--- title: Affiliate Marketing Comes to Reddit with Viglink description: Popular social sharing site Reddit will soon be launching a test to a percentage of its visitor... image: https://www.websitemagazine.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/redditupvoted-Jan-22-2023-11-43-41-9306-PM-1-1-1.jpg --- [Log In](https://www.websitemagazine.com/_hcms/mem/login) [Subscribe](https://websitemagazine.tradepub.com/free/w_webk05/prgm.cgi) [![Website Magazine Logo](https://www.websitemagazine.com/hs-fs/hubfs/gradient-regular@3x-1.png?width=586&height=145&name=gradient-regular@3x-1.png "Website Magazine Logo")](http://Website%20Services,%20Inc.) - [About](https://www.websitemagazine.com/about) - [FAQs](https://www.websitemagazine.com/about/faq) - [Advertise](https://www.websitemagazine.com/about/advertise) - [Editorial Staff](https://www.websitemagazine.com/about/editorial-publishing-staff) - [Resources](https://websitemagazine.tradepub.com) - [Newsletter](https://www.websitemagazine.com/newsletter-sign-up) - More - [Contact Us](https://www.websitemagazine.com/contact) [Log In](https://www.websitemagazine.com/_hcms/mem/login) [Subscribe](https://websitemagazine.tradepub.com/free/w_webk05/prgm.cgi) Search - [Latest](https://www.websitemagazine.com) - [Design](https://www.websitemagazine.com/web-design) - [Development](https://www.websitemagazine.com/web-development) - [SEO](https://www.websitemagazine.com/seo) - [Ecommerce](https://www.websitemagazine.com/ecommerce) - [Content](https://www.websitemagazine.com/content) - [Marketing](https://www.websitemagazine.com/marketing) - [Advertising](https://www.websitemagazine.com/advertising) - [Email](https://www.websitemagazine.com/email) - [Infographics](https://www.websitemagazine.com/infographics) - [View All Topics](https://www.websitemagazine.com/channels) # Affiliate Marketing Comes to Reddit with Viglink ![Pete Prestipino](https://www.websitemagazine.com/hubfs/Pete%20Prestipino.jpeg) [by Pete Prestipino](https://www.websitemagazine.com/affiliate-marketing/author/pete-prestipino) 31 May, 2016 - - - [mailto:?Body=https://www.websitemagazine.com/affiliate-marketing/affiliate-marketing-comes-to-reddit-with-viglink](mailto:?Body=https://www.websitemagazine.com/affiliate-marketing/affiliate-marketing-comes-to-reddit-with-viglink) - Link Copied! ![Affiliate Marketing Comes to Reddit with Viglink](https://www.websitemagazine.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/redditupvoted-Jan-22-2023-11-43-41-9306-PM-1-1-1.jpg) **Popular social sharing site Reddit will soon be [launching a test](https://www.reddit.com/r/changelog/comments/4ldk0r/reddit_change_affiliate_links_on_reddit/?x) to a percentage of its visitors to automatically rewrite links to some 1,500 online merchants so they include a Reddit affiliate code.**   The test, which will go live on June 6, 2016, will provide Reddit a percentage of any purchases after someone clicks a link with one of those affiliate codes.   According to Reddit, the initiative is meant to "transform Reddit into a sustainable long-term business."    The feature will work by passing clicks through VigLink, which rewrites the URLs to include an affiliate code. 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