Affiliate Audits & Why Affiliate Managers Should Be Moonlighting
From Affiliate Nerd Out by Dustin Howes
March 30, 2026 · 16 min
About this episode
This episode discusses the importance of affiliate audits and the potential benefits of affiliate managers having side hustles.
Stop wasting your budget on affiliate programs that sit untouched. Discover how a deep-dive audit can turn a stagnant channel into a massive revenue driver. This week, we're talking about the raw reality of managing big brands and why your best employees should probably have a side hustle. We break down the exact checklist for a professional affiliate audit, from tracking failures to competitor analysis. You'll see why the "publisher perspective" is the missing piece in most strategies. Plus...
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Host: Dustin Howes
Topics covered
- affiliate audits
- affiliate management
- revenue generation
- employee side hustles
- competitor analysis
Keywords
- affiliate programs
- budget waste
- tracking failures
- publisher perspective
- revenue driver
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: big brands
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