Have been trying to crack affiliate marketing for almost a year now, 1000s invested in paid ads and only made maybe 1-2K revenue
Goal is to use this account to track my progress, have more accountability, post learnings, and connect with others in the game
For anyone trying to pursue a side biz while working full time, here's the schedule I try to follow to fit in 5 hours of deep work per day:
6am: Wake up, shower etc
6:30am - 8:30am: 2 hours of deep work
8:30am - 7pm: Full time job
7pm - 8pm: Dinner, talk to family/gf etc
8pm -
It's super interesting how many people in the corporate world have the dream of pursuing a side-business but never take the leap to start anything. The main reason? Low risk tolerance.
Approx. 60-70% of my colleagues at my strategy consulting firm have expressed the desire to
Pursuing a side biz basically boils down to an endless cycle of solving new problems. You finally solve something you’ve been working hard at, just to be faced by another problem.
After some time, you’ll be able to look back and see how far you’ve come.
Currently getting hit
Affiliate is one of those games where beginners see guys with 100K days and get a huge dopamine spike thinking that they're just weeks away from being just like them.
In reality, it can take months and months (even years) of constant failures to get your first win. If nothing
Took a small break from posting while I focussed on getting systems in place before work ramped up, but I’m back.
80 hour weeks are upon us. 15 hours spent in the office working with the largest PE firm in the world, came home and still managed to squeeze in a couple on
Working full time while pursuing a side biz can be extremely difficult at times.
The majority your day is taken up by your job, so the only times you can work on the size biz is early mornings, late nights and weekends. In many cases, this leads to immense personal sacrifice.
Today was a massive win for me and my biz partner/brother (
@nextstopyacht
) - we finally solved our TT bot issue after almost 2 weeks of trying out different solutions.
LP is now averaging a 75% CTR and ended the day around a 2 ROAS.
Still in the testing phase and plan to get
Another work week in the books. Never gone this hard on affiliate before but I know it’s what’s necessary to get to where I want to go.
Been trying to work on affiliate for 2 hours in the morning before work, 3 hours after work, and 8-10 hours each weekend day. In reality,
Dealing with tons of TT ad account bans at the moment which are slowing down the ad launches.
Me and the biz partner will be investing a good chunk of cash to thoroughly test every part of our warmup process on up to 50 ad accounts. Goal is to have an airtight ad account launch
When I’m not on a project at work, I’m typically working 50ish hours per week (instead of 80). During times like this, my focus is on creating as many creatives as possible so that when I’m busy at work again, my biz partner and I can continue launching.
Currently aiming for
The best feeling in the world is after you put in the work when all you wanted to do was chill.
Knowing you beat the voice of comfort.
Nights like this will eventually compound into success.
The hustle continues ...
@ski_adv
paralysis analysis trying to make sure you know everything before starting is the absolute worst place to be for sure - was stuck in that loop for 3 years
most people would be better off choosing a single course and following it step by step just to get them on the path of
Today was one of those days where less gets done than I would've liked. We all have them.
The feeling of disatisfaction acts as a reminder that you should constantly keep urgency and drive at the forefront of your mind. One bad day should never mark the start of a streak of bad
@AviMiIIer
@BenAxelrod
I think Collin haters = Caris haters. Anyone who is actually watching can see how both Caris and Collin will be huge helps for the team
This TT account warmup is our key focus right now. Testing every variable possible to nail down this process.
Creatives are being made in the back ground. Have a % profit sharing deal with another aff in exchange for creatives. Not only will this hopefully provide some
Had two profitable days in a row with ROAS hovering around 2x until we got hit with more account bans.
A good lesson to always have backup infrastructure ready to go for when you inevitably get hit with the ban hammer.
Back to working on getting more ad accounts up and more
Been making a concious effort this year to break down problems into their individual parts and test each aspect to find the root cause.
This might be my consulting mindset, but it genuinly provides a thorough problem testing framework to work off of, and allows you to easily
More creatives whipped up today for the TT sweepstakes offer. Warming up some ad accs now to get these tested ASAP.
Gotta look at some PPC/leadgen offers on marketcall and choose one to run on FB. Only ran ACA previously but couldnt turn in profitable.
The hustle continues ...
Finally got some ad accounts up and running to launch some creative tests. Great metrics but 0 conversions. LP ctr was 2% (prev. 60%) … bot traffic apparently.
More problems to solve but luckily we have the funds to work through these. Only focus is to keep moving forward.
This is honestly my favourite type of creative - looks native to the platform and doesn't feel scammy at all.
I think the
#1
thing here is the hook - it's something that will deeply appeal to the target audience (tips for surviving unemployment) without directly promoting the
@CEOLandshark
This is what I'm trying to get to bro, currently working 60-80 hour weeks and doing 20-30 hours of aff on the side
Hoping that the work ethic I build from this stage in my life will pay dividends when I go full time on affiliate
First day back in the office. 10 hours at my job and still managed to do a combined 5 hours of aff work before/ after. Need to keep this urgency & hustle
Cooked up some killer creatives for a sweeps offer I’ll test soon. Voice clone on eleven labs is so elite it’s not even funny
Another 5 creatives made today. Still experimenting with process of warming up ad accounts but quickly getting towards having a solid foundation. Our key issue right now is bot traffic and TT caching landing page links. Looking into different cloaking solutions to get this
First week back in the office is over.
Working a full time job means the weekends become some of the most sacred times you have to put your head down and work.
