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Hey Insiders!
Summer is winding down, and while most people are soaking up the last rays, we’re already looking ahead. I’ve gone ahead and kicked off our September campaigns a little early so you can get a jump on things. This means you can apply now for the partnerships you’re most excited about and secure your spot before they fill up.
ShareASale is officially closing in October, marking the end of an era in affiliate marketing. All programs are moving over to Awin, and while change can feel bittersweet, this transition opens the door to new tools and opportunities. If you haven’t already made the switch, you’ll find all the details and next steps outlined below in this email so you can keep your links, tracking, and payments running smoothly.
Q4 is right around the corner. This is the busiest and most profitable season of the year for affiliate marketing. If you’ve been thinking about adding affiliate income to your goals for the rest of 2025 (and setting yourself up for an even stronger start in 2026), now is the time to lean in. The sooner you start building content and traffic, the better positioned you’ll be when the holiday rush hits.
We’re here to help you make the most of this season. From exclusive campaigns to creative assets and guidance on what converts best, our goal is to give you everything you need to grow your earnings and your audience. Apply for the campaigns you want today, and let’s make this your biggest Q4 yet.
~The Apogee Team
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So Long ShareASale...
ShareASale will be shutting down on October 6, 2025, with all accounts transitioning to Awin. After this date, you’ll no longer have access to your ShareASale account, so it’s important to log in beforehand to wrap up any outstanding tasks and export any historical data you want to keep, such as past performance reports, transactions, and payment history. While the data will be backed up, it won’t be accessible in the ShareASale platform after the shutdown.
Key dates to know: tracking on ShareASale will be disabled starting August 27, 2025, and your existing links will continue tracking on Awin without you needing to make changes. The final ShareASale payment will be issued on September 22, 2025, so make sure your payment, address, and tax details are correct to avoid delays. From that point forward, all management will be done directly in Awin, with no disruption to your tracking or partnerships.
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Gearing Up For A New Month
Here are a few tasks that you can do every single month to maximize your affiliate earnings.
First, log in to your Awin, Impact, Levanta, etc, affiliate accounts.
- Check your balances - are you happy with how much you made last month? If not, make a goal to create more converting content this month. (Need help, grab our free ebook!)
- Make sure your payment information is correct in the networks so that your payout will arrive on time.
- Refresh your connections for tools like Later, Grin, Creator.co, LTK, etc. Brands need to be able to see updated metrics to choose you for campaigns.
- Check to make sure you have completed all campaigns, posting bonuses, and product reviews. This is a big one. Don’t let a forgotten campaign be the reason you don’t get chosen for campaigns going forward. Grab our free campaign tracker if you need help staying organized with campaigns. For something more detailed, grab our free planner.
- Brainstorm 5-10 new pieces of content for this month related to your niche. What affiliate products can you promote? Apply to new programs as needed.
- Look at the month ahead and mark down fun holidays, events, and activities that you can create content and share throughout the month.
- Influencers - Update your Social Bios and Links. Make sure links are working. If you have new coupon codes, add those as well.
- Influencers - Update or Reuse Affiliate Links. Use seasonal trends, new hooks, or fresh content formats (like Reels or carousels) to reintroduce affiliate products you’ve already shared.
- Bloggers/Publishers - Choose 5 old blog posts to update with current SEO strategies. What affiliate products can you include? What can you interlink?
- Bloggers/Publishers - Update your Reusable Blocks in Wordpress to reflect new promotions so that your audience is served up the best possible deal. More about this here.
With this checklist completed, you will go into the new month with new pieces of content to be published/updated on your blog, a beginning social media strategy to help build consistency, and newsletter ideas to keep in touch with your existing audience to keep them engaged.
As always, thank you for being a part of the Apogee Agency team!
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Affiliate Audits Open Now
If you have content that you have optimized with affiliate links that don’t seem to be converting to sales, send an email to lynsey@apogeeagency.com with a direct link to the post where you have your affiliate links. I will send back a privately recorded affiliate site audit video with suggestions to help with content and conversions.
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