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INSTALL THE EDITOR TOOLBAR The Skimlinks Editor Toolbar is a Chrome Extension that will become your best friend. Install it now, and when you are on a merchant’s site, you’ll see if they they pay commission rates, what the average rates are and you’ll be able to quickly and easily create links for your social channels and newsletters.

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16 ECO-FRIENDLY AFFILIATE PROGRAMS YOU CAN PROMOTE TODAY As consumers increasingly search for sustainable and eco-friendly products, many new merchants have launched products to match the demand.We want to help facilitate this movement to build a better future for our planet, so we looked at the data in our network and found 16 top-performing, eco-friendly affiliate programs publishers can promote today with Skimlinks. INSTALLING SKIMLINKS ON A WORDPRESS SITE 1. Go to Skimlinks Setup Page and copy your Skimlinks javascript code. 2. Now log in to your WordPress admin page and look for the sidebar option 'Appearance' > 'Editor'. 3. From this page, you can configure individual pages of your WordPress theme. Select the option to edit your ‘Theme Footer (footer.php)’ on the right hand of your screen. THE SKIMLINKS APPROVALS PROCESS Our approvals process is how we determine whether or not a publisher will be a good fit for our service. You can sign up for Skimlinks here We are deliberately selective: Over the years we have cultivated a high quality network of editorial partners and we plan to keep it that way. The approvals process Continue reading "Rigorous yet speedy: Inside The Skimlinks Approvals Process" HOW DO I MANUALLY CHECK THE SKIMLINKS CODE IS INSTALLED Method 2 - Inspect Element. For the second method of manual testing, right click on a merchant link, click "Inspect Element". This will then bring up a box showing the URL that has been placed. If part of the URL shows as "data-skimlinks" (or something similar: data-skim) then this shows that Skimlinks is currently operational and your links HOW DO I DISCLOSE THE USE OF SKIMLINKS ON MY SITE If you’re using affiliate links, you need to disclose that you may be paid as a result of people engaging with your content. Two suggested ways you can do this are: 1. On your site’s “About” or

“D

HOW DO I CONTACT SKIMLINKS SUPPORT? We encourage you to search our Resource Center to find the answer you need. It is full of useful information on how to get the most out of Skimlinks. If you would still like to get in touch, you c HOW CAN I PROMOTE OFFERS WITH SKIMLINKS? How can I promote offers with Skimlinks? We currently capture offers and promotions pushed from CJ, Awin, ShareASale and Rakuten . These will be automatically placed alongside your Merchant profile and in the Offers section of the Publisher Hub. If you work with Skimlinks via another affiliate network, or would like to push something that

has

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Skimlinks is the leading commerce content monetization platform. Its technology automatically monetizes product links in commerce-related

content.

INSTALL THE EDITOR TOOLBAR The Skimlinks Editor Toolbar is a Chrome Extension that will become your best friend. Install it now, and when you are on a merchant’s site, you’ll see if they they pay commission rates, what the average rates are and you’ll be able to quickly and easily create links for your social channels and newsletters.

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16 ECO-FRIENDLY AFFILIATE PROGRAMS YOU CAN PROMOTE TODAY As consumers increasingly search for sustainable and eco-friendly products, many new merchants have launched products to match the demand.We want to help facilitate this movement to build a better future for our planet, so we looked at the data in our network and found 16 top-performing, eco-friendly affiliate programs publishers can promote today with Skimlinks. INSTALLING SKIMLINKS ON A WORDPRESS SITE 1. Go to Skimlinks Setup Page and copy your Skimlinks javascript code. 2. Now log in to your WordPress admin page and look for the sidebar option 'Appearance' > 'Editor'. 3. From this page, you can configure individual pages of your WordPress theme. Select the option to edit your ‘Theme Footer (footer.php)’ on the right hand of your screen. THE SKIMLINKS APPROVALS PROCESS Our approvals process is how we determine whether or not a publisher will be a good fit for our service. You can sign up for Skimlinks here We are deliberately selective: Over the years we have cultivated a high quality network of editorial partners and we plan to keep it that way. The approvals process Continue reading "Rigorous yet speedy: Inside The Skimlinks Approvals Process" HOW DO I MANUALLY CHECK THE SKIMLINKS CODE IS INSTALLED Method 2 - Inspect Element. For the second method of manual testing, right click on a merchant link, click "Inspect Element". This will then bring up a box showing the URL that has been placed. If part of the URL shows as "data-skimlinks" (or something similar: data-skim) then this shows that Skimlinks is currently operational and your links HOW DO I DISCLOSE THE USE OF SKIMLINKS ON MY SITE If you’re using affiliate links, you need to disclose that you may be paid as a result of people engaging with your content. Two suggested ways you can do this are: 1. On your site’s “About” or

