WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:03.439 Welcome to the Deep Dive. Today we are strapping 00:00:03.439 --> 00:00:06.040 into the engine room of the creator economy. 00:00:06.480 --> 00:00:09.199 We're moving past that, you know, constant hustle 00:00:09.199 --> 00:00:12.199 of just posting content and we're looking for 00:00:12.199 --> 00:00:15.800 the true holy grail. Right. Building the actual 00:00:15.800 --> 00:00:18.239 system. Building automated passive income systems. 00:00:18.359 --> 00:00:21.260 Okay, let's unpack this. You, our listener, have 00:00:21.260 --> 00:00:24.859 sent us sources that detail this fundamental 00:00:24.859 --> 00:00:27.670 shift in mindset. It's a big one. It is. And 00:00:27.670 --> 00:00:29.769 we know the pain. Creators are just exhausted 00:00:29.769 --> 00:00:31.929 from this active income treadmill. Oh, absolutely. 00:00:32.329 --> 00:00:34.689 They're waiting weeks for brand deals that might 00:00:34.689 --> 00:00:36.850 fall through. Fighting burnout, feeling like 00:00:36.850 --> 00:00:39.009 they have to post, what, five times a day just 00:00:39.009 --> 00:00:41.329 to keep the algorithm happy. It's the silent 00:00:41.329 --> 00:00:44.609 crisis of the influencer world. Truly. We see 00:00:44.609 --> 00:00:47.890 people with, like, over 100 ,000 followers who 00:00:47.890 --> 00:00:51.030 are financially stressed. Broke. Yeah, completely 00:00:51.030 --> 00:00:53.490 broke. Because they rely on volatile AdSense 00:00:53.490 --> 00:00:56.810 or these one -off campaign payments. Every algorithm 00:00:56.810 --> 00:00:58.729 update is like a panic attack. So what's the 00:00:58.729 --> 00:01:01.509 mission here? Our mission in this deep dive is 00:01:01.509 --> 00:01:04.730 to figure out how to stop chasing those singular 00:01:04.730 --> 00:01:07.370 payments. We're building an automated engine, 00:01:07.790 --> 00:01:09.790 something designed to sell high ticket products 00:01:09.790 --> 00:01:12.329 24 -7. And what's really unique here, I think, 00:01:12.489 --> 00:01:15.829 is that the identity of the person selling, it's 00:01:15.829 --> 00:01:18.269 kind of irrelevant to the strategy itself. It 00:01:18.269 --> 00:01:20.670 is. Whether you're running your own brand or, 00:01:20.670 --> 00:01:23.049 you know, managing a virtual influencer like 00:01:23.049 --> 00:01:26.069 Mia from the source material, the core game is 00:01:26.069 --> 00:01:28.430 identical. Exactly. The psychology of building 00:01:28.430 --> 00:01:31.129 trust, the mechanics of the affiliate ecosystem, 00:01:31.269 --> 00:01:34.109 they're universal. You need a system that works 00:01:34.109 --> 00:01:37.290 whether your face is real or completely AI generated. 00:01:37.370 --> 00:01:39.549 And the core solution, the thing that makes this 00:01:39.549 --> 00:01:42.209 true automation possible is affiliate marketing. 00:01:42.510 --> 00:01:44.409 Let's start right there because we have to strip 00:01:44.409 --> 00:01:46.709 away the jargon. For a lot of people, that term 00:01:46.709 --> 00:01:49.469 sounds really technical and frankly, a little 00:01:49.469 --> 00:01:52.370 opaque. For sure. At its core, affiliate marketing 00:01:52.370 --> 00:01:55.439 is just... digital referral fees. That's it. 00:01:55.620 --> 00:01:57.939 Your bridge. You are just the bridge, nothing 00:01:57.939 --> 00:02:00.459 more. You don't design the solution, you don't 00:02:00.459 --> 00:02:03.280 stock the warehouse, and you definitely are not 00:02:03.280 --> 00:02:05.819 answering customer service emails. Thank goodness. 