{"id":1379,"date":"2024-04-08T20:39:12","date_gmt":"2024-04-08T20:39:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kit.co\/blog\/?p=1379"},"modified":"2024-04-08T20:40:10","modified_gmt":"2024-04-08T20:40:10","slug":"announcement-trusted-retailers-for-kit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kit.co\/blog\/announcement-trusted-retailers-for-kit\/","title":{"rendered":"Announcement: Trusted Retailers for Kit"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1379\" class=\"elementor elementor-1379\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0a02c26 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0a02c26\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e9b33a1\" data-id=\"e9b33a1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b9dafb2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b9dafb2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-featured-image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.20.0 - 26-03-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"638\" height=\"359\" src=\"https:\/\/kit.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/TrustedRetailers.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1384\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kit.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/TrustedRetailers.png 638w, https:\/\/kit.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/TrustedRetailers-300x169.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 638px) 100vw, 638px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a8d4860 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a8d4860\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ac5ff15\" data-id=\"ac5ff15\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4faf7d5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4faf7d5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.20.0 - 26-03-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>In our recent July blog, we shared how our team is fully dedicated to keeping Kit a safe, trusted place for sharing the products you love and recommend.<\/p><p>As a continuation of our efforts to remove spam content, and as a major step towards maintaining the quality of content on Kit, today we\u2019re announcing a change to how links are shared on Kit.<\/p><p>Read on to learn more about what\u2019s changed, or click this link to request approval for a new retailer now.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a40ffb2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a40ffb2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2a03c0d\" data-id=\"2a03c0d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c38c1e0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c38c1e0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.20.0 - 26-03-2024 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What do we mean by spam content?<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5dcb2b4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5dcb2b4\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7d1e492\" data-id=\"7d1e492\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-86a7b24 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"86a7b24\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Kit exists as a free platform for sharing the products you personally use and recommend, based on the simple concept of sharing \u201cwhat\u2019s in your Kit\u201d?<\/p><p>This means that Kit is intended for sharing products \u2013 items that other people can purchase at your recommendation, and appreciate for themselves.<\/p><p>Unfortunately, over time that message has become unclear. Some accounts are misusing Kit by using the platform as free advertising for sites and services they sell, or as a place to re-host links to pirated or malicious content.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8195150 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8195150\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8778a90\" data-id=\"8778a90\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5bb07e2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5bb07e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"501\" src=\"https:\/\/kit.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/image-2.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1380\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kit.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/image-2.png 917w, https:\/\/kit.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/image-2-300x188.png 300w, https:\/\/kit.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/image-2-768x481.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Supplements, particularly weight loss\/male enhancement products, are a heavily abused product niche we want to severely restrict.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7344fc5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7344fc5\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5960dac\" data-id=\"5960dac\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e5a87f3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e5a87f3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This spam content not only goes against the spirit of what Kit is about, but it is also harmful to the rest of our community. Malicious content tarnishes the reputation that we have all worked so hard to build over the years, negatively impacting conversions for our valid users.<\/p><p>Additionally, (as you may have noticed) the growing amount of spam content has become a drag on site performance. The numerous, (and oftentimes worthless) spam kits are slowing things down for everyone who is using Kit in a constructive way.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-eb46aa6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"eb46aa6\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4c5f782\" data-id=\"4c5f782\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a6a5ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6a6a5ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"558\" src=\"https:\/\/kit.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/freemovie.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1381\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kit.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/freemovie.png 927w, https:\/\/kit.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/freemovie-300x209.png 300w, https:\/\/kit.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/freemovie-768x536.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">An example of \u201cfree movie\u201d content on Kit that will no longer be allowed.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5b672f9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5b672f9\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bf2c137\" data-id=\"bf2c137\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58c8893 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"58c8893\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>As on any platform, the spam on Kit cheapens the experience of using the site, and we want to change that by doing what we can to address the problem head-on. As such, we\u2019ve decided to make a major change to how sharing product links on Kit works.