“D

HOW DO I CONTACT SKIMLINKS SUPPORT? We encourage you to search our Resource Center to find the answer you need. It is full of useful information on how to get the most out of Skimlinks. If you would still like to get in touch, you c HOW CAN I PROMOTE OFFERS WITH SKIMLINKS? How can I promote offers with Skimlinks? We currently capture offers and promotions pushed from CJ, Awin, ShareASale and Rakuten . These will be automatically placed alongside your Merchant profile and in the Offers section of the Publisher Hub. If you work with Skimlinks via another affiliate network, or would like to push something that

has

MERCHANTS | INDUSTRY LEADER IN AFFILIATE MARKETING The top 100 Merchants working with Skimlinks have seen their AOV increase by 76%. Skimlinks is the leader in commerce content: we see over $2.5million worth of Ecommerce transactions through Skimlinks’ network every day. We work with any network, any merchant, any market: 50 networks giving us access to 48,500 advertisers across display SKIMLINKS | THE MONETIZATION PLATFORM MADE FOR BLOGGERS Affiliate marketing is the number 1 source of revenue for bloggers. On average it accounts for 40% of bloggers’ total revenue. We’re here to make affiliate marketing simple and accessible to all: With Skimlinks, you can earn revenue from 48,500 affiliate programs globally, without working any extra hours. 16 ECO-FRIENDLY AFFILIATE PROGRAMS YOU CAN PROMOTE TODAY As consumers increasingly search for sustainable and eco-friendly products, many new merchants have launched products to match the demand.We want to help facilitate this movement to build a better future for our planet, so we looked at the data in our network and found 16 top-performing, eco-friendly affiliate programs publishers can promote today with Skimlinks. NEWS CORP AUSTRALIA: HOW THEY MADE THE DECISION TO INVEST News Corp Australia is the biggest media company in Australia, with over 17 million Australians consuming news and information through their suite of print and digital products every month. They are home to websites including news.com.au, bodyandsoul.com.au, kidspot.com.au, Escape.com.au, Vogue.com.au & GQ.com.au.. In April 2020, News Corp Australia launched their ecommerce strategy HOW TO MONETIZE YOUR CONTENT WITH SKIMLINKS: FROM People want to know how to use Skimlinks to make money from their content, so we made a webinar, explaining how to install our technology, use it to make money from affiliate links and turn commerce into a real money maker using our reporting HOW TO MAKE MONEY WITH EMAIL MARKETING IN 6 SIMPLE STEPS Step 3: Segment your audience. Personalization is key when it comes to email marketing (and marketing in general). Indeed, consumers receive hundreds of emails every week, so you will need to find ways to stand out from the crowd as not only will this improve your email open rates, you’ll also make money when people purchase the products you HOW DO I DISCLOSE THE USE OF SKIMLINKS ON MY SITE If you’re using affiliate links, you need to disclose that you may be paid as a result of people engaging with your content. Two suggested ways you can do this are: 1. On your site’s “About” or

“D

HOW ARE SALES TRACKED? Sales are typically tracked with cookies. Each affiliate program is set up differently with a different cookie, which determines the time period that you are eligible to receive a commission from when a user clicks on a link.. If a user clicks on a link and the cookie period is 30 days, then if they make a purchase on that merchant's site within 30 days of clicking on your link (and they haven PERFORMANCE REPORTS, REFERRING URL & EXCLUSIVE RATES FOR Go to Reports Tab > select "website" from the "Performance by" drop-down and filter the report by the Skimlinks CID to see Skimlinks Publisher domains. To see the referring URL, go to Reports Tab > Transaction Reports > Commission Detail Report. Filter to Skimlinks and be sure to check “Referring Click URL” in the column selector

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HOW CAN WE OPTIMIZE / GAIN MORE EXPOSURE THROUGH SKIMLINKS The easiest and most common way to boost your profile as a merchant and optimize with Skimlinks Publishers is to increase the commission rate you give to our publishers. According to performance data from the Skimlinks platform, merchants who increase their base commission rate tend to achieve the greatest AOV and overall revenue.

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Skimlinks is the leading commerce content monetization platform. Its technology automatically monetizes product links in commerce-related

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MERCHANTS | INDUSTRY LEADER IN AFFILIATE MARKETINGGETTING STARTEDUSER COOKIESRESOURCESHUBPRODUCT GUIDESCASE STUDIES Skimlinks is the leader in commerce content: we see over $2.5million worth of Ecommerce transactions through Skimlinks’ network every day. We work with any network, any merchant, any market: 50 networks giving us access to 48,500 advertisers across display, mobile and CPA/CPC offerings and a INSTALL THE EDITOR TOOLBAR So you have installed the code on your site and set up your account, now it’s time to install the Skimlinks Editor Toolbar. The Skimlinks Editor Toolbar is a Chrome Extension that will become your best

friend.

