

Alston’s recommended strategy for building affiliate income is creating a YouTube channel focused on Kajabi content. He walks through a specific keyword ladder in the video:

Start with tutorials. “Kajabi review,” “Kajabi tutorial,” “how to change the font in Kajabi,” “how to create a website in Kajabi.” These searches come from people who are already using or actively evaluating the platform. Low competition, high buyer intent.
Move up to comparisons. “Kajabi vs. Teachable,” “Kajabi vs. Podia,” “Kajabi vs. LearnDash.” A video on “Kajabi vs. Podia” in the video had 4,000 views and came from a channel with only 6,000 subscribers. Small channel, real traffic, real affiliate clicks.
Target alternative searches. “Udemy alternatives,” “Teachable alternatives,” “Kartra alternatives.” These searches come from people already unhappy with what they are using. One video in the comparison category had 638 views from a year ago with minimal competition. You position Kajabi as the answer and put your affiliate link in the description.
Expand to broad category searches. “Best online course creation platform.” A video on that phrase pulled 21,000 views from six months ago with only 2,000 subscribers behind the channel. Another had 29,000 views from a 3,000-subscriber account. These are more competitive but still accessible once you have built some authority with the earlier tiers.

To lock in retention on your referrals, Alston recommends offering a free Kajabi starter course as a bonus for anyone who signs up through your link. Walk them through uploading their first video, setting up their landing page, and sending their first email. Include a few templates to help them get moving. When someone you referred goes from zero to their first product live inside Kajabi, the odds they cancel their subscription drop sharply. Their early success keeps your commission running.

Way 6: Sell a Kajabi Tutorial Course on Udemy and Earn Affiliate Income From Inside It

This sixth path combines two of the earlier ideas into a single play. You create a course specifically about how to use Kajabi, sell it on Udemy, and embed your Kajabi affiliate link inside the course content. Students who follow your tutorial and decide to sign up for Kajabi through your link become recurring affiliate commissions on top of the one-time course sale.

Alston points to a specific example in the video: a course called “How to Create a Membership Site in One Day Using Kajabi” on Udemy, priced at $9.99, with 29 reviews. That number of reviews suggests somewhere in the range of a few hundred actual enrollments. The course teaches how to use the platform and naturally includes affiliate links wherever Kajabi sign-up comes up. If even a fraction of enrolled students click through and start a Kajabi subscription, the affiliate commissions compound on top of the Udemy revenue.

You do not have to limit yourself to a course specifically about Kajabi either. A course on “how to create an online course” in general can use Kajabi as the example platform throughout every lesson. Every time you open Kajabi to demonstrate a feature, you are planting your affiliate link naturally in context. The broader topic brings more search volume on Udemy, and since your tutorial walks through Kajabi specifically, the conversion path to your affiliate link is built into the content itself.

Alston also describes a list-building move he uses with his own Udemy courses that applies here. Inside the course, offer a free bonus that requires students to visit an external landing page to claim it. Free templates, a free landing page build, or a free upgrade all work. Udemy allows this. When students click through to get the bonus, they land on your Kajabi-powered opt-in page, enter their email, and join your list directly. Now you can market to them outside Udemy for as long as they stay subscribed, independent of whatever Udemy decides to do with their platform policies.

Decision Framework: Which Path Fits Your Starting Point?

These six paths are not all equal and they do not all require the same starting position. Here is a practical way to match where you are right now to the path that makes the most sense:

You have Kajabi skills but no audience yet. Start with Fiverr gigs (Way 1) to generate cash and offset your subscription cost while you build your own presence.
You have knowledge worth teaching. Validate demand on Udemy and YouTube first, then build the course inside Kajabi (Way 2).
You already have clients or a small audience. Add coaching packages (Way 3) or an email list (Way 4) to turn warm relationships into predictable monthly revenue.
You want recurring income without building a product. Start the affiliate marketing YouTube channel around Kajabi content (Way 5). It takes consistent work to build but the 30% lifetime commissions compound over time.
You want to combine course income and affiliate income. Build the Kajabi tutorial course on Udemy (Way 6) and use the free bonus technique to capture emails and build your own list at the same time.

Honest Drawbacks Worth Knowing Before You Start

Kajabi is not free. The $99 per month entry price runs whether you are generating revenue or not. If you are brand new to online business, that monthly cost creates real pressure. The Fiverr gig route is specifically useful for offsetting it early, but you are still paying for a tool before you have mastered it or built anything with it.

