Most affiliate programs should prohibit affiliates from bidding on their exact-match brand keywords in Google Ads and Bing. The revenue rarely qualifies as incremental, the practice inflates your...
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How to approve (or reject) affiliate applications without making costly mistakes
Most new affiliate program owners approve everyone who applies. That's a mistake. But so is being so picky that you turn away affiliates who would have crushed it for you. Here's how to build a...
How to Grow Your Affiliate Program Quickly Without Adding New Affiliates
Most affiliate programs have more growth potential sitting in their existing affiliate base than they'll ever find by recruiting new partners. The problem isn't the size of your program. It's how...
Can you do affiliate marketing without a website?
Yes, you can do affiliate marketing without a website. Plenty of affiliates earn real commissions using YouTube, email lists, social media platforms, and Pinterest. That said, not having a website...
What is a good affiliate cookie duration?
The affiliate cookie duration you set tells your affiliates how long they'll get credit after someone clicks their link. Most programs use 30 to 90 days, but the right number depends on your sales...
What types of content work best for affiliate marketing?
The content types that consistently produce the most affiliate commissions are product review posts, comparison posts, email sequences, resources pages, and YouTube videos. Each works differently,...





