A content monetization platform built for publishers

Skimlinks’ technology is driven by our obsession with creating innovative solutions for online publishers

About Skimlinks

Skimlinks automatically turns product links into trackable affiliate links. We help publishers like Time Inc, BuzzFeed, Condé Nast, and Hearst connect to 48,500 merchants worldwide to earn revenue from their commerce content and the shopping-intent data it generates. Skimlinks is used on 1.5 million domains by 60,000 publishers globally.

Our technology

We pride ourselves on the speed and reliability with which we process millions of transactions every day: Over 4.6 billion page impressions generating 14.6 billion API calls a month go through our system, with a response time of less than 150 milliseconds.

24/7 global support and account management teams.
Our infrastructure autoscales to grow seamlessly with your business.
Cloud based infrastructure and globally load-balanced across three Amazon Web Services regions. Other services may fall, but we stand proud.
Our JavaScript is asynchronous. It runs independently from the page load and does not interfere with other software running on your site.
We have 99.99% service uptime.

Create compelling Commerce Content

Publishers use commerce content to write valuable content for their readers. The rise in online shopping and ecommerce has created a consumer passion for engaging commerce-related-content. More and more consumers are looking to content sites to research before making their purchase decisions. Publishers are seizing the moment to influence their readers shopping.

Publisher Insights

Access detailed reports about how your commerce-related content is performing, exactly how much revenue it’s generating and how engaging it is. Understand your best performing posts and pages to spark new content.

Find out exactly what your readers are interested in: from the products they like, which merchants they buy from, to where they go after they leave your site. Use impression, click and conversion data from our performance reports to create more valuable content.

With a deeper understanding of what your readers are interested in, editorial teams can focus on creating relevant and valuable content around topics that better match their readers interests.

Leverage content performance

Access detailed reports about how your commerce-related content is performing, exactly how much revenue it’s generating and how engaging it is. Understand your best performing posts and pages to spark new content.
Know your audience

Find out exactly what your readers are interested in: from the products they like, which merchants they buy from, to where they go after they leave your site. Use impression, click and conversion data from our performance reports to create more valuable content.
Influence content creation

With a deeper understanding of what your readers are interested in, editorial teams can focus on creating relevant and valuable content around topics that better match their readers interests.

Getting Started

Have more questions? Want to learn more? Check out our resources section.

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Monetize your commerce content

Earn money from the sales you drive.

Earning money through traditional affiliate marketing can take a huge chunk of your day and you’ve got better (and more interesting) things to do. Join Skimlinks and get instant access to over 48,500 merchant affiliate programs without the hassle of network sign ups, approvals or creating affiliate links.

Instantly transform any normal product, brand mention or merchant link into its equivalent affiliate link. Readers only see the original organic link and there’s no impact on SEO or page ranks.

With 48,500 merchants in our network worldwide, we secure top tier rates to get you exclusive top tier commissions. We’ve got you covered no matter what products or brands you’re writing about. Whether niche or mainstream. Find and compare merchant rates by category, status and popularity. Use our handy browser extension to quickly view merchant rates and create links at the point of content creation.

No matter where you post, whether on Facebook, Twitter, or Pinterest, you can use our browser extension link shortener to connect your audiences across channels and earn from your product and brand recommendations.

Save Time

Earning money through traditional affiliate marketing can take a huge chunk of your day and you’ve got better (and more interesting) things to do. Join Skimlinks and get instant access to over 48,500 merchant affiliate programs without the hassle of network sign ups, approvals or creating affiliate links.
Affiliate links automatically

Instantly transform any normal product, brand mention or merchant link into its equivalent affiliate link. Readers only see the original organic link and there’s no impact on SEO or page ranks.
Get more per sale

With 48,500 merchants in our network worldwide, we secure top tier rates to get you exclusive top tier commissions. We’ve got you covered no matter what products or brands you’re writing about. Whether niche or mainstream. Find and compare merchant rates by category, status and popularity. Use our handy browser extension to quickly view merchant rates and create links at the point of content creation.
Compare commission rates

No matter where you post, whether on Facebook, Twitter, or Pinterest, you can use our browser extension link shortener to connect your audiences across channels and earn from your product and brand recommendations.

Monetize your audience data

Earn even more for the role your content plays in creating purchase intent.

As part of the Skimlinks audiences co-operative, publishers big and small gain access to a deeper, broader dataset for better insights on their audience’s shopping intent behavior.

About Audiences by Skimlinks

Skimlinks is the first platform to reward all publishers for contributing to Audience segments. As a member of our publisher network, you automatically get access to our audience services. Simply sign-up and start earning from your audience data right away

About Audiences by Skimlinks

Use our audience insights to inform your content strategy and grow your readership and revenues. We detail the shopping intent signals demonstrated by your readers and help you identify the best opportunities for growth.

About Audiences by Skimlinks

Benefit from the co-operative

As part of the Skimlinks audiences co-operative, publishers big and small gain access to a deeper, broader dataset for better insights on their audience’s shopping intent behavior.
Monetize your audience data

Skimlinks is the first platform to reward all publishers for contributing to Audience segments. As a member of our publisher network, you automatically get access to our audience services. Simply sign-up and start earning from your audience data right away
Inform your content strategy

Use our audience insights to inform your content strategy and grow your readership and revenues. We detail the shopping intent signals demonstrated by your readers and help you identify the best opportunities for growth.

Getting Started

A content monetization platform built for publishers

Skimlinks’ technology is driven by our obsession with creating innovative solutions for online publishers

About Skimlinks

Our technology

Create compelling Commerce Content

Publisher Insights

Have more questions? Want to learn more? Check out our resources section.

Monetize your commerce content

Earn money from the sales you drive.

Boost display revenues

Monetize your audience data

Earn even more for the role your content plays in creating purchase intent.

Skimlinks is free and easy to use. Join and start earning today!

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A content monetization platform built for publishers

Skimlinks’ technology is driven by our obsession with creating innovative solutions for online publishers

About Skimlinks

Our technology

Create compelling Commerce Content

Publisher Insights

Have more questions? Want to learn more? Check out our resources section.

Monetize your commerce content

Earn money from the sales you drive.

Boost display revenues

Monetize your audience data

Earn even more for the role your content plays in creating purchase intent.

Skimlinks is free and easy to use. Join and start earning today!

SOLUTIONS FOR PUBLISHERS

SOLUTIONS FOR ADVERTISERS

COMPANY

LEGAL

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