Skimlinks
Skimlinks is a commerce content monetization platform. Their technology helps you automatically monetize product links in commerce-related content.
Skimlinks Description
Skimlinks works with 50 networks which include CJ, Awin, and Rakuten Advertising and gives you access to over 48,500 affiliate programs, all in one place. It also negotiates exclusive rates with merchants, which are generally double the usual rates. Its technology automatically earns publishers a share of sales they drive through product links in commerce-related content created by editors. The platform is a one-stop solution providing the technology and the data to start, grow, and successfully scale a content commerce strategy. It works across desktop, tablet, and mobile.
Skimlinks Products
Skimlinks offers various tools and products to publishers. These are
- Editor Toolbar: The Skimlinks Editor Toolbar Chrome Extension is a crucial part of many publishers’ workflow. When browsing any merchant’s website, you can instantly see their average commission rate and offers and are able to easily create an affiliate link directly from the toolbar.
- Link Wrapper: In addition to the Skimlinks javascript, which automatically generates affiliate links on your site. Editors can also create their own shortened links using the Link Generator, which can be shared on social media, email newsletters, and anywhere else your team can think of.
- AMP: Once the AMP code is installed, the Skimlinks AMP integration enables publishers to seamlessly monetize commerce links across all your AMP articles.
Skimlinks Features and Capabilities
Skimlinks provides you with an all-in-one analytics suite that includes the following:
- Reports: Offers a wide range of reports, including performance by the merchant, real-time clicks, and revenue source. The Reporting API allows you to import commerce data into your own business intelligence tools.
- Automated affiliate links: Allows you to automate the monetization of commerce links and spend more time with content. After installation of the code, they automatically turn commerce links into affiliate links.
- Forms of commerce content: Allows you to experiment with different forms of commerce content, including product reviews, gift guides, timely deals, and more.
Skimlinks Payment Info
Skimlinks pays publishers their cleared account balance at the end of each month provided that:
- The publisher has provided the payment details
- The publisher has paid Skimlinks the commission
- The total commission paid by the merchant exceeds the payment threshold of $65/€55/£50.
They pay publishers the commissions that have been paid to them by the merchants. For commissions to be cleared, they have to be approved by the retailer and paid by the partner. The amount of time it takes for this process to be finished is at least 92 days from the transaction date.
Skimlinks Key Facts
- Skimlinks powers commerce content strategies for publishers.
- As the world’s largest commerce content monetization platform, it helps grow a revenue stream that can contribute as much as a quarter of a publisher’s overall revenue.
- It enables publishers to be less dependent on advertising.
Skimlinks Site Type Monetized
Some of the popular verticals that Skimlinks works with are:
- Arts & Crafts
- Fitness Products and Services
- Personalised Gifts
- Women’s Fashion
- Cosmetics
- Men’s Fashion
- Travel
- Furniture
- Nails and Nail Care
- Rented Holiday Accommodation
Skimlinks Publisher Eligibility
Skimlinks do not have any eligibility requirements with respect to traffic. However, they do not accept publishers who promote any sensitive or illegal content or adult content. The sites must have content suitable for commerce content monetization. The publisher domain cannot include brand or product names, and they must have an audience in the markets they operate in.
