Managing Your Affiliate Links

Overview

Affiliate links connect a visit to your affiliate account. When someone clicks an active link, TrekMail records the visit and stores a 30-day first-party attribution cookie in that browser. If the visitor registers within that window, the attribution is saved with the new account. Qualifying purchases can then generate commission during that account's revenue-share period.

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". Visitors do not see this label.
   • Custom code: the short identifier at the end of the link. For example, yourbrand produces https://trekmail.net/r/yourbrand. Codes must be unique and can contain lowercase letters, numbers, hyphens, and underscores. If a code is taken or reserved, choose another.
   • Landing URL (optional): by default, links send visitors to the TrekMail homepage. You can use a relative TrekMail path such as /pricing, or a full TrekMail URL. External destinations are not accepted.
   • 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. An approved affiliate account is required for the link to be active and record referrals.

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 Edit on any link to update its name, code, destination, UTM parameters, or active status. Changing a code changes the shareable URL, so update any published placement that uses the old URL.

Deleting a link

Click Delete to stop a link and remove it from your workspace. It stops tracking immediately. Historical clicks, conversions, and commissions already attributed to the link remain in the ledger.

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: qualifying paid events credited to the link, including paid invoices and verification-credit purchases.

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. Use a current TrekMail page that supports the claim in your content. If a destination has moved, choose the relevant page from the current public site instead of forwarding visitors through an unrelated page.
• 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 a service that changes the destination or removes query parameters. This can break tracking and prevent credit for a referral.

Before you publish a link

Check four things: your application shows Approved, the link is marked Active, the URL starts with https://trekmail.net/r/, and the destination is a current TrekMail page that supports your message. Keep a copy of the exact published URL, especially after changing a link code.