A Guide for Affiliates: How to Promote Fourthwall
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Fourthwall’s Affiliate Program is designed to help you earn commissions by referring others to our platform. Whether you’re a content creator, entrepreneur, or a general advocate for helping others monetize their passions, there are many ways to earn more money by teaching others about Fourthwall. In this guide, we’ll share tips and examples of other affiliates promoting Fourthwall with their referral links, and provide strategies to help you maximize your earnings.
How Successful Affiliates Promote Fourthwall
The most successful affiliates use creative and engaging strategies to drive signups. Here are a few ways they do it, and how you can as well:
Sharing Personal Success Stories
No matter what you’re advertising, using real-life examples is one of the best ways to showcase a product. That’s why our most successful affiliates tell their own stories and use their own shops as examples. Think about your journey and what brought you to finding success on Fourthwall. Did you move from another platform? Were you introduced to Fourthwall by someone you look up to? What makes you love Fourthwall? What features have helped you succeed?
Share your favorite ones, here are some of our most popular features:
Features for shops
- YouTube Shopping
- Twitch Gifting
- TikTok Shop
- MailChimp/Beehiiv/Kit Integrations
Features for memberships
- Spotify Integration
- Custom Mobile Apps
Most importantly, be honest. You should only be promoting Fourthwall if you are truly enjoying the experience.
Reviews & Tutorials
Many affiliates on our platform create in-depth videos demonstrating how to set up a shop and create products. Showing a walkthrough of how seamless the setup is on Fourthwall acts as a great way to get people excited to sign up and start monetizing their passions as well.
Social Media Shoutouts
Where do your followers go to view your content? Whatever your answer is, that’s where you should spend time talking about your experience. Most affiliates leverage Twitter, Reddit, YouTube, Instagram, and TikTok to talk about their success on Fourthwall.
Newsletter Features
If you have a newsletter that your community subscribes to, consider adding your referral link there. Newsletters are a great way to give your supporters long-form content that they can sink their teeth into. If Fourthwall announces a new feature that you think your community would love, feel free to write about it!
Best Practices for Social Media Promotion
If you’d like to post about Fourthwall on your socials, but don’t want to share your referral link publicly, we suggest asking people to ‘DM’ you or comment for a signup link, which you can send them privately. This way, you can spread the word but keep your referral link close (though Affiliates and Affiliate Plus members have unlimited referrals.) To effectively promote Fourthwall on social media, keep these tips in mind:
Use Engaging Visuals
If you’re passionate about Fourthwall and want to teach your friends or colleagues about it, show them what excites you. Showing images and videos is a much more effective way to demonstrate your point.
Highlight the Benefits
Focus on what you like about the platform. While there’s nothing wrong with making general statements, if you get specific with the benefits you’ve found on Fourthwall, people will be more intrigued. If you’re comfortable, tell people how much more income you’ve made since signing up for Fourthwall, or how much your community loves the quality of the products you’re offering.
Leverage Video Content
Create videos (TikTok, Reels, YouTube Shorts, etc.) explaining why you love using Fourthwall, and why you think this is a great platform for creators. If you’re open to it, show behind the scenes footage of you designing a new product, or editing your shop. This shows people how easy it is to use our platform, while also giving them a semi-tutorial.
Mention Sample Credit Incentives
It’s important to let people know why they should be using your affiliate link versus just signing up normally. Mention that new signups receive sample credit to test out the platform & product quality risk-free. As a reminder:
Standard Affiliate members: Referred creators get $15 sample credit upon signup
Affiliate Plus members: Referred creators get $20 in sample credit upon signup
Check your tier here.
Also, while mentioning this, it’s important to explain the benefits of getting sample credits. This is essentially free money to use on your own shop. Use these to test the quality, but also for promotional purposes (post pictures wearing or using the products.) Creators that order samples of their products are more likely to sell significantly more than those that don’t.
Create a Sense of Urgency
Promote seasonal or holiday sales as an opportunity to start a shop. Any time is the right time to start monetizing your passions. Winter, Spring, Summer, or Fall can all have separate drops. Remind your potential referred creators that each holiday is an opportunity to make a special collection and excite supporters.
Check out some of our favorite creator examples at the end of this blog.
How to Earn More
For our Affiliate Plus Program members, you will make more money based on how much your referred creators sell. Here are our tips that we give all creators looking to increase their revenue. You can read a more detailed version of this list in our blog, 10 Tips to 10x Your Sales.
- Order samples of your products and post yourself wearing them
- Use your shop as your main link on your socials
- Create promo codes or sitewide sales to create urgency every once in a while
- Display your products on your socials (YouTube Product Shelf, TikTok Shop, etc.)
- Find creative ways to promote your products when they drop (ex. A retro commercial)
- Build hype and anticipation by putting a countdown on your shop before a new drop
- Increase product demand by offering early access to loyal supporters
- Reward your customers with personalized thank you videos or promo codes
- Stay focused on making 2-8 products really great
- Keep up with trends, seasons, and holidays
FAQs & Troubleshooting Tips
How do I get my referral link?
Your referral link can be found in your account dashboard.
When do I receive my commissions?
Affiliate Plus commissions will be added to your account balance weekly on Thursdays, which you can cash out at the end of each month. You will need to reach a minimum of $25 to receive your commissions. Standard Affiliates & General Referers receive their sample credit immediately.
How can I track my referrals?
Affiliate Plus members can track referrals by heading to your dashboard, under the “Referrals” tab. General Referrals and Standard Affiliates can see how much they've earned by viewing their Sample Budgets.
What happens if someone forgets to use my referral link?
Unfortunately, as of right now, referrals must use your link at sign-up for commissions to be credited to your account. If you believe there is an error, please contact support@fourthwall.com.
Start Maximizing Your Affiliate Earnings Today!
If you’re ready to start earning more by referring other creators to Fourthwall, put these strategies into action today!