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November 14, 2022

Affiliate Case Study: Hornet App + Niched Dating Smartlink

Affiliate: Master Affiliate NetworkIt
Offer: Niched Dating Smartlink
Geo: France (high payout)
Date: 04/01/2022 – 06/01/2022
Costs: $0 (excluding proxy fees)
Traffic Source: Hornet application (hornet.com)

Why Choose Hornet?

Hornet allows unlimited subscriptions from a single account, making it ideal for automation. Other features like messaging or profile views require payments or are difficult to automate, so focusing on subscriptions provides the best traffic flow.

Method 1: Automating User Parsing and Following

How It Works:

• Using BAS, we parse users in a chosen location (France) via the Hornet API.
• We follow these users, triggering instant notifications even if they are offline.
• Interested users visit our profile, which features a photo and a non-clickable link or social media references in the description.

Important Details:

• Access to full user profiles requires a premium subscription. Without it, users appear grayed out, but their IDs can still be extracted for automation purposes.
• The process relies on coordinates (latitude and longitude) to target specific cities.

Technical Setup

• Use parameters:
  • page=[[NEW_VARIABLE]] for paginating users
  • per_page=100 to fetch 100 users per request
  • {{id}} as the authorization token
  • x-device-location: [[LAT]],[[LON]] to set geo coordinates
• Subscribe to users by sending requests with their IDs parsed from the list.
• If no users are found, change the city coordinates.

Why France?

France provides a perfect balance of high traffic, excellent payouts, and reliable conversions.

Challenges & Solutions

Method 2: Manual Messaging (Limited Use)

Previously, it was possible to send private messages with clickable links, but now links are blurred. Cloaking may help, but results vary. Currently, manual messaging is less effective.

Registration and Automation

• Accounts are created via Hornet’s web version using 10 free Dolphin Anty profiles.
• Microsoft Outlook emails are used for smooth registration.
• Profiles are filled with photos, interests, and descriptions, then left to “age” for about a day before automation starts.

BAS Automation Template Overview

• Proxies and geo coordinates are set dynamically.
• User lists are parsed via JSON API requests.
• Automation subscribes to users from the parsed list.
• Captcha responses trigger a pause and notification in the script.
• Profile descriptions include emojis to attract attention to the non-clickable Smartlink redirect.

Results and Takeaways

The automation ran mostly on its own, delivering steady earnings by leveraging high-converting traffic from France.

Final Recommendations

• Use aged accounts to reduce bans and errors.
• Keep proxies clean and geo-specific.
• Use natural, engaging profile descriptions with emojis.
• Change cities if traffic runs low.
• Always monitor and handle captchas promptly.

Good luck with your campaigns! If you want, I can assist with creating the BAS templates or any other part of this process.