The year is drawing to a close, and we offer you the Affiliate Marketing 2026 to-do list. It’s not something you hang on the fridge and celebrate every morning, but rather a reminder of what lies ahead in the coming year.
This year, we didn’t wake Count Promotakula. Because we forgot to wake him on Halloween and are now a little afraid of the consequences. The plan is to wake him up next Halloween, and we won’t tell him which year. But that’s our personal to-do limit for 2026, so here’s what we’ve prepared for you. Since our most charismatic employee sleeps under a lid in the office basement, we simply gathered opinions from the rest of the staff.
1.Trivial AI
Three people from our office commented on AI. We would have fired them, but the Moon has trouble recruiting new employees, so we simply deprived them of their traditional Christmas knuckle. We know it’s harsh, but we can’t be so trivial: personalize offers with AI, analyze what really converts with AI, and those who don’t use AI are simply slower. So let the AI cook their knuckles.
- Unique Content
Guess what the content department decided to advise you? Create content, not advertising. We’re sure the advertising department would have advised the opposite. We didn’t penalize them, as that would have discouraged people from answering our questions, but the content department could have come up with something more original than just a section on useful articles and guides.
- Entering Niche Markets
Our in-house astronomer told us this; actually, he told us to read our previous article on trends and not bother him anymore. He told us a lot more behind closed doors, but we won’t go into that here. Well, it’s the end of the year, and everyone’s a bit tired. We can look for niche markets later.
- Simplify and automate processes
This advice was given to us by a man in the kitchen. At first, we thought he was referring to a séance table littered with pizza crusts, but it turned out he meant that the less manual work, the better. We were a little alarmed by his seriousness, but he immediately shouted back: server tracking, automatic reports, anti-fraud, and basic analytics.
- Get some proper rest
This piece of advice, admittedly, was given to us by a gray-bearded, rather plump old man in a red robe. He was sitting on the couch, sipping something from a highball. He said, “Guys, why do you need all these to-do lists? Relax a bit, take a break, sit in a deep armchair, pour yourself a drink, and just enjoy the moment. You can put on your favorite music or TV show if you’re really feeling overwhelmed. The main thing is to minimize your responsibilities. The year is ending and there will be another one, and it will begin without you.”
Well, we think this advice is really helpful! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
