Affiliate link – what is it and how to use it?
Data aktualizacji: 28.11.2025
Affiliate links are the fastest way to earn money by recommending products. Bloggers and social media users love them. They’re the quickest way to monetize any online activity. If you want to make money online by recommending products or services, you’re in the right place, because we’ve got a simple tool for you. Affiliate links are the fastest way to earn money on the internet.
What are affiliate links?
Affiliate links (also known as partner links or deep links) are simply active URL links which, after being processed in an affiliate system, record the number of clicks and the specific online actions generated, such as:
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purchases in an online store
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filling out a form or survey
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registering in a system
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signing up for a newsletter
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taking advantage of a promotion and other actions required by the advertiser
In affiliate cooperation with online stores, the actions are completed transactions in the store, from which the publisher is entitled to a commission.
If you’re not sure whether you are a publisher or an advertiser, check out the article “Publisher or Advertiser?”.
When an internet user clicks your affiliate link and goes to the online store, you earn a commission on the purchases they make there. What’s more, the user doesn’t have to buy anything immediately after clicking through to the store. If they return within 30 days – that is, within the cookie lifetime – you will still receive a commission for those purchases.
Recommend products? Earn with affiliate links
Regardless of what kind of online activity you run, you probably recommend tried-and-tested products or services to other users, or mention products you consider worth attention. With affiliate links, you can combine the pleasant with the profitable. If you attach affiliate links to your recommendations, not only will your reader benefit – you will too!
By redirecting the user to pages where they can immediately view the recommended product or service, check the price and make a purchase, you save them the time they would otherwise spend searching the internet on their own, while you earn a commission on the completed transaction.
We’ve collected practical examples of earning with affiliate links in the ebook:
How to start publishing affiliate links?
To start earning with affiliate links, all you need to do is register as a publisher in an affiliate network. Registration as a publisher in an affiliate network is free (it has been and will remain so), just like access to all promotional tools and the full functionality of the affiliate platform. This means that once you generate your affiliate links, they will keep working for you as long as you don’t remove them from your own online spaces.
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How and where to use affiliate links to earn money?
Affiliate (partner) links can be attached to any image, logo, or text (single words or entire sentences). Such a link can be used in recommendations, to discreetly promote selected products, and to influence users’ purchase decisions in a friendly way. Affiliate links are more effective than traditional banners because they’re not intrusive, so users are more willing to click them—often without even realizing they’ve clicked on an ad.
Just like any other active link, you can place affiliate links anywhere on your website, blog or social media channels: Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, YouTube or Snapchat.
Even if you don’t have your own website and you’re not active on social media, you can still earn money with affiliate links. You can send them in an email or via any messenger: Messenger, WhatsApp or GG.
How to create affiliate links?
Generating affiliate links is quick, easy and enjoyable. It takes just a few seconds to generate a basic affiliate link to the homepage of a selected online store. You don’t need any programming knowledge – our intuitive affiliate link generator will guide you through the entire process.
Anyone who registers in an affiliate network as a publisher and joins a selected affiliate program can generate affiliate links. Once you join an affiliate program, you become a publisher for that program, which means you earn a commission on purchases made through your affiliate links.
How to earn with affiliate links and discount codes?
On blogs, niche websites and social media, affiliate links can be used in many ways. On a blog or any other website, you can attach affiliate links to any image, text, your own graphic, or simply paste them as an active link.
A great way to increase your earnings from affiliate links is to combine them with current discount codes, which are added every day to the publisher’s account in the affiliate system. Discount codes are among the most frequently searched phrases in search engines – and it’s no surprise, because everyone wants to save money on their purchases.
But discount codes are not just a way to save – they’re also a way to earn. All you need to do is share the code together with your affiliate link, and you’ll collect a commission from the sales!
Affiliate links on YouTube – good examples
Zaksiążkowane is a YouTube channel run by two sisters: Tola and her 8-years-older sister Zuzanna. They both absolutely love books and use the channel to share their passion with others. They regularly talk about their favourite reads and inspire people to pick up more books.
Tryfonka Maluje is a channel run by makeup artist Marzena Tryfon. On her YouTube channel, she honestly talks about the products she tests and gives viewers advice on how to take care of their skin and create beautiful makeup looks – including for slightly more mature skin 🙂
What matters most to her is building a relationship with her audience so that women start believing in themselves and see that at any age you can look beautiful and feel wonderful in your own skin.
Affiliate marketing on Instagram and other social media platforms is used particularly effectively by creators in the fashion and beauty space, as well as food, fitness and general lifestyle influencers. However, other, more niche product categories also have a chance to perform well on Instagram.
The more specific the niche, the higher the audience engagement tends to be. That’s why success in affiliate marketing comes to those who skilfully match recommended products to the interests and needs of their audience.
Affiliate links on blogs – good examples
Outfit posts on blogs are a great way to leverage the potential of affiliate links. This type of content works very similarly to shopping guides, which consistently attract a lot of reader interest.
In a post by fashion blogger Ubieraj Się Klasycznie, women can find concrete ideas on how to combine different wardrobe elements. This format is perfect for using affiliate links, which can be attached to the store name, brand name or the specific product name mentioned next to a graphic or photo.
Example: 7 inspiration on Spring– Ubieraj Się Klasycznie
Showing readers how they can transform their space, suggesting home décor accessories, helping them choose colours, advising how to combine products and… recommending the best ones – this always works great with affiliate links!
Ewa, from the blog Mocem, has presented some great ideas for decorating a wedding venue. Thanks to affiliate links, future newlyweds can easily buy the right decorations and ornaments.
Example: Lavender – the main theme of the wedding – Mocem
Something for everyone! A gift list for an architect, programmer, athlete or Marvel comics fan.
Joanna, from the blog Joanna Pachla, presents ideas for inexpensive Christmas gifts! Such a list will definitely help many people choose a great present for someone close to them, going straight to the store via an affiliate link – and earning the author money from the blog at the same time.
Example: 12 ideas for cheap Christmas gifts. How to choose the best ones? – Joanna Pachla
Sharing your latest discoveries with readers (food products, gadgets, courses, books – this always works).
This type of post is exactly what Ch*jowa Pani Domu, one of the most popular lifestyle bloggers, has gone for. Adding affiliate links to each book title will certainly generate plenty of transactions and, as a result, commissions!
Example: Best books July 2019 – Ch*jowa Pani Domu
If you write a blog and are looking for more examples of how to use affiliate links, you’ll find them in the article “Affiliate link generator – the simplest tool for making money online.”
Even if you don’t have a website or a social media account, you can still earn money recommending products via partner links. All you need to do is send the link to your friends by email or through any messenger. When they use your recommendation, click through to the store via that link and buy anything, you’ll receive a commission from that transaction.
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