Vol. 01 · Issue 26·SLC, Utah·feelslikefriday.co
YouTube Shopping Agency · Est. 2026

Turn YouTube
videos into
shoppable
storefronts.

We help DTC brands sell products directly inside YouTube videos. Creators tag your products, viewers buy without leaving the video, and you capture revenue that compounds for years.

LIVE · yt shopping
GMV today$24,812
orders317
aov$78.28
LIVE284,112 watching
Sarah Reviews
482K subs · #sponsored
"My top 5 picks for summer…"
CC the alpine pack has basically replaced every other bag i own
🎒
Alpine Pack 40L
Outdoor Gear Co.
$189★ 4.9
👟
Trail Runner Pro
Outdoor Gear Co.
$129$169
4:22 / 12:08
Best Hiking Gear 2026 — My Top 5 Pickstagged & shoppable
Sarah Reviews · 284K views · 2 weeks ago · #outdoor
Order placed
Alpine Pack 40L · $189
via Sarah Reviews · 2s ago
match score97
CREATOR · BRAND FIT
GMV growth YoY
youtube reported
500K+
Creators in the affiliate program
and climbing
2.7B
Monthly active users
global reach
#2
Largest search engine on earth
after google itself
01 / the problempaid ads · a treadmill
The Problem

Paid Ads Are a
Treadmill.
The moment you stop,
so does revenue.

You spend $50K a month across Meta, Google, and TikTok. CPMs climb 15–20% every year. You're bidding against thousands of brands for the same eyeballs. Attribution is a guessing game.

The worst part? When you pause the campaign, everything stops. You paid $600K to rent attention for a year. Nothing compounds. Nothing lasts. You're back to zero.

$0/mo
Revenue after pause
$600K
Total spent · 12 mo
Zero
Residual value
Ad campaignsAll campaigns
ads.google.com/campaigns
All campaigns paused
Revenue dropped to $0
CampaignSpendCPMCACStatus
Meta · Prospecting$162,400$18.80$64paused
Google · Search Brand$96,000$12.90$42paused
Meta · Retargeting$104,000$22.10$58paused
TikTok · TOF Awareness$118,000$15.60$71paused
Google · Display GDN$69,400$9.20$89paused
Total (12 mo)$549,800$15.72$64.80
Revenue from ad spendcampaign paused · dec 1
PAUSE$0
JanAprJulOctJan
02 / the shiftcreator commerce · compounds
How YouTube Shopping revenue builds
Each month's creator videos keep earning · forever
creator video · still earning
Month 1
$4K
Month 2
$9K
Month 3
$16K
Month 4
$26K
Month 5
$38K
Month 6
$52K
Month 7
$68K
Month 8
$82K
Month 9
$95K
Month 10
$112K
Month 11
$128K
Month 12
$148K
$148Kmonthly revenue by month 12 — and it keeps growing even if you pause.
The FLF Way

Creator commerce that
compounds every month.

A creator reviews your product and tags it in the video. That video sits on YouTube for 3+ years, showing up in search when someone types "best hiking gear" or "top water bottles." Every view is a potential buyer.

You pay creators when they generate actual sales — not impressions. Month-one videos still drive orders in month twelve. Each new video adds a layer of revenue on top of what's already working.

The channel becomes an asset you own. Creator relationships, authentic product reviews, compounding search traffic. Your CFO asks for proof — you show the GMV with direct attribution.

03 / the platform mathtiktok shop vs. youtube shopping

Why YouTube Shopping wins.

Both platforms let creators tag products in videos. But the way they work is fundamentally different.

TikTok Shop
short-form commerce
Content lifecycle
Day 1Peak @48hrsDay 14
  • Content peaks in 48 hours

    Algorithm-driven distribution with rapid decay. Most views happen in the first 2 days.

  • Requires constant content creation

    You need new videos every week to stay visible. Stop creating, stop selling.

  • Lower average order values

    Impulse purchases dominate. Average AOV sits around $28 — great for low-cost items, harder for premium brands.

Built to compound
YouTube Shopping
long-form commerce
Content lifecycle
Month 1Compounds over timeMonth 12+
  • Videos drive sales for 3+ years

    YouTube is a search engine. Creator reviews rank in results and accumulate views month after month. A video from January still drives orders in December.

  • Built on search intent, not algorithms

    Viewers are actively searching for products and solutions. They come to YouTube with purchase intent — not just to scroll. That’s why conversion quality is higher.

  • Higher AOV and direct attribution

    Average order values of $68+ because long-form reviews build trust and justify premium pricing. You see exactly which creator drove which sale — no guessing.

3+ yrs
Content lifespan on YouTube
$68+
Average order value
2.7B
Monthly active users
#2
Largest search engine
04 / what we handleend-to-end · youtube commerce
What we handle

The entire YouTube commerce
stack, under one roof.

YouTube Shopping has a lot of moving pieces — creator relationships, product feeds, affiliate programs, compliance, analytics. Most brands don't have the bandwidth to figure it all out. We do.

studio.youtube.com/channel/monetization/shopping
live
Affiliate offers · Outdoor Gear Co.
Managed by Feels Like Friday · Apr 2026
Active · 12Pending · 4Completed · 28
Sarah Reviews
482K subs
commission
15%
products
12
30d gmv
$18.2K
live
TechBro Mike
1.2M subs
commission
10%
products
9
30d gmv
$8.7K
live
Outdoor Amy
340K subs
TOP
commission
15%
products
12
30d gmv
$18.2K
live
FitLife Jess
960K subs
commission
12%
products
6
30d gmv
$12.4K
pending
RunDaily
215K subs
commission
12%
products
4
30d gmv
$5.1K
live
Gear Head Tom
670K subs
commission
8%
products
9
30d gmv
$14.8K
live
active creators
6
total products tagged
44
monthly gmv
$59.2K
mom growth
+24%
01

Creator Intelligence & Vetting

AI-powered analysis of engagement rates, audience demographics, and conversion history. We match you with creators who actually move product.

