Partner program overview
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Partner program overview
Russell Brunson & Iman Gadzhi · Sept 6–15, 2026
Free to join · FirstPromoter tracking · organic and paid promotion allowed
What it pays, how the tracking works, when you can promote, and who should probably skip it. No hype — just the numbers a partner needs before deciding.
Side Hustle Summit 2026 is a free, five-episode virtual event co-hosted by Iman Gadzhi, founder of IAG Media and creator of the Monetise program, and Russell Brunson, co-founder of ClickFunnels. Affiliates don't sell the event — attendance is free. You drive registrations, and the event itself presents the paid Monetise program to attendees.
That structure matters. It means the thing you promote costs the visitor nothing, and the selling is done by the hosts during the live sessions rather than by you. It also means your earnings depend entirely on how many of your registrants later choose to buy — which is outside your control.
One point of confusion worth clearing up: the Iman Gadzhi affiliate program, the Monetise affiliate program and the Side Hustle Summit affiliate program are three names for the same thing. One registration on FirstPromoter covers all of it. There is no separate scheme to apply to.
Commission is paid on the products sold during the event, not on the free registration itself. The figures below are the program maximums published to partners.
| What you promote | Free registration to the virtual event |
|---|---|
| Core product sold | Monetise — $1,995 |
| Companion offer | $995, presented during the summit |
| Commission rate | 40% on tracked sales |
| Maximum per customer | $1,032, if one buyer takes the full stack |
| Tier-2 | 10% on sales generated by affiliates you refer |
| Contests | $122,500 pool split across an opt-in race and a sales leaderboard |
| Tracking | FirstPromoter, cookie-based attribution |
| Cost to join | Free, no purchase required |
Read the maximum figure carefully. $1,032 is what a single customer is worth if they buy the core offer plus every upsell. Most registrants buy nothing at all. Treat it as a ceiling, not an expectation.
This is a launch, not an evergreen program. The promotion window is fixed and short, which is the single biggest planning constraint.
| August 10, 2026 | Organic promotion opens — email, social, YouTube, communities |
|---|---|
| August 17, 2026 | Paid traffic authorized. Running ads before this date breaks the terms |
| Sept 6, 7, 8, 9 and 13 | The five live episodes, 1 PM Eastern |
| September 15, 2026 | Cart closes at 11:59 PM. Commissions and leaderboard finalize |
After September 15 there is nothing left to promote. If you build an audience for this and it converts, you'll need a follow-up offer ready — the program itself ends.
Being honest about the second column is deliberate. A partner who registers, promotes to the wrong list and earns nothing is worse off than one who passed.
No. Registration is free and there is no purchase requirement. That said, promoting a program you've never seen is harder — you'll have less to say that sounds credible.
No, and this trips people up. Russell Brunson runs a separate, ongoing ClickFunnels software partner program with recurring commissions and its own terms. This launch is a different program with a fixed window.
Yes, from August 17, 2026. Before that date only organic promotion is authorized. Check the program terms for any restrictions on bidding on the hosts' brand names before you build campaigns around them.
Attribution runs through FirstPromoter. Confirm the exact cookie window inside your partner dashboard after registering — it determines whether a registrant who buys on day five still counts as yours.
Nothing — there's no cost, no minimum and no penalty. Joining is free, so the only thing at risk is the time you spend promoting.
Commission breakdown, prize structure, launch calendar and the complete FAQ.
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