Using the Skimlinks Editor Toolbar

The Skimlinks Editor Toolbar is a handy Chrome Extension designed to help you quickly discover available merchant programs directly from your Google Search results – ideal for any editor creating commerce content.

Getting Started:

• Installation: Find the Editor Toolbar in the Toolbox within the Skimlinks Publisher Hub and install it.
• Setup: Once installed, log into your publisher account, select your domain. You’re now ready to browse on Google Search.

How it works:

When you search for a merchant name, product category, or specific product, a list of merchants appears in your search results.

Merchants that have an affiliate program with Skimlinks will show:

• A blue Skimlinks logo – indicating an active affiliate program in your country.
• A grey Skimlinks logo – indicating an affiliate program in another country. 

Following the logo, you’ll see the commission rate, EPC, exclusive rate information, and whether the merchant is part of our preferred partner program (if applicable). This applies to not only search results but also Google Shopping Ads – where you will only see commission rate followed by EPC under the merchant name.

If you see “Will pay you for affiliate traffic”, the merchant is active on our platform but we don’t have commission rates for them. If you see a $ amount for commissions, the merchant offers fixed rates. 

Having everything displayed on Google Search results means no hopping from site to site to see merchant rates – you can easily compare them in one glance and maximize your revenue from the merchants you feature. 

You can also use the Editor Toolbar directly on a merchant’s page. Once on the page, click “View full profile” to see more details, or “Get link” to generate a short or long affiliate link for use in your articles, social media, and more. Remember to add a referring page URL and CustomID for additional traffic insights. All link-driven sales are tracked in the Revenue Source Report in your Publisher Hub.