The video discusses golden rules for affiliate marketing and emphasizes the importance of following them to ensure a steady income from your blog. The rules include disclosing affiliate links, updating product prices regularly, not using URL shorteners or disguising affiliate links, not using affiliate links in emails or free downloads, not purchasing through your own affiliate link, not creating multiple Amazon Associates accounts per region, and not pretending to be Amazon. Following these rules will allow you to enjoy commissions on your site for years to come.