Ready to put in the hours. Can’t wait to spend 20 hours this weekend on canva making some of the filthiest creatives
Returning to full time job tomorrow after xmas break. Ready to do nothing but work and aff for the next 12 months.
Plan is to run sweeps offers on TT, PPC/lead gen offers on FB, and experiment with TT organic on the side.
2024 Revenue = $2 (embarrasing asf)
Daily updates are going to start, inspired by
@SithAffiliate
@PIFaffiliate
@nightscaler
.
Need to go some much harder on aff and fkn win in 2024. Realised networking is one of the keys at this stage of the journey, so hmu if you want to connect
@stackingcad
if I can get to match my full time salary in yearly profit, I’d take a year or two off work to go 100% in on aff. once I can double my annual salary in yearly profit then I’d bounce for good
@apx_loot
Maybe one of my favourite posts I’ve seen bro
It’s easy for your followers to see the level you’re at and not recognise the work that went into it. This is definitely good confirmation for those on the journey to keep their heads down and continue putting the reps in 🫡
Most people want quick money with affiliate marketing and leadgen
Even the biggest guys in the industry like Peter and Tyler day took 3 years and lost 50k before they made it
Just. Keep. Testing.
@_Ar1stos_
Definitely vibe with being grateful in the moment and the perspective shift of understanding all your 'Ls' are actually Ws as youre getting closer to the goal
Dismissing the hustle and the grind needed may be dangerous for young gunners out there though. Hustle and grind doesn't
@TrafficBrokerX
I'm in that phase now and all I dream about is making it past this point ... maybe i'll look back on this period fondly at some point as well
every conversion definitely feels like a miracle rn hahaha
Spent some time today finally setting up some swipe files and creating a doc to keep track of hooks I see. Waiting for the ad accs to finish warming up and will be launching the sweeps test on TT in the next couple of days.
What are the highest value actions for an aff when not
@bruh_friendly
Good shit bro, what’s your thoughts on getting suboptimal sleep (~6 hours) in times like this? I think it’s sometimes just what’s needed but have heard some other opinions that 7-8 is absolutely necessary.
Anyone got tips on solving bot traffic from TT? Getting a 1% CTR on a LP that perviously got ~60% CTR.
Although problems can be frustrating in aff, its just part of the game. I truly believe that the biggest determining factor in those who succeed and those who don't is just
@JxrdanB_
Respect the hustle brother, currently in the middle of that grind myself
It can be hard at times but I know the work ethic I’m building from 60 hour weeks in the office + 30 on the side will be all worth it
@aff_intern1
quick tip bro, sign up to all the networks you possibly can and see which you get accepted to. You can ‘bend’ the truth a little bit when you’re starting out to get accepted if you know what I mean
@TuanVy
Great post mate, really helpful for me at a time when it can be hard to know what to focus on. Definitely need to get a more solid grasp on click data
@DevaronPerry
Fair enough - Eason and Williams are definitely 1a and 1b for me right now. Would be absolutely stoked with either of them. Love all the draft content so far man!
@ItsCavalier_Pod
Never gonna happen - Fedor basically said Garland/Mobley/Allen are untouchable. Even if it could, I think Allen is too valuable to the squad for what OG brings
@TuanVy
80 for yourself by far. To live a comfortable life nowadays, you’ll often be working much longer than 40 for someone else anyways (ie job like banking, consulting, law). Would much rather more overall time freedom if it meant more work
@SamLittman3
@DevaronPerry
So whats the solution then? Pretty weird to just tear down a suggestion if you're not gonna offer something better - if that's the way everyone thinks, you'll just end up with no action at all.
Current process for creatives:
1. Find a viral post on TT with a strong hook related to the offer
2. Clone the voice and create a short script that introduces the offer with a CTA that fits the flow of the video and feels native
3. Add captions
4. ... hopefuly print lol
@trunq_eth
Love this bro, been trying to rewire my brain so that aff work feels like a break from my day job, and my day job feels like a break from aff work.
Goal is to minimise the amount of time wasted on regular dopamine activities like phone etc
@CEOLandshark
I work with a ton of major PE firms on pretty intesting problems, and my bosses are all super interesting guys - but for me, it’s the freedom I crave
The fact that I can’t dictate my schedule at all is what totally kills my energy
@nightscaler
I’m on the same journey as you bro. Been grinding aff for a year while working 12 hour days in my day job - still unprofitable but making progress day by day
@riskmaxxer
Haven’t been cloaking yet, but looking into that now. Ran a few tests without cloaks which went fine, but now running into bot traffic issues. In terms of compliance, I wouldn’t say it’s any harder to navigate than aggressive nutra on FB
@theibrahimet
Rn most of my time is on producing creatives while my biz partners works on the ad account warmup side of things. Still lots of time learning in these early stages of a new platform as well
Any beginner affiliates should watch this video
The GOAT
@peterkell_
breaking down a mini-VSL that can be adapted for FB ads
I used this hook and made a 45-second mini vsl for FB, and got a $100 sale after $14 ad spend
@xvltvn
Good shit bro, continue doing what works for you.
Tbh I just get started on whatever I feel like is the most pressing issue at the time. In the future when I have more time freedom, I will definitely be splitting up my tasks into creative vs non-creative tho
@_EverythingCavs
He’s my pick here. Athleticism is a concern but we are not expecting him to be a primary option - the slow first step is blown out of proportion. Main concern would be whether or not the shot is legit (went from 29% to 40% in a season), and whether or not he will defend hard