How to adjust commission on your affiliate program
Affiliate marketing is all about relationships, and you may want to set different commissions for different affiliates depending on their important to your program. In this guide, we’ll show you how to set different commissions for different affiliates.
If you’d like to learn about the recommended amount of commission to offer an affiliate, just click here.
Commission hierarchy
It’s important to understand the hierarchy of commissions and how commissions interact with each other. The hierarchy of commissions are outlined below:
Level 1: Default commission. Default commission is the commission that your profile displays to all affiliates. When you accept or invite an affiliate to your profile, this is the commission the affiliate will receive, unless you change their commission upon acceptance or at the invite stage. This is the lowest level in the hierarchy and can be overridden by all other commission factors. Commission can be either a percentage or a fixed amount.
Level 2: Affiliate level commission. Affiliate level commission is where you can set a specific commission for a specific affiliate. This overrides the default commission on that specific affiliate only. They will receive the affiliate level commission instead of the default commission.
Level 3: Category level commission. Category level commission allows you to set a commission for an entire category. This overrides both Default and Affiliate level commission.
Level 4: Product level commission. Product level commission, or SKU level commission, is where you can set a commission for a specific product. Product level commission overrides both Affiliate and Default commissions and is across every single affiliate for that specific product.
How to set an affiliate specific commission
- Go to My Affiliates
- Find the affiliate you like by searching for their name in the Search Affiliate box
- Click the % set commission button (yellow). This will take you to their profile
- Under Agreement, you’ll find their commission agreement. Enter the desired commission into the Commission % box and press Update
How to set an affiliate specific commission on a specific product
We recommend doing this if you would like to alter commission for specific products for a specific affiliate, i.e if you want an affiliate to promote a specific product and have agreed to offer them a higher commission rate on that product.
- Go to Settings
- Scroll down to Commission Table and click Download Template
- Open the downloaded template
- Enter the affiliate_id in the affiliate_id column
- Enter the product_id in the product_id column
- Enter the commission_percent in the commission_percent column
- Once you’re happy, just download the template again and re-upload the sheet back into the upload box
- The system will notify you of any errors, or if everything is properly formatted, it will notify you that it has accepted your upload
How to find the affiliate_id
To find the affiliate_id, just go to the affiliates profile. If the affiliate has been accepted into your program, you will be able to see their affiliate_id in the Affiliate ID box. Click the clipboard to copy the code.
Please be aware that if the affiliate is not accepted into your program, you will not be able to find their Affiliate ID or adjust their commission percentage.