00:02:06.040 --> 00:02:08.620 Your only job is to connect an interested customer 00:02:08.620 --> 00:02:11.099 to a product that solves their very specific 00:02:11.099 --> 00:02:15.000 problem. And that zero inventory risk is precisely 00:02:15.000 --> 00:02:17.639 why it's called the cleanest business model for 00:02:17.639 --> 00:02:20.900 creators. How does it work? Mechanically. A creator 00:02:20.900 --> 00:02:24.050 recommends a product. could be a course, a device, 00:02:24.550 --> 00:02:27.629 software. The follower clicks their special tracking 00:02:27.629 --> 00:02:30.789 link, they buy, and then the brand pays the creator 00:02:30.789 --> 00:02:33.349 a commission. Simple as that. And that commission 00:02:33.349 --> 00:02:35.210 can be all over the place. Oh, it fluctuates 00:02:35.210 --> 00:02:39.069 wildly from, say, 1 % on some physical stuff, 00:02:39.069 --> 00:02:42.930 all the way up to 75 % on certain digital products. 00:02:43.050 --> 00:02:45.150 Wow. But before you even think about that, there 00:02:45.150 --> 00:02:48.349 is one absolutely non -negotiable prerequisite. 00:02:48.409 --> 00:02:50.759 Finding your niche. Finding your niche. You just 00:02:50.759 --> 00:02:52.919 can't afford to be a generalist. It's impossible 00:02:52.919 --> 00:02:54.860 to sell everything to everyone and still have 00:02:54.860 --> 00:02:57.340 credibility. None. You have to pick your lane. 00:02:57.659 --> 00:03:00.479 Are you the tech reviewer, the sustainable beauty 00:03:00.479 --> 00:03:04.300 guru, the crypto finance bro? Right. Sticking 00:03:04.300 --> 00:03:06.939 to that one niche builds authority. And as we'll 00:03:06.939 --> 00:03:09.719 get into, that authority is the entire foundation 00:03:09.719 --> 00:03:13.039 of trust. What's fascinating here is that before 00:03:13.039 --> 00:03:16.060 you even deploy a single link, you have to understand 00:03:16.060 --> 00:03:20.039 the two very distinct financial metrics for how 00:03:20.039 --> 00:03:22.319 money actually hits your bank account. Okay. 00:03:22.659 --> 00:03:25.080 Because these will determine your entire content 00:03:25.080 --> 00:03:30.400 strategy. So the first is CPA. Cost per acquisition. 00:03:30.599 --> 00:03:33.280 The classic model. The classic model. You only 00:03:33.280 --> 00:03:35.560 get paid if your follower actually makes a purchase. 00:03:36.460 --> 00:03:39.560 So if Mia recommends a $500 espresso machine 00:03:39.560 --> 00:03:43.259 and gets a 5 % commission, That's 25 bucks for 00:03:43.259 --> 00:03:45.879 sale. High risk, high reward. Exactly. It requires 00:03:45.879 --> 00:03:47.939 huge audience trust because someone is spending 00:03:47.939 --> 00:03:51.000 real money. Then there's the second one, CPC 00:03:51.000 --> 00:03:53.599 or cost or click. Okay, this is different. Totally 00:03:53.599 --> 00:03:56.599 different. Here you get paid just for generating 00:03:56.599 --> 00:03:58.259 the click. It doesn't matter if the sale happens. 00:03:58.560 --> 00:04:00.900 So platforms like, what was it, shop your likes? 00:04:01.060 --> 00:04:02.900 Yep, like shop your likes. Yeah. They'll pay 00:04:02.900 --> 00:04:05.479 you a small fee, often around say 10 cents per 00:04:05.479 --> 00:04:08.219 click. So it's very low risk, but the reward 00:04:08.219 --> 00:04:10.789 for each action is tiny. This distinction is 00:04:10.789 --> 00:04:14.069 a massive strategic lever, though. Imagine you 00:04:14.069 --> 00:04:17.069 drop a viral video. It has a million views. You're 00:04:17.069 --> 00:04:19.709 pushing some high ticket item with a CPA link, 00:04:20.370 --> 00:04:22.509 but maybe it's too expensive, conversions are 00:04:22.509 --> 00:04:24.689 low. You're making basically nothing. Right. 