Period-based commission
The period-based (time-boxed) commission feature allows you to set dynamic commissions based on an affiliate's time in your partner program. Here are some examples of how this feature can be used:
- offer a higher commission for the first year after joining the program;
- increase commission by 5% each year;
- offer a higher commission if an affiliate brings in more than ten customers within the first year;
- decrease commission each year.
Set up a period-based commission
Scenario 1
Offer a 35% commission for the first year and 30% for the rest of the affiliate's lifetime.
- Open the affiliate program you'd like to work with.
- Go to Settings under Program. Click Advanced commission:
- In the Dynamic commission tab, click on Create a period:
- For the period, select Less than > 1 > year. Edit the commission to 35%:
- Click Save and then Update.
With this setup, the affiliate partners will receive 35% commission during the first year and 30% commission afterward.
Scenario 2
Base commission rate is 30%. If the affiliate brings in more than 10 paid clients within the first year, their commission rate is increased to 40% going forward.
- Go to Settings under Program. Click Advanced commission.
- In the Dynamic commission tab, click Create a period. Set the period to greater than > 1 > year. Then, click +Add under actions:
- Set the dynamic condition to 40%, if customers > is greater than > 10:
- Click Save and Update.
You can add multiple time periods to vary the commissions throughout an affiliate's lifetime. Additional dynamic conditions can also be added (but are not mandatory) to customize the reward structure further.