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KBMH · B2C · kettlebell home workout app

Let creators make their own link and 25%-off code for a 50% commission

Most creators ignored it; active ones earned only $200-300/month

Failedaffiliate

What they did

In-app affiliate area where anyone generates a deep link and a coupon code giving 25% off; affiliates earn 50% of the initial purchase. Target creators were workout creators, who nearly all sell their own programs.

What happened

Creators ghosted him, even ones with 20K followers when he had 300K. Affiliates who joined earned $200-300/month despite big traffic, so he moved to retainers (t17).
54:52
“in the app, you can go and you can generate your own deep link and a coupon code, which gets you 25% off”
Vadim
56:54
“they were making like 300 bucks, 200 bucks per month, which is I I couldn't like look in it”
Vadim

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