Rakuten Affiliate Network’s

Guide to Affiliate
Marketing
How does it work?
 Deep Linking
• Enables Publishers to create tracking links to any page on an
Advertiser’s site
• Deep links direct a Publisher’s Web traffic to a specific page
or product rather than the Advertisers homepage

Follow these steps:

1. 2. 3.

Hover over Links, then

Select Single Link, then enter the URL Your affiliate link is complete,
click Deep Linking in the
of the product from the advertiser’s and you can now paste the
Publisher Dashboard.
site you would like to link to. Select code onto your site.
Select the advertiser you
URL as the output format, then click
would like to use from
Create Link.
the drop-down menu.
 Bookmarklet

• Browser bookmark that creates a Deeplink for the

Advertiser’s page you are currently browsing
• Can create URLs or Text links with custom text
• Links can be shortened with bit.ly in the tool to shorten
for social media sites such as Facebook and Twitter

• Enables you to…

Create links to pages on an advertiser's site without
logging in to the Publisher Dashboard
 Bookmarklet – How it works

After logging into your

Publisher profile, select
Bento Box under the ‘Links’
tab and choose “Get Links”
Bookmarklet – How it works

Choose “Bookmarklet”
Bookmarklet – How it works

Follow the steps to start using Bookmarklet.

 Bookmarklet – How it works

Bookmarklet browser tool allows you to generate links on the fly!

 Product Link Finder
• Search for product links for all Advertisers from one
location
• Advanced search options allow searches by phrase and
sorts results by price, product name or product category
 Reporting
Rakuten Affiliate Network provides tools to help you
understand your readers’ shopping habits and keep track of
your affiliate program. These reports will enable you to keep
track of your sales, revenue, traffic and product/link success.

The Sales and Activity Report The Product Success Report

Reveals the products that have
Displays the activity for
been bought by readers
each advertiser program
referred from your site.

The Link Type Report The Revenue Report

Shows which links are Provides insight on the times
working most effectively on of the day, week and month
your site. that are most successful.
 Payment Information

Commissions are calculated and paid out within 60 days

of the original transaction.

Publishers receive payment in the form of a check, PayPal

or direct deposit depending on each Advertiser partner.

It is important to keep your contact information up-to-date so all

payments are send on time and to the correct address.
 Contact
Rakuten Affiliate Network provides tools to help you
understand your readers’ shopping habits and keep track of
your affiliate program. These reports will enable you to keep
track of your sales, revenue, traffic and product/link success.

Ashley Hajjar
Network Development Specialist

Email: ashley.hajjar@rakuten.com
Phone: 646-943-8310

www.rakutenmarketing.com/affiliate-marketing