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Guides on affiliate marketing for publishers, creators and brands: formats, geolocation, rotation, kits, fraud and compliance.
Fraud & compliance · · 5 min read
Affiliate click fraud and compliance: a guide for publishers
What affiliate click fraud is, how it is detected on the publisher side, what the FTC and the EU require, and why a cookie-free tag simplifies everything.
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Fraud & compliance · · 5 min read
Affiliate click fraud and compliance: a guide for publishers
What affiliate click fraud is, how it is detected on the publisher side, what the FTC and the EU require, and why a cookie-free tag simplifies everything.
Instagram · · 6 min read
How to monetize Instagram without waiting for brand deals
Sponsorships, affiliate links, your own products, subscriptions and UGC compared honestly, and why affiliate is the one that starts working first with a small audience.
Creators · · 5 min read
Affiliate marketing for creators: from the link in bio to the creative kit
How to choose campaigns, what to expect from a platform, how to build a story that converts and which numbers to look at afterwards.
Content that sells · · 6 min read
Discount codes for influencers: how to get one and make it sell
What a creator code is, how to get one, when it beats a link and when it does not, where to show it and how to measure what it actually sells.
Rotation · · 5 min read
Affiliate campaign rotation: how an engine decides which campaign to show
Ten eligible campaigns, three slots: which go first? Exploration, exploitation and a little Bayesian statistics, explained without formulas.
TikTok & Shorts · · 6 min read
How to make money on TikTok without brand deals: affiliate links and codes
Why TikTok’s own programs are not enough, where to put the link when the platform limits it, and how to film an affiliate video that sells without looking like an ad.
Geolocation · · 5 min read
Geo-targeting affiliate offers: the right offer in the right country
A store that does not ship to your country is not an offer, it is a dead end. How a visitor’s country is resolved and what to do when it is unknown.
Earnings & payouts · · 6 min read
How many followers do you need to make money as a creator?
There is no magic number. What decides whether you sell is an interested audience, in countries where the offer works, and a clear proposition. How to estimate it from your own stats.
Formats · · 6 min read
Affiliate widget formats that do not ruin the reading experience
300×250 widgets, in-text links, floating cards: when to use each, how many per page and what to measure to know whether they annoy.
Instagram · · 6 min read
A link in bio that makes money: what to put on it and in what order
A link in bio is a landing page with three to five choices. Which links pay, how to order and name them, how to keep them current and what to measure.
Affiliate basics · · 6 min read
What affiliate marketing is and how publishers and creators earn from it
A plain explanation: who pays, who gets paid, what is measured and why the model works best when content comes first.
Brands & media kit · · 6 min read
How to choose brands to promote as a creator (without losing your audience)
A filter, in order, for deciding which campaigns to accept: fit, geography, real commission, exclusivity, red flags and how to read the terms.
Content that sells · · 5 min read
How to make content that sells without changing who you are
Which formats convert, how a piece that ends in a purchase is built, how often you can recommend without tiring anyone, and what to check afterwards.
TikTok & Shorts · · 6 min read
YouTube Shorts monetization: alternatives when ad revenue is not enough
Why Shorts pay so little per view and what to do with those views instead: affiliate links, codes on screen, a long-form companion video and how to measure it.
Earnings & payouts · · 6 min read
How affiliate payouts work: payments, timing and taxes for creators
From the click to the approved commission: confirmation timing, payout methods, minimums, currencies, which records to keep and how to handle the tax side.
Brands & media kit · · 6 min read
Influencer media kit: what to include and how to build one
What goes into a media kit, what to leave out, how affiliate results make it stronger than a follower count, and how to pitch and negotiate.