You can use affiliate links on Medium, and you get the steps to do it without losing a story or a commission. That covers the rules, the disclosure wording, the best story types, and tracking.

Medium's Rules allow affiliate links when you tell readers about them. Medium also bans spam, third party ads, and affiliate marketing dressed up as product reviews.

Three Layers Every Link Must Pass

Your link has to pass the affiliate program, Medium, and the Federal Trade Commission. The strictest layer wins.

Amazon Associates defines your Site as a website, social media user-generated content, an app, or an Alexa skill. It does not name Medium, so add your Medium profile address to your account first.

Amazon also bars cloaked links and typed prices. A paywalled story is not open to every reader, so keep Amazon-linked stories free.

Amazon pays no commission on a purchase by a customer who reached Amazon through an ad you bought.…