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Aug 22 •
Welcome to The Affiliate Hangout!
This group exists for a simple reason. Affiliate marketing works best when it is built on real experience, honest testing, and clear thinking. That is what this community is for. You do not need to have everything figured out to be here. You do not need to know the right terminology or have a polished plan. This is a place to learn how affiliate marketing actually works in practice, not how it is talked about in theory. Inside this group, the focus is on: - Real-world application - What is working and what is not - Lessons learned from doing, not just teaching - We have built, tested, and operated online businesses for years, and this group is an extension of how we approach our work. With honesty. With responsibility. And with respect for the people learning. You will not find exaggeration here. You will not find shortcuts being sold as certainty. What you will find is transparency, practical insight, and a community that values integrity over appearances. There is no pressure to post or introduce yourself. You are welcome to read, observe, ask questions, or participate when it makes sense for you. If you would like to share, you can comment below with where you are right now or what you are hoping to better understand. If not, that is perfectly fine too. We are glad you are here. — Lauren Gamble
5d •
Check your content for expired links!
Just a reminder that when an affiliate program changes platforms or links, make sure you go back through your old content too. Those old links might still be getting clicked months or even years later. I recently noticed some commissions coming through from older content, and it was a good reminder that just because I’m not actively thinking about a post anymore doesn’t mean people aren’t still finding it. So if a program moves platforms or gives you a new tracking link, don’t just start using the new one going forward. You don’t need to go back through years of content all at once. Start with the older posts, videos, or articles that are still getting views or clicks and check those first. Descriptions, pinned comments, blog posts... anywhere you originally shared the link.
5d •
Hi everyone, Jonathan here 👋
Hi everyone! I'm Jonathan. I've been a pharmacist for over 35 years, and alongside that I'm building an affiliate marketing and content business called Passive Income Dreams. I've joined because I love the honest, "what's actually working" angle here. Right now I'm focused on getting my Amazon storefront going and learning which affiliate programmes are worth the effort. I'd love to know: which affiliate programme has surprised you most, either for how well it worked or how badly? 😄 Really glad to be here. How's your week starting off?
Aug 29 •
Before you say something "isn't working"
I was thinking about this today because I feel like we’re all guilty of deciding something “isn’t working” long before we have enough information to actually know. Like, making two articles about a product and getting no sales doesn’t really tell you much. Posting a few YouTube videos and not seeing traction yet doesn’t mean YouTube doesn’t work. Trying one type of content and getting a bad result doesn’t necessarily mean the whole strategy is wrong. Sometimes nothing is actually broken. You just haven’t done enough yet. You may need to do the review, then try the comparison, then approach the same product from a different angle. Try another title. Another hook. Give yourself enough attempts to actually start seeing patterns. Because once you have enough reps, you start noticing things like, “this type of video gets clicks,” or “people actually want to hear about this product,” or “every time I talk about this problem, someone buys.” That’s the useful part. Now you actually have something to work with. And then, of course, once some of us finally find something that IS working, we immediately go looking for a new strategy 😂 Sometimes the answer is really just: do enough to figure out what’s working, then stop getting distracted and do more of that.
27d •
Keep building around what works
This is month-to-date for one affiliate product I’m promoting right now. Each row is a different SubID, so a different piece of content/link sending traffic to the same offer. And you can see multiple of them are getting conversions. This is why I don’t like making one review for a product and calling it done. If something is getting clicks and converting, I want to know what else I can create around it. Different questions, comparisons, use cases, problems it solves, follow-up content, etc. The data is already telling you where to keep digging.
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