MISTAKE: Running only the same public codes everyone else has

MISTAKE: Running only the same public codes everyone else has
If your whole catalog is the public codes also sitting on twenty competitor sites, you've made yourself a commodity — the merchant has zero reason to prioritize you, and Google has zero reason to pick your duplicate page over an older, stronger one.
The fix: Earn exclusives. Once a merchant page converts, go back to the affiliate manager with your numbers and ask for a publisher-exclusive code or an enhanced rate. Even one exclusive per top merchant gives you content no competitor can duplicate and a reason for the brand to feature you. Sources say managers approve far more exclusives than affiliates ever bother to request.
Why it matters: Exclusivity is the one moat in this niche that a scraper literally cannot copy.