16-week curriculum
Structured modules covering the commercial and operational responsibilities of an affiliate manager.
Affiliate Accelerator · Affiliate manager certification
Affiliate Accelerator is a 16-week training program for new and experienced affiliate managers. Your team applies the lessons to your business through assignments covering partner outreach, negotiation, reporting, and program operations.
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Program overview
Structured modules covering the commercial and operational responsibilities of an affiliate manager.
Apply the lessons to your own offers, partner outreach, reporting, and program processes.
Sales scripts, templates, accountability reports, and coaching to support implementation.
Learn the commercial and operational skills behind a well-run affiliate program, then apply them to your own business.
Affiliate revenue grew from $100,000 to $2,000,000 per month in less than a year.
Its affiliate program grew from $3 million to $13 million annually over three years.
An established affiliate channel increased revenue by 15% over the previous year.
The company added 100 affiliate partners over three years working with East 5th Avenue.
Amber Spears is East 5th Avenue’s co-founder and the creator of Affiliate Accelerator. Her experience spans affiliate management, major launches, evergreen programs, and training in-house teams.
She has worked with brands including Agora and ClickBank, and spoken at Traffic and Conversion, Affiliate Summit, Affiliate World, War Room, and Mindshare.
The program translates that experience into practical methods for evaluating offers, developing partnerships, negotiating deals, and managing the work behind an affiliate channel.
Adapt outreach and communication to email affiliates, creators, publishers, and other partner types.
Structure deals, handle objections, and keep commitments and next steps clear.
Identify opportunities with current partners and build a consistent follow-up process.
Evaluate offers, track key metrics, and connect daily activity to commercial outcomes.
At this point, I have finished the program and am ecstatic with where our affiliate program currently stands. Since being brought on back in March of this year, there are (3) major/important things the affiliate accelerator has helped me accomplish.
Let’s talk numbers, since March – revenue increases each month. Was tasked with the goal of hitting the 150K monthly revenue mark within 6-12 months. Back in March, affiliate revenue was $56,153. Last month/August – $152,807 in revenue (172% increase). So far in September, already at $104,961 in revenue and on track to crush August.
Organization: between constant deadlines, non-stop emailing, phone conversations, lead research and prospecting, training, and hitting other general goals would have been impossible to maintain without E5A providing the tools and training like they did. Organization is key for any role for that matter; especially as an affiliate manager.
The confidence and knowledge to evaluate/make the right decision on affiliate partners and potential partnerships, reciprocated or not. Essentially the ability to review, calculate and project whether or not something will hit the ROAS mark or not. Which is key as an affiliate manager. For example, being able to communicate conversions, list size, demographics, stats, etc. and evaluate/calculate those efficiently are crucial aspects in making smart affiliate decisions.
Several top affiliate managers Cody knew had trained with Affiliate Accelerator, so he enrolled Savannah in it. He believed the programs would teach Savannah everything she needed for success, from the fundamentals to the advanced nuances of affiliate marketing and the responsibilities of an affiliate manager.
A quick learner, Savannah excelled in the Affiliate Accelerator and soon became one of the top students. She applied what she was learning in real-time and was breaking company sales records even before the program was over!
Over the next three years, Savannah continued setting records. Based on what she learned in the Affiliate Accelerator, she took Science Natural Supplements’ affiliate program from $3 million to an impressive $13 million per year.
For years I was managing my own affiliate program and while it was successful, it sucked up a ton of my time, focus and energy. Which… Prevented me from focusing on unlocking other traffic sources, building new products and creating a better customer experience to maximize customer lifetime value. So… I decided to onboard an affiliate manager to take this responsibility over. However… i’m a horrible manager and not really a systems person, which meant that I knew it would be difficult for me to train someone for this role. Which is why… I reached out to Amber to see if she could do it for me 🙂 . And… Together we selected a candidate with a personality that was perfect for this role!
