I built MakerManifest because putting together the gear section of a video description was taking me far too long. This is the quick start: how to build a gear list for a YouTube video in a few minutes, from an empty account to a published list with its own short link you can drop into your description.
What MakerManifest Is
MakerManifest is a gear list and affiliate link tool for makers and creators. You paste product links from Amazon, Etsy or any store, and it fetches the title, image and price for you. It adds your affiliate tags automatically, and the finished list gets its own short link. If you want the longer background on why I made it, read how MakerManifest works and the launch post.
The Steps in the Video
- Create a new gear list. One list per video works well, or one for a setup you mention again and again.
- Add products from any store. Paste a product link and MakerManifest fills in the title, image and price, so there is no retyping.
- Order and auto-sort your list. Put the items in the order you want viewers to see them, or let it sort them for you.
- Publish and share the short link. Once the list is published, it has a short link that goes in your video description.
The walkthrough was recorded on a demo account, so the lists and products you see are sample data.
Where to Go Next
Once your first list is up, the other walkthroughs in this series cover the pieces you will want after that:
- Setting up affiliate links and mkr.ms short links
- Earning from international Amazon clicks
- Organizing a long list with sections, badges and a grid layout
- Sharing a list with short links, QR codes, embeds and YouTube Export
- Building a link-in-bio page with Bio Links
- Importing lists and short links you already have
- Click analytics and the browser extension
MakerManifest is free to start. The step-by-step guide on the site goes into more detail than a short video can, and you can create an account whenever you are ready to build your own list.
More short how-tos on the VARØ Industries YouTube channel.