Traffic is not included. Kajabi is excellent at hosting and delivering your products. It does not generate buyers for you. Every path in this list requires either consistent free content creation over months, a paid ad budget you can sustain, or an existing audience you bring with you to the platform. If none of those are in place, the ramp is longer than most Kajabi marketing suggests.

Group coaching is not fully native yet. If cohort-based programs are central to your offer, you will still need to run live group sessions on a separate tool. Alston flagged this directly with Kajabi and was told it is on the roadmap. But as of this video, it is not available without a workaround.

The affiliate channel takes real time to build. The YouTube channels Alston referenced in the video, the ones pulling tens of thousands of views on Kajabi comparison content, had between 2,000 and 6,000 subscribers. That is a real body of work built over real months. The 30% recurring commission makes that patience worthwhile in the long run. But if you need income in the next four weeks, this is not the fastest path in this list.

Find Your X

Six paths, one platform, and very different entry points depending on what skills you already have and how much time you can put in each week. If you are not sure which of the six fits your actual situation today, the Finder tool at finder.platformproof.com asks you a short set of questions and returns one specific place to start, not a general list of possibilities, but the single path that matches what you are working with right now.

Frequently Asked Questions

How much does Kajabi cost per month?

The entry-level Kajabi plan is $99 per month. That tier covers course hosting, landing pages, email marketing, and checkout. Higher plans add more products, members, and pipeline options. The $99 plan is sufficient to start with any of the six income streams covered in this post.

What commission rate does the Kajabi affiliate program pay?

Kajabi pays 30% lifetime recurring commission through their partner program. For every Kajabi subscriber you refer, you receive 30% of their monthly payment for as long as they remain subscribed. Kajabi confirms this rate in their official partner program documentation, and Alston references it directly in the video.

Do I need to be a Kajabi subscriber to do affiliate marketing for them?

You do not need to be an active subscriber to join their affiliate program. That said, having a real account gives you firsthand experience that makes your tutorial and review content far more credible and detailed. It also lets you build the free bonus course you can offer to new referrals, which is one of the strongest retention tools in Way 5. Knowing the platform inside out is what separates affiliate content that converts from content that just describes features.

How do I find course ideas that will actually sell on Kajabi?

Use the two-step check Alston describes in the video. Go to Udemy and search your topic. If you find courses with real ratings and enrollments, buyers already exist. Then go to YouTube and search the same topic. If videos are pulling significant view counts, especially from small channels, it confirms active search demand. Both signals together are stronger than guessing based on what you enjoy teaching. Confirmed demand before you build saves months of wasted effort.

What should I charge for one-on-one coaching on Kajabi?

Alston mentions a range of $97 to $2,000 in the video. The right number depends on the outcome you can honestly deliver. A single strategy call reviewing someone’s funnel warrants a different price than an eight-week engagement with a defined transformation at the end. Start at a price that feels honest given what you are delivering, gather results and testimonials from real clients, and raise your rate from there as your track record builds.

Can you really make money building Kajabi pages on Fiverr?

Yes. The video shows live Fiverr listings at prices ranging from $10 to $250 per project, with more than 3,000 services in that category. The most competitive area is the standard gig browse. The better starting point is buyer requests, where potential clients post specific job descriptions because they could not find what they needed browsing listings. Responding to those puts you in front of buyers with a clear scope and no direct competitors on that specific request.

Does Kajabi have email marketing built in?

Yes. Kajabi includes both landing page creation and email sending inside the same platform. You can build an opt-in form, capture contacts, and send campaigns all without connecting an external email provider. This is one of the features that distinguishes it from tools like ClickFunnels, which require Zapier integrations to talk to email platforms like GetResponse or Mailchimp. Keeping everything in one place removes a significant point of failure from your setup.

How do I get traffic to a Kajabi course without running paid ads?

Free content is the primary answer. YouTube, TikTok, and Instagram all work. The affiliate marketing channel strategy from Way 5 applies directly here: create tutorial and comparison content that attracts people already searching Kajabi-related terms, link to your course in every description, and let that organic search traffic do the work over time. You can also list your course on Udemy to tap their existing buyer base before you have built an audience of your own. It takes longer than paid ads but the only cost is time.

Sources

Alston Godbolt, “6 Best Ways To Make Money With Kajabi,” YouTube, https://youtu.be/_jkj7lN-co0
Kajabi Partner Program: 30% lifetime recurring commission rate confirmed in official partner documentation, referenced in video
Fiverr Kajabi services listings: over 3,000 services shown in video, price range $10 to $250
Udemy: “How to Create a Membership Site in One Day Using Kajabi,” $9.99, 29 reviews, referenced in video