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Title: Ep 19: Becoming Affiliated with Affiliates
Game: Instant Podcast where Chris and Preston attempt to come up with 6 Tips for Parties with Kids on the spot. (And then Julia shares some actual tips from this post.)
Show Notes: This episode we’re squashing the stigma around affiliate links by talking about what affiliate links are and what they mean for readers, bloggers and brands.
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Hey! Erin from Seattle.
Kind of a random question here but I thought of you because a) you are my fave podcast and b) you have kids so I’m hoping you feel my fundraising pain!
I’m in charge of fundraising this year for my daughter’s elementary school. We are creating an amazon associates account for the PTA and would like to push people to shop christmas this year through our associates account. Buuutttt I know a ton of people shop through their app.
When someone clicks on your link and it auto-opens the app – do you know if you are gaining commission that way? I searched high and low but it was hard for me to find an answer, which is why I’m here.
Also. Obsessed with your dog. We lost our Great Dane 1.5 years ago and my girls are lost w/o her :*
Any amazon affiliate link should credit you even if they purchase from the app. Hope that helps! What a great idea for a fundraiser!
I had just a general question about the affiliate links. Some blogs, like YHL, will include a disclaimer in the actual post saying “this post contains affiliate links,” where blogs like BowerPower only include a disclaimer with a sponsered post (and she doesn’t consider gifted items sponsored, only if there is also a fee involved). With native advertising being sort of a new field, is it kind of up to the blogger’s discretion as to what they want to disclose? It seems like (after listening to the podcast) your stance is every link is an affiliate link, so there wouldn’t really be a point to including a disclosure in each post, whereas YHL seems to always err on the side of being extra transparent (probably because people got so rude with them). I know you were speculating that people dislike affiliate links because they either (incorrectly) think it costs the reader something or that it cheapens the blogger’s recommendation, but I also know some people wouldn’t mind affiliate links if they’re presented as such, but I can see how that wouldn’t necessarily make sense if you don’t really have separate affiliate link posts, like the “Casual Friday” ones, but include affliates in all posts. I personally appreciate more disclosure as opposed to less, but it’s such a minor issue that doesn’t really affect my enjoyment of the blog that I don’t really care that different bloggers have different policies.
Oh, I think I may not have been clear. Every link is not an affiliate link necessarily. An affiliate link is coded differently, you receive a commission on it. And sponsored posts or free product that you mention might not (and usually don’t) contain an affiliate link.
However, affiliate links should be disclosed somehow. Since we’re frequently asked “Where did you get that?” we have found linking sources in almost every post has saved us (and our readers) a lot of time so many posts contains affiliate links. We put that disclosure on our disclaimer page here.
It’s not secret that I’m a lover of the blog and the podcast, but I’m just here to say you’re doing it right. I’ve never had a problem with your affiliate links and thought they’ve been planted very tastefully! I’m happy to support the blogs I read in anyway I can! I really enjoyed learning more about the behind the scenes of how it all works! I will say that I haven’t had great luck with liketoknowit, but I understand the convenience of it all! I need to give it another go. You guys are so entertaining to listen to while I’m on the stair stepper at the gym, I’m sure I get really crazy looks when I start laughing out loud!
Any chance we could get a link to or name of the podcast that Preston was referring to with the “heck yes or no”? Would love to have a listen to it! Love your podcast, we are building a house and I’ve found it to be so helpful in everything from lighting to paint sheens!
I just listened to this episode while out walking, and I think it’s funny how completely offended I became on your behalf that a blogger would take a photograph of your room and then change out all the affiliate links! I mean really, the nerve! I never knew I could have such a mama bear reaction over people I’ve never met! :)
Y’all are doing a great job with the podcasts. Keep ’em coming!