The YouTube Shopping affiliate program enables merchants to put their products in the spotlight on YouTube. Eligible creators can tag products in their YouTube videos, Shorts, and live streams, which allows viewers to shop while they watch.
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Benefits
- Tap into trusted creators: People trust YouTube creators when it comes to product recommendations. In just a few clicks, you can make your products available to eligible creators, who can then tag your products in their videos, Shorts, and live streams. If you're already working with eligible YouTube creators, they can start tagging your products immediately.
- Allow viewers to shop while they watch: When YouTube creators feature and tag your products in their content, it's easy for viewers to shop your products while they watch. Checkout happens on your website, so you own the customer experience.
- Drive more sales without the heavy lift: YouTube takes care of creator onboarding, affiliate link management, conversion tracking, and billing, and you only pay when creators drive a purchase for one of your products.
Get started
In Google Merchant Center, go to the left-navigation menu and select “YouTube affiliate” under the “Marketing” section. Manage your YouTube Shopping affiliate program by accessing tabs located under the dashboard header.
The “Overview” tab
The “Overview” tab helps you manage program settings including but not limited to:
- Analytics shows an analytics snapshot from the last 28 days that highlights components such as Sales, Commissions, Clicks, Orders, and Commission rate from the “Analytics” tab.
- Settings shows your affiliate program’s status, default and custom commission rates, and other program information.
- Guidance cards provide recommendations on how to optimize your performance in the YouTube Shopping affiliate program.