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-76685c1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"76685c1\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4b6233f\" data-id=\"4b6233f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-355895f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"355895f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What\u2019s changing?<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-94304e6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"94304e6\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-694eaef\" data-id=\"694eaef\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c899324 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c899324\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Starting today, Kit will begin enforcing a new \u201cTrusted Retailers\u201d filter, which will limit which destinations\/domains can be shared on Kit.<\/strong><br \/><br \/>The goal of this change is to significantly reduce the inappropriate content we were seeing on Kit. We recognize that this solution may be seen as drastic, but after careful consideration we feel it\u2019s the best path forward to reduce the existing abusive content and the potential for further abuse of the platform, while balancing our operational costs.<br \/><br \/>In this first iteration of the Trusted Retailers rollout, the platform will only allow users to link to \u201ctrusted\u201d retailers, as defined by the Kit team. This solution will help ensure that no malicious users are abusing Kit outside of the<a href=\"https:\/\/kit.co\/community\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> community guidelines we have laid out for the platform<\/a>, while also reducing some of the need for continual monitoring from our team.<br \/><br \/>Rest assured, most MAJOR retailers will still be supported! <a href=\"https:\/\/help.kit.co\/en\/articles\/1246503-what-affiliate-programs-do-you-support\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Besides the 30 retailers Kit currently supports automatic affiliation for<\/a>, we\u2019ve already approved almost <strong>2,500 other online retailers<\/strong>, to help ensure that your preferred, high quality retailers can still be shared on the Kit platform. We plan to continue growing this list of approved retailers, <strong>but we need your help curating high quality, trusted storefronts!<\/strong><br \/><br \/>If you\u2019re curious about whether an existing domain\/retailer is supported on Kit.co, please <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/spreadsheets\/d\/1kXnYpe8V42GWLvyBY0L4rHYLeGJ4xjxcfSH2Udv0Dpw\/edit?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">check out the full list here<\/a>, (You may want to Ctrl + F to quickly find what you\u2019re looking for)<br \/><br \/><strong>Please note<\/strong> that the above spreadsheet is representative of our CURRENT list of approved retailers \u2013 going forward (at the time of this blog announcement) we will be maintaining a new list using Upvoty, a feature request tool linked below. <a href=\"https:\/\/kit.upvoty.com\/b\/trusted-retailer-requests\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Please check this list <\/a>if you do not see your requested retailer in the above spreadsheet. (Click on Retailer Status to see an overview of all submissions)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-040bb37 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"040bb37\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-791dafc\" data-id=\"791dafc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25b6b77 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"25b6b77\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What does this mean for you?<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e596436 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e596436\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4c7850d\" data-id=\"4c7850d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f5ad24 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9f5ad24\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>One of the things you may notice now is a new error message when trying to add a product link saying \u201cSorry, this destination is not currently supported on Kit.co\u201d<br \/><br \/>Don\u2019t panic! This is expected if you\u2019re linking to a merchant we haven\u2019t seen before, or have yet to officially review or approve.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d21af71 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d21af71\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-502324f\" data-id=\"502324f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45b1224 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"45b1224\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"779\" height=\"163\" src=\"https:\/\/kit.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/asting-link.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1382\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kit.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/asting-link.png 779w, https:\/\/kit.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/asting-link-300x63.png 300w, https:\/\/kit.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/asting-link-768x161.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 779px) 100vw, 779px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8aab4b5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8aab4b5\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9654485\" data-id=\"9654485\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38659d4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"38659d4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In order for a previously unapproved or new domain to be shared on Kit, you simply need to fill out the below form, and submit the request to our team. Once we have verified that the retailer does not pose a risk to the platform, we\u2019ll approve the domain for sharing on Kit.<\/p><p>To submit a request for approval of a retailer, please use this form.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-68e6a05 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"68e6a05\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-90263a3\" data-id=\"90263a3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0686475 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0686475\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"361\" height=\"461\" src=\"https:\/\/kit.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/request-retailer.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1383\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kit.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/request-retailer.png 361w, https:\/\/kit.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/request-retailer-235x300.png 235w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 361px) 100vw, 361px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Simply provide the primary domain of the retailer you are attempting to link to, and tell us a little about what you intend to use this retailer for.