Affiliate links without being spammy (part 2)

I ditched GA for a lightweight self-hosted analytics tool and lost nothing I actually used.

My best-performing affiliate content is honest comparisons, not listicles.

The hardest part of a new forum is the first hundred real members — everything before that is setup.

Any tips, experiences or strong opinions welcome.

Comparisons convert way better than reviews for me too.

Could not agree more.

Comparisons convert way better than reviews for me too.

Charging flat monthly for sponsorships worked better than CPM for my niche.

Self-hosted analytics is so much calmer to work with.

Interesting — I will have to try that.

Charging flat monthly for sponsorships worked better than CPM for my niche.

Thanks for sharing, saved me a lot of time.

Charging flat monthly for sponsorships worked better than CPM for my niche.

Charging flat monthly for sponsorships worked better than CPM for my niche.

Comparisons convert way better than reviews for me too.

Could not agree more.

Charging flat monthly for sponsorships worked better than CPM for my niche.

The empty-room problem is real — seed quality discussions early.

Self-hosted analytics is so much calmer to work with.

Core Web Vitals compliance took me a weekend and showed results in a month.

Bumping this because I ran into the same thing today.