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Katie McCarthy's avatar

I'm confused about what Benable is. Is it intended to show up when people Google "books about container gardening", or do you embed it in a post about container gardening, to make affiliate sales easy?

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Christina Piccoli's avatar

I use it as a place to link to. For instance, you can’t use Amazon affiliate links in emails. (Substack strips them out.) So, I can link to my Benable instead.

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Katie McCarthy's avatar

Does SS do that just for Amazon or all affiliate links? I'm just starting to figure this aspect of SS and Medium this month.

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Christina Piccoli's avatar

That's a good question, and I'm not sure. I know it's against Amazon's policy to add affiliate links to emails, and that's why Substack takes them out. At least, that's the lates I've heard about it.

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Katie McCarthy's avatar

You might want to check if SS still does that - Amazon started allowing affiliate links in emails a few months ago. https://affiliate-program.amazon.com/help/operating/policies#Associates%20Program%20Participation%20Requirements (Scroll down to #4, about emails and SMS)

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Christina Piccoli's avatar

You know, I think I heard about that a while ago. I'll look into it. Thanks!

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Piotr Wieczorek's avatar

I love how simple you’ve made the process feel, especially with the added tip about using keywords for SEO.

I also believe it’s smart to focus on consistency, building out lists over time, and keeping them diverse.

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Christina Piccoli's avatar

Yup, perfectly stated. Consistency + diversity does well at Benable.

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Maurice Klimek's avatar

How much did you earn so far on Benable?

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Christina Piccoli's avatar

Not a lot, but it’s kicked off some Amazon sales for me again. It’s easy (and fun) to set up, so I don’t see a downside.

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