Practical guide

Sell through affiliate links safely

A recommendation is not a native product order.

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Step 1

Use only your own approved affiliate programme and retailer product links. Keep tracking parameters intact.

Step 2

Write your own accurate description. Do not invent retailer prices, ratings, discounts or stock.

Step 3

Show affiliate disclosure beside the recommendation. The customer uses the retailer’s checkout.

Step 4

Use a full Amazon India or Flipkart product link. Shortened links are not accepted. Add your own accurate description and an affiliate disclosure.

Last reviewed 13 October 2026. Provider requirements can change. Confirm account and product eligibility with the relevant provider before accepting orders.

What this looks like in an ordinary working day.

An Indian creator photographing a kitchen storage product
“This is an affiliate recommendation. Check the current details and buy on the retailer’s website.”

A useful disclosure should be near the recommendation, where a person makes the decision. Your own accurate reason for recommending the product is more defensible than an imported price or rating you do not have permission to use.

A checklist you can use beside the form.

  1. Confirm your own programme eligibility.
  2. Use a supported direct product URL.
  3. Keep approved tracking parameters.
  4. Write your own accurate product context.
  5. Keep the product out of your shop checkout.

Before you share your product.

Save a draft while the details are changing. Before publishing, read the product as a customer would: what is included, what it costs, which choices matter and what happens next.

If you need help, describe what you wanted to do, the page you were on and what happened. You do not need technical vocabulary. Leave passwords, provider keys and private customer details out of the message.

A good next step

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