02

Catalog & Feed Optimization

We integrate your product catalog with Google Merchant Center, optimize titles, images, and descriptions, and ensure every SKU is shoppable.

03

Affiliate Program Architecture

Commission structures, creator contracts, tiered incentives, and payout logistics. Programs that attract top creators and keep them engaged.

04

Content Strategy & Briefs

Creator briefs, talking points, and content frameworks that drive conversions without scripting away the authenticity viewers trust.

05

Analytics & Attribution

Real-time dashboards showing GMV by creator, AOV trends, conversion rates, and ROAS. You see exactly which videos drive revenue.

06

Compliance & Brand Safety

FTC disclosure guidelines, content review workflows, and brand safety guardrails. We protect your reputation while scaling partnerships.

05 / how it worksthree steps · fully shoppable
How it works

Three steps. Fully shoppable videos.

Creators upload. They tag your products. Viewers buy without leaving the video. Here's what that actually looks like inside YouTube.

01
9:41●●● ▲ 100
Add details
Best Running Shoes 2026 — My Top 5 Picks
VisibilityPublic
AudienceNot made for kids
Description
Tag products
Paid promotion
Upload Short

Creator uploads video

They publish as normal — just with your product in the details panel.

02
9:41●●● ▲ 100
Tag products
SellersConnected stores
Trail Runner Pro X
Outdoor Gear Co.
$129.0015% commission
Alpine Pack 40L
Outdoor Gear Co.
$189.0015% commission
Summit Jacket
Outdoor Gear Co.
$249.0010% commission
Hydro Flask 32oz
Outdoor Gear Co.
$44.008% commission
2 products taggedDone

Tags your products

Products link to your Shopify / Merchant Center feed. Creator earns commission.

03
9:41●●● ▲ 100
LIVE142K watching
"…this pack changed my summer —"
#SarahReviews
Trail Runner
Pro X
Outdoor Gear Co.
$129 $169
● 2 products in video
👍 18K💬 842↗ Share🛒 Shop

Viewers shop in-video

No redirect. No re-auth. Tap, buy, done — inside YouTube.

The window is open

Why YouTube Shopping.
Why now.

YouTube launched Shopping in 2022. Most brands still don't use it. The best creator relationships, the highest-traffic keywords, the first-mover advantage — it's all available right now. But not for long.

2.7B
Monthly active users already watching
GMV growth year over year
#2
Largest search engine in the world
100%
Direct attribution — every sale tracked
Book a strategy call
9:41●●● ▲ 100
▶ YouTube🔍 ●
Viewer taps to shop
Best Running Shoes 2026 — My Top 5
Sarah Reviews · 284K views · 2 weeks ago
▼ Products in this video · 2 items
Trail Runner Pro X
Outdoor Gear Co.
4.9 (2,317)
$129$169-15%
Alpine Pack 40L
Outdoor Gear Co.
4.8 (1,148)
$189
Zero friction checkout · No redirect. No re-auth.
06 / why flfthe flf difference
Why FLF

The FLF difference.

Anyone can say they "do YouTube." We built the first agency around YouTube Shopping specifically — the way every platform demands a specialist.

01 · principle

AI-Native Creator Intelligence

We use AI to analyze hundreds of creator videos. We don’t guess at who might work. We identify creators with the highest conversion rates, the best audience demographics, and the most authentic reviews in your category.

02 · principle

YouTube Shopping Specialists

We live and breathe YouTube Shopping. We don’t add it as a side service to our general agency offering. We’ve set up dozens of catalogs. We’ve negotiated with hundreds of creators. We know the platform inside and out.

03 · principle

Performance-Aligned Pricing

Our fees are designed to win when you win. We take a percentage of the GMV we help you capture — so we’re incentivized to find the best creators, optimize the best performing videos, and drive real revenue.

07 / real resultsrevenue that compounds
Real results

Revenue that compounds every month.

This is what 12 months of YouTube Shopping looks like inside your dashboard. While traditional ad revenue stays flat, creator commerce builds on itself.

merchants.google.com/shopping-performance
live
YouTube Shopping Performance
Creator commerce revenue · compounding over 12 months
Jan 2026 — Dec 2026 ▾
TOTAL GMV
$892K
+40% vs. prior year
ACTIVE CREATORS
47
+12 this month
AVG AOV
$68.40
+23% vs. short-form
DEC REVENUE
$148K
+24% MoM
YouTube Shopping Traditional AdsMonthly GMV
$0K$40K$80K$120K$160KJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec$15K flat10× return$148K/mo
Top converting creators view all →
1Outdoor Amy12 videos$18.2K · AOV $74 · CR 4.2%
2Gear Head Tom9 videos$16.8K · AOV $82 · CR 3.6%
3Sarah Reviews8 videos$12.4K · AOV $88 · CR 3.9%
milestone reached
$892K total GMV this year · 10× return on agency fees
08 / book a callfree 30-min · strategy session
Let's talk

Your competitors are building
creator networks. Are you?

The first brands to scale YouTube Shopping will own search traffic, creator relationships, and revenue for years. Book a free 30-minute strategy session — we'll audit your category and show you exactly where the opportunity is.

Step 1 of 2 · Tell us about your brand
◈ No spam. We'll only email you about the audit.