Advertising & sponsorship
Reach the people who monetize content
If you sell tools, services or education to creators and publishers, this is their working environment, the panel they generate links in and the brief they read on a Thursday. Inventory is small, priced per campaign rather than per impression, and every unit is labelled as paid.
The LinkApprove BriefIssue 41Newsletter placement · unit preview
Audience
Who you would be reaching
Network-wide, as of August 2026. Segment-level detail and engagement figures are in the media pack.
- Advertiser programs
- 10,000+
- Creators in network
- 17,000+
- Brands supported
- 600+
- Categories covered
- 12+
Inventory
What is actually available
Four units, all clearly labelled as paid. Editorial positioning in the program directory and on the comparison pages is not among them, and the section below explains why that is not a formality.
01 · Flagship
Newsletter placement
A single sponsored slot inside the partner brief, sitting between two editorial blocks rather than in a wrapper at the bottom. The copy is written by you. The word Sponsored sits above it at the same size it does in the mock beside this, that is the real label, not a smaller one used in production.
| Spec | Detail |
|---|---|
| Format | In-body unit, copy + link |
| Frequency | One sponsor per send |
| Term | Single send or run of four |
| Label | “Sponsored”, above the unit |
The LinkApprove BriefIssue 41- linkapprove.com/affiliate-programs/category/…Beauty & Skincare Affiliate ProgramsPresented by
- 10%30d
- 8%30d
- 6%14d
Ranking unchanged, position is not for sale
02
Category sponsorship
A labelled placement at the head of a directory category hub for a fixed term. The listing beneath it is untouched. You are buying the position above the ranking, never a position inside it.
- Format
- Header unit + logo
- Term
- Monthly, one sponsor per category
- Label
- “Presented by”, always visible
- Joint report · PDF and landing pageJoint researchYour subject,
our network data
LinkApproveWebinarGuideData setBoth audiences get the same asset. Co-branded, jointly promoted, and neither side reviews the other’s conclusions.
03
Co-marketing
Joint guides, data collaborations and webinars where both audiences get the same asset. We bring network data, you bring the subject expertise, and neither side signs off on the other's conclusions.
- Format
- Report, guide or webinar
- Term
- Per project
- Label
- Co-branded throughout
- Partner panel · creator briefYour programFeaturedRate increaseNew seasonCreator brief
Goes to matched creators in your category as a briefed campaign, not a blast. For advertisers already live in the directory.
04
Program promotion
For advertisers already live in the directory: featured positioning in the partner panel and a briefed campaign to creators matched on category, market and audience, not a blast to the whole network.
- Format
- Panel feature + creator brief
- Term
- Campaign window
- Label
- “Featured”, in-panel
Editorial policy
What is not for sale
This costs us revenue and it is worth it. A directory that sells its rankings is worth nothing to the creators who rely on it, and a comparison page that only flattered us would never be cited by anyone, including by you.
Position in a category listing
No amount of spend moves a program up a ranking. Sponsorship buys the unit above the list, never a row inside it.
The fit score
Arithmetic over published fields. The formula is public precisely so that claim is checkable rather than asserted.
What a comparison page says
Including what it says about a competitor, and including what it says about us.
An unlabelled placement
If it is paid, it says so, at the size shown in the mocks above. There is no smaller label used in production.
Buying
How a campaign actually gets booked
There is no self-serve buy and no rate card behind a form. Four steps, usually inside a week.
- 01
Tell us what you sell
The product, the buyer you want and the markets you care about. If our audience is not your audience we will say so. It is a smaller conversation than a refund.
- 02
We come back with a plan
Formats that fit, available dates and the rate. Priced per campaign, not per impression, because the inventory is small enough to be sold properly.
- 03
You write the copy
Sponsored copy is yours. We check it against our own traffic policy and we will not run a claim we cannot stand behind, but we do not rewrite your message.
- 04
It runs, labelled, and you get the numbers
Delivery, clicks and engagement reported after the campaign closes, including when a placement underperforms.
Get the media pack
Tell us what you sell and who you want to reach, and we will send rates, formats and available dates.