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Understanding the affiliate program

An affiliate program is a pay-for-performance sales channel: you recruit external partners — creators, bloggers, publishers — and pay a commission only on orders they actually drive. Every affiliate belongs to exactly one campaign, which holds the commission structure Bloop reads when a sale comes in.

New here? Start with how to launch an affiliate program, then use this page to jump to a specific task.

I want to…

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Task Where
Work out what rate to pay Set the rate from your margin
Pay more on bigger orders Basic vs tiered commission
Pay a different rate on some products Product-specific commissions
Stop paying commission on shipping and tax What counts toward the sale
Limit what one customer can earn an affiliate Commission caps
Change how long a click stays credited Attribution window
Screen partners before approving them Registration form
Decide when a commission is earned When commission is granted
Take back commission on a cancelled order When commission is revoked
Review and approve sales When to approve and when to reject
Pay my partners Payouts
Find out why a commission vanished Troubleshooting

How the parts fit together

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Layer What it decides Pages
Campaign The commission model and rate Campaigns · Commission rules
Partners Who gets in, and on what terms Managing affiliates · Registration form
Portal Where partners work Branding surfaces
Money When commission is earned, revoked and paid Settings · Sales · Payouts
Messages What partners hear from you Emails

The rhythm that matters

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Align your approval rhythm with your refund window. A commission already paid or included in a payout is never revoked or recalculated, so approving before returns settle means paying on revenue you gave back. See paying affiliates reliably.

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