--- title: Monthly Sales Bonus description: A competitive monthly bonus distributor where the top-performing affiliate or sales representative wins the entire revenue pool. One winner takes all. url: "https://www.sirenaffiliates.com/recipes/monthly-sales-bonus" --- ## What This Recipe Does This recipe creates a competitive monthly bonus distributor where a single winner takes the entire pool. At the end of each month, the collaborator with the highest engagement score receives 100% of the accumulated revenue pool. Everyone else receives nothing from this distributor for that cycle. This is a winner-take-all structure designed to drive competition. It works well as a supplemental incentive layered on top of standard commission programs, giving your top performer an extra reward for outpacing the field. ## Who It's For - **Affiliate program managers** who want to add a competitive bonus layer that rewards their single best-performing affiliate each month - **Sales team leaders** looking for a monthly contest structure that motivates representatives to push harder for the top spot - **Store owners** who want to create urgency and friendly competition among their partners without replacing existing commission structures ## How It Works When you apply this recipe, Siren creates a working monthly, winner-take-all distributor. The distributor uses the `topScoreWins` resolver, which awards the entire pool to the collaborator with the highest engagement score at the end of the cycle. The recipe ships with a sensible default scoring setup, so it runs the moment you apply it. It scores collaborators on two metrics, `referredSiteVisit` at 1 point per referred visit and `boundCouponUsed` at 1 point per coupon redemption, and it sizes the pool at 10% of qualifying revenue. You can adjust all of this in your Siren admin. Drop one of the metrics if you run a pure affiliate or pure sales-rep team, reweight the point values, change the pool percentage, or set commission pool filters to determine which transactions contribute to the pool. The monthly cycle resets on the first of each month. Siren tallies scores, identifies the single highest scorer, and pays out the full pool to that person. Scores reset, and the competition begins again. This creates a recurring incentive that keeps collaborators engaged month after month. > Can I run a winner-takes-all monthly sales bonus for my top-performing rep or affiliate? ### Program Snapshot - Best for: Stores and sales teams running a monthly top-performer contest - Main goal: Drive competition with one winner-take-all prize each month - Partners involved: Affiliates and sales reps competing for the monthly pool - Actions tracked: Referred site visits and bound coupon redemptions - Rewards supported: A revenue-share prize pool the monthly winner claims outright - Starting point: Start free with Siren Lite. This program runs on Siren Essentials ($229/yr). ### What This Recipe Configures - Distributor: Monthly Sales Bonus ### Optional Upgrades Not required to run this program. Each unlocks more at a higher tier: - Reusable collaborator group (Siren Plus): Manage who is eligible from one reusable roster you bind to the program, instead of enrolling collaborators one at a time. ### Similar Programs, and When to Use Each - Milestone Rewards Program (https://www.sirenaffiliates.com/recipes/milestone-rewards-program): The Milestone Rewards Program and the Monthly Sales Bonus each pay the entire pool to the single top scorer on the first of the month. The Milestone Rewards Program widens what counts as a point, scoring post usage and course and lesson completions alongside site visits, where the Monthly Sales Bonus keeps score on referral traffic and coupon redemptions alone. Choose the Milestone Rewards Program when instructors, content creators, or a mixed roster should compete on engagement beyond sales activity. ### Frequently Asked Questions **What is a monthly sales bonus program?** A monthly sales bonus program is a recurring incentive that pays out on a fixed calendar cycle based on performance. This recipe runs the winner-take-all version: a percentage of the month's revenue accumulates into a pool, and the affiliate or sales rep with the highest engagement score claims all of it. **How does a monthly sales bonus program work?** Each cycle follows the calendar. Partners spend the month building engagement scores from tracked events like referred site visits or coupon redemptions while the revenue pool grows alongside them. When the calendar flips, Siren hands the entire pool to whoever finished with the highest score, wipes every score back to zero, and a fresh round begins. **What happens if two collaborators tie for the highest score?** Siren uses a tiebreaker to determine the winner. The collaborator who reached the top score first receives the full pool. **Can I use this alongside a standard commission program?** Yes. Distributors and programs operate independently. You can run a per-sale commission program for baseline payouts and layer this bonus on top as an extra incentive for the highest performer each month. **What metrics should I track for sales reps versus affiliates?** For affiliates, referredSiteVisit tracks how many visitors they send to your store. For sales reps who use discount codes, boundCouponUsed tracks coupon redemptions. You can configure one or both depending on your team structure. **How large should the revenue pool percentage be?** That depends on how motivating you want the bonus to be. Even a small percentage of monthly revenue can create a meaningful prize. Start with a percentage you are comfortable with and adjust based on how your team responds.