Maker Who Paid $37K/Month to Affiliates Shares 5 Ways to Earn Your First $1,000 in 2026
tibo_maker · x · 2026-10-16
Entrepreneur tibo explains what he'd do to make his first $1,000 online in 2026 — instead of building a startup:
- Set up AI agents for boring local businesses: dentists want calls answered and reviews replied to, not "an agent". Squad partners earn $3K per client deployment.
- Remake proven ads: only save Meta/TikTok ads running 30+ days in Revid's search, remix them for clients to skip months of testing.
- Get paid per verified view: Clipatra creators earned $4,266 from 500K views in 3 weeks ($8.50 per 1K views).
- Promote tools you already use: of his $37K monthly affiliate payouts, most went to everyday users, not pros; one user made $75K+ promoting his $99/month product.
- Start a boring-niche blog: at DR 30+, plug into Outrank which auto-writes sponsored posts at $1 per DR point — a DR 60 blog posting 3/day can make $5,400/month.
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