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The creator monetization blog.
Honest, useful guides to how creators make money from recommendations: the best affiliate programs, recurring SaaS commissions, how to land brand deals, and how to disclose the FTC-honest way, from the team building Favly.
Rejected from LTK or ShopMy? Here is what to do next
A rejection usually means one of three things, and only one of them is worth waiting out. Here is how to read the decision and what to do instead of reapplying blindly.
How do creators make money from recommendations?
The real ways creators earn from the tools and gear they already recommend: affiliate commissions, brand deals, recurring SaaS payouts, and digital products.
The best affiliate programs for creators
A practical guide to the best categories of affiliate programs for creators, and how to judge a program by recurring pay, cookie window, and payout terms.
AI affiliate programs for creators
A guide to AI affiliate programs for creators: why AI tool commissions are often recurring, which categories convert, and how to recommend honestly.
Recurring affiliate programs for SaaS: how the money actually adds up
A recurring affiliate program keeps paying every month your referral stays subscribed. Here is how they work, what they pay, and why they suit creators who recommend software.
ShopMy vs LTK vs Favly: an honest comparison
An honest, fair three-way comparison of ShopMy, LTK, and Favly, with a table covering follower gates, payouts, brand deals, and best-fit niches.
How to get brand deals as a creator
A practical guide to landing brand deals: media kit, pitching, disclosure, and how storefront revenue data lets you sell on results instead of reach.
Best AI tools for content creators, by category
An honest, category-by-category roundup of the AI tools content creators actually use, and what to look for before you recommend one to your audience.
How many followers do you need to make money with affiliate?
The honest answer to how many followers you need to earn from affiliate marketing, why trust beats reach, and the conversion math behind small niche audiences.
FTC affiliate disclosure for creators: a plain guide
A plain-language guide to FTC affiliate disclosure for creators: what is required, how to label links, where to put disclosures, and how Favly handles it by default.
Which affiliate platforms support recurring revenue share for AI SaaS?
The creator affiliate networks pay once, per sale, because they were built for retail. Recurring revenue share lives somewhere else entirely. Here is where it is, and how the structures really differ.
Affiliate cookie windows explained: why you lose commissions you thought you earned
A cookie window is the clock that starts when someone clicks your link. It decides whether you get paid at all, and on Instagram it does not run at all. Here is how each platform compares.
How to sell affiliate products as a creator
Selling affiliate products is less about audience size than about recommending things people were already going to buy. Here are the five steps that move commission, platform by platform.
Do creators pay taxes on affiliate income?
Affiliate income is taxable whether or not a form arrives. Here is how US creators are taxed on it in 2026, which forms to expect, and roughly how much to set aside.
What is a creator commerce platform?
A creator commerce platform turns your recommendations into a shoppable, monetized storefront. Here is what that actually means, how it differs from a link-in-bio, and how to choose one.
Do creator codes give discounts?
Most creator codes do give the buyer a discount, and pay the creator a commission on the same sale. Here is how they work, how they differ from affiliate links, and how creators get them.
How much do affiliate links pay? The real numbers, by product type
Affiliate links pay a commission on each sale, from a few cents to hundreds of dollars. Here is what they actually pay by product type, and what drives the number.
How to monetize AI content when your whole channel is about tools
The most reliable way to monetize AI content is affiliate income on the tools you recommend, especially recurring SaaS commissions. Here is the honest playbook.
How much do brand deals pay?
Reported brand deal rates by follower tier and format, why the dollar-per-follower rules are unreliable, and why B2B and AI-tool creators often earn more per follower than lifestyle accounts.
How to monetize your link in bio
A link page hosts your links. It does not pay you. Here is how creators actually earn from a bio link, which revenue types pay fastest, and how to turn a list of links into a storefront that converts.
Content creator programs that actually pay
There are five kinds of creator program, and they pay in completely different shapes. Here is what each one actually pays, how hard it is to get in, and which one keeps paying after the sale.
How to track affiliate link clicks and conversions
Clicks and commissions rarely rank in the same order. Here is how to track both across scattered programs, and what to change when they disagree.
When do affiliate programs pay?
Payout schedules range from weekly with a $11 minimum to 60 days after month end. Here is what each major program pays, and why your money is held.
Affiliate marketing for developers and technical creators
Developer audiences are small, skeptical and unusually valuable. Here is how technical creators monetize tool recommendations without losing the trust that makes them work.
Does YouTube have an affiliate program?
YouTube runs a shopping affiliate feature inside the Partner Program, but eligibility is narrow and the catalog is retail only. Here is what qualifies and what pays better.
How to get paid to promote brands
There are two ways brands pay creators, and they suit different audience sizes. Here is how each works, what to charge, and how to pitch without a media kit nobody reads.
Do you need a website for affiliate marketing?
No, and for most creators a website is the slowest possible start. Here is when a site genuinely pays off, when it does not, and what replaces it.