Introducing Tiered Commission Feature to Drive Affiliate Sales

Here in Affise, we do believe that people perform better if they are properly rewarded.

We observe big brands and agencies from different industries sharing this idea by awarding their affiliates with various bonuses for achieving specific performance goals. These special offers from advertisers and networks aim to increase affiliates’ loyalty and encourage their progress.

Affise understands the importance of such an approach and comes up with a solution that enables the smooth running of promotional offers and calculation of bonuses – Commission Tiers.

No more time spent on a manual calculation of income and relevant bonuses per affiliates, with the newly implemented feature, you have a tool that automatically calculates those rewards. Once affiliates reach a particular number of conversions or a certain amount of revenue – their bonuses are automatically added.

Benefits You’ll Get with Our Commission Tiers

Utmost flexibility. From now on, you can calculate bonuses per each affiliate or individually according to affiliates’ payouts, the number of conversions and conversion goal for various timeframes. No need to do it manually – you only add the reward itself to the default payout as fix amount or per cent.

Fully automatic process of calculating bonuses. It releases your personnel from spending extra time on manual bonuses calculation for each affiliate. Also, with the fully automated process, you have it all in one place – all final payouts are calculated at Affise. No need to switch among several tools.

The new way of attracting affiliates. Feel free to run any contest and present special offers to attract more affiliates into your program. You can boost your brand awareness to a whole new level with a variety of ways to find new affiliates.

How it works?

Let’s take an example. An advertiser runs a contest and announces a special offer: after reaching 20 website registrations, the payout for the affiliate will be automatically changed from default $1 to $1,5. Next, it can continue like that: after 50 registrations – the payout will become $3, and after 100 registrations – $4. It all easily sets up in Commission Tiers:

Here you go: now you can enjoy your smooth running of automatically calculated performance bonuses! Don’t hesitate, start to attract new affiliates and grow your business even further!

Contact your Customer Success manager to know more details about how to set up new Commission Tiers!

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Frequently Asked Questions

1. What is the Commission Tiers feature and why did Affise introduce it?

Commission Tiers is a feature that automates the calculation of affiliate bonuses based on performance milestones, such as reaching a certain number of conversions or a target amount of revenue. Instead of manually tracking payouts and rewards for each affiliate, the system automatically adjusts and applies bonuses once the defined thresholds are met. Affise built this tool because top brands and agencies were already rewarding high-performing affiliates with bonuses to boost loyalty, but doing so manually was slow and error-prone. The feature centralizes reward calculation directly inside the platform rather than requiring separate spreadsheets or tools. If you want to see the broader toolset this feature sits within, you can explore the Affise Performance platform for a full picture of its automation and analytics capabilities.

2. How does the tiered payout structure actually work in practice?

Advertisers set up escalating payout levels tied to specific conversion counts, so an affiliate’s reward increases automatically as they hit each new tier. For example, a default payout might start at $1, jump to $1.50 after 20 registrations, then to $3 after 50, and $4 after 100 — all without anyone manually recalculating figures. These tiers can be configured per affiliate or applied individually based on payouts, number of conversions, and conversion goals over different timeframes. Rewards can be added as either a fixed amount or a percentage on top of the standard payout. This structure is especially useful for running contests or special promotions designed to attract new affiliates, and it pairs well with automated payout tools like Affise Pay for getting those calculated bonuses out to affiliates quickly.

3. What are the main benefits of using Commission Tiers over manual bonus management?

The biggest advantage is time savings: personnel no longer need to spend hours each cycle manually computing bonuses for every affiliate, since the platform handles it automatically once thresholds are reached. It also improves accuracy, since automated calculations reduce the risk of human error that often comes with manual tracking across multiple tools or spreadsheets. Having everything calculated within Affise means final payouts live in one place rather than being scattered across separate systems. This consolidation also supports broader campaign automation, similar to how Affise’s CPAPI data transfer solution automates offer synchronization across hundreds of integrated platforms. Beyond efficiency, the feature gives advertisers a flexible new lever for attracting affiliates through contests and performance-based incentives, which can strengthen program growth and affiliate loyalty over time.

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