Affiliate income so stealthy, not even your bank is ready


Hey Reader,

I’m running one of the most profitable plays I’ve tested in years and barely anyone knows it’s happening.

Let’s call it what it is:
Stealth Mode.
And it’s powered by affiliate strategies no one’s teaching. Because honestly? They’re too good to share in public.

Let me show you what I mean:


🤐 Strategy #1: Second-Tier Affiliates

You know what’s better than getting paid from your own affiliate sales?
Getting paid when your people bring in their people.

Here’s how it works:

  • I share an offer I love (usually software I use daily).
  • I earn my usual % per sale.
  • But if one of the people who purchased from my affiliate link brings in new sales? I earn a cut of those second-tier sales too.

It’s like compound interest for referrals.
Low effort, long tail, and very few folks are using it—because they don’t even know it exists.
(BTW: It’s capped at two layers, so no—it’s not an MLM. Relax.)

👉 I got this setup through a software I adore. Now I watch commissions roll in even when I’m not actively promoting it.


🔁 Strategy #2: Reverse Affiliates

This one flips the funnel model on its head and I made it up.

Instead of stuffing my funnel with only my own offers, I add a high-converting affiliate product (created by someone else) as an order bump or upsell.

When someone buys it?
I send the bulk of the revenue of their product to the creator.

Sounds backwards? It’s not.
It’s brilliant if you don't want to have to be the one creating and servicing all the offers.

Here’s why it works:

  • The buyer gets instant value.
  • I don’t have to build or deliver anything.
  • It increases my average order value.

💡 If you know someone who has a killer complementary offer, this is a way to embed it right into your funnel. No messy course links. No affiliate banners. Just seamless stacking.

I call this collab stacking.
It raises your average order value and builds goodwill with your people and your peers.


🌀 Strategy #3: Affiliate Flywheel

This one’s still in test mode… but I’m obsessed.

I’ll spill the full details once I’ve got solid data—but let’s just say it’s a self-sustaining system where traffic, trust, and commissions feed each other on autopilot.

None of these are traditional affiliate strategies.
No cookie-cutter links. No leaderboard anxiety. No launch burnout.

Just smart systems that sell quietly while you rest, travel, write… or honestly? Just take a beat.

If you’re curious about affiliate commissions that don’t require constant hype, I dare you to try one of these this summer.

This is your permission slip to get creative and make more while doing way less.

Jordan
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