# Affiliyo

> The affiliate link manager for creators. Monitors every affiliate link across every platform and alerts the moment something breaks.

Affiliyo helps content creators (YouTubers, bloggers, newsletter writers, podcasters, Pinterest creators) protect their affiliate revenue by monitoring every affiliate link across every platform they publish on. HTTP checks three times a day, AI-powered availability detection, SSL expiry warnings, affiliate-tag drift detection. Managed URLs let creators update a broken destination once and have every platform reflect the change instantly.

## Product
- [Home](https://affiliyo.com): What Affiliyo is and who it is for
- [Features](https://affiliyo.com/features): Universal monitoring, AI detection, managed URLs, alerts, Site Sync
- [How it works](https://affiliyo.com/how-it-works): Step-by-step product flow
- [Pricing](https://affiliyo.com/pricing): Free, Starter EUR 9/mo, Pro EUR 19/mo
- [Waitlist](https://affiliyo.com/waitlist): Early access plus founding-member pricing
- [Affiliate link checker](https://affiliyo.com/affiliate-link-checker): Free tool. Paste any affiliate URL, verify HTTP status, redirect chain, tag survival, SSL, and AI page-content verdict
- [The state of affiliate link rot](https://affiliyo.com/affiliate-link-rot): Sourced public research on link rot, out-of-stock products, and broken affiliate links

