handmade & creative marketplace affiliate program

    The Etsy affiliate program — how to join & earn

    Etsy is where people go for handmade, vintage, wedding and craft pieces, which makes its affiliate program a good match for creators working in those niches. It is free to join through Etsy's affiliate network, and it runs an unusually long 30-day cookie, so a reader who clicks today and buys three weeks later still counts toward your earnings.

    Network
    Awin (migrating to Rakuten Advertising in 2026)
    Commission
    Around 4% for standard publishers (roughly 2% on user-generated / social content)
    Cookie
    30 days (about 7 days for purchases made in the Etsy app)

    Commission rates and tiers change — always confirm the current terms with the network before relying on a figure.

    How to join the Etsy affiliate program

    1. 1

      Have an active site, blog or channel with content that fits Etsy’s world — handmade, vintage, home décor, weddings, gifts or crafts.

    2. 2

      Sign up for the affiliate network Etsy currently uses (historically Awin, which charges a small refundable joining deposit; Etsy is migrating the program to Rakuten in 2026, so confirm which one is live when you apply).

    3. 3

      Apply to the Etsy program inside that network, then generate tracked links and grab creatives once approved.

    Free to join (Awin charges a small refundable deposit; Rakuten does not).
    Program is migrating networks in 2026, so check Etsy’s official affiliate page for the current one.
    Generous 30-day cookie on the web (shorter, ~7 days, for in-app purchases).
    Separate Etsy “Creator Collective” exists for social creators.
    Commission is lower on user-generated / social content than for standard publishers.
    Once you’re in the program

    Turn your Etsy affiliate link into one smart link

    Awin (migrating to Rakuten Advertising in 2026) links are long and ugly, and they only ever point one place. Wrap your tagged Etsy link in a Geo-Smart-Link and you get a clean, short gsl.li URL you can change anytime — with a dynamic QR code, click analytics, and A/B testing behind it, on every plan.

    Short & editable

    A tidy gsl.li link instead of a long tracking URL — and you can change where it points without re-sharing it.

    A dynamic QR

    Put your Etsy link on a video thumbnail, pin board or print — a scannable code that inherits the same routing and tracking.

    See the clicks

    Clicks by country, device and source, bots filtered — so you know which content drives your Etsy commissions.

    Etsy affiliate program FAQs

    Program details are summarised from Etsy’s current affiliate program and can change — always confirm with the network before relying on a figure. Geo-Smart-Links is not affiliated with Etsy.

    Make more from every Etsy link

    One smart link — short, trackable, with a QR. Free to start.

    Start free