How to post affiliate links & discount codes on Instagram

Looking to post your affiliate links on Instagram stories, in your bio or through a third-party tool such as Link in Bio? In this article, we’ll explore all the ways to post your affiliate links and discount codes on your Instagram profile. 

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  1. Why do I need to post an affiliate link or discount code?
  2. What do affiliate links look like?
  3. Accessing your affiliate links on Avelon
  4. Accessing promo/discount codes on Avelon
  5. How do I create an affiliate link to a specific product?
  6. How to post your affiliate link and discount code on Instagram stories
  7. How to post your affiliate link in your Instagram bio
  8. How to post your affiliate link in a third party ‘Link in Bio’ tool

Why do I need to post an affiliate link or discount code?

Posting an affiliate link allows us (Avelon) to track the user who has clicked your link until they make a purchase. If you post about a brand and don’t provide an affiliate link, then we (Avelon) have no way to tell where the potential purchaser has come from – and therefore would have no way to attribute the sale back to you.

The same applies for a discount code. If you do not post the discount code that has been assigned to you, then we have no way to tell if the sale should be attributed to you. 

Not all brands provide discount codes, by the way. If there’s no discount code assigned to your profile, then don’t post a generic discount code you find on their website – it won’t get attributed to you. 

What do affiliate links look like?

Affiliate links look a little different to regular links. This is because they require a redirect to an external server to drop a cookie on the user clicking on the link. When you post an affiliate link on social media, it’s usually behind a sticker or a button. This means the user does not see the affiliate link and just clicks a button.

Avelon affiliate links look like this:

https://albion.avln.me/c/flsvJwUUUUoT

  • https:// – this indicates a link is secure and encrypted. It means there can be no security hiccups and ensures everyone’s data is secure and protected
  • albion.avln.me – this is the Avelon server redirect. The name of the retailer/brand/merchant is the first name. In this instance, we’re using an Albion affiliate link so the name at the front is Albion
  • /c/flsvJwUUUUoT – this is a random string, otherwise known as a UUID

Please note: any tampering with the affiliate link will result in missed tracking. Removing a letter or a number from any of the end of the URL will remove all tracking capabilities. It is important that you do not change any of the links structure.

How do I access my affiliate links on Avelon?

 You can find your affiliate links in the My Links section of your Dashboard (pictured below).

A video walkthrough of how to go from the Dashboard to My Links. The GIF is 3-seconds long and shows to go from Dashboard to My Links.
  1. Go to your Dashboard
  2. Click My Links at the top of the Dashboard
From there, you can copy the link, create an anchor tag or QR code and test the links destination.

How do I access my discount codes on Avelon?

 You can find your discount codes in the Promo codes section of your Dashboard (pictured below).

A video walkthrough of how to go from the Avelon Dashboard to Promo Codes as an affiliate. This GIF is 3-seconds long.

How do I create an affiliate link to a specific product?

If you’re promoting a specific product or want to create an affiliate link to a certain page, then the below guide will show you how:

  1. Copy the URL of the page you’d like to link to
  2. Go to My Retailers
  3. Click Generate Link on the Retailer you’d like to generate a link for
  4. Paste the URL you’ve copied
  5. Press Generate

How to post your affiliate link on Instagram stories

Here’s how to post an affiliate link on your Instagram story:

  1. Swipe from left to right on your Instagram homepage
  2. Upload the photo/video you’d like to add to your story
  3. Click the smiley face button (sticker button) next the the Aa at the top of the screen
  4. Click the link option
  5. Paste your affiliate link
  6. Customise the text (you could add your discount code at this point, too)
  7. Press done

When customising the text, you can also add your discount code. For example, use AVLN20 for 20% off at Albion. 


Top tip: you can save your stories as highlights on your Instagram profile by clicking the Highlights button. There’s a quick video on how to do this below:
  1. Click the Instagram story you’d like to add to your Highlight
  2. Click the highlight button at the bottom of the screen
  3. Name your highlight

How to post your affiliate link in your Instagram bio

Here’s how to post your affiliate links to your Instagram bio:

  1. Go to your Instagram profile
  2. Click Edit profile
  3. Click Links
  4. Click Add external link
  5. Paste the affiliate link
  6. Name the affiliate link
  7. Press done

How to post your affiliate link through a third-party 'Link in Bio' tool

If you use a third-party tool such as Link in Bio, Beacons or Later’s Link in Bio – then you’ll know that they are great for allowing users to see as many of your links as possible. These tools are basically mini-sites which you can customise and most of the time, they are free.

Whilst we don’t have a walkthrough for how to create your link in bio, we recommend using one. So sick.

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