Guide to commission set up
Affiliate commissions are rewards your affiliate partners will receive for bringing in new customers. Commission settings define how and when you will reward your partners and how big the reward will be.
We recommend doing market research to determine whether your competitors offer an affiliate program and, if so, what rewards are available. This will help you decide what to offer your partners, as your affiliate program should be competitive to attract new partners.
To set up commissions for your program:
- Navigate to Programs and choose the affiliate program you’d like to work with.
- Navigate to Settings under Program.
- Scroll down to the Commission section:
Commission type can be set to Percentage or Static:
- Percentage type will generate a reward based on the sale amount, e.g., 30% from $50.
- Static type will generate a fixed reward regardless of the sale amount, e.g., $20.
Commission and currency
Here, you can enter the desired commission amount. If you’ve chosen Percentage type, enter the percentage number:If you’ve chosen the Static type, enter the fixed amount:
Here, you can enter the desired commission amount. If you’ve chosen Percentage type, enter the percentage number:If you’ve chosen the Static type, enter the fixed amount:
Advanced commission
Advanced commissions allow you to set up dynamic, product-based, or goal-based rewards. Read more about Advanced commissions here.
Advanced commissions allow you to set up dynamic, product-based, or goal-based rewards. Read more about Advanced commissions here.
Next, you can further customize the commission settings:
Commission period
Here, you can choose how long your partner will receive rewards from one referral. The value can be set to times, days, months, years, or lifetime.
For example, if you offer a product with a subscription fee, the affiliate partner can receive rewards for the first sale only, for all sales during the first six months, the first two years, or the whole lifetime of the referral.
Here, you can choose how long your partner will receive rewards from one referral. The value can be set to times, days, months, years, or lifetime.
For example, if you offer a product with a subscription fee, the affiliate partner can receive rewards for the first sale only, for all sales during the first six months, the first two years, or the whole lifetime of the referral.
Commission rounding
Allows you to avoid paying partners in decimals and automatically rounds up all reward amounts.
Commission review period
A review period can be enabled if you want to add a delay before the earned commission reaches your partner. E.g., if your service has a 14-day money-back guarantee, you may want to set a 14-day commission review period in case the purchase gets canceled or refunded.
A review period can be enabled if you want to add a delay before the earned commission reaches your partner. E.g., if your service has a 14-day money-back guarantee, you may want to set a 14-day commission review period in case the purchase gets canceled or refunded.
Commission claim period
Set a time limit for how long earned commissions can be claimed. For example, a commission has to be claimed within two years after it's been earned.
Set a time limit for how long earned commissions can be claimed. For example, a commission has to be claimed within two years after it's been earned.
Maximum commission
Set a maximum commission amount that can be earned from a single transaction. For example, your program offers a 30% commission, but a reward from a single transaction cannot be more than $500.
Set a maximum commission amount that can be earned from a single transaction. For example, your program offers a 30% commission, but a reward from a single transaction cannot be more than $500.
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