🔗 affiliate & arbitrage
Affiliate lead-gen funnels (high-CPL niches)
Build a niche landing page that captures leads, sells the click to an affiliate. Best in dating, finance, apps.
🟡 mediumfirst dollar in weeks$100 – $1k
🧾 receipts
- MaxBounty + PeerFly + ClickBank lead-gen affiliate operatorsSolo affiliate operators in CPL niches (peptides $5-20/lead, mortgage $30-80, dating $5-25, debt-relief $40-100) routinely run $10-50K/mo gross at 30-50% margins via paid traffic + landing-page funnels.source ↗
- AdLeaks + StackThatMoney affiliate-marketing communitiesDocumented playbook: $500-2K daily ad spend → $2-5K daily affiliate revenue at 30% margin. Solo operators hit 7-figure annual revenue in 18-30 months when scaled, though most plateau at $50-200K/yr because they don't iterate creative aggressively enough.source ↗
🚀 how to start
- 01Pick ONE niche w/ public CPL data + low compliance risk. Mortgage / debt-relief / online courses / dating are well-trodden. Avoid health-claim-heavy niches unless you've read FTC compliance docs end to end.
- 02Build the landing page via Manus or landing-page-agency module. Single hook, single form, single CTA. Drop the form fields to bare minimum — name + email or just phone. Conversion drops 30%+ for every extra field.
- 03Wire to a CPL affiliate network (MaxBounty / PeerFly / ClickBank). Test the form posts a valid lead before spending $1 on traffic. Network rejects (bad lead format) burn budget invisibly.
- 04Drive traffic via Meta + TikTok Spark Ads (Spark > regular ads in 2026 — looks more native). Start at $50-100/day. Kill bottom 50% of ads on day 3, double winners. Track CPL > 0.7x of network payout = profitable.
- 05Diversify networks early — one network suspending you = $0 day. Run the same offer through 2-3 networks once you're profitable. Compliance review every 30 days; FTC enforcement is increasing year over year.
🧰 required modules
Modules you'll want under your belt before you fire this move.
💡 recommended modules
Helpful but not required — the polish-tier add-ons.
⚡ tools that power this
- SerperThe cheapest way to query Google search + Maps at scale. ~$0.20 per 1,000 results.open armory →
- OutscraperPull businesses without websites from Google Maps + enrich emails/phones in one API call.open armory →
- dembrandtPoint it at any website URL. Get back a full design system in seconds.open armory →
- One-Shot Security Sweep PromptOne prompt that catches exposed API keys, SQL injection, XSS, and auth holes before you ship.open armory →
- marketingskills (Corey Haines)Claude Code skill pack for marketing. SEO, CRO, ads, copy, analytics — all as slash commands.open armory →