How do I promote affiliate links on social media?

How do I track sales on social media?

How can I make money from social media?

How can I effectively promote affiliate links on social media?

What are the best platforms for affiliate marketing?

How do I create and share affiliate links on Instagram and TikTok?

Social media platforms provide unique opportunities for affiliate marketing. This guide outlines effective strategies for promoting affiliate links across popular social networks:

YouTube

YouTube allows you to share affiliate links by including them in video descriptions alongside content that showcases a product or service.

To learn more about creating short, clean affiliate links for social media, see How can I create an affiliate link?

Facebook

To use Facebook for affiliate marketing:

• Add tracking affiliate links to posts, along with relevant images and product/service details in comments.
• Add affiliate links as action buttons on your page. For guidance, visit Facebook's Help Centre.
• Share relevant affiliate links in Facebook groups with users who are likely to engage.

Instagram

Instagram offers several ways to share affiliate links outside of your feed, these include:

• Tagging the brand's Instagram page by using hashtags or mentions.
• Using your bio to direct followers to a site with affiliate links. For more information, read How can I promote multiple advertisers/products on Instagram?
• Using the Link Sticker feature to add clickable affiliate links to your Stories.
• Using Awin's cookieless technology to create voucher and coupon codes. To learn more, see What is Voucher Attribution?

For more guidance and tips on using Instagram for affiliate marketing, read How can I use Instagram for affiliate marketing? and What are the different ways to promote products on Instagram?

Pinterest

You can publish affiliate links on Pinterest in two ways: by creating new pins with your affiliate links as the URL, or by replacing existing pins' URLs with your links.

You can shorten affiliate links using the MyAwin browser extension. To learn more, see What is the MyAwin browser extension?

X (formerly Twitter)

You can monetise X by adding affiliate links to posts. Make sure to select relevant advertisers or products to feature.

TikTok

To share affiliate links on TikTok , you can:

• Add shortened links in your profile bio.
• Include tracking links in your video descriptions.
• Redirect Traffic to other platforms like Facebook, blogs, or YouTube.
• Use third-party tools to display multiple URLs.
• Promote coupon codes within your content.

For more information, see How can I use TikTok for affiliate marketing?

Compliance

It's your responsibility to be aware of and adhere to the advertising laws relevant to your sector and region. For more information and guidance on compliance, see  What are the guidelines for ads on social media?