Her team then hand trained our candidate on everything she needed to know to become an effective affiliate manager. And the result was… Many MANY millions of dollars earned!!! But the best part was… I had to spend very little time or energy training our new affiliate manager. Amber‘s team did the majority of the work for me! This is huge!!! Because we all know… As a business owner, time is your most precious asset! So… If you’re thinking about having Amber‘s team train someone on your team down this role, or… If you’ve already explored this and thought it was too expensive, then… You clearly don’t value your time and don’t understand how powerful it can be to invest in your business. If trading a penny or two for a dollar doesn’t sound nice to you then keep doing what you’re doing. However…
Work through 16 weeks of online modules and apply the lessons to your own offers, outreach, reporting, and processes.
Give your team a starting point for partner conversations, negotiation, and weekly accountability reporting.
Use questions, feedback, and practical exercises to help your team apply the material. We’ll discuss the current support format before enrollment.
Team members who complete the program can earn an Affiliate Accelerator Graduate certificate.
Your 16-week curriculum
Assignments apply each module to your own offers, partners, and program.
Understand the affiliate manager’s responsibilities, the skills the role requires, and how to use accountability reports.
Evaluate commissions, conversion, offer performance, and partner fit. Learn which numbers to share and how to use them in decisions.
Adapt outreach, materials, and follow-up to different affiliate types. Organize partner needs and communicate clearly.
Understand deal structures, respond to objections, and work toward clear, commercially sound agreements.
Establish the policies and information your team needs to avoid misunderstandings and keep the program running consistently.
Document processes, organize the department’s tools, and build a program that does not depend on one person remembering every detail.
Develop ongoing traffic arrangements, structure partner agreements, and review performance and commitments.
Plan outreach, negotiate promotional commitments, coordinate incentives, and manage the timing and execution of a launch.
Build a second-tier referral approach, identify potential referral partners, and create a process for developing new relationships.
Learning alongside other affiliate managers creates opportunities to exchange experience, discuss challenges, and develop relationships. Ask about the community and event access available with your enrollment.
Give your team a clear approach to partner development, deal-making, and weekly execution. Assignments use your business as the working example, so learning connects to the program they manage.
East 5th Avenue is one of the foremost experts on affiliate marketing in the world. They have helped large companies connect with affiliates to grow their sales and worked with almost every big offer or company you can think of, including large enterprise level clients like Agora Financial and Clickbank.
Amber Spears is a genius. That's all I have to say. The Affiliate Accelerator opened up my mind. I thought that I actually knew what I was doing with affiliate marketing. And guess what? I didn't. I didn't know anything. And so I am super excited to implement every single thing that she taught, because it is going to be a game changer. I think it's going to take me from six to seven figures. And I'm super excited to go home and just connect with all my affiliates and do it the right way. It's like I've been given a second chance.
Thanks to SPEARS Method, we have our own team of affiliate managers working on our internal projects and helping us with further outreach.
Stop fighting over 5 people who are too busy for any one project.
Train your own team to rock it with the SPEARS Method.
In just the last three years alone, they have taken our revenue from what is normally going to be a six-figure launch to a seven and even potentially an eight-figure launch. You 100% have to get it. Please take it from me that if you want to successfully launch and you want to know how to increase your affiliate revenue...You have to get the Affiliate Accelerator and trust your business.
New affiliate managers, experienced managers strengthening specific skills, and existing team members taking on the channel. We’ll discuss their experience and responsibilities to assess fit.
The curriculum covers 16 weeks, with time to put the lessons into practice. We’ll confirm access and enrollment details before you join.
Your team works through online lessons and applies the material to your business through assignments. Coaching and feedback support implementation; we’ll confirm the current format with you.
Plan for weekly lessons, assignments, and implementation time within the person’s workload. The right schedule depends on their experience and the responsibilities they already handle.
Yes. If you need to hire before training, our recruiting service helps define the role and identify suitable candidates. Recruiting and training can be discussed together.
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