Can friends/family buy through your aff links?

[bensdbensd is verified member.]

Can friends/family buy through your aff links?

 

[davedevelopment]

Think it depends on the network, Tradedoubler says:

Can I make purchases via my own links?
First step

Publishers are allowed to buy via their own links and are encouraged to do so. It is is a great way of getting to know the products offered on your website.

So assume friends and family are also fine.

 

[zaclondon]

Can friends/family buy through your aff links?

A definite 'yes'!

 

[Jenny Brown]

Definitely. I encourage family to buy (on their own PC, not from our network)by clicking through our sites if they are wanting to purchase from (say) Amazon, it doesn't cost them any more.
We also did an experiment by getting something from House of Fraser through one of our click-throughs and we got the commission OK through LS even though it came from our own IP address.

Go for it!