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FREE STEP-BY-STEP CHECKLIST

Build Your First Affiliate Funnel, the List-First Way

The Affiliate Funnel Starter Checklist walks you through the opt-in page, lead magnet, bridge page and follow-up emails, using free tools and copy-paste AI prompts.

• The 8-step build order, so you always know what to do next

• How to check an offer before you promote it: price, upsells, refunds and affiliate rules

• What belongs on your opt-in and bridge pages, and what to leave off

• A 7-email follow-up map you can adapt to any offer

• 10 copy-paste AI prompts, plus a compliance mini-checklist to keep your promotions honest

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The 4 pieces of a list-first funnel

Most beginners send clicks straight to an affiliate link. If a visitor isn't ready to buy that day, they're gone. This checklist shows you how to build the four pieces that let you keep helping them.

1 · Opt-in page

One page, one job: offer something genuinely useful in exchange for a name and email.

2 · Lead magnet

A short checklist or cheat sheet that solves one specific problem.

3 Bridge page

Honest context about the product you recommend, including who it's not for.

4 · Follow-up emails

A short sequence that teaches first and recommends second.

Is this for you?

Honest answer below. This checklist teaches a method; it isn't a shortcut to money.

✓ Good fit if you…

• want to start affiliate marketing but feel stuck on the funnel part

would rather build a list you own than rely on one social post

• want free tools first, with no required purchase

• care about promoting honestly

Not for you if you…

• want push-button income with no work

• aren't willing to create content or find traffic

• are looking for income guarantees (there are none)

From Josh at Online Success With Josh

I'm Josh, a Harare-based business coach with 27 years in consulting, helping people turn messy processes into simple systems. Here I share honest, step-by-step tutorials on affiliate funnels and AI tools, no hype included. Find the video tutorials on YouTube at @OnlineSuccessWithJosh.

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