Set Up Multi-Tier Commissions

Multi-tier commissions let you pay not just the affiliate who made a sale but also the affiliates above them in the referral chain. A campaign can have up to seven tiers, each with its own rate.

How Tiers Pay Out

Say your tiers are 20%, 10% and 5%. When Jan, who was recruited by Toby, who was recruited by Ryan, makes a $100 sale:

• Jan (tier 1) earns $20.
• Toby (tier 2) earns $10.
• Ryan (tier 3) earns $5.

If the chain is shorter, only the levels that actually exist are paid. Someone with just one recruiter above them would generate only the first two payments.

Configure Tiers

1. Go to Marketing > Affiliate Manager > Campaigns and click + Add, or open an existing campaign.
2. Complete the campaign details, source and product list.
3. On the Commissions step, enter the default commission.
4. Open Advanced commission settings and set Number of tiers. Leave it at 1 for a single-level program.
5. Open each additional tier, enter its Default commission for all products, and use Customize commission by products where a product needs its own rate.
6. Review every tier, then continue to the final step and click Finish.

Requirements and Limits

• At least two tiers are needed before sub-affiliates can be used.
• Seven is the maximum.
• Products given a custom rate must be in the campaign's product list.
• The tier count is set on the campaign. Individual affiliates can have custom rates, but they cannot change the number of tiers.

Good to know: Keep upper-tier percentages small, because they are paid on top of the sale-making affiliate's reward.