00:04:24.709 --> 00:04:26.629 You've got all this traffic, but no sales. But 00:04:26.629 --> 00:04:29.269 if you pivot that same video, let's say it generated, 00:04:29.269 --> 00:04:33.230 what, 10 ,000 clicks to a CPC link instead. Suddenly, 00:04:33.230 --> 00:04:36.769 you've made a guaranteed thousand dollars. That's 00:04:36.769 --> 00:04:39.410 a powerful safety net. You're getting income 00:04:39.410 --> 00:04:42.209 from cold traffic that just wasn't ready to buy 00:04:42.209 --> 00:04:47.170 yet. That said, focusing only on CPC can be a 00:04:47.170 --> 00:04:49.629 slippery slope toward clickbait, which really 00:04:49.629 --> 00:04:51.769 hurts your long -term trust. That's a critical 00:04:51.769 --> 00:04:53.709 point. Isn't that just encouraging creators to 00:04:53.709 --> 00:04:55.490 post things like, you won't believe what happened 00:04:55.490 --> 00:04:57.889 next, just to get low -quality traffic? Absolutely, 00:04:57.889 --> 00:05:00.449 if you focus on it exclusively. My tip is this. 00:05:00.910 --> 00:05:03.269 Start with CPA platforms like Amazon Associates. 00:05:03.269 --> 00:05:05.069 To build good habits. To build better habits. 00:05:05.170 --> 00:05:07.910 Learn how to actually sell and influence. Then... 00:05:08.189 --> 00:05:11.250 You can use CPC as a strategic safety net for 00:05:11.250 --> 00:05:13.470 that content that just goes unexpectedly viral. 00:05:13.629 --> 00:05:15.550 You know, massive but low converting traffic. 00:05:15.769 --> 00:05:17.949 A hybrid approach. A hybrid approach is best. 00:05:18.569 --> 00:05:21.970 CPA for your core, high trust audience, and CPC 00:05:21.970 --> 00:05:25.170 to monetize that surprise virality. Excellent. 00:05:25.290 --> 00:05:27.589 Okay, so the system is great, but it's worthless 00:05:27.589 --> 00:05:30.889 without eyeballs. Let's talk about traffic. How 00:05:30.889 --> 00:05:32.689 do the sources say we get people in the door? 00:05:32.850 --> 00:05:34.870 There's a dual approach here. Option A is the 00:05:34.870 --> 00:05:38.470 free route. Organic traffic. It's the slow burn. 00:05:38.649 --> 00:05:41.550 So slow. You're starting at zero, you're committing 00:05:41.550 --> 00:05:44.589 to posting multiple times a day, but the audience 00:05:44.589 --> 00:05:48.329 you build this way? It's intensely loyal. High 00:05:48.329 --> 00:05:50.329 converting. And the core rule for succeeding 00:05:50.329 --> 00:05:52.810 with organic is just proving to the algorithms 00:05:52.810 --> 00:05:55.529 that your account is alive. The first rule being 00:05:55.529 --> 00:05:58.189 consistency. The algorithms apparently see accounts 00:05:58.189 --> 00:06:00.949 that post sporadically as zombie accounts. Yeah, 00:06:00.949 --> 00:06:02.430 and they push them to the back of the line. So 00:06:02.430 --> 00:06:04.610 the sources suggest scheduling, like two weeks 00:06:04.610 --> 00:06:06.990 of content in one sitting, one Sunday afternoon. 00:06:07.370 --> 00:06:10.069 The logic is simple. When you upload consistently, 00:06:10.350 --> 00:06:13.189 say every single day at 9 a .m., you train the 00:06:13.189 --> 00:06:15.470 algorithm to expect your content. And to reward 00:06:15.470 --> 00:06:18.149 it. It gets indexed faster, pushed to new feeds. 00:06:18.449 --> 00:06:20.990 Consistency gets you in the door. But authenticity 00:06:20.990 --> 00:06:23.430 is what builds the connection. You have to stop 00:06:23.430 --> 00:06:26.750 acting like a flawless, faceless corporation. 00:06:27.569 --> 00:06:30.629 People trust people. Or avatars who act like 00:06:30.629 --> 00:06:33.250 people. This means showing the life behind the 00:06:33.250 --> 00:06:36.129 brand. If your avatar is Mia, don't just show 00:06:36.129 --> 00:06:38.990 the perfect after shot. Let her share a behind 00:06:38.990 --> 00:06:41.110 -the -scenes look at editing a complex video, 00:06:41.209 --> 00:06:43.750 or maybe talk about a video that totally flopped. 00:06:43.949 --> 00:06:47.110 Show the struggle. That vulnerability is so essential. 00:06:47.230 --> 00:06:49.529 It builds what we call a parasocial relationship. 