Quick summary
This demo walks you through how to do affiliate marketing on YouTube by signing up for an affiliate program, generating a tracking link, and adding it to your channel description with a proper disclosure statement. Follow each step to compliantly monetize your YouTube channel through affiliate links.
Steps
- Choose a relevant affiliate program, visit its website, and sign up by submitting a brief application along with your YouTube channel link.
- Once approved, log in to the affiliate dashboard and generate a tracking link for the product or service you want to promote.
- Go to studio.youtube.com and open Customization in the left-side navigation bar.
- Add a clearly labeled affiliate section in the channel Description section.
- Add a disclosure statement above the affiliate links to meet compliance requirements.
- Click Publish to apply all changes, and remember to verbally disclose affiliate content in your videos to meet YouTube policy requirements.
