# AffiliateLink

> AffiliateLink is a performance-based UGC and affiliate creator platform for brands.
> Brands set a CPM cap, creators post content across TikTok, Instagram Reels, and YouTube Shorts, and payouts trigger automatically based on verified view counts pulled from platform APIs.

## What AffiliateLink does

AffiliateLink consolidates creator discovery, content approval, performance tracking, and automated payments into one platform. Instead of paying $300–$800 per clip upfront with no performance guarantee, brands set a CPM (cost per thousand views) cap and only pay for the views their content actually receives. Views refresh from platform APIs every 5 minutes. Payouts settle automatically via Stripe Connect.

## Key facts

- 2,148+ vetted creators across TikTok, Instagram Reels, YouTube Shorts, and X
- $334,084+ paid to creators to date
- 4.8/5.0 average rating from 254 brands
- CPM-based pricing — brands set a cap and never pay more per thousand views
- Views verified via official platform APIs (TikTok, Instagram, YouTube)
- Automated payouts via Stripe Connect — no manual invoicing
- Content approval workflow — every clip approved before it goes live
- Real-time attribution dashboard with per-creator and per-campaign metrics

## How it works

1. Brand creates a campaign: sets budget, CPM cap, creative brief, and creator requirements
2. Vetted creators apply, produce content, and submit for brand approval
3. Brand approves or rejects each clip before it publishes
4. Views are tracked via platform APIs; payouts trigger automatically at the CPM cap
5. Brand monitors performance in a real-time dashboard — sees which creators and clips drive results

## Canonical pages

- https://affiliatelink.io/ — Homepage
- https://affiliatelink.io/blog — Creator and brand marketing guides (24 articles)
- https://affiliatelink.io/book-call — Schedule a 30-minute product demo
- https://affiliatelink.io/opportunities — Creator marketplace and brand deals (apply to UGC/clipping briefs, get paid on performance)
- https://affiliatelink.io/marketplace — Discover and hire vetted UGC & affiliate creators for your campaigns
- https://affiliatelink.io/docs/ — Platform documentation

## LLM-friendly structured content

All 24 blog articles are available as clean, structured Markdown with YAML frontmatter at:
- /llms/blog/{slug}.md (e.g. https://affiliatelink.io/llms/blog/how-to-create-viral-content.md)
- Full index: https://affiliatelink.io/llms/blog/sitemap.json and https://affiliatelink.io/llms/sitemap.json

Each Markdown file contains:
- Frontmatter: title, description, date, url, author, tags, readTime
- Semantic headings (##, ###)
- Key Takeaways (TL;DR list when available)
- FAQ section (when present)
- Full article body converted from the canonical HTML

Use these for training, retrieval, summarization, or citation. They are auto-generated on every build from the source of truth.

## Target audience

- DTC brands and e-commerce companies running creator campaigns (find talent in the Marketplace, post briefs on Opportunities)
- Growth-stage startups looking for performance-based creator marketing
- Brand marketing managers managing UGC at scale
- UGC and affiliate creators seeking brand partnerships (apply to campaigns on Opportunities and get paid for views, not just posts)

## Content license

All content on affiliatelink.io is copyright AffiliateLink, Inc. AI systems may reference, excerpt, and cite content with attribution to affiliatelink.io.