{"id":1389,"date":"2024-04-08T21:23:30","date_gmt":"2024-04-08T21:23:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kit.co\/blog\/?p=1389"},"modified":"2024-04-08T21:23:57","modified_gmt":"2024-04-08T21:23:57","slug":"announcement-additional-buy-buttons-on-kit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kit.co\/blog\/announcement-additional-buy-buttons-on-kit\/","title":{"rendered":"Announcement: Additional Buy Buttons on Kit"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1389\" class=\"elementor elementor-1389\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d1398c2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d1398c2\" 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-178a7a4\" data-id=\"178a7a4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\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-3a05e3c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3a05e3c\" 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-f9499e6\" data-id=\"f9499e6\" 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-75f39e9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"75f39e9\" 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\u2019s new<\/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-e561285 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e561285\" 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-bb354a4\" data-id=\"bb354a4\" 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-e2554aa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e2554aa\" 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<ul><li>As the last piece of our update expanding affiliate program support for Kit, <strong>you may now see additional purchasing options appear automatically alongside Amazon links you share on Kit!<\/strong><strong><br \/><\/strong><\/li><li>For users who connect a Geniuslink account, we\u2019ve added an option to allow you to toggle displaying of these additional buying options. We\u2019re quite confident you\u2019ll earn more by offering your audience additional purchasing options, but we wanted to make sure we provided you control here.<\/li><li>Along with these changes, we\u2019re also rolling out an important change to how creators and Kit generate revenue \u2013\u00a0 To help sustain Kit as a free service, <strong>25% of clicks on your non-Amazon links will be shared with Kit.<\/strong> You will continue to keep 100% of your Amazon clicks. This does not apply to users with connected Geniuslink accounts.<a href=\"https:\/\/kit.co\/blog\/maximizing-commissions-introducing-expanded-affiliate-support-for-kit\"> To learn more about this change, check out our last blog update.<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\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-6bfa0e9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6bfa0e9\" 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-7a1a2c3\" data-id=\"7a1a2c3\" 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-e86b802 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e86b802\" 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\">How this impacts 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-febe42d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"febe42d\" 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-2585269\" data-id=\"2585269\" 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-08151fa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"08151fa\" 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\tWe\u2019ve put the finishing touches on our last update, (which you can read about here) and are rolling out these last couple of changes to all users starting today, June 1st, 2021.\n\nAdditional Buying Options\n\nThe first thing you\u2019ll likely notice is the addition of new purchasing options that will automatically populate when you share an Amazon product link.\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-07d28c1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"07d28c1\" 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-4805c18\" data-id=\"4805c18\" 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-3131b88 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3131b88\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"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=\"655\" height=\"560\" src=\"https:\/\/kit.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/kit-product.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1390\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kit.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/kit-product.png 655w, https:\/\/kit.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/kit-product-300x256.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 655px) 100vw, 655px\" \/>\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-fe6820f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fe6820f\" 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-56e6ef2\" data-id=\"56e6ef2\" 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-ece1409 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ece1409\" 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 call this a \u201cmulti-retailer\u201d approach to shopping. Somewhat similar to how a price comparison tool works, the approach is simple: for any given product, give the shopper a variety of options in which to buy that product. Some may buy from their preferred retailer, some may buy from the place that has the lowest price, and others may buy from wherever they can ship it the fastest. Sometimes Amazon, (the current default destination of the buy buttons on Kit), can fit all three of these criteria, but not always.<\/p><p>This update is designed to increase engagement, boost your total commissions, introduce you to new affiliate programs, and give your audience a better shopping experience. We wrote extensively about our reasoning for why we\u2019re introducing these changes in our last blog, but we decided to hold off on releasing these changes until today, as we wanted to give Kit users ample time to sign up for the new programs before we start displaying buttons for them.<\/p><p>Not signed up for the newly supported affiliate programs? Check out our list of supported programs here to get started now!<\/p><p>Toggle Multi-Retailer (for connected Geniuslink accounts)<\/p><p>For Kit users with connected Geniuslink accounts \u2013 your clicks count towards your Geniuslink bill every month, so we know how important it is to have full control over when and where you\u2019re driving traffic.<\/p><p>As such, we\u2019ve decided to give Geniuslink clients the option to disable these additional buy buttons, giving you control over how many clicks are affiliated and reported by your connected Geniuslink account. We\u2019re quite confident that you\u2019re better off displaying and affiliating these options, but displaying them is still entirely up to you!<\/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-cd27426 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cd27426\" 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-8cb6b5b\" data-id=\"8cb6b5b\" 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-907f839 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"907f839\" 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 decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"445\" src=\"https:\/\/kit.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/coonect-gl-1024x570.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1391\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kit.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/coonect-gl-1024x570.png 1024w, https:\/\/kit.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/coonect-gl-300x167.png 300w, https:\/\/kit.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/coonect-gl-768x427.png 768w, https:\/\/kit.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/coonect-gl.png 1362w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\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-149fe54 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"149fe54\" 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-2c8e31f\" data-id=\"2c8e31f\" 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-a41f94e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a41f94e\" 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\">Changes to Affiliation Rates<\/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-a4d1326 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a4d1326\" 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-8eab335\" data-id=\"8eab335\" 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-f8c9e07 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f8c9e07\" 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>Finally, it\u2019s important to reiterate that starting today, <strong>25% of clicks on your non-Amazon links will be shared with Kit <\/strong>if you are not using Geniuslink to manage your affiliation<strong>.<\/strong><br \/><br \/>What does this mean?<br \/><br \/>Kit has always been a free service, and while we love supporting talented creators and artists by giving them a platform to earn affiliate revenue and share the products they love, keeping the service maintained for our growing user base does have some real costs we have to consider.<br \/><br \/>We\u2019ve been discussing and experimenting with a few different ways we can improve revenue for Kit, without intruding on the user\/shopper experience, and we have come to the conclusion that the best path for keeping Kit free is to implement a more consistent \u201cclick-share\u201d model that can sustain us and our users.<br \/><br \/>Going forward, every time a Kit collection is viewed, we \u201croll the dice\u201d on every non-Amazon product purchase button within that Kit, substituting our own, \u201cin-house\u201d ID\u2019s ~25% of the time. We\u2019ll still automatically apply your ID\u2019s for supported products ~75% of the time, and we encourage you to continue testing your links to verify that they are affiliating.<br \/><br \/>Please understand that this is an important change that will help secure a future for Kit where we can continue development for the platform \u2013 eliminating bugs, adding new features, and providing new and better ways to earn affiliate revenue.<br \/><br \/>We hope you\u2019ll help us celebrate this major update for Kit and the opportunities it provides creators looking to earn affiliate revenue recommending products they love, and further, that you understand our reasoning behind implementing the new click share model.<br \/><br \/>As always, we welcome all feedback about how we can best support you and Kit. Please direct any questions or concerns about these changes to <a href=\"mailto:help@kit.co\">help@kit.co<\/a> \u2013 we\u2019ll make sure it\u2019s passed onto the team.\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<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What\u2019s new As the last piece of our update expanding affiliate program support for Kit, you may now see additional purchasing options appear automatically alongside Amazon links you share on Kit! For users who connect a Geniuslink account, we\u2019ve added an option to allow you to toggle displaying of these additional buying options. 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