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Recruit Your Affiliate Army From Founder Forums

Recruit Your Affiliate Army From Founder Forums is a partnerships & affiliates tactic for getting your first users: Used an Indie Hackers partner-up post to find growth hackers and gaming affiliates willing to run the bounty program, asking each to pitch a plan.

It's a strong fit for teams of almost any kind, and works especially well for products that need outside distribution partners. As a partnerships & affiliates play, plan for medium effort and expect results to build gradually over time, all grounded in 1 linked primary source.

Partnerships & affiliatesMedium effortSlow

Why does partnerships & affiliates work for this?

Recruiters who already have an audience bring distribution you lack, and an application step filters out time-wasters.

The exact steps (5)

The full step-by-step this founder ran, what they posted, where, and in what order, plus the watch-outs, is part of the library.

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Sources

Works for
Any / universal

Frequently asked

How is the "Recruit Your Affiliate Army From Founder Forums" tactic verified?
It is drawn from 1 primary source — a real founder write-up or interview, not generic advice. It is linked in the Sources section above so you can read the original account yourself.
How much effort is it and how fast are results?
It is medium effort, and results tend to be slow.
Where can I see the exact step-by-step?
The full step-by-step a founder ran, documented via Source — IndieHackers, is in the paid library.

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