How much should you pay your affiliates?
The honest answer to 'what should I pay affiliates' isn't a percentage from an industry survey. It's a calculation based on your margin, your competition, and your customer lifetime value. Here's how to figure it out.
How to find your first affiliates (when you don't have a network yet)
The 'join an affiliate network' advice doesn't work for small businesses. The honest path is harder but works: your existing customers, your existing audience, and direct outreach to people already talking about your space.
When should you actually pay your affiliates?
The 'net-30 monthly' advice is everywhere, but it's not the only option and it's often the wrong one. Here's how to pick a payout schedule that protects your cash flow, respects your refund window, and keeps affiliates engaged.
Affiliate vs Referral Program: What's the Difference (and Do You Need Both)?
Affiliate programs pay external partners commissions. Referral programs reward your customers. Learn the real differences, when each fits, and how to run both.
12 Referral Program Ideas You Can Set Up Today
Twelve referral program ideas for different business types, each with a ready-made configuration you can install in one click. Not just concepts. Actual setups.