ElevenLabs - Build an AI Voice Agent That Earns Affiliate Commission in Australia

ElevenLabs offers:

• Voice cloning - create a custom AI voice from a short audio sample
• Pre-built voices - a library of natural-sounding voices in various accents and styles, including Australian English
• Multilingual synthesis - 29 languages with natural accent variation
• API access - programmatic text-to-speech for production pipelines
• Voice design - generate custom voices from text descriptions without recording

For Australian affiliate content, the ability to generate Australian-accented audio is significant. A savings podcast that sounds generically American will not resonate as well as one with a recognisable Australian voice.

Consider what an audio pipeline produces:

• Weekly savings podcast - a 5–10 minute episode covering Australian deals, competitions, and money-saving strategies
• Audio versions of blog posts - each blog post becomes an audio track for podcast listeners
• Daily deals briefing - a 60-second audio summary of the best deals available today

Each of these audio formats can carry an affiliate CTA that earns ROOPON commission when listeners join. Audio CTAs convert differently than text links - spoken recommendations carry an intimacy and trust that embedded links often lack.

import os
import httpx
from anthropic import Anthropic
from dotenv import load_dotenv

load_dotenv()

ELEVENLABS_API_KEY = os.getenv("ELEVENLABS_API_KEY")
AFFILIATE_LINK = os.getenv("ROOPON_AFFILIATE_LINK")

anthropic = Anthropic()

# ElevenLabs Australian voice ID (Rachel or custom cloned voice)
AUSTRALIAN_VOICE_ID = "21m00Tcm4TlvDq8ikWAM"  # Replace with preferred voice

def generate_podcast_script(topic: str) -> str:
    """Generate a natural, conversational podcast script"""
    message = anthropic.messages.create(
        model="claude-opus-4-6",
        max_tokens=800,
        messages=[{
            "role": "user",
            "content": f"""Write a 3-minute podcast script about: {topic}

Style requirements:
- Conversational Australian English
- Sound natural when read aloud (no awkward phrasing)
- Include a genuine, warm recommendation for ROOPON near the end
- The CTA should mention: exclusive member discounts, weekly member cash draws, $19.99/month membership
- Website: roopon.com
- Avoid bullet points - this is spoken word

Topic: {topic}"""
        }]
    )
    return message.content[0].text

def text_to_audio(text: str, output_path: str) -> str:
    """Convert text to audio using ElevenLabs"""
    response = httpx.post(
        f"https://api.elevenlabs.io/v1/text-to-speech/{AUSTRALIAN_VOICE_ID}",
        headers={
            "xi-api-key": ELEVENLABS_API_KEY,
            "Content-Type": "application/json"
        },
        json={
            "text": text,
            "model_id": "eleven_multilingual_v2",
            "voice_settings": {
                "stability": 0.5,
                "similarity_boost": 0.75,
                "style": 0.0,
                "use_speaker_boost": True
            }
        },
        timeout=60.0
    )

    with open(output_path, "wb") as f:
        f.write(response.content)

    return output_path

def create_podcast_episode(topic: str, episode_number: int) -> dict:
    """Full pipeline: script + audio + metadata"""
    print(f"Generating episode {episode_number}: {topic}")

    script = generate_podcast_script(topic)
    audio_path = f"episodes/ep{episode_number:03d}_{topic[:30].replace(' ', '_')}.mp3"

    text_to_audio(script, audio_path)

    return {
        "episode": episode_number,
        "topic": topic,
        "script": script,
        "audio_file": audio_path,
        "affiliate_link": AFFILIATE_LINK
    }

# Weekly episode topics
weekly_topics = [
    "best ways to save on groceries in Australia this week",
    "Australian competitions worth entering right now",
    "how exclusive discount memberships work and whether they're worth it",
    "reducing your energy bills in Australia 2026",
]

for i, topic in enumerate(weekly_topics, 1):
    episode = create_podcast_episode(topic, i)
    print(f"Episode ready: {episode['audio_file']}")

Once your episodes are generated, distribute them to:

• Spotify for Podcasters (formerly Anchor) - free hosting, automatic Spotify distribution
• Apple Podcasts Connect - required for Apple Podcasts listing
• RSS feed - distribute to all podcast directories simultaneously
• Your website - embed the audio player in your blog post version of the same content

Each distribution channel is an additional surface for the ROOPON affiliate link (in show notes, episode descriptions, and website embeds).

The most effective approach is dual-format: generate both a blog post and a podcast episode on the same topic each week. The blog post ranks in Google for text search. The podcast episode reaches podcast listeners. Both formats carry the same affiliate link.

A single content idea - "best discount programs for Australian families" - becomes a text article (600 words, SEO-optimised, ROOPON affiliate link embedded), an audio episode (5 minutes, distributed to Spotify and Apple Podcasts, affiliate link in show notes), and social content cut from both formats.

Start earning 40% recurring commission on ROOPON memberships at roopon.com/ai-agents.

Full documentation at roopon.com/docs/agents.

Build an AI podcast affiliate agent with ElevenLabs - roopon.com/ai-agents.