This Creator Made $160K in 5 Months With Grocers List. Here’s How.
Ever wondered exactly how much your favorite creators are bringing in with affiliates? You’re not alone.
Luckily Samantha Mathews (@wearedanandsam) is ready to share her full playbook. Including exactly what she makes and how she’s doing it.
Spoiler…she had a record-breaking month on Amazon with $20,000+ in sales. Earned Platinum Creator Star tier status on Amazon. Generated $160,000 in revenue from a single affiliate link in just 5 months. And so much more.
With 836K followers on Instagram, she and her husband have built a massive audience with tons of trust. And it’s paying off.
Here’s everything you need to know about what’s going on behind the scenes to build this 6-figure revenue stream.
Sam’s Affiliate Strategy Before Grocers List
Before finding Grocers List in August 2024, Sam’s monetization strategy was straightforward. Any links she shared went in her bio and stories – and that was it. And while this worked, it left serious money on the table. Especially with Amazon.
A couple months later, Sam went all in with Grocers List and hasn’t looked back. The automation completely changed her workflow – allowing her to focus on what matters: creating content her audience will love. Not managing the technical side of affiliate marketing.
Sam’s Exact Grocers List Playbook
Even though she’s not a recipe creator, Sam uses the Comment for DM feature a ton. She’s also a huge fan of Amazon App Links. Here’s exactly how she uses both:
1. Comment for DM
Like most creators, Reels are a huge piece of Sam’s Instagram strategy. She shares everything from fashion, to her favorite nail products, to her book, and so much more. And when her followers comment certain keywords (that she mentions in each caption), they automatically get the links (for everything from products on Amazon, to her LTK, to her latest YouTube video) to each product in their DMs.
Here are a bunch of examples:
She even uses Comment for DM to share content across other platforms (like YouTube videos, for example). So when her audience comments “WATCH” they’ll automatically be sent the link to her YouTube video.
But she doesn’t stop with Reels. Sam also uses Comment for DM on static posts in her feed, like these:
And often she’ll share these static posts to her stories, like this:
Here’s what the DMs look like for commenters:
Not only does this generate a ton of engagement on her posts, it’s also an awesome experience for her followers. Exactly what they’re looking for straight to their DMs. Doesn’t get much easier than that.
2. Amazon App Links
Sam is tapping into major growth on Amazon by using Amazon App Links. Typically, when creators share Amazon links on Instagram, their audience is sent to a browser where they’re not logged in, which causes major friction (and hurts affiliate commissions!):
But with Amazon App Links, clicks open straight to the Amazon app, where users are already signed in:
SO much easier, right? And of course this boosts sales in the moment, but because they’re already signed in to their Amazon account, it also allows people to add things to cart or save them to wish lists for later. Something that wasn’t doable before unless her followers took the extra step to sign in.
So what exactly does this look like? Here are a bunch of real examples of Sam’s Amazon App Link strategy:
Skincare, fashion, nails, a snow plow…
Anything she loves on Amazon can be shared with her followers. Her tone feels like a recommendation from a friend rather than a sales pitch. And the results? Well, they speak for themselves.
The Results: Sam's Affiliate Goldmine
Sam's results speak volumes about what's possible with the right tools. After implementing Grocers List, her affiliate income didn't just grow. It exploded. She:
Generated $160,000 in revenue from a single affiliate link in just 5 months using Comment for DM
Achieved record-breaking Amazon sales exceeding $20,000 in one month
Earned Platinum Creator Star tier status on Amazon
Hit a personal best of $6,000 in commission through LTK
With numbers like this, it's easy to see why Sam hasn't looked back since fully embracing Grocers List. What started as a simple experiment in August has become a complete monetization game-changer for her business and brand.
The Bottom Line: Simple Tools, Life-Changing Results
What makes Sam's story so powerful isn't just the impressive numbers. It's how straightforward her strategy is. With Grocers List, she turned everyday content into a revenue-generating machine without changing her authentic style or overwhelming her audience with sales pitches.
And whether you're a recipe creator, lifestyle influencer, or content creator in any niche, Grocers List offers the same powerful tools that helped Sam hit 6 figures in just 5 months.
The best part? You can get started today with just a few clicks. Create your free account or schedule a demo and see what your content is really capable of earning.
