AFFILIATE INFORMATION & RESOURCES
A 4-day virtual event.
September 26 - 29
Hi! 👋🏻 I’m Janelle Hardy, the host and producer of this Dirty Messy Alive: Embodied Memoir-Writing Workshop Series.
I’m excited to collaborate with you to create a kind, valuable and unique event for folks who love writing and are seeking support on their healing journeys.
Dirty, Messy, Alive is a 4-day virtual event that will help aspiring and current participants explore how to write their memoir with a variety of styles, techniques and topics.
It’s designed to show them what's possible in the exploration of their life stories through writing and different styles of writing and revising memoir.
On this page, you’ll find resources to make your life as an affiliate easy and answer questions you may have.
If you run into a question I didn’t answer, reach out to me at jaha @ janellehardy.com. Or for quicker access to me message me on Instagram @janellemackinnonhardy or WhatsApp (+12504664316) anytime.
I know that things like online festivals, summits and bundles aren't always the most smooth or beneficial experiences, but your experience is my top priority here.
I can't host this event without you and I’m dedicated to ensuring every one of you enjoys the process and benefits from participating 😀.
I’m no stranger to gathering people and hosting conversations and workshops.
This will be my third online summit. I first hosted the Healing Through Writing Festival in 2023 with great success (2,700+ registrants), then repeated that process 5 months later.
I’ve worked and volunteered for in-person storytelling, music and film festivals, run artist residency programs, retreats, and I was an invited cohost of ProWritingAid’s How to Write Creative Nonfiction With Courage online conference January of 2023.
I’ve also hosted 100+ conversations on my podcasts.
“Our conversation was a uniquely grounding gift to me, and it’s come back to me with a lot of tenderness in the months since we spoke.
Thank you for your beautiful questions and for holding space for everything that tumbled out of our exchange.
You’re offering something really singular and life-giving.”
~ Rebekah Taussig ~ Memoirist, Sitting Pretty + Guest on the Memoir Body, Healing Story Podcast
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TBA - Here's a video overview of the information found on this page.
As an affiliate of the Dirty, Messy, Alive: embodied memoir-writing workshop series, you'll receive:
Income
50% affiliate commission on the festival’s All Access Pass
$300 USD affiliate commission on my transformational memoir-writing course, The Art of Personal Mythmaking, which I’ll be launching right after the festival
Extra Goodies
Free access to the All Access Pass (because if you’re an affiliate, you definitely have an affinity for this work, and the speakers are AMAZING!))
How it’ll all work
Let’s get into details. Here’s how the Dirty, Messy, Alive: embodied memoir-writing workshop series will work:
The event will run from September 26th - 29th.
Leading up to the summit, we’ll have about two weeks of promotion (March 12 - 26).
I’ll provide swipe copy and graphics to make it all easy. As an affiliate, how much, and how, you promote is entirely up to you, but if you’re not sure, there’ll be guidelines and swipe files in the Resource Vault to make it super easy.
I recommend at least one email to your list, one or two PS notes in your newsletter, and if you use social media, a share or two. However, it’s really up to your goals with affiliate commissions, how you’d like to support the speakers’ visibility and this beautiful event.
Let’s be a rising tide, lifting each other up!
During the promotion phase (starting September 12th) and as the festival is running (September 26-29), we’ll promote the festival’s All Access Pass. This includes the replays, notes and action steps for each presentation, extra live sessions, and any additional bonuses we’ll all throw in.
This will provide wonderful value and additional healing and writing support to attendees, while making the work of promoting worthwhile by helping you to bring in affiliate commissions. Win win :-)
After the festival, I’ll offer my transformational memoir-writing course, The Art of Personal Mythmaking, to attendees who have shown interest. You’ll earn a $300 USD commission on any sales from attendees you’ve referred to the Festival that sign up. (I’m also happy to donate commissions to a charity/cause of your choice, if you’d prefer that).
What I’ll ask of you
1. DIRTY, MESSY, ALIVE: MEMOIR-WRITING WORKSHOP SERIES ALL ACCESS PASS CONTRIBUTION
The All Access Pass will be a value-packed addition to the presentations, and as well as long-term access to the presentation and workshop recordings, it will include bonuses such as:
Trainings and workshops
Workbooks
Courses (big or small)
1-month memberships
eBooks
2. PROMOTION
The power of a virtual event comes from a group of experts coming together for a single cause. The joint promotion that happens because of that is a huge benefit to everyone involved. I can’t get any of our speakers results above what I'd do on our own if no one shares.
You’ll want to share using your affiliate link so you’re credited the 50% commission that will come from any sale of the festival upgrades (the All Access Passes) and the additional commissions that come from purchase of my transformational memoir-writing course, The Art of Personal Mythmaking, after the festival.
You’ll find swipe copy and graphics in the Resource Vault below to make it easy.
IMPORTANT: Do NOT edit the affiliate link ThriveCart gives you or update to the prettier version of the link you get by pasting it into your browser and hitting enter. Anything other than the link given will not track your referrals. However, you can create a pretty link that leads to the original link given by ThriveCart with something like the Pretty Links plugin or bit.ly.
I’m happy to collaborate to help you promote. For example, I can take over your Instagram stories, come on your podcast, write a guest newsletter, or do a live in your online group (all with your affiliate link) to help you get some extra conversions!
It’s my pleasure to uplift all of us together :-)
Affiliate Details
The commission structure is as follows:
50% for all speakers
The pricing structure will be:
All-Access Pass (in USD)
$85 for three hours after initial opt-in
$145 from September 12th - 25th
$195 from September 26th - 29th
To make it as easy as possible for you to generate extra income, the Resource Vault includes things like email swipe copy, social media copy, and social share graphics. However, you’re more than welcome to write your own copy and even run your own ads. On average, the kind of online event/summit process I’m following has offers that convert at between 10-20% (well above the industry average of 3%).
I’m also willing to take over your Instagram stories, do a podcast interview, write a guest newsletter, or do a live in your online group (all with your affiliate link) to help you get some extra signups!
Just remember to use your affiliate link, which you can create or look up here. (Again, do not use anything other than the link ThriveCart gives you.)
Payouts for sales referred will be made on October 30th.
As with all affiliate promotions, be sure to disclose that you’re an affiliate when sharing with your audience. This can be as simple as writing “I receive a commission on any All Access Pass sales (but the festival is free!) and I only promote the work I believe in.”
Resource Vault
Now for those resources I promised to make your life as easy as possible.
In this folder you’ll find the following resources:
Email swipe copy and suggested send dates
Social media swipe copy and suggested posting dates
Action Steps
Thanks for sticking with this. It’s a lot to cover!
For the sake of clarity, here are your current action steps:
Let me know you’re in.
Sign up for your affiliate account.
Let me know if you have any questions up to this point.
Important Dates
Here’s a roundup of our key dates:
Promotion period: September 12th - 26th
Dirty, Messy, Alive: workshop series dates: September 26th - 29th
Affiliate payouts: by October 30th
Something I missed?
Email me at jaha @ janellehardy.com or IG @janellemackinnonhardy or text/imessage/WhatsApp +12504664316