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6c7a9de elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6c7a9de\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3f8481e\" data-id=\"3f8481e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3181055 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3181055\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Moving forward<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3b09289 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3b09289\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-45916d5\" data-id=\"45916d5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd32656 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bd32656\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We love the diverse community that uses Kit and are excited to learn about new merchants, brands, and retailers selling quality products that need to be shared. With this new filtering, we fully expect to receive a lot of requests. Here is how we plan to deal with the wave of requests in as timely of fashion as possible.<\/p><ul><li>We plan to review all request submissions approximately <strong>once per week,<\/strong> and will update our <a href=\"https:\/\/kit.upvoty.com\/?__force\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Trusted Retailers list<\/a> once the requests have been reviewed and approved\/disapproved.<\/li><li>The approved retailers will then be updated in our database and going forward, links to products from that retailer, using the approved domain of the retailer, will be approved for linking within Kits.<\/li><li>After submitting a request, please check the <a href=\"https:\/\/kit.upvoty.com\/?__force\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Retailer Status page<\/a> to see if your requested retailer has been approved.<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Note:<\/strong> When looking at the \u201cTrusted Retailers\u201d Spreadsheet, you may notice that we have individual rows for different variations of retailer hostnames (such as ebay.co.uk, ebay.com, ebay.com.au, etc).You DO NOT need to submit multiple requests for each domain variation or TLD \u2013 simply submit a request for the primary domain of the retailer you are requesting (ie. eBay.com) and our team will make sure to approve all other related domains\/hostnames for that retailer.<\/p><p>We love the diverse community that uses Kit and are excited to learn about new merchants, brands, and retailers selling quality products that need to be shared. With this new filtering, we fully expect to receive a lot of requests. Here is how we plan to deal with the wave of requests in as timely of fashion as possible.<\/p><ul><li>We plan to review all request submissions approximately <strong>once per week,<\/strong> and will update our <a href=\"https:\/\/kit.upvoty.com\/?__force\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Trusted Retailers list<\/a> once the requests have been reviewed and approved\/disapproved.<\/li><li>The approved retailers will then be updated in our database and going forward, links to products from that retailer, using the approved domain of the retailer, will be approved for linking within Kits.<\/li><li>After submitting a request, please check the <a href=\"https:\/\/kit.upvoty.com\/?__force\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Retailer Status page<\/a> to see if your requested retailer has been approved.<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Note:<\/strong> When looking at the \u201cTrusted Retailers\u201d Spreadsheet, you may notice that we have individual rows for different variations of retailer hostnames (such as ebay.co.uk, ebay.com, ebay.com.au, etc).You DO NOT need to submit multiple requests for each domain variation or TLD \u2013 simply submit a request for the primary domain of the retailer you are requesting (ie. eBay.com) and our team will make sure to approve all other related domains\/hostnames for that retailer.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1b50e98 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1b50e98\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cc6da71\" data-id=\"cc6da71\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-081723a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"081723a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">FAQ<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e7c59f6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e7c59f6\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0c8c156\" data-id=\"0c8c156\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3be945a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3be945a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Q.<\/strong> How do I know if my retailer request has been approved?<\/p><p><strong>A.<\/strong> Please check the <a href=\"https:\/\/kit.upvoty.com\/?__force\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Trusted Retailers list<\/a>. We will update this list as often as we can, and will either approve or reject submissions depending on the retailer reputation\/product categories.<\/p><p><strong>Q. <\/strong>None of the retailers in my niche are approved, what do I do?\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>A.<\/strong> First, submit a request using the above form. We have tried our best\u00a0 to get a well rounded list of approved retailers in our initial list, but there may very well be some retailers that we have missed. If after submitting a request, the retailer has still not been approved, feel free to contact our team at <a href=\"mailto:help@kit.co\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">help@kit.co<\/a>, and we\u2019ll be happy to discuss the use-case for it.\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>Q.<\/strong> What happens to my existing links if they are no longer approved?<\/p><p><strong>A.<\/strong> We will NOT be removing existing content from your account, even if the previously shared links are no longer on our \u201cTrusted Retailers\u201d list. However, you will no longer be able to link to these destinations for new items, so feel free to submit a request for that retailer, or consider switching to a supported retailer who sells the products you use.\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>Q<\/strong>. Can I submit multiple requests?<\/p><p><strong>A.<\/strong> Absolutely, but be aware of the time it takes for our team to review these requests. If you submit too many requests at once, we may prioritize requests from other users.\u00a0<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>Of course, if you have any other questions or concerns about this change, or want to appeal a decision about a particular retailer, feel free to contact us at <a href=\"mailto:help@kit.co\">help@kit.co<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In our recent July blog, we shared how our team is fully dedicated to keeping Kit a safe, trusted place for sharing the products you love and recommend. 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