A platform redesign that silently zeroed 30% of links
Everyone audits their content. Almost nobody audits whether their links still pay.
A SaaS affiliate's commissions dropped 30% over two months. Traffic up, rankings up. Mystery.
What happened: the SaaS redesigned its site and changed URL structures. The affiliate's deep links now 301-redirected — and the redirect stripped the affiliate parameter. Every click through those links converted as "organic," crediting the company, not them.
— Affected: 41 of their highest-traffic links.
— Lost commission over two months: ~$3,600.
— Recovery: rebuilt links to the new URLs, asked the program to honor the parameter through redirects. Got 80% back going forward, $0 retroactively.
A SaaS can vaporize your income with a routine redesign and never tell you. Test your money links monthly, not your traffic.
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A platform redesign that silently zeroed 30% of links
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