00:06:49.790 --> 00:06:51.870 A friendship, basically. Exactly. When your audience 00:06:51.870 --> 00:06:54.750 feels like they know you or Mia on a personal 00:06:54.750 --> 00:06:56.870 level, they feel like they're buying from a friend, 00:06:57.350 --> 00:07:00.170 not an ad on a billboard. And selling becomes 00:07:00.170 --> 00:07:02.360 so much easier. The third strategy for organic 00:07:02.360 --> 00:07:04.920 growth is expansion. You can't just wait for 00:07:04.920 --> 00:07:06.660 people to find you. You have to go where they 00:07:06.660 --> 00:07:10.180 are. Think of big brands like Duolingo or Ryanair 00:07:10.180 --> 00:07:13.439 on TikTok. They are masters at leaving funny, 00:07:13.660 --> 00:07:16.500 witty, insightful comments on other massive viral 00:07:16.500 --> 00:07:18.939 videos in their niche. Top comments. Top comments. 00:07:19.180 --> 00:07:21.339 When you leave a killer comment on a video with 00:07:21.339 --> 00:07:23.759 five million views, thousands of people will 00:07:23.759 --> 00:07:26.360 click your profile just out of curiosity. That's 00:07:26.360 --> 00:07:29.519 free, qualified traffic. And of course. The classic 00:07:29.519 --> 00:07:32.959 collab. The win -win collab. Dual posts, duex 00:07:32.959 --> 00:07:35.519 with creators in similar niches to cross -pollinate 00:07:35.519 --> 00:07:38.420 audiences, and boom, you double your reach. That 00:07:38.420 --> 00:07:40.500 organic route is the gold standard for sure, 00:07:40.699 --> 00:07:43.899 but let's be real. It's low. Waiting six months 00:07:43.899 --> 00:07:47.060 to hit 10k followers is agonizing. And that brings 00:07:47.060 --> 00:07:50.699 us to option B, the acquisition shortcut. The 00:07:50.699 --> 00:07:52.879 shortcut is basically buying an established account 00:07:52.879 --> 00:07:55.889 in your niche. It's like the difference between 00:07:55.889 --> 00:07:58.329 building a house from scratch and buying a fully 00:07:58.329 --> 00:08:00.810 renovated already generating revenue property. 00:08:00.949 --> 00:08:03.670 You're buying the history and the audience like 00:08:03.670 --> 00:08:06.069 right now. And the sources name platforms like 00:08:06.069 --> 00:08:09.649 Sides Media, Growthoid, and even older SMM panels 00:08:09.649 --> 00:08:12.009 like More Than Panel. But there's a huge warning 00:08:12.009 --> 00:08:15.029 here. A critical essential warning. SMM panels. 00:08:16.129 --> 00:08:18.110 They're often associated with fake engagement. 00:08:18.769 --> 00:08:21.240 You absolutely ditto not. by fake followers. 00:08:21.439 --> 00:08:23.879 Ever. You must only buy an account with a real 00:08:23.879 --> 00:08:25.980 verifiable history. Check that engagement rate. 00:08:26.019 --> 00:08:28.000 If an account has 100k followers but gets 10 00:08:28.000 --> 00:08:30.660 likes per video. That is a catastrophic red flag. 00:08:30.860 --> 00:08:33.659 It's a dead account. And even buying a real account 00:08:33.659 --> 00:08:37.179 is a high risk advanced move. You risk getting 00:08:37.179 --> 00:08:39.799 banned and you have to be ready to inject amazing 00:08:39.799 --> 00:08:42.340 content immediately to stop that audience from 00:08:42.340 --> 00:08:44.419 just leaving. Which brings us perfectly to the 00:08:44.419 --> 00:08:46.899 trust equation. Because traffic without connection 00:08:46.899 --> 00:08:50.470 is worthless. Nothing. People hate ads, but they 00:08:50.470 --> 00:08:53.389 love recommendations. The core equation is simple. 