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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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How to check if your affiliate link works in 30 seconds
A working affiliate link is not the same as a 200-OK page. Five things have to line up at once. The 30-second method using a free tool, plus the manual fallback for when you want to verify by hand.
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Affiliate audit: the 7-point checklist creators run quarterly
Dashboards lie when earnings look steady. The quarterly affiliate audit creators actually run: 7 things to check, the leak each catches, and the time it takes per link.
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How to track affiliate clicks across platforms.
Your YouTube dashboard shows YouTube clicks. Your newsletter shows newsletter clicks. Neither tells you which platform actually drives the most affiliate revenue. Here's how to get a unified view without installing anything.
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Amazon Associates vs direct brand affiliates: when is the switch worth it?
Amazon pays 3-4% on most categories. Direct brand affiliate programs pay 10-20% or more. So why do most creators stick with Amazon? The trade-offs between convenience, payout, and relationship effort.
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