## Blog
- [Affiliate disclosure templates you can copy-paste (FTC, EU, UK).](https://affiliyo.com/blog/affiliate-disclosure-templates): Affiliate disclosure is required across the US, EU, and UK. The exact wording isn't. Here are the per-platform templates that satisfy each jurisdiction's rules, what to avoid, and the disclosure mistakes that get creators fined.
- [Affiliate sub-IDs explained: how to know which placement actually converts.](https://affiliyo.com/blog/affiliate-sub-ids-explained): Sub-IDs are the single most underused feature in affiliate marketing. They turn a flat commission report into a per-placement attribution map. Here's how they work on Amazon, Awin, ShareASale, Impact, and CJ. Plus how to design a tagging system that actually scales.
- [Is AI killing affiliate marketing? The 2026 data tells a more interesting story](https://affiliyo.com/blog/is-ai-killing-affiliate-marketing-2026): Wirecutter lost 60% of its Google visibility. 71% of affiliate sites saw rankings drop in March 2026. Yet US affiliate spend is up 11.3% to $13.81B. The full picture from May 2026, with the numbers.
- [What ChatGPT shopping queries are doing to affiliate creators.](https://affiliyo.com/blog/chatgpt-shopping-affiliate-creators): Shopping queries on ChatGPT grew faster than any other query type in 2025. AI chatbots now perform the same job affiliate creators built businesses around: comparison, recommendation, deal hunting. The click that triggers a commission increasingly never happens. Here's what changed, what you can measure, and what still works.
- [What the affiliate link checker checks (and why each matters)](https://affiliyo.com/blog/what-the-affiliate-link-checker-checks): Most free checkers only verify HTTP status. That misses 80% of how affiliate links actually fail. A walkthrough of the five checks Affiliyo runs, what each catches, and what still falls through.
- [How to check if your affiliate link works in 30 seconds](https://affiliyo.com/blog/how-to-check-if-affiliate-link-works): 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.
- [Does YouTube allow affiliate links? Policy + rules](https://affiliyo.com/blog/youtube-affiliate-links-policy): Yes, YouTube allows affiliate links in descriptions, pinned comments, and end-screens. The rules, the disclosure requirements, and what actually gets flagged for spam.
- [Pinterest affiliate links: policy + what gets flagged](https://affiliyo.com/blog/pinterest-affiliate-links-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.
- [Amazon Associates April 2026 policy: what changed, what to fix](https://affiliyo.com/blog/amazon-associates-april-2026-policy-changes): Three changes hit hardest: the 180-day qualification rule, reduced onsite halo commissions, stricter original-content rule. What each costs and the fix.
- [How to monitor affiliate links automatically: tool comparison + workflow.](https://affiliyo.com/blog/monitor-affiliate-links-automatically): 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.
- [Affiliate cookie window explained: how long you have to earn the commission.](https://affiliyo.com/blog/affiliate-cookie-window-explained): 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.
- [10 best affiliate networks for European creators](https://affiliyo.com/blog/best-affiliate-networks-eu-creators): 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.
- [Affiliate dashboards lie by omission. The leak you can't see.](https://affiliyo.com/blog/affiliate-dashboards-lie-by-omission): 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.
- [Site Sync explained: one line of JS, every affiliate link found in a minute.](https://affiliyo.com/blog/site-sync-explained): 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.
- [How affiliate links silently die. And how to notice before it costs you.](https://affiliyo.com/blog/how-affiliate-links-silently-die): 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.
- [Managed URLs explained: one link, every platform, one click to fix.](https://affiliyo.com/blog/managed-urls-explained): 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.
- [Affiliate audit: the 7-point checklist creators run quarterly](https://affiliyo.com/blog/affiliate-audit-checklist): 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.
- [Why Amazon Associates links break more than any other. And what to do about it.](https://affiliyo.com/blog/amazon-associates-broken-links): Amazon gives creators the biggest affiliate catalog in the world and the most unstable URLs. ASINs rotate, products migrate, regional stores diverge. Here's why Amazon links break faster than any other network. And how to survive it.
- [Affiliate link cloaking vs managed URLs: what's the difference?](https://affiliyo.com/blog/affiliate-link-cloaking-vs-managed-urls): "Cloaked" affiliate links have been WordPress lore since 2010. PrettyLinks, ThirstyAffiliates, the whole plugin shelf. The idea is sound: hide ugly URLs behind your own domain. But cloaking only solves half the problem. Here's what it misses.
- [How much money do creators lose to broken affiliate links? (with math)](https://affiliyo.com/blog/cost-of-broken-affiliate-links): "A few broken links, how bad can it be?" Let's actually calculate it. Using conservative estimates for affiliate link rot and EPC, we can project the monthly income leak for different creator sizes. The numbers are larger than most creators expect.
- [YouTube affiliate links: placements, rules + fixes](https://affiliyo.com/blog/youtube-affiliate-links-guide): Where descriptions, pinned comments, and end-screens actually work. Disclosure that won't get flagged. The workflow that keeps links alive after upload.
- [Instagram affiliate links: where they work, what gets you flagged](https://affiliyo.com/blog/instagram-affiliate-links-guide): Bio link, Stories, Shop. The rules nobody mentions and the moves that get a post flagged or shadow-banned for affiliate spam. Plus the safer pattern for each.
- [Newsletter affiliate links: Substack, Beehiiv, ConvertKit compared.](https://affiliyo.com/blog/newsletter-affiliate-links): Newsletters are uniquely unforgiving for affiliate links. Once an issue is sent, you can't edit it. Any broken link is locked in forever. Here's what works across Substack, Beehiiv, ConvertKit, and how to keep old issues earning.
- [Linktree vs your own affiliate landing page: which converts better?](https://affiliyo.com/blog/linktree-vs-own-affiliate-page): Linktree is where most creators send their Instagram audience. Is it worth owning the real estate instead? The trade-offs between convenience, conversion, analytics, and control.
- [TikTok affiliate links: what actually works.](https://affiliyo.com/blog/tiktok-affiliate-links): TikTok is aggressively link-hostile by design. Three paths to affiliate monetization. Bio link, TikTok Shop, brand deals. Each with different rules and different failure modes.
- [FTC affiliate disclosure rules + templates per platform](https://affiliyo.com/blog/ftc-affiliate-disclosure-rules): The rules, the mistakes that get creators fined (#sp isn't enough), and copy-paste disclosure templates for YouTube, Instagram, blog, newsletter, TikTok.
- [UTM parameters on affiliate links: good idea or not?](https://affiliyo.com/blog/utm-parameters-on-affiliate-links): UTM parameters let you segment affiliate traffic by source in your own analytics. But they can break affiliate tracking when networks strip URL parameters. Here's when UTMs help, when they hurt, and the safer pattern.
- [How to track affiliate clicks across platforms.](https://affiliyo.com/blog/how-to-track-affiliate-clicks-cross-platform): 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.
- [Amazon Associates vs direct brand affiliates: when is the switch worth it?](https://affiliyo.com/blog/amazon-associates-vs-direct-brand-affiliates): 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.
- [Reviving old affiliate content: the highest-leverage work you're not doing.](https://affiliyo.com/blog/reviving-old-affiliate-content): A three-year-old review video that still gets daily views is an asset most creators ignore. Reviving its affiliate links can earn more than producing new content. Here's the math, and how to do it without re-shooting anything.

