Picture this: you’re writing an article, you mention a product, and you drop in a regular link to the store. Skimlinks converts it into an affiliate link in real time. No registering with a dozen affiliate programs, no manual link replacement, no headaches. Magic? Almost.
How It Works Technically
You install a JavaScript snippet on your site. Skimlinks scans outgoing links to supported merchants (over 48,000 of them) and automatically appends your affiliate ID. The visitor clicks the link, buys something — you get the commission.
It supports merchants from ShareASale, CJ, Impact, Rakuten, FlexOffers, and other networks. Essentially, Skimlinks is an aggregator of aggregators.
The Money
Commission depends on the specific merchant. Skimlinks takes a 25% cut of your earnings — that’s the price of automation. So if a merchant pays 10%, you get 7.5%. Is that a lot for doing absolutely nothing? A fair question.
Payouts from $10. Net-60. PayPal or direct deposit.
Where to Use It
- Content sites with product recommendations
- Forums (yes, people share links on forums, and that can be monetized)
- News outlets that cover gadgets
The main downside: earnings per click are lower than working directly with an affiliate program. But if you run a large site where manually replacing links isn’t feasible — Skimlinks solves the problem.
Not for landing pages behind Facebook Ads. For content projects.
Official website: https://www.skimlinks.com