The MIA Academy Affiliate Program is Live
You already recommend products to people for free. The MIA Affiliate Program pays you 40% for it—up to ₦480,000/month, or ₦5.76M/year.
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You already recommend products, tools, and opportunities to people around you, whether you realise it or not. It happens in everyday conversations, WhatsApp groups, LinkedIn messages, and even when someone casually asks you for advice about how to grow their career or improve their skills. The difference now is that you can earn from those recommendations—up to ₦480,000/month, or ₦5.76M/year.
Since we officially launched the MIA Academy in January, something interesting has been happening. People who went through the bootcamp started telling their friends about it. Alumni shared it in WhatsApp groups. Coaches recommended it to mentees. Community members dropped the link in conversations without anyone asking them to. We didn’t build a referral engine. The community built one for us.
The MIA Academy Affiliate Program is our way of making that worth their while. If you’ve been recommending MIA products to people, you can now earn 40% on every sale that comes through your link. This article breaks down how the program works, what you can earn, and how to get started.
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How the MIA academy affiliate program works
The structure is simple. You apply to the program, get a unique Selar affiliate link, and share it with your network. Every time someone buys an MIA Academy product through your link, you earn 40% commission.
The earnings process is also designed to be fast and transparent. Your commission lands in your Selar wallet the next day, so you are not waiting for 30 or 60 days before you can access your money. There is no minimum payout threshold, which means you can withdraw to your bank account whenever you want.
Your affiliate link is not limited to a single product. It covers every product available on the MIA Academy store, so you do not need to generate different links for different offers. One link gives you access to promote everything, and all your activity is tracked within one dashboard.
Selar’s affiliate system handles the tracking itself. Your dashboard shows clicks, views, conversions, and total earnings in real-time. You get an email notification on every sale. There is also a 180-day cookie window attached to your link. This means that if someone clicks your link today and decides to buy four months later, the system still attributes that sale to you, and you still earn your commission.
You can include it in a LinkedIn post where you talk about your experience. You can also share it in a conversation with someone who is looking to learn marketing. If you prefer a more visual guide, there is a video walkthrough available that explains the full setup process step by step.
The math: what you can actually earn
A single Pro Bootcamp referral earns you ₦30,000 in commission. Refer 10 people in a month and that is ₦300,000. Maintain that consistently over a year, and you are looking at ₦3.6 million from referrals alone.
That is the simple headline number, but the real opportunity becomes clearer when you look at the full product catalog. MIA Academy serves two main audiences, with two main offers.
For marketers in tech, the Pro Bootcamp is ₦75,000. Every referral earns you ₦30,000.
For business owners, the Online Marketing Bundle is ₦45,000. Every referral earns you ₦18,000.
Now, because of the 180-day cookie window, the content and links you share today can continue generating sales months later. Over time, this creates a compounding effect.
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Who this is for
This program is best for people who already have a relationship with their audience and can speak from a place of trust.
MIA Academy alumni and past product buyers – You went through the programs. You know what they deliver. You can talk about specific modules, specific outcomes, and specific things you built during the bootcamp. That credibility converts better than any ad copy. If you bought a handbook and it helped you set up your own ads, you can speak to that with specificity that no promotional email can match.
Career coaches, mentors, and educators – If you work with people who are trying to break into tech marketing, land remote roles, or build structured skills, MIA Academy products are a natural fit for your recommendations. The bootcamp produces 12 portfolio pieces. The self-paced courses come with handbooks. These are practical tools you can point people toward and know they’ll get something concrete out of it.
Content creators in marketing, tech, remote work, or personal development – If your audience overlaps with people trying to grow their marketing careers, transition into tech, or build their business online, MIA products solve real problems for them. You’re already creating content in this space. The affiliate link lets you earn when your recommendations convert.
MIA community members – If you’re in the WhatsApp group, the LinkedIn community, or you’ve been reading this newsletter for a while, you probably already know people who would benefit from the bootcamp or the handbooks. Now you can share with a tracked link and earn from it.
How to get started
The whole setup takes less than 10 minutes.
Step 1: Apply. Fill out the affiliate application form. It takes 2 minutes. You’ll get confirmation within 24-48 hours.
Step 2: Get your link. Once approved, you’ll receive your unique affiliate link via email from Selar. You can find it anytime at selar.com/me/affiliatelinks.
Step 3: Set up your dashboard. Your Selar affiliate dashboard tracks everything. Set up your bank details immediately so there’s no delay when the first commission comes in.
Step 4: Access the resource kit. The Google Drive folder has promotional copy, creative assets, product one-pagers, and promotion playbooks. You don’t have to write anything from scratch.
Step 5: Join the affiliate WhatsApp group. This is where affiliates share tips, get updates on new products, and ask questions directly.
Step 6: Make your first share. Pick the product that fits your audience best and post within 48 hours. The sooner you start, the sooner the 180-day cookie starts working for you.
How to promote without being spammy
The golden rule: lead with value, not the link. Tell a story. Share a problem the product solves. Be honest about who it’s for. People buy from people they trust.
The content types that convert best are personal stories (“here’s how I used this to land a remote marketing role”), honest reviews (“I went through the MIA bootcamp, here’s the good and the bad”), how-to content (teach one concept, then point to the full program), and comparison posts (“MIA Bootcamp vs. free YouTube learning: which is worth your time?”).
WhatsApp is the highest-converting channel for Nigerian affiliates. Broadcast lists segmented by interest, status updates 3-4x per week, mixing educational content with product mentions, and DM conversations where you share the link as a genuine recommendation when someone asks about courses or career transitions.
LinkedIn and Twitter/X work well for longer-form content. Write threads on marketing concepts or career transitions. Share lessons learned. Mention MIA products where they’re genuinely relevant. The newsletter link in your post helps, but the real conversion happens when your audience trusts that you’re recommending something you’ve actually used.
Instagram works for feed carousels, stories with polls or question stickers about marketing topics, and short Reels sharing a tip with “link in bio” at the end.
What you should never do: spam links in groups without context, make false income or job guarantees, cold-DM strangers with nothing but a product link, or bid on “MIA Academy” or “Marketing In Action” as paid ad keywords.
Why we built this
I built MIA with community input. Every bootcamp, handbook, and template was shaped by feedback from the people who used them. The affiliate program is the next step in that same direction: letting the community participate in MIA’s growth, not just its consumption.
The best growth channel for MIA Academy since January has not been ads, SEO, or content marketing. It has been people. Alumni who went through the programs and told their colleagues. Coaches who pointed mentees toward the bootcamp. Community members who shared the Selar link in WhatsApp groups.
None of them were paid to do it. They did it because they found value in the programs and wanted others to benefit too. The affiliate program formalizes that. It doesn’t change the behavior. It just makes the behavior worth something financially.
If you’ve been telling people about MIA Academy, now that recommendation pays. And the math is simple. Ten Bootcamp referrals is ₦300,000. Build that as a monthly habit and you’re looking at ₦3.6 million a year. Add a few bundle referrals and it grows from there.
Apply to the MIA Academy Affiliate Program and start earning from the recommendations you are already making.
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