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Notes onaffiliate links.
Writing on broken links, creator income, and the occasional product update from the lab.
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Pinterest affiliate links: the complete guide.
Pinterest is one of the few large platforms that openly allows direct affiliate links. Pins also live for years, which means rotting links cost you longer here than anywhere else. A complete guide to affiliate links on Pinterest: rules, formats, and how to stop them dying silently.
8 min read·Read → - Insight
Amazon Associates' April 2026 policy update: what actually changed.
Amazon rolled out the biggest Associates Operating Agreement update in years on April 14, 2026. The 180-day qualification rule, reduced onsite halo commissions, and stricter "original content" requirements all matter. Here's what each one means for your earnings and what to change today.
8 min read·Read → - Comparison
How to monitor affiliate links automatically: tool comparison + workflow.
Manual link audits work until you have more than 30 links. After that you need automation. Here's the honest comparison of tools that monitor affiliate links. What each catches, what each misses, and the workflow that actually scales.
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Affiliate cookie window explained: how long you have to earn the commission.
A click on your affiliate link doesn't guarantee a commission. The cookie window is how long the buyer has to convert before the credit drops. Here's how it works, what each major network offers, and what to do when the window is too short.
6 min read·Read → - Comparison
Best affiliate networks for European creators (2026).
European creators have access to networks American articles never mention. Daisycon, TradeTracker, bol.com Partner, Awin. Each one covers brands and pricing that Amazon Associates can't match. A practical breakdown of which network for which niche.
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Affiliate dashboards lie by omission. The leak you can't see.
Your dashboard shows clicks that converted. It never shows clicks that hit a 404, a sold-out page, or a stripped tag. The leak in your income is structurally invisible to the tool you trust most.
6 min read·Read → - Feature
Site Sync explained: one line of JS, every affiliate link found in a minute.
Paste one script tag in your site's head. Within a minute, every affiliate link you've ever posted is in Affiliyo. When a destination breaks, update it once. Every page of your site shows the new link instantly. No find-and-replace, no WordPress edits.
5 min read·Read → - Insight
How affiliate links silently die. And how to notice before it costs you.
Affiliate income rarely stops on a Tuesday. It drips away. 3% this month, another 4% next. Until you realize six months too late that your best-performing link has been dead since February.
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Managed URLs explained: one link, every platform, one click to fix.
Bare affiliate URLs look fine until Amazon rotates their ASIN or a program changes its network. Then you're editing videos and re-sending newsletters. Managed URLs turn that crisis into one click.
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