From Policeman to $18K/Month Solo Affiliate Marketer

Case Study: From Criminal Investigator to Solo Media Buyer

Roman Bobelyuk spent years as a police investigator before curiosity led him to learn iOS development on YouTube. After five failed job interviews, he landed a $400/month role writing VK media players. Over eight years he rose to $8,000/month on foreign contracts. Then a single video on affiliate marketing flipped his path again.

Breaking into Affiliate Marketing

Without buying any paid courses, Roman used leaked materials, Partnerkin, CPA.rip, STM Forum and the Telegram channel “Yellow Web.” He started with gambling verticals, then shifted to nutra. His process: choose a traffic source like Facebook or TikTok, pick a vertical, find case studies online, spy on creatives via Facebook Ad Library using "bonus" as a keyword, then build his own setup.

Creative Spy Tactics and Pre-Land Hunting

Finding high-converting pre-landing pages is tough because teams hide their best angles. Roman solved this by setting up a Facebook account in his target geo with residential proxies, posing as a typical buyer. Within days he saw ads in his feed, clicked through and grabbed the pages. That simple hack gave him direct access to the best pre-lands.

Scaling Solo and Hitting Records

Working alone, Roman only pays for proxies and ad accounts. He reached $18,000 in monthly net profit in month two after one negative test month. His top daily earnings hit $2,437 with a 150% ROI sustained over ten days. Preferring tier-1 geos, he targets buyers who enter card details online, avoiding phone-order markets that underperform.

Maintaining Discipline and Avoiding Burnout

Facing random ad performance swings on Facebook, Roman fights burnout by cutting budgets when numbers dip, resting a day, then returning with fresh focus. He credits strict sleep routines—lights out by 22:30 and tracking with a smart ring—for his mental clarity and planning ability.