Overlay tags disappear when a video ends, but the description link stays. Put the affiliate link where a viewer can find it after watching, and label it so nobody has to guess what it is.
A tidy description with three or four links converts better than a wall of twenty. Fewer links mean each one gets noticed.
Put the product name first, then the link. A viewer scanning on a phone should see the item name without tapping.
Number the links when a video covers several products, and mention the numbers in your spoken outro so the description and the video line up.
Keep each line short. Long tracking URLs break across phone screens and look suspicious, so use the tidy link your affiliate dashboard gives you.
Give each product its own link when you can. A single catch all link hides which video and which product actually pay, and you lose the information you need to repeat a win.
Check the dashboard weekly rather than daily. Sales lag behind clicks, and daily checking mostly teaches you impatience.
A description link is a quiet employee. It keeps working after the video ends, but only if you tell viewers where to find it.
Broken links are the most common loss. A product page changes, the link dies, and commissions stop with no warning.
Another loss is burying the link under a long block of text. If a viewer has to scroll past four paragraphs to reach it, most will not.
Do not paste a link to a store that ships only to one country if your audience lives elsewhere. Geography kills more affiliate sales than price does.
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