My First Affiliate Journey – Testing Info Offer with Facebook Ads and Google Ads

[Gabona]

Hi everyone,
I’m currently exploring affiliate marketing and wanted to share my first steps, test setup, and a few questions to get some feedback from the community.
Recently, I launched a campaign promoting an audio meditation product (digital info offer) priced under $50.
I’m running it for 5 days with a $20 daily budget, using CBO with Lookalike and Broad (Advantage+) audiences, and 3–4 ads per ad set.
I’ll analyze the results after the 5-day test and share insights.
My current monthly test budget is around $500–600, and my main goal is to learn, test, and gain experience, even if it means breaking even or taking small losses at the beginning.
I understand that ClickBank can be a bit tricky, especially with digital info products, but I’m ready to experiment and adapt my approach.
I’d really appreciate your advice on a few questions:

• With a $500–600 monthly budget, is it realistic to start with paid traffic for US or English-speaking GEOs?
• Would you recommend focusing on digital products (info offers), or should I explore other verticals?
• Are there beginner-friendly affiliate networks that might fit my skills and budget better than ClickBank?
• With this budget, which would be more effective to focus on — Google Ads or Facebook Ads (since I have strong experience in both)?

I’m excited to continue testing and learning. Any feedback, advice, or insights would be greatly appreciated.

 

[yankeedoodle]

That's a smart move, good luck!

 

[StevenTR99]

Hi everyone,
I’m currently exploring affiliate marketing and wanted to share my first steps, test setup, and a few questions to get some feedback from the community.
Recently, I launched a campaign promoting an audio meditation product (digital info offer) priced under $50.
I’m running it for 5 days with a $20 daily budget, using CBO with Lookalike and Broad (Advantage+) audiences, and 3–4 ads per ad set.
I’ll analyze the results after the 5-day test and share insights.
My current monthly test budget is around $500–600, and my main goal is to learn, test, and gain experience, even if it means breaking even or taking small losses at the beginning.
I understand that ClickBank can be a bit tricky, especially with digital info products, but I’m ready to experiment and adapt my approach.
I’d really appreciate your advice on a few questions:

• With a $500–600 monthly budget, is it realistic to start with paid traffic for US or English-speaking GEOs?
• Would you recommend focusing on digital products (info offers), or should I explore other verticals?
• Are there beginner-friendly affiliate networks that might fit my skills and budget better than ClickBank?
• With this budget, which would be more effective to focus on — Google Ads or Facebook Ads (since I have strong experience in both)?

I’m excited to continue testing and learning. Any feedback, advice, or insights would be greatly appreciated.

You can get solid data with a 500 to 600 monthly test budget if you stay focused on one offer and one traffic source at a time. Audio and meditation info products usually convert better on warm audiences, so try building a small remarketing layer instead of relying only on cold broad. ClickBank works, but newer affiliates often get more stable results with networks like Digistore24 or Impact because the offers have clearer funnels and cleaner tracking. Between Facebook and Google, Facebook usually gives faster signals at lower cost, so it helps you learn quicker. Google pays off later once you already know what keywords and angles convert.

 

[secondnumber.io]

In my opinion, with a budget of $500/600 per month, it’s realistic to start with paid traffic targeting the US or other English-speaking markets, but it’s better to focus on small tests and optimization. Stick with Facebook/Meta Ads, since you already have experience for digital products, it’s usually cheaper and easier to scale than Google Ads.

 

[Ariel-ActiveRevenue]

i actually think your expectations are in the right place. too many beginners expect profitability immediately, while you're approaching it as a learning process with a defined testing budget. that's usually how real media buyers are built.

with a limited budget, i'd spend more time analyzing data than launching new tests. every campaign should teach you something, even if the result isn't profitable.