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You need to sign up for Viglink or Skimlinks ASAP - the fact that you aren't using affiliate links is literally costing you. Those services are a single line o
by jasongill 12y ago
You need to sign up for Viglink or Skimlinks ASAP - the fact that you aren't using affiliate links is literally costing you.
Those services are a single line of javascript which automatically affiliates any outgoing link, and they are perfect for sites like this where you can't waste time trying to maintain affiliate accounts with hundreds of advertisers.
No offense to you, of course, but the fact that sites pop up on HN regularly of this type without affiliate links amazes me.
- troels 12y agoMy thought exactly. It is trivial to implement viglink - do it now.
- buro9 12y agoDon't sign up to either Viglink or Skimlinks. If you're curating the products and links manually (as this site appears to be doing), then sign up to the 4 or 5 affiliate programs directly. It's insane that anyone would give away 25%+ of their current revenue and future revenue to save a few minutes work. Even if you are not curating links and are using user generated content... only use Viglink and Skimlinks as a stop-gap for you identifying your key revenue sources and going direct.
- jadlimcaco 12y agoThanks for the feedback! We agree and are joining affiliate programs to many retailers as fast as we can. Our first focus was to create a great experience for our community. We are in the process of converting our links to affiliate links now. We feel that Viglink and Skimlink's cost does not justify the time savings.