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Ways to make money with affiliate marketing
Sales come from posts about products people want, made again and again. These habits give each pick more chances to sell.
Answer real questions
Make posts from the questions in your comments. "What mixer is that?" is a video idea.
Post a winner again
A product that sold once can sell again. Film it from a new angle a month later.
Seasonal gift lists
Build a gift collection a few weeks before a holiday. Move it lower on the page the week after.
Compare two products
Show two pans side by side and say who each one suits. Compare only tools you own.
Bundle a kit
Group the tools for one result, like a home gym or a podcast desk, in one collection.
None of these promises sales. They give followers more reasons to tap, and your numbers show which habit works for you.
Page clicks and the program's report
Two reports answer different questions. Your page shows what people tap. Your program shows what they buy.
Click rate is a block's clicks divided by your page views. A low click rate means people see the product but do not want to tap it.
More.You analytics show views, clicks and click rate per block, by source, device and country. The Free plan keeps 30 days of history.
Attribution, on Pro, ties each click to the post and platform that sent it, and Pro keeps 1 year of history.
| Question | Where to look | What to do with it |
|---|---|---|
| Which product do people tap? | Clicks per block on your page | Make another post about the top two |
| Do the name and picture work? | Click rate per block | Rename or reshoot blocks with a low click rate |
| Which post sent the tap? | Attribution, on Pro | Film more posts like that one |
| Which taps became orders? | Your program's report | Keep products that sell, even with few clicks |
| How much did I earn? | Your program's report | Compare whole weeks, since orders can arrive late |
Affiliate link tracking in plain words
Your program counts sales through the ID inside your link. That is why you paste the link exactly as the program gives it.
UTM tags are short labels at the end of a link, like utm_source=instagram. They tell the store's analytics where a visit came from.
More.You adds UTM tags to every link that leaves your page. You can set defaults for the page or change them for one link.
Some programs, Amazon among them, set rules on links that pass through other sites or change on the way. Read your program's rules on link formats before you share.
Monthly clean-up of your picks
- 1Read clicksClicks and click rate per block, last 30 days.
- 2Read ordersOrders and commission from the program, same dates.
- 3Pick one changeCut, replace or move one pick.
- 4Wait a weekThen read the numbers again.
Once a month
Change one thing at a time. If you change five blocks in one day, you cannot tell which change worked.
Questions to ask your analytics by chat
AI Control, on every plan, connects ChatGPT, Claude or Gemini to your page. You can ask about your analytics in plain words.
Questions to copy
- Weekly check
Which product blocks got the most clicks in the last 7 days?
- Low click rate
Which blocks had the lowest click rate this month?
- By platform
Which source sent the most clicks to my baking tools collection?
- By country
Which countries clicked my Amazon picks this month?
- Attribution, on Pro
Which post sent the clicks to the stand mixer block this week?
Tracking mistakes
MistakeJudging a product on one day
FixRead a full week. One post can fill a single day with clicks.
MistakeExpecting your clicks to match the program's clicks
FixThey count different things. Your page counts taps on one block. The program counts visits from every place you shared the link.
MistakeEditing the affiliate link by hand
FixPaste it as the program gives it, then test it once.
MistakeCutting a pick with few clicks but steady orders
FixRead the program's report before you delete anything.
Your task this week
- 1
Write down the clicks and click rate of each product block for the last 7 days.
- 2
Add orders and commission from your program's report for the same days.
- 3
Make one change, such as moving the top pick higher or cutting a dead one.
You are done when you have a list of picks with clicks and orders side by side, and one change live on your page.