00:08:53.830 --> 00:08:57.029 Trust times traffic equals sales. We've covered 00:08:57.029 --> 00:08:59.750 traffic, so let's focus on trust. How do you 00:08:59.750 --> 00:09:03.629 make an AI character like Mia or any brand feel 00:09:03.629 --> 00:09:06.309 trustworthy when the goal is clearly to sell 00:09:06.309 --> 00:09:08.409 something? It's the storytelling approach. Give 00:09:08.409 --> 00:09:10.409 her problems. Yes. You have to show the struggle, 00:09:10.490 --> 00:09:13.690 not just the after. So for Mia, that means using 00:09:13.690 --> 00:09:15.909 imperfection prompts to show her having a bad 00:09:15.909 --> 00:09:19.009 skin day. Let her complain, vent about it, and 00:09:19.009 --> 00:09:21.470 then casually reveal the routine or the solution 00:09:21.470 --> 00:09:24.110 that saved her skin. That is the psychological 00:09:24.110 --> 00:09:27.200 key. You're not pushing a product. You are solving 00:09:27.200 --> 00:09:30.220 a shared, relatable pain. So the affiliate link 00:09:30.220 --> 00:09:32.700 stops being an ad. And it becomes a lifeline, 00:09:32.960 --> 00:09:35.139 a trusted resource. And the key actionable tip 00:09:35.139 --> 00:09:38.139 here is, don't sell the tool, sell the goal. 00:09:38.379 --> 00:09:41.500 I love that. Instead of saying, buy this complicated 00:09:41.500 --> 00:09:45.039 AI tool for $10, you frame it around the result. 00:09:45.639 --> 00:09:48.820 Everyone asks how I edit 10 videos a day without 00:09:48.820 --> 00:09:52.139 burnout. I cheated. I set up this workflow on 00:09:52.139 --> 00:09:54.120 product name. The product is just the sidekick. 00:09:54.299 --> 00:09:57.000 The result is the hero. saving time, avoiding 00:09:57.000 --> 00:09:59.639 burnout. That's what people buy. And this depth 00:09:59.639 --> 00:10:01.879 of trust is why you can't just live on social 00:10:01.879 --> 00:10:04.639 media. It's rented land. Right. Once you have 00:10:04.639 --> 00:10:06.799 those super fans, you have to build your own 00:10:06.799 --> 00:10:09.980 community. Move them to a private discord or 00:10:09.980 --> 00:10:12.100 a circle. That's your home base where you can 00:10:12.100 --> 00:10:15.100 share direct links without worrying about algorithm 00:10:15.100 --> 00:10:17.220 penalties. OK, so we have the trusting audience. 00:10:17.519 --> 00:10:19.519 Now, where do we actually find the products to 00:10:19.519 --> 00:10:22.059 promote? Let's break down physical goods versus 00:10:22.059 --> 00:10:25.190 digital goods. First up, physical. The sources 00:10:25.190 --> 00:10:27.710 call Amazon Associates the low -hanging fruit. 00:10:28.029 --> 00:10:30.049 It really is. It's the starting line for most 00:10:30.049 --> 00:10:33.210 creators. The barrier to entry is basically zero, 00:10:33.289 --> 00:10:36.269 and the trust factor is almost 100 % universal. 00:10:36.669 --> 00:10:38.830 Everyone have their card saved on Amazon. The 00:10:38.830 --> 00:10:40.929 friction is gone. And the secret weapon here 00:10:40.929 --> 00:10:43.450 is what they call the halo effect. It's the 24 00:10:43.450 --> 00:10:46.529 -hour cookie. Explain that. OK. So if your follower 00:10:46.529 --> 00:10:50.549 clicks your link for a $20 book, but then within 00:10:50.549 --> 00:10:54.210 the next 24 hours, they buy that book. plus a 00:10:54.210 --> 00:10:56.789 new $500 TV and a week's worth of groceries. 00:10:57.370 --> 00:10:59.149 You get a commission on the whole cart. On the 00:10:59.149 --> 00:11:01.929 entire cart. That's the power. The trade -off, 00:11:01.990 --> 00:11:04.590 though, is the economics. Commissions are low. 00:11:04.929 --> 00:11:08.350 Rarely over 10%. Which means you need massive 00:11:08.350 --> 00:11:11.669 traffic to make real money. And that leads super 00:11:11.669 --> 00:11:14.730 affiliates to the second path. Digital goods. 00:11:15.250 --> 00:11:18.570 Platforms like ClickBank or Digistore24. This 00:11:18.570 --> 00:11:21.470 is the cash cow territory. This is it. These 00:11:21.470 --> 00:11:24.009 platforms specialize in high -margin stuff courses, 00:11:24.370 --> 00:11:27.210 software, supplements, perfect for problem -solving 00:11:27.210 --> 00:11:29.929 nooshes like wealth, health, relationships. And 00:11:29.929 --> 00:11:32.070 because it costs nothing to duplicate a digital 00:11:32.070 --> 00:11:34.490 product. The margins are huge, which allows for 00:11:34.490 --> 00:11:37.149 high commissions, often 