This Isn’t a Restart. It’s a Comeback With Data.

You ever feel like something just needed a second shot?

That’s where I was about 90 days ago.

I had built a solid Bigfoot brand. Books were moving. Views were flowing. Engagement was real. But over on the affiliate side the side I knew could carry me into full-time freedom things were flat.

I had built the site. I even ran a few ads. But then?

Life took over.

No new posts. No reels. No engagement. No traffic.

It dropped down to under 100 views.

Hitting Reset: One Platform at a Time

I didn’t try to overhaul everything at once. I just decided to start posting again.

One reel. One blog. One image.
Then another.
And another.

Before long, the numbers started shifting not overnight, but enough to know the engine was starting back up.

Pinterest: From Ghost Town to Trailhead

📌 Pinterest 2025 Total So Far

• 241K+ impressions
• 5,360+ engagements
• 308 saves
• 57 outbound clicks
• Reach: 155K+

📌 Last 7 Days:

• 7.04K impressions
• Engagements up 71%
• Saves up 50%

📌 Last 90 Days:

• 91K impressions
• 2.4K engagements
• 117 saves
• 21 outbound clicks

It’s not viral.
But it’s real. And it’s rising. so this page is still getting an OK number and now i'm starting to post 2 times a day to start building the numbers back up and get this affiliate page boom again.

Bigfoot Brand: Still Crushing While I Pivot

Even while I was rebuilding the affiliate side, the Bigfoot brand kept rolling.

📊 Bigfoot FB (Aug 17 – Sept 13): Last 28 Days

• 808.2K views — up 352.8%
• 384K reach — up 308.9%
• 20.1K content interactions
• 642 new followers — up 511.4%
• 3h 8m watch time
• 97% of views came from non-followers

No ads.
Just content, connection, and consistency.

Bringing the Affiliate Brand Back to Life

Now here’s the real story…

When I first started here, I built an affiliate site just because I “should.”
No passion. No clarity.
Just checklists and tutorials.

It didn’t last.

But after learning everything I did from the Bigfoot build, I came back different.

Now I’m not trying to “sound like an affiliate site.”
I’m just being me.

And already, the results are starting to roll back in:

Affiliate FB (Aug 17 – Sept 13):

• 1.4K views — up 785.7%
• 837 reach — up 830%
• 48 reel views
• 11 content interactions
• 23m 22s watch time
• 6 new followers

It’s just getting started.
But the sparks are there.

Going Back to What Worked

You want to know the big shift?

I went back to the method that worked for me in the beginning.

That means:

✅ Publishing consistently
✅ Sticking to a real weekly plan
✅ Giving FB what it wants: volume, relevance, and rhythm

Last Week’s Task Completion:

• ✅ 20 FB posts (goal was 3)
• ✅ 1 Instagram story
• ✅ 1 Instagram post
• ✅ 1 ad
• ✅ 4 Facebook stories

Plan: Completed 4 of 5 weekly goals
New Plan: Publishing 15 Facebook posts this week (already at 4)

I’m back to treating it like fuel, not a chore.

And Facebook is responding.

What I’ve Learned (For Real This Time)

• It’s okay to start over with experience this time.
• Use what worked before and double it.
• Reels and quotes are your best friends early on.
• Real people respond to real stories, not “online business” noise.
• Foundation first. Flash later.

What’s Next

What’s Next

Well to start, I’m just going to be me and share the real journey.

I’ve now got:

• 5 brands fully running
• 1 more website in the works
• Great traffic flowing to one brand
• And I’m actively building traffic across the rest as we speak

Oh and I’m earning from two websites with streams of income already flowing.
So that dream?

It’s here.
Now it’s just a matter of harnessing it and shaping it into where I want to go next.

At the end of the day…
It’s still just me.
Just Me Built With Dreams.

Thanks for walking this trail with me.
Catch you in the next post where I’ll show how I’m taking what I’ve learned from building my Bigfoot brand and using it to start scaling all the others.

Let’s build it.

Shawn