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Sharable affiliate links for creators

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Overview of affiliate links for creators

As a creator, you can use the shareable affiliate product links to earn commission from TikTok Shop. Aside from earning commission through shoppable videos or LIVEs, you can also earn commission outside of the app by sharing product links externally. To use the affiliate link-sharing function, you’ll need to update your TikTok app to the latest version available in the Play Store or App Store.

Please note that creators are required to adhere to TikTok Shop content policies when doing promotion for sharable product links.

What are sharable affiliate links?

Sharable links are affiliate links that allow creators to promote TikTok Shop products outside the TikTok app. The link is connected to your creator account, and when customers from outside the app click on the link to check out the product, you may earn commission on eligible sales.

You’ll need to provide your bank details first before you can receive a commission from sharing affiliate links. If you haven’t confirmed your details, you’ll be prompted to fill in the required details when you add a product to your Showcase.

How does affiliate link sharing work?

You can find products that you want to share in the Product Marketplace, or Link Opportunity (in TikTok Shop Toolkit). You’ll obtain a link to promote the product or a product list, then customers will view your posts which include the link, and check out the product(s) inside the affiliate link. You’ll only receive a commission on eligible sales from the affiliate link once the order is fulfilled.

For a more detailed understanding of the link-sharing process, refer to the flowchart below:

How to generate sharable affiliate links

There are three types of affiliate links you can share, with different landing pages to earn commission from customers:

  1. Product links
  2. Campaign links
  3. Showcase links

Sharable product links

You can find products that are available for TikTok Shop through the following pathways: Product Marketplace, Shop Tab, and the For You feed.

You can go to Product Marketplace through Profile > TikTok Studio (Click the 3 lines icon at upper right corner) > TikTok Shop for Creator (Creator Center) > Product (Product Marketplace).

In addition to the “Copy link” button, tapping on the other social media channels will also generate the link to share directly to your chosen channel. For example, if you choose Facebook, it will redirect you to Facebook’s create status page with the generated link added.

Sharable campaign links

TikTok Shop creators can also earn commission when they share links for campaigns from Link Opportunity. Creators can earn from all the affiliate products they have a commission plan for inside the campaign through just one link. Please note that commission will be earned only through affiliate links generated through creator panels that include “share and earn commission” messaging.

Sharable showcase links

You can also generate links that lead to your account’s showcase, and earn a commission.

How to track data for affiliate links

NavigatetoTikTok Shop for Creators” (Creator Center) > Performance Data > Link Performance

The Link Performance section will show you metrics for GMV and items sold. You can further explore and see the percentage of traffic coming from each platform where you shared affiliate links. By default, the top five traffic sources will be displayed. If you’ve shared links on additional channels, all other channels will be aggregated under the “Others” metric.

Differences in key metrics Overview

On your TikTok Shop data page, data shown in the Key Metrics section will now also include data from affiliate links.

Key metrics

Description

For product views and product clicks, the data shown is attributed via views or clicks from a product card. Kindly note the differences below:

  • If an affiliate link is shared as a product link:
    • No views or clicks from sharable links are attributed to the product views or product clicks shown on Key Metrics.
    • Upon clicking on the sharable link, the user will land directly on the product page instead of first viewing a product card.
  • If the sharable affiliate link is shared as a campaign link or showcase link:
    • All views or clicks from the campaign link or showcase link will be attributed to the product views or product clicks shown in the key metrics.
    • Upon clicking on the campaign link or showcase link, the user is first led to view the product card.
    • This view is counted into product views. Upon clicking on the product card, this click will be counted into product clicks.

FAQ

  1. Two creators have the same product in their two separate affiliate links: The customer added the product to their cart using the first affiliate link, but then the customer clicked on the second affiliate link before checking out. Who will receive the commission?
    • In this case, the commission will be factored into the second creator’s link. This is based on which product link was the last one that the customer clicked before checking out the product.
  1. Will I only receive a commission from sharable affiliate links upon the customer’s checkout?
    • No, the commission can only be received after the order is fulfilled from the seller’s side.
  1. If a customer clicks on the creator’s affiliate link, adds the product, and checks out with their cart with other products, will I receive a commission from all the products checked out?
    • No, you’ll only receive commission from the connected product to the connected affiliate link.
  1. Is there a limit to how long I can receive a commission from the affiliate link I generated?
    • You can earn commission from your generated links for a maximum of 100 days. For anything after that, you’ll need to generate a new link. 

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