## Troubleshooting
- [Why your Amazon affiliate link goes to the homepage (and how to fix it)](https://affiliyo.com/amazon-affiliate-link-goes-to-homepage): Your Amazon affiliate link redirects to the homepage instead of the product page. The 5 most common causes and the fix for each.
- [Why your Amazon affiliate isn't crediting your sales (5 reasons)](https://affiliyo.com/amazon-affiliate-not-crediting): You're driving clicks but not earning commissions. The 5 reasons Amazon Associates isn't crediting your sales, and the fix for each.
- [Affiliate tag stripping: the silent leak in every creator's portfolio](https://affiliyo.com/affiliate-tag-stripping): Affiliate tag stripping is the most common reason creators lose commissions silently. The page loads, the product is available, the click counts. But the tag didn't survive the redirect chain.
- [Why is my affiliate link not working? 7 causes and what to check](https://affiliyo.com/why-is-my-affiliate-link-not-working): Your affiliate link doesn't resolve, redirects wrong, or doesn't pay commissions. The 7 most common reasons affiliate links break, and the diagnostic checklist for each.
- [How to check if your affiliate link still works (5-minute manual test)](https://affiliyo.com/check-affiliate-link): Step-by-step guide to verify any affiliate link works: page loads, tag survives the redirect chain, product is in stock, commission tracking is active.
- [YouTube affiliate link returns a 404: causes and fixes](https://affiliyo.com/youtube-affiliate-link-404): The affiliate link in your YouTube description leads to a 404 page. Why this happens and how to find and fix every broken link across your channel.
- [Amazon variant out of stock: the soft-404 that kills affiliate income](https://affiliyo.com/amazon-variant-out-of-stock): Your Amazon link works, the page loads, but the specific color or size you linked to is permanently sold out. The page renders fine while no buyer can convert. Here's how to spot it.
- [Amazon Associates suspended? 6 reasons + the appeal that works](https://affiliyo.com/amazon-associates-account-suspended): The 6 violations that trigger Amazon Associates closure (180-day rule, disclosure gaps, paid traffic, more) and the appeal copy that gets you reinstated.
- [Amazon Associates not paying out: the 5 reasons and how to fix each](https://affiliyo.com/amazon-associates-not-paying-out): You earned commissions but Amazon Associates isn't paying. The 5 reasons your payout is delayed, blocked, or smaller than expected, and the exact fix for each.
- [Pinterest affiliate link not clickable? Here's why and how to fix it](https://affiliyo.com/pinterest-affiliate-link-not-clickable): Your Pinterest affiliate pin doesn't click through to the destination. The 5 most common reasons, and the fix for each. Plus how to prevent it.
- [Your affiliate link redirects to the wrong product. Here's why](https://affiliyo.com/affiliate-link-redirects-wrong-product): Your affiliate link sends visitors to a different product than the one you reviewed. The 5 causes (ASIN reassignment, variant merging, etc.) and the fix for each.
- [ShareASale isn't tracking your conversions. Here are the 5 fixes](https://affiliyo.com/shareasale-conversion-not-tracking): You're sending traffic through ShareASale but no commissions are recorded. The 5 causes (cookie blocking, redirect issues, click ID corruption) and how to fix each.

