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What to Track After You Publish an Affiliate Link

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Track the placement URL, date, format, clicks, free-check visits, applications, paid referrals, and retained commission. The first useful signal is not a signup; it is a live placement that sends relevant people. If readers click but do not engage, improve context and audience fit before adding more placements. Do not judge a recurring offer from one day of data.

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If you use this material in a placement, disclose the affiliate relationship clearly to your audience (e.g. "affiliate link — I earn a commission if you subscribe, at no extra cost to you"). See the disclosure examples resource for wording that satisfies FTC guidance. Never conceal compensation or claim results Beacon hasn't substantiated.