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Newsletter #85: πŸ’° REBATES FOR AFFILIATES

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The weekly newsletter more reliable than your MySpace friend, Tom.. and we'll never sell to Facebook

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In this edition:

  • πŸ’° REBATES FOR AFFILIATES... TikTok's Latest Money Printer

  • 🎯 KEYWORD HACK.... TikTok Shop's Hidden Cheat Code?

  • πŸ’° AFFILIATE FLEX.... See These Numbers?

  • ⏰ 30 SECONDS TO RICHES.... Got Time?

Let’s get started..... 

πŸ’° REBATES FOR AFFILIATES

TikTok's Latest Money Printer

Get Your Billion Back Make It Rain GIF by Billion Back Records

TikTok just dropped a nuclear bomb on the eCom world.

They introduced Refundable Samples, and it's about to change everything about how you work with affiliates.

Here's the deal: Affiliates buy your products and they will be refunded automatically when they post content or make sales. It's like having your cake and eating it too 🍰

The Magic Formula:

  1. Creator buys your product

  2. Publishes content or obtains a few sales.

  3. Gets a full refund if they hit your criteria (sales or publishing content)

  4. If they don't? You just made a sale anyway 🀝

Why This Is Pure Gold πŸ†

  • Zero risk - either get content or a sale

  • Creators are actually invested (they paid upfront)

  • No more ghosting after sending free samples

  • Automated refunds = hands-off management

But Here's The Ninja Move πŸ₯·

Set smart criteria:

Make them create 2-3 pieces of content

Require them to generate actual sales

Only refund after they prove their worth

The Brutal Truth

I don’t think this will work….. Affiliates NEVER want to spend their own money.

They receive dozens of free products, why would they pay now?

Regardless, I am testing this right now….. I am blasting this to our Affiliate community and next week I will publish the results.

🎯 KEYWORD HACK

TikTok Shop's Hidden Cheat Code?

Never Fear Marketing Strategy GIF by Similarweb

TikTok Just Dropped Their Amazon Killer πŸ’£

Remember when Amazon SEO was the only game in town? Well, TikTok just said "Hold my beer" and dropped Keyword Expansion for Shop Ads 🍺

This Is Actually Insane 🀯

Now you can target up to 1,000 keywords per ad group... just like Amazon PPC.

But here's the kicker - you're targeting TikTok's Gen Z audience who actually have their parents' credit cards πŸ’³

The Genius Move:

  • Import your winning Amazon keywords

  • Let TikTok's algorithm do its magic

  • Watch your products show up in TikTok searches

  • Catch buyers when they're actually ready to buy 🎯

Why This Is a Game-Changer πŸš€

Your products will now appear in:

  • TikTok app searches

  • TikTok Shop tab

  • Basically everywhere your buyers are hanging out

It is still in it’s infancy

We ran one campaign:

Results were β€˜meh’ 🫀:

The Clock Is Ticking ⏰

This is the same opportunity Amazon PPC was in 2015. Remember those 5-cent clicks? Yeah, that's what we're looking at here.

Case study next week

Look out for our in-depth case study with all the results and our thoughts

πŸ’° AFFILIATE FLEX

See These Numbers?

Flexing Hulk Hogan GIF by WWE

Stop Chasing Micro-Influencers: The $100K Affiliate Strategy πŸ’°

Black Friday Is Coming... Are You Ready To Play With The Big Dogs? πŸ•

Listen up, because what I'm about to tell you will either make or break your Q4. Stop wasting time with small affiliates during BFCM. The real money? It's with the heavy hitters.

Here's The Math That Will Blow Your Mind 🀯

  • Small affiliates: 100 sales Γ— $20 = $2,000

  • One power affiliate: 1,000 sales Γ— $20 = $20,000

  • Same effort. 10Γ— the results.

Why Power Affiliates Are Your Golden Ticket 🎫

  • They have proven sales history

  • Their audience actually buys (not just window shopping)

  • They know how to convert during BFCM

  • They're too busy for drama... they just want to make money 🀝

The $100K Strategy

  1. Target affiliates with $100K+ monthly GMV

  2. Give them higher commission rates (yes, be generous)

  3. Let them have early access to your BFCM deals

  4. Treat them like VIPs (because they are) πŸ‘‘

BFCM is coming. You can either:

  • Play it safe with micro-influencers or go all-in with the big dogs

Your choice. But remember... the big money is made by making big moves 🎲

⏰ 30 SECONDS TO RICHES

Got Time?

Step One Fathers Day GIF by BuzzFeed

Listen Up... This Is The Most Important 30 Seconds Of Your Q4 πŸ‘Š

2025 is about to get wild. TikTok's crushing affiliates, Amazon's playing hardball, and most sellers? They're walking straight into a massacre πŸ’€

Here's The Deal While your competitors are fighting over Q4 scraps, we're already planning the chess moves that'll make you rich in 2025. The kind of moves that make my lawyer drink at lunch 🀫

This Is Your Unfair Advantage

  • 10 quick questions

  • 30 seconds (yes, I timed it... twice)

  • Intel that'll make your competitors cry

  • The real playbook (not that guru BS) πŸ“š

Remember when sellers ignored TikTok Shop last Q4? Yeah, they're now in my DMs begging for help. Don't be them 😏

The Math Is Simple:

  • 30 seconds now = Insider info

  • Skip this = Play catch-up in 2026

What You Actually Get:

  • 2025 battle plans before everyone else

  • What's actually working (tested with real money)

  • The biggest eComm shift blueprint

  • My entire data dump (the stuff I can't post publicly) πŸ”₯

Two Types Of Sellers Reading This:

  1. The 80% who take action

  2. The 20% who'll discover TikTok Shop in 2026

Your call. But remember... the rich get richer by moving fast πŸƒβ€β™‚οΈ

That's it for this week πŸ‘Š

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