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The Affiliate Stack.

The full build breakdown behind the note I Built Two Affiliate Sites in a Weekend. Two static sites, one shared redirect worker that owns every affiliate tag, a links manifest, newsletter capture, a command line deploy, and the SEO that makes any of it matter. The wiring, written for builders. No secrets, just the architecture.

Inside, the build:
System overview and scope · Site architecture and hosting · The redirect worker and how every affiliate tag stays in one place · The links manifest and data model · Newsletter capture · The deploy pipeline and source control · SEO and structured data · Images and product feeds · Failure modes and recovery · What it earns, honestly · Design principles.

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