## Glossary
- [301 vs 302 redirect](https://affiliyo.com/glossary/301-vs-302): Two HTTP redirect status codes with different caching implications. 301 = permanent (browsers cache it and skip the redirect on future requests). 302 = temporary (browsers re-fetch every time). For affiliate redirects, always use 302.
- [ASIN (Amazon Standard Identification Number)](https://affiliyo.com/glossary/asin): The 10-character product identifier Amazon uses internally for every product. Found in product URLs as amazon.com/dp/B0XXXXXXXX. ASINs are supposed to be permanent but get reassigned more often than creators expect.
- [Affiliate link](https://affiliyo.com/glossary/affiliate-link): A URL that contains a tracking parameter identifying you as the referrer, so the merchant can credit you a commission when the click converts to a sale.
- [Affiliate network](https://affiliyo.com/glossary/affiliate-network): A platform that aggregates affiliate programs from many merchants in one place. Acts as the intermediary tracking clicks, attributing sales, and paying out commissions. Examples: Awin, Amazon Associates, Daisycon, Impact, ShareASale.
- [Affiliate tag](https://affiliyo.com/glossary/affiliate-tag): The unique identifier inside an affiliate URL that tells the network which publisher to credit. Different networks call it different names but the function is the same.
- [Attribution window](https://affiliyo.com/glossary/attribution-window): The full timeframe during which a conversion can still be attributed to an earlier touchpoint. Broader than the cookie window in that it includes server-side and cross-device attribution mechanisms that operate beyond browser cookies.
- [Click ID](https://affiliyo.com/glossary/click-id): A unique identifier the affiliate network assigns to each click on your affiliate link. Used for server-to-server (S2S) postback tracking when browser cookies are unreliable, and for forensic debugging of missed conversions.
- [Cookie window](https://affiliyo.com/glossary/cookie-window): The timeframe between a visitor clicking your affiliate link and completing a purchase, during which the network will credit you the commission. Varies by program, from 24 hours (Amazon) to 30+ days (most other networks).
- [EPC (earnings per click)](https://affiliyo.com/glossary/epc): A standard affiliate-marketing metric: total commissions earned divided by total clicks sent. Used to compare program profitability or content effectiveness across affiliate links.
- [FTC Endorsement Guides](https://affiliyo.com/glossary/ftc-endorsement-guides): The US Federal Trade Commission rules governing how creators must disclose paid relationships, including affiliate partnerships. Last major update was June 2023, with significant tightening on hashtag-only disclosures.
- [Last-click attribution](https://affiliyo.com/glossary/last-click-attribution): The model affiliate networks use to credit commissions: whoever was the last affiliate to send a visitor before they purchased gets the commission, regardless of who introduced them to the product.
- [Link cloaking](https://affiliyo.com/glossary/link-cloaking): The practice of replacing an ugly affiliate URL with a clean, brand-friendly URL on your own domain that redirects to the affiliate destination. Originated in WordPress plugins like ThirstyAffiliates and Pretty Links.
- [Managed URL](https://affiliyo.com/glossary/managed-url): A redirect URL on a domain you control that points to your underlying affiliate URL. Update the destination in one place; every platform using the managed URL reflects the change instantly.
- [SiteStripe](https://affiliyo.com/glossary/sitestripe): Amazon Associates' browser-toolbar tool that generates an affiliate link for any Amazon page you're viewing while logged into the Associates dashboard. The standard way US/EU Amazon affiliates create new links.
- [Soft 404](https://affiliyo.com/glossary/soft-404): A page that returns HTTP status 200 OK but actually shows error content. "currently unavailable," "out of stock," or similar. Looks healthy to status-code checkers; doesn't convert for buyers.
- [Sub-ID](https://affiliyo.com/glossary/sub-id): An optional label appended to an affiliate URL that lets you attribute conversions to a specific placement, content piece, or campaign. Every major network supports them; almost no creators use them well.
- [UTM parameters](https://affiliyo.com/glossary/utm-parameters): A set of query-string tags (utm_source, utm_medium, utm_campaign, utm_content, utm_term) that Google Analytics and similar tools use to attribute traffic to specific marketing efforts. Layered on top of affiliate tracking, not in place of it.
- [Zero-click search](https://affiliyo.com/glossary/zero-click-search): A search where the user gets the answer they need directly inside the search results page (or AI chatbot interface) without clicking through to any external website. The dominant pattern in 2026, accounting for the majority of search sessions across most categories.

## Optional
- [Roadmap](https://affiliyo.com/roadmap): What is being built next
- [Changelog](https://affiliyo.com/changelog): What has shipped
- [About](https://affiliyo.com/about): Who is building Affiliyo and why
- [Contact](https://affiliyo.com/contact): Email and feedback channel
- [Full content reference](https://affiliyo.com/llms-full.txt): Same index plus the full body of every page