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Issue 02 · OctoberDraft
Most guides tell you to run ads to your affiliate page. We read 8 sets of terms. One would drop you for it.
Of 8 checked programs, 1 bans paid search and paid social outright, 2 ban one and say nothing of the other, 3 allow some paid traffic, with conditions, 2 don’t say. The index now shows the rule on every offer.
| Program | Paid search | Paid social | Read from |
|---|---|---|---|
| beehiiv | Not allowed“Not permitted to run search engine ads on Bing and or Google.” Brand bidding means permanent suspension. | Allowed“Permitted to run ads on platforms like Meta… LinkedIn, X” (Partner FAQ, 22 June 2026). | beehiiv Partner Program page and support article |
| Descript | Not allowed“You can not run Google ads as an affiliate” (help FAQ). | Not stated | Descript affiliate program help-centre article |
| ElevenLabs | Not allowedAny paid placement, including search, is banned. | Not allowedBoosting your own post counts: “any paid placement to direct users, whether directly or indirectly” is banned, and marks may not appear in any component of a paid ad. | ElevenLabs Creator Affiliate Program terms, 10 June 2026 |
| Framer | Not allowed“Shall not place Links on Search Engine Advertising platforms” (affiliate terms, 24 March 2025). | Not stated | Framer Creator Program pages |
| Kit | With conditionsAllowed, but referrals from PPC “do not count toward… status levels.” | With conditionsAllowed, not on Kit’s brand terms and not pointed at kit.com directly. | Kit help article: what type of affiliate marketing is and isn’t allowed |
| Railway | Not stated | Not stated | Railway referrals documentation |
| Runway | Not stated | Not stated | Runway refer-a-friend terms |
| Webflow | With conditionsPaid ads allowed with review. Never on the Webflow brand. | With conditionsAllowed if the ads comply with each platform’s own policies. | Webflow affiliate program agreement |
“Not stated” is recorded as its own value on every offer page, never rounded to “allowed.”
See the rule on an offer →Issue 03 · NovemberDraft
AI assistants now pick from shop listings. Buyers still finish on the shop’s site. Your code is what survives.
Why a spoken code outlives a clicked link when the first step of a purchase happens inside ChatGPT.
Check whether AI bots can read your site →