50 to 75 percent. Wow. 00:11:37.370 --> 00:11:40.110 A single sale of a $100 course can put $50 to 00:11:40.110 --> 00:11:43.090 $75 right in your pocket. You need way fewer 00:11:43.090 --> 00:11:45.149 sales to hit your income goals. So what's the 00:11:45.149 --> 00:11:47.570 tip for finding the good ones? On ClickBank, 00:11:47.850 --> 00:11:50.539 look for a high gravity score. It's a metric 00:11:50.539 --> 00:11:52.860 that signals that lots of other affiliates are 00:11:52.860 --> 00:11:55.080 actively making money with that specific offer 00:11:55.080 --> 00:11:58.799 right now. That sounds incredible, but if commissions 00:11:58.799 --> 00:12:01.120 are that high, doesn't that attract a lot of, 00:12:01.120 --> 00:12:04.299 you know, low quality or even scammy products? 00:12:04.419 --> 00:12:07.360 That is the primary challenge. Absolutely. Because 00:12:07.360 --> 00:12:10.019 these are often unknown brands, you must vet 00:12:10.019 --> 00:12:12.139 the product before you promote it. You can't 00:12:12.139 --> 00:12:13.919 just chase the highest commission. Because if 00:12:13.919 --> 00:12:16.080 you recommend a terrible course, you destroy 00:12:16.080 --> 00:12:18.720 all the trust you spent months building. Your 00:12:18.720 --> 00:12:21.220 job is to pre -sell the audience on why this 00:12:21.220 --> 00:12:24.059 specific unknown solution works. It takes more 00:12:24.059 --> 00:12:26.620 work than just linking to Amazon. So, we have 00:12:26.620 --> 00:12:28.620 the product, we have the audience. The practical 00:12:28.620 --> 00:12:31.419 question for that 2047 passive income, where 00:12:31.419 --> 00:12:33.519 do we put the link without looking like a spammer? 00:12:33.700 --> 00:12:36.100 TragiOne is the link in bio, your central hub. 00:12:36.220 --> 00:12:38.299 And never link directly to just one product. 00:12:38.519 --> 00:12:41.200 Never. Use an aggregator like Linktree, or even 00:12:41.200 --> 00:12:43.120 better, something like StandStore, which has 00:12:43.120 --> 00:12:45.559 native checkouts. The suggested hierarchy is 00:12:45.559 --> 00:12:48.700 smart. Button one, a lead magnet to get the email. 00:12:48.980 --> 00:12:52.340 Always capture the email. Always. Button two 00:12:52.340 --> 00:12:54.820 is your top recommended highest commission product. 00:12:55.480 --> 00:12:57.360 And button three can be your Amazon storefront 00:12:57.360 --> 00:12:59.899 for your gear and other physical goods. Okay, 00:13:00.139 --> 00:13:03.799 wealth. Pin comments. Prime real estate, especially 00:13:03.799 --> 00:13:06.019 on YouTube or Instagram because people always 00:13:06.019 --> 00:13:08.200 scroll down after watching. And you pin your 00:13:08.200 --> 00:13:10.419 own comment. You pin your own using a simple 00:13:10.419 --> 00:13:13.389 script. reiterate the video's value, provide 00:13:13.389 --> 00:13:18.529 the clear link, and add a PS for urgency. Discount 00:13:18.529 --> 00:13:21.090 ends Friday. And for your warmest, most engaged 00:13:21.090 --> 00:13:23.669 audience, use stories. Yeah, build a narrative, 00:13:24.009 --> 00:13:26.509 a sequence of three or four slides. Start with 00:13:26.509 --> 00:13:29.250 a problem, maybe a poll sticker. Agitate the 00:13:29.250 --> 00:13:31.669 pain point, show the solution in action, and 00:13:31.669 --> 00:13:33.690 then finish with a clear CTA and the link sticker. 00:13:33.929 --> 00:13:35.710 That narrative is so much more powerful than 00:13:35.710 --> 00:13:38.029 just flashing a product. And a vital pro tip 00:13:38.029 --> 00:13:40.070 here for professionalism and for actually knowing 00:13:40.070 --> 00:13:42.440 your numbers. link shorteners, and tracking. 00:13:42.919 --> 00:13:45.659 Don't use the ugly raw affiliate link. Never. 00:13:46.259 --> 00:13:49.139 It looks suspicious. Use bit .ly or pretty links. 