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Adding $3k in revenue using affiliate marketing

Hey everyone 👋

I used to lead a software development agency back in the day, and that went pretty well, but I felt like the customer acquisition process wasn't really for me, so this is why I transitioned into SaaS :)

Anyway, I wanted to share a story about how we added 3k revenue by starting an affiliate program for the agency.

One day, I was struggling to get customers for the agency, I was kinda running out of ideas, so I did what everyone does, started browsing the web. After a few pages, I stumbled upon and article which explained how more than 80% of companies have really successful affiliate programs that bring consistent revenue every month.

This got me interested, so I got to work and set up a simple affiliate/partner program, but I quickly found out that this means nothing if I don't reach out and connect with the right marketers.

I cold outreached tones of sales agencies that week and some replied pretty quickly and got to work. They referred some customers and it was a win-win :D

Now imagine if I did that 10X. This is what started my SaaS 🤯

This is what got me started on my SaaS journey! I decided to create a SaaS that helps companies grow their affiliate/partner programs using AI because I know how important it is to have a healthy program, and I decided to make the sky the limit!

If you want a free demo of Affistash feel free to leave a comment below, or shoot me an email at [email protected], and let's talk :D

on March 19, 2023
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    Good product!

    --> The link in the post isnt working, missing the s in /companies

    1. 1

      Thanks a lot! Fixed it :)

  2. 2

    Cool looking product! How'd you get your initial 800 subscribers?

    1. 1

      Thanks :) Mostly using producthunt, indiehackers, and twitter

      1. 1

        That's a great start!

  3. 2

    Nice post vic!

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    Thank you for providing helpful information.

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    Affiliate is love. Whether you are looking for clients or you are doing affiliate as a primary earning source, it's always the best.

    Jessica
    CEO
    Realme C Series Mobiles Bangladesh

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    Wow, such a fine sharing I will try to do same with my own website, thanks.
    https://www.clothcleaning.com/best-laundry-detergent-sheets/

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    Congrats! Do you have any recommendations for affiliate programs for API/metered usage SaaSs? For me Evoke depends on metered usage, and affiliate marketing would cause our margins to be much lower.

    What would you recommend here?

    Maybe we should transition to monthly sub just for the benefits for affiliate haha

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      Hey Richard, thanks for tuning in to my post, I think you could give people a share of the usage revenue monthly, I could see that work. That way, you also see if the subscribers that the affiliates bring are active

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