Google's March 2026 core update wiped out rankings for 71% of monitored affiliate sites, with many losing 20-35% of their search traffic in under two weeks. Here's what got penalized, what survived,...
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Affiliate Fraud Prevention Tools: How to Stop Paying for Fake Traffic
In early 2026, some affiliate programs lost 17% of their traffic to fraudulent clicks. One e-commerce manager lost $42,000 in a single month before real-time monitoring caught it. High commissions...
How Hybrid Affiliate and Influencer Deals Work
In affiliate programs that tested hybrid creator deals in early 2026, cost per acquisition dropped by 28%, average partnership length jumped from two months to seven months, and creators posted more...
FTC’s New AI Endorsement Rules: What Affiliate Managers Need to do Now
The FTC's 2026 enforcement push puts AI-generated affiliate content squarely in the liability zone. Civil penalties under the Consumer Review Rule now reach $53,000 per violation, and affiliate...
The 6 C’s of Elite Affiliate Programs (Part 2)
Most affiliate programs communicate in a way that makes affiliates tune out... or walk away. Too many emails, not enough clarity, missing details, last-second requests, and “helpful” messages that...
How to Find Affiliates on TikTok
TikTok has more than 1 billion monthly active users, and a meaningful share of them discover products through creator recommendations. For affiliate managers, that's a real recruiting opportunity,...