00:13:49.759 --> 00:13:51.799 But more importantly, use unique short links 00:13:51.799 --> 00:13:54.000 for different platforms. One for YouTube, one 00:13:54.000 --> 00:13:56.340 for Instagram, so you know exactly which platform 00:13:56.340 --> 00:13:58.779 is actually making you money. This all leads 00:13:58.779 --> 00:14:01.909 to the true goal. Automation. You didn't build 00:14:01.909 --> 00:14:04.070 this whole system just to be glued to your phone 00:14:04.070 --> 00:14:06.590 24 -7. Right. You need the infinite loop system. 00:14:06.750 --> 00:14:09.529 And that means? Schedule everything. Batch your 00:14:09.529 --> 00:14:13.090 content creation. Use tools like Buffer, Radar, 00:14:13.190 --> 00:14:15.850 or MetraCool. Schedule two weeks of content in 00:14:15.850 --> 00:14:18.590 one Sunday session and then you're free. And 00:14:18.590 --> 00:14:21.269 finally, the big one, automate your DMs. This 00:14:21.269 --> 00:14:23.769 is a huge engagement booster too. Use a tool 00:14:23.769 --> 00:14:26.870 like MiniChat. Set a clear CTA in your video. 00:14:27.289 --> 00:14:29.269 Comment guide below and I'll send you the link 00:14:29.269 --> 00:14:31.600 instantly. And ManyChat just sees the keyword. 00:14:31.820 --> 00:14:34.159 And instantly DMs them the link. It delivers 00:14:34.159 --> 00:14:37.340 the solution, maximizes the comment count. The 00:14:37.340 --> 00:14:39.919 algorithm loves it. That brings us to the conclusion 00:14:39.919 --> 00:14:42.500 of this deep dive. You're no longer just posting 00:14:42.500 --> 00:14:45.500 videos. You've built a complete business ecosystem. 00:14:45.740 --> 00:14:47.840 That's it. You have a product, the affiliate 00:14:47.840 --> 00:14:50.220 offer, you have a salesperson, your influencer, 00:14:50.659 --> 00:14:53.399 and you have a storefront, that link funnel you 00:14:53.399 --> 00:14:56.049 just built. This is a real business. and you 00:14:56.049 --> 00:14:58.129 have to treat it like one. And if we connect 00:14:58.129 --> 00:15:01.669 this to the bigger picture, the scalability is 00:15:01.669 --> 00:15:03.870 kind of limitless, isn't it? It is because the 00:15:03.870 --> 00:15:06.289 mechanics are universal. The first dollar might 00:15:06.289 --> 00:15:08.809 take a month of building trust, but once this 00:15:08.809 --> 00:15:11.289 system is working, you can scale it infinitely. 00:15:11.970 --> 00:15:14.649 You launch Mia the beauty guru today. And tomorrow 00:15:14.649 --> 00:15:17.570 you can launch Max, the finance influencer, using 00:15:17.570 --> 00:15:19.970 the exact same playbook. The exact same strategies. 00:15:20.210 --> 00:15:22.509 Absolutely. And that leaves us with a final thought 00:15:22.509 --> 00:15:25.730 for you to chew on. Considering that universal 00:15:25.730 --> 00:15:28.309 trust factor of the Amazon halo effect, that 00:15:28.309 --> 00:15:31.909 24 hour cookie, how could a creator whose niche 00:15:31.909 --> 00:15:35.230 is totally outside of physical goods? Let's go 00:15:35.230 --> 00:15:38.210 back to our finance, bro. Strategically use a 00:15:38.210 --> 00:15:41.250 low commission Amazon link. Oh, interesting. 00:15:41.409 --> 00:15:43.990 Could they recommend, say, their favorite physical 00:15:43.990 --> 00:15:46.070 notebook or the specific pennies for budgeting 00:15:46.070 --> 00:15:48.610 just to capture revenue from that customer's 00:15:48.610 --> 00:15:51.009 entire shopping cart later? So they're using 00:15:51.009 --> 00:15:53.590 a small trusted physical product to get the cookie. 00:15:53.759 --> 00:15:56.360 and then effectively converting their high trust 00:15:56.360 --> 00:16:00.899 content into tangential, totally passive revenue. 00:16:01.019 --> 00:16:02.659 Think about that intersection, that tiny tactic, 00:16:02.840 --> 00:16:04.519 meaning high value customer behavior. We'll see 00:16:04.519 --> 00:16:04.960 you next time.