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The 7-filter methodology

How we vet every AI tool

7 filters. 96 candidates reviewed. 38 made the cut. Here's exactly how the catalogue is built — and what gets cut along the way.

Most affiliate sites build a catalogue by sorting Digistore by payout, picking the top 50, and writing reviews. We did it the other way around. The list of 38 you see is what was left after seven cuts. Here's each one, with examples of what passed and what didn't.

Written and last reviewed 2026-05-15 by Sergey Kriachek · catalogue re-audited every 90 days

  1. 01

    Actuality and date

    If a product was last updated before 2022 and isn't a deliberate evergreen, it's out. Most affiliate marketing in our space ages in dog years — a 2019 SEO course is, with rare exceptions, 2019 advice.

    We make a small allowance for genuinely timeless playbooks (a few of the writing-jobs offers from 2021 still pull EPC > $0.50), but the bar is high.

    Passed: Tube Magic — Updated quarterly, last release notes Mar 2026.

    Cut: A 2018 PLR pack — Repurposed bundle from the “make money online” era. No update since launch.

  2. 02

    Niche fit

    AI tools, digital earning, and content production. Not crypto signals. Not dropshipping starter kits. Not detox tea affiliates.

    If a product is technically in our space but solves a problem we can't actually evaluate (e.g. enterprise compliance AI), we leave it for someone closer to that buyer.

    Passed: Adaptichat — Conversational AI for SMB, squarely in the operator stack.

    Cut: A generic ClickBank weight-loss offer — High EPC, wrong audience, off-mission. Cut on principle.

  3. 03

    Vendor reputation

    Vendor needs to be reachable. Real founder, real LinkedIn, real support inbox. We've emailed every vendor on this list at least once before publishing.

    If the vendor account is two months old and has zero presence outside the marketplace, we pass — even if the product looks good. Affiliate income is recurring; vendor instability isn't worth it.

    Passed: Systeme.io — Established 2018, public CEO, sub-24h founder responses on X.

    Cut: A faceless vendor running a high-ticket “AI side hustle” offer — Anonymous storefront, generic support page, no verifiable founder.

  4. The filters aren't there to be strict. They're there so I never have to wonder why something is on the list.
  5. 04

    Quality signals

    Hard numbers from the network: conversion rate above 1%, refund rate under 20%, average sale stable for at least 90 days.

    We pull these directly from the Digistore24 marketplace data — not the vendor's pitch deck. If the public stats don't back the marketing, we cut.

    Passed: Backlink Bundle 2.0 — Conv 2.4%, refund 11%, EPC $0.62 over 6 months.

    Cut: A “$100k a month with AI” course — Conv 0.4%, refund 38%. The numbers told the whole story.

  6. 05

    Title hygiene

    Anything titled with “become a millionaire,” “overnight,” “10x your income,” or other get-rich patterns gets cut on sight. The titles tell us what the sales page will look like.

    We allow specific outcome claims (“earn $267 per sale,” “500-subscriber starter list”) because those are testable. We don't allow lifestyle bait.

    Passed: Simple SEO for Small Businesses — Title says what it is. Page says what it does. Outcome is specific.

    Cut: A “Become a Millionaire with AI” bundle — Title alone disqualified it. Skipped without checking content.

  7. 06

    2026 market freshness

    Specific to AI: anything that doesn't acknowledge ChatGPT-5, Sonnet 4, the GEO shift, or current TikTok Shop mechanics is too stale to recommend in 2026.

    We re-check this filter every quarter. A product that passed in January can fail in April if the market moves and the vendor doesn't update.

    Passed: Rank in ChatGPT — Built around the 2025 generative-search shift. Updated for the spring 2026 model rollout.

    Cut: A 2023 “Bing AI optimization” pack — Bing Chat rebranded twice and shifted infrastructure. The tactics no longer apply.

  8. 07

    SEO viability

    We check the keyword graph. If the product solves a problem nobody searches for, the affiliate page can be perfect and still not earn a click.

    This isn't about chasing volume — half the offers here target small intent pools. It's about confirming there's a real intent at all.

    Passed: Tripo3D — “Text to 3D model” has solid commercial intent and a growing search trend.

    Cut: A specialized B2B AI compliance tool — Real product, no search volume. The right buyer is on LinkedIn, not Google.

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