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This is what $7k Revenue via AppSumo in May looks like

https://twitter.com/Kamphey/status/1532144351484481536
submitted this linkon June 2, 2022
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    you make $5k out of a total of $7k? doesn't appsumo have like 70% cut? so shouldn't you make like $2.1k?

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      AppSumo Select takes 70% cut. AppSumo Marketplace takes 30% cut.

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        what does it do differently? i've heard that on the 30% cut, you have to promote it & appsumo does nothing on their end.

        can you give the details? googling doesn't help much.

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          You're right AppSumo does nothing, except host the sales page, deal with refunds, payouts, and if you have solid reviews, over 4 tacos average, you can get promotion as you get more reviews. 5-10 reviews gets you a promotion, then 20 reviews gets you another promotion. I would tell you the details if I had them in front of me, but I don't. And they do tweak/edit/change their promotion ladder over time.

          I myself have been very lucky to be promoted in 2 blog posts, on their fb group, and in a footer of a couple Emails. Also Noah put me on a list of Noah's Picks which helped greatly.

          I don't deny I have been lucky, but also others can do similar tracks.

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            thank you so much that is quite helpful. on 70% cut, they even produce a video i think (nowadays at least)

            what are the total lifetime sales for bettersheets?

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              more than 3,000 members total. approaching 3k sales via Appsumo alone.

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          In Appsumo marketplace they don't promote your products on email newsletter or ads. It just stays there. On Select, they run ads.

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            Not true.

            I see ads for my Marketplace deal all the time on FB and Instagram.

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              so you promoted zlappo on marketplace? curious, how much did you make from it until now if you are open about it?

              perhaps, you are promoted bcz you are a unique one-of-a-kind high-in-demand product. everyone uses twitter schedulers so it's a steal. kinda like what nichesss did for gpt-3 copy.

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              Those maybe carousel or retargeting ads.

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            so marketplace = only site traffic (no newsletter or ads)
            & select = newsletter, ads, & site traffic

            right?

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              1. Yes majority of sales comes from Ads and Newsletter.

              2. If the product niche is crowded then it's hard to get sales with Appsumo Marketplace.