Curio Five

Bespoke content strategy, managed affiliate ecosystems, and 1:1 strategic coaching to scale your brand from influence to income.

05/21/2026

a day in my life as the content director for ⭐️

from edits and scheduling to calls to on-site content days, and everything in between!

such a fun day with great people 🏙️🤳🏻📊

04/27/2026

it's gonna be MAY, which means Memorial Day Weekend sales are just around the corner!

MDW is the first big sale season of 2026, meaning consumers will shift into a bigger spending period.

this is a big opportunity for creators of all niches and industries to earn big with affiliates 💸 (yes, even if you're a HMUA, real estate agent, or med spa owner. if you're posting publicly online, you're a creator!)

swipe through to see our biggest tips for maximizing your conversion and affiliate income this MDW ⭐️

and be sure to follow us for real-time updates come sale time!

04/09/2026

in your flop era?

been there, and so have many successful people.

it's annoying. it's embarrassing. it's frustrating. but it's also a gift.

play your cards right, and what you perceive as a flop may end up leading you to your biggest wins ever!

rooting for you 🫶🏻

04/08/2026

if you don't even bother buying it, why should your audience? 🤬

04/06/2026

how to actually use the product tagging feature on reels to input affiliate links, without the dreaded error message 🤳🏻

instagram may not be able to recognize a product page without the full affiliate link. double check there is still something with your affiliate tracking (in this example: "aff") in the full URL!

04/01/2026

from social content to affiliate scaling, here’s everything that we do best:

CONTENT 📱

▪️on-site content days: capturing a month’s worth of content all at once, perfect for lifestyle, brand launches, or seasonal refreshes

▪️BTS and social shooting: raw and real iPhone and camera content for your socials, from events, collaborations, C5 shoot days, and more

▪️virtual content production: remote content creation, including video editing of your raw footage, UGC-style product features, social media content, and digital asset creation

▪️camera roll repurposing: transforming your existing camera roll content into high-performing reels, tiktoks, blog posts, and more

AFFILIATES 💰

▪️affiliate management & curation: sourcing links, organizing your LTK/ShopMy/TikTok Shop/Amazon Storefronts, tracking affiliate performance

▪️creator trend forecasting: using consumer market data and your personal affiliate analytics to forecast affiliate content and products that will convert

▪️personalized affiliate audits: comprehensive analysis of your social and affiliate channels, along with action steps to stop revenue leaks and scale

STRATEGY 📈

▪️monthly content blueprints: a monthly calendar complete with researched scripts, shot lists and stage directions, so all you need to do is hit record

▪️1:1 acceleration coaching: high-level partnership for creators ready to scale

▪️creator mindset community: focusing on the mindset needed to sustain a legacy brand, not just a viral moment

get more details by visiting curiofive.com, sending us a DM or by emailing at [email protected] 💌

01/22/2026

the three trends dominating client affiliate analytics this month 📢

1️⃣ 90s athleisure: breaking away from the "matching set" trend that's been prevalent since 2020

2️⃣ balaclavas: practical and fun, plus they're accessible at any price point

3️⃣ rainbow gems: an easy way to add in pops of color while dressing for the winter weather

which of these is your favorite???

01/21/2026

have you spotted AI-generated content on your feed? 👀 more and more creators are using AI to "hold" and "try on" products, rather than actually trying themselves and giving a true review. inside this dangerous shift in the creator economy, along with the rise of AI influencers, on Commisson Culture 💌 link in bio!

01/14/2026

Inside the startling rise of AI influencers and AI-generated content being posted to promote affiliate links.

The barrier of entry for content creation has been lowered. Anyone with a smartphone can be a "creator." But has the bar been lowered too much that AI can "create" for you?

Read more in the latest on Commission Culture 💌 link in bio

01/13/2026

a disturbing trend: content creators utilizing AI-generated images and videos to promote affiliate links to items and cash in, along with AI influencers blindly promoting items such as supplements??

breaking it down, along with what you as a content creator can do to maximize the "you" in your content (and beat the bots) in the latest Commisson Culture post on Substack 💌

01/08/2026

You guys have been asking for a way to work together longer than just a one-off call, and I’ve been listening 💫

I’ve spent the last few months redoing my internal systems so I can finally offer the coaching bundles you’ve been asking for! I wanted to make sure I had everything in place to be a real support system for you, not just for an hour, but for the long haul.

Here’s how we can work together now:

⚡️Pick My Brain Call: Our classic 60-minute deep dive for when you're stuck on a specific hurdle or just need to pick my brain!

⚡️Jumpstart (3 Months): Constructing your core affiliate framework and syncing your content with your revenue goals.

⚡️Momentum (6 Months): Polishing your workflow from social content to email funnels, as well as streamlining your daily production so you see the biggest possible return for the energy you invest.

⚡️Partnership (12 Months): Elevating your systems into predicting your audience behavior and establishing a long-term strategy that keeps you ahead of the curve.

The goal is to give you actual, hands-on help with things like affiliate analytics, brand deal negotiations, usage rights, as well as the accountability you need to stay on track between our sessions.

Tea 👀 I'm officially launching these very soon, but my email list is getting first dibs! If you want to grab a slot before they go live to the public, you'll want to be on that list!

Link in bio to join the list and get the early access link 💌

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