Managing Your Affiliate Links

Overview

Affiliate links are the mechanism that ties a visitor to your account. When someone clicks your link and signs up for TrekMail, a 30-day attribution cookie is set. If they convert to a paid plan within that window, the commission is credited to you.

All link management happens in the Links tab of your affiliate dashboard.

Creating a new link

1. Open the Affiliate section in your dashboard sidebar.
2. Click the Links tab.
3. Click Create link.
4. Fill in the link details:
   • Link name — a label for your own reference, such as "Blog sidebar" or "Newsletter Nov 2026". This is not shown to visitors.
   • Custom code — the short identifier that appears in your link URL (for example, yourbrand produces https://trekmail.net?ref=yourbrand). Codes must be unique and can only contain letters, numbers, and hyphens. If the code you enter is already taken, the form will prompt you to choose another.
   • Landing URL (optional) — by default, links send visitors to the TrekMail homepage. You can override this with a specific landing page, such as the Teams or AI Agents page, if your content targets a specific audience.
   • UTM parameters (optional) — set a campaign name, source, and medium to track performance in your own analytics tool alongside your affiliate dashboard data.
5. Click Save link.

Your new link appears in the Links table immediately and is ready to use.

Copying a link

Click the Copy button next to any link to copy the full tracking URL to your clipboard. The URL includes your referral code and any UTM parameters you configured.

Always share the link exactly as copied. Modifying the URL or stripping query parameters may break tracking.

Editing a link

Click the Edit icon on any link to update its name, landing URL, or UTM parameters. You cannot change the custom code after the link is created — if you need a different code, create a new link.

Deleting a link

Click the Delete icon to remove a link. Deleted links stop tracking immediately. Historical clicks and conversions already attributed to that link are retained in your commission ledger and are not affected.

Reading link performance

Each link in the table shows:

• Clicks — total number of times the link has been clicked
• Signups — visitors who created a TrekMail account after clicking
• Paid conversions — signups who activated a paid plan

Use these numbers to understand which placements or campaigns drive real customers, not just traffic. Clicks without conversions often indicate a mismatch between your audience and the landing page or copy you are using.

Tips for effective link use

• Create one link per channel or placement. A separate link for your blog sidebar, newsletter, and YouTube description gives you clean performance data per source.
• Match the landing URL to your audience. If your content targets agencies, link to https://trekmail.net (multi-domain focus). If it targets solo operators, link to https://trekmail.net/solo. If it targets developers, link to https://trekmail.net/ai-agents.
• Use UTM parameters if you want to see affiliate traffic alongside your other campaigns in Google Analytics, Plausible, or similar tools.
• Do not shorten links with third-party shorteners that strip query parameters — this will break tracking and you will not receive credit for those referrals.