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Rob Hallam's affiliate program added $10k MRR in 30 days

By Rob Hallam· Sep 27, 2026
$10,000
MRR added
$23,200
MRR at time of post
Not disclosed
Budget
30 days
Duration

Rob Hallam rebuilt a standard referral program around affiliate tactics borrowed from larger brands. He says it added $10k MRR in 30 days; his MRR screenshot shows $23.2k, up 62% vs December.

01The problem

He had a referral program that wasn't producing growth.

02The experiment

He studied the affiliate strategies used by larger brands and applied five of them to his own referral program, turning it into a primary growth channel.

The five tactics are laid out in the post's image and thread.

03Results

MetricResult
MRR addedin 30 days$10,000
MRR at time of postfrom his MRR screenshot (“$23.2k”)$23,200
MRR growth vs Decemberfrom the same screenshot62%
SpendNot disclosed

“Not disclosed” means the source doesn't say. We never estimate or fill in missing numbers.

04Source & evidence

  • Originally shared on X · Jan 29, 2026

    Affiliate program that added $10k MRR in 30 days

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Public source. Extracted from publicly available content by the founder.

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