Post the same affiliate offer to Instagram, TikTok, and a newsletter on the same day, and most affiliate dashboards hand back one number for all three: total clicks on that link, blended across whatever sent them. Amazon Associates, ShareASale, and a typical brand's own program all report per link by default, not per channel, so the dashboard that's supposed to say what's working can't actually answer which platform earned the click.
What actually differs for an affiliate marketer
A creator picking a bio-link tool is usually optimizing for how the page looks. An affiliate marketer should be optimizing for whether they can answer one question after the fact: which specific post or platform is worth doing more of. That means UTM tagging every outbound affiliate link by source and campaign before it ever goes in the bio, then reading the click data by tag rather than by gut feeling about which platform "feels" like it's working.
Raydar's free-tier click analytics record device, approximate location, referrer, and any UTM parameters on every plan, including free, so a tagged link shows which platform sent each click without needing a paid analytics add-on. The UTM builder tags each affiliate link by source (instagram, tiktok, newsletter) and campaign (which offer, which post) before you add it to the page, and the affiliate link tracking guide covers the tagging convention in more depth.
Per-link numbers that don't blend together
A page carrying six or eight affiliate links to different offers needs its click data kept apart by link, not summed into one page-level total. Raydar's logbook records each click against the specific link it came from, so a marketer running a skincare link and a course link on the same page can see clicks on each separately rather than one combined number that hides which offer is actually working.
This is a genuinely different value than what a link is known for through the affiliate network itself: the network eventually reports the sale and the commission once it happens, but usually well after the click and without telling you where that click came from. Raydar reports the click and its source immediately; the network is still the one that tells you whether it converted to a sale.
Disclosure isn't optional, and it belongs next to the link
The FTC's endorsement guidelines require a clear, easy-to-notice disclosure of any material connection (a commission or a free product, most commonly) wherever the endorsement or link actually appears, not buried in a bio or a separate "disclaimer" page a viewer has to go find. For a link-in-bio page, that means the disclosure sits next to each affiliate link on the page itself, in a caption pointing to "the link in my bio," or both, rather than appearing once at the bottom of the page. A short line like "affiliate link, I may earn a commission" next to the specific link satisfies this more reliably than one disclaimer statement covering the whole page.
What this doesn't do
Raydar isn't an affiliate network and doesn't integrate with one: there's no automatic link cloaking beyond putting a link behind your own custom domain, and no direct connection to Amazon Associates, ShareASale, Impact, or similar networks for commission tracking. The network is still the source of truth for whether a click became a sale and how much you earned; Raydar's job is the part before that, showing which platform and post sent the click in the first place.
Frequently asked questions
Can Raydar track my affiliate commissions or sales directly?
No. Raydar tracks clicks on your affiliate links, including UTM source and campaign data, but the affiliate network itself is still what reports whether a click turned into a sale and what commission it earned.
Do I need to disclose affiliate links on my bio-link page?
Yes. The FTC's endorsement guidelines require a clear disclosure of any material connection next to where the link or endorsement appears, rather than tucked into a separate disclaimer page.
Is the per-click and UTM tracking free to use?
Yes, per-click device, location, referrer, and UTM data are recorded on every plan including free. Paid tiers add custom domains and the full visitor logbook.
Can I keep clicks on different affiliate offers separate?
Yes. Click data is recorded per link, so a page with several affiliate links to different offers shows each one's clicks separately rather than one blended total.