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If you're bootstrapping or just launched your startup, start here: → Find 3 people already talking about your product → Give them a reason to promote you → Make it stupid easy That’s your first affiliate program and the best way to make $$$$$ without big budgets!

@elvissun We're right here and ready to help 😊

what's the best affiliate platform for saas in 2026? or should I roll my own?

Bootstrapped SaaS rule #1: If a growth channel doesn’t work while you sleep, it’s probably not the one. Affiliate marketing enters the room: – You only pay when you make money - No upfront ad spend - Built-in trust via existing audiences Just saying...

@tomaslau Always shipping the best tools 👏

I keep building tools I need myself first. This one might be one of the most useful yet. A while back I built the Affiliate Outreach Generator because the team and I at @getRewardful were tired of writing the same cold email 47 different ways. The gap I kept hitting after that: knowing WHO to send it to. So I just added a new feature! It now finds LinkedIn creators in your niche for you. 1. Input your niche 2. Get real creators who actually match it 3. Generate the outreach message right after, same tool, no switching tabs Give it a try and let me know what you think: outreach.rewardful.com

15 GTM tools I’d use to take a new product from $0 to $100K MRR @unfairdotso = grow an audience and turn X conversations into customers @sobedominik = find customer conversations on Reddit @nikolak47 = scale LinkedIn outreach across accounts @origamichat = find hard-to-reach buyers and launch outbound from one prompt @smartlead_ai = scale cold email while protecting deliverability @carrd = launch a polished landing page in hours @domwhyte42 = capture and qualify leads with smart forms @arcade_demo = turn your product into an interactive demo @T_Zahil = launch your product to early adopters @helloitsolly = collect and publish customer testimonials @getRewardful = turn customers into an affiliate channel @loops = activate and retain users with lifecycle email @dubdotco = connect every click to revenue @FeaturebaseHQ = collect feedback and announce what ships @mfts0 = see how prospects engage with your deck what did I miss?

@notmiramurati @unfairdotso @sobedominik @nikolak47 @origamichat Love the list and the shoutout! 💪

Best part about affiliate management: ✅ You get to build relationships with hundreds of partners. Worst part about affiliate management: ✅ You have to build relationships with hundreds of partners.

You don't need a bigger audience. You need 10 people who'd promote your product without being asked.

Everyone's still optimizing their affiliate program for Google. But your affiliates can now influence something else: AI recommendations. The best affiliate content doesn't just rank in search anymore. It gets cited by ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and Perplexity when buyers ask: "What's the best tool for...?" When we're auditing a SaaS affiliate program today, we'd focus on three things: → Look beyond revenue. Your highest-earning affiliates aren't always your most valuable. Read what they're publishing. → Give affiliates context, not just assets. Customer stories, competitor comparisons, common objections, and real use cases lead to better content than another banner pack. → Reward content that compounds. One thoughtful comparison or review can influence buying decisions for months. A dozen copy-paste listicles probably won't. Coupon affiliates still have their place. But affiliates creating in-depth reviews, comparisons, YouTube videos, and newsletters are doing something extra: They're driving conversions today while increasing your brand's chances of showing up in AI recommendations tomorrow. If you're building a SaaS affiliate program in 2026, that's becoming a competitive advantage.

You can find them here: rewardful.com/tools

Free tools for anyone running (or thinking about) a SaaS affiliate program: → ROI calculator (see if it actually pays off before you launch) → Outreach generator (3 recruitment templates in seconds, tailored to your product) No sign up or credit card needed!

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If you don't know where to get started, this covers everything you need to know: playbook.rewardful.com

Everyone wants more affiliates. Nobody wants to manage the ones they already have. And that's the whole problem. You don't have an affiliate marketing problem. You have an affiliate management problem wearing a recruitment costume. If there's one thing you should do in this new quarter, it is to focus on fixing activation before you fix headcount.

I recently built and shipped a free Tools Hub for @getRewardful. It's a growing collection of free tools to plan, launch, and scale your affiliate program. Each tool runs in your browser, costs nothing, and takes under two minutes. No signup, no credit card. 👉 Check it out: rewardful.com/tools

One year ago, we launched our 6-episode series to make affiliate marketing simpler through practical insights, SaaS growth stories, and plenty of pastéis de nata. Today marks Pastel Talks' first anniversary! Thanks to everyone who's watched and supported it over the past year 💙 Catch all six episodes here 👇 rewardful.com/pastel-talks

We expanded more on this exact topic and what it really means here: rewardful.com/articles/launc…

The most expensive affiliate mistake isn't bad commissions or wrong affiliates. It's launching too soon, calling it a failure, and never trying again.

Here's a question every SaaS founder should ask: "If someone wanted to promote my product today, how easy would it be?" If the answer isn't "very," you've found your next growth project.