Lead essay
Building a Fintech Affiliate Channel From Zero
A public ledger of experiments — traffic, EPC, and the ones we killed.
Most affiliate blogs sell courses about making money. This journal publishes the receipts. Every month we run a live case study promoting Stock Picks — a paper-trading app — and we print the numbers whether they flatter us or not.
Commission rates are marketing copy. Earnings per click is the truth. Below: eight months of channel experiments, ranked by EPC, not vanity traffic.
| Month | Channel | EPC |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 2026 | Long-form essay | $5.40 |
| Feb 2026 | Newsletter | $6.10 |
| Mar 2026 | Comparison table | $3.80 |
| Apr 2026 | YouTube description | $4.90 |
| May 2026 | Twitter thread | $1.70 |
| Jun 2026 | Guest post | $5.90 |
| Jul 2026 | Program teardown | $6.40 |
| Aug 2026 | Email sequence | $7.10 |
Ledger preview — connect analytics when you are ready.
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