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HOW TO MONETIZE YOUR CONTENT WITH SKIMLINKS: FROM People want to know how to use Skimlinks to make money from their content, so we made a webinar, explaining how to install our technology, use it to make money from affiliate links and turn commerce into a real money maker using our reporting

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Sign up here for the free Skimlinks service. Start affiliate marketing today, without the hassle. HOW TO MAKE MONEY WITH EMAIL MARKETING IN 6 SIMPLE STEPSMAKE MONEY WITH ADS ONLINEMAKE MONEY EMAIL LISTMAKE MONEY SENDING EMAILEARN MONEY BY EMAILMAKE MONEY BY SENDING EMAILSSEND EMAILS MAKE MONEY Emailing tools such as Mailchimp also enables you to send targeted emails based on your subscribers’ locations. So if a big portion of your audience is based in another country, you can send more relevant products and offers by finding merchants who operate in their country. HOW DO I CONTACT SKIMLINKS SUPPORT? We encourage you to search our Resource Center to find the answer you need. It is full of useful information on how to get the most out of Skimlinks. If you would still like to get in touch, you c HOW DO I MANUALLY CHECK THE SKIMLINKS CODE IS INSTALLED If you're unable to confirm that Skimlinks is working on your site using the test link method (test.skimlinks.com), then you can follow the instructions below HOW CAN I PROMOTE OFFERS WITH SKIMLINKS? We currently capture offers and promotions pushed from CJ, Awin, ShareASale and Rakuten.These will be automatically placed alongside your Merchant profile and in the Offers section of the Publisher Hub.

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Skimlinks is the leading commerce content monetization platform. Its technology automatically monetizes product links in commerce-related

content.

MERCHANTS | INDUSTRY LEADER IN AFFILIATE MARKETINGGETTING STARTEDUSER COOKIESRESOURCESHUBPRODUCT GUIDESCASE STUDIES Skimlinks is the leader in commerce content: we see over $2.5million worth of Ecommerce transactions through Skimlinks’ network every day. We work with any network, any merchant, any market: 50 networks giving us access to 48,500 advertisers across display, mobile and CPA/CPC offerings and a INSTALL THE EDITOR TOOLBAR So you have installed the code on your site and set up your account, now it’s time to install the Skimlinks Editor Toolbar. The Skimlinks Editor Toolbar is a Chrome Extension that will become your best

friend.

HUB | SKIMLINKS

Hub | Skimlinks

HOW TO MONETIZE YOUR CONTENT WITH SKIMLINKS: FROM People want to know how to use Skimlinks to make money from their content, so we made a webinar, explaining how to install our technology, use it to make money from affiliate links and turn commerce into a real money maker using our reporting

SIGN UP | SKIMLINKS

Sign up here for the free Skimlinks service. Start affiliate marketing today, without the hassle. HOW TO MAKE MONEY WITH EMAIL MARKETING IN 6 SIMPLE STEPSMAKE MONEY WITH ADS ONLINEMAKE MONEY EMAIL LISTMAKE MONEY SENDING EMAILEARN MONEY BY EMAILMAKE MONEY BY SENDING EMAILSSEND EMAILS MAKE MONEY Emailing tools such as Mailchimp also enables you to send targeted emails based on your subscribers’ locations. So if a big portion of your audience is based in another country, you can send more relevant products and offers by finding merchants who operate in their country. HOW DO I CONTACT SKIMLINKS SUPPORT? We encourage you to search our Resource Center to find the answer you need. It is full of useful information on how to get the most out of Skimlinks. If you would still like to get in touch, you c HOW DO I MANUALLY CHECK THE SKIMLINKS CODE IS INSTALLED If you're unable to confirm that Skimlinks is working on your site using the test link method (test.skimlinks.com), then you can follow the instructions below HOW CAN I PROMOTE OFFERS WITH SKIMLINKS? We currently capture offers and promotions pushed from CJ, Awin, ShareASale and Rakuten.These will be automatically placed alongside your Merchant profile and in the Offers section of the Publisher Hub. SKIMLINKS | THE MONETIZATION PLATFORM MADE FOR BLOGGERS Affiliate marketing is the number 1 source of revenue for bloggers. On average it accounts for 40% of bloggers’ total revenue. We’re here to make affiliate marketing simple and accessible to all: With Skimlinks, you can earn revenue from 48,500 affiliate programs globally, without working any extra hours. HOW TO MONETIZE YOUR CONTENT WITH SKIMLINKS: FROM People want to know how to use Skimlinks to make money from their content, so we made a webinar, explaining how to install our technology, use it to make money from affiliate links and turn commerce into a real money maker using our reporting HOW TO MAKE MONEY WITH EMAIL MARKETING IN 6 SIMPLE STEPS Emailing tools such as Mailchimp also enables you to send targeted emails based on your subscribers’ locations. So if a big portion of your audience is based in another country, you can send more relevant products and offers by finding merchants who operate in their country. HOW DO I DISCLOSE THE USE OF SKIMLINKS ON MY SITE If you’re using affiliate links, you need to disclose that you may be paid as a result of people engaging with your content. Two suggested ways you can do this are: 1. On your site’s “About” or

“D

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