Here's how to find your Linkshare affiliate ID:

1. Login into your Linkshare control panel www.linkshare.com
2. Click 'Links' then 'Get Links' in the dropdown menu

   

3. Select a merchant from the menu and generate the code for a Banner/Image or Text/Email link

   

   

4. The link you see after <a href=" is your affiliate link. Example of a Linkshare affiliate link...

   http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=VjQbkSOl*HY&offerid=146697.10000082&subid=0&type=4

5. The value between ?id= and the next & sign is your Linkshare affiliate ID. In the above example, VjQbkSOl*HY would be your Linkshare affiliate ID. Note that LinkShare affiliate IDs can include numbers, letters and signs such as asterisks, slashes and so on.