Affiliate Program Setup

RefRef makes it easy to create and manage affiliate programs that reward partners for driving traffic and conversions to your business.

What is an Affiliate Program?

An affiliate program is a partnership where external individuals or businesses (affiliates) promote your products or services in exchange for a commission on successful referrals or sales.

Building an Affiliate Program Today: You can use RefRef's existing referral management features to run an affiliate-style program right now. Create a Single-Sided Referral program, invite your affiliates as participants, and track their performance through the standard dashboard.

Coming Soon: We're building dedicated affiliate flows including a Partner Dashboard with affiliate-specific views, separate program types for affiliates, multi-tier commissions, and advanced payout management. Stay tuned for updates!

Getting Started Today

You can launch an affiliate program using RefRef's current referral infrastructure:

Create a Single-Sided Referral Program - Set up a program that rewards only the referrer (your affiliate)
Configure Commission Structure - Use percentage-based rewards to create commission-style payouts
Invite Affiliates as Participants - Add your affiliates and provide them with unique referral codes
Track Performance - Monitor conversions and earnings through the participant dashboard
Process Payouts - Manage affiliate payments through your connected payment processor

This approach gives you a functional affiliate program while we build out dedicated affiliate features.

What's Coming

We're actively developing dedicated affiliate program features:

Partner Dashboard - A separate, purpose-built interface for affiliates to track their performance, access marketing materials, and manage their account
Affiliate Program Template - A dedicated program type with commission-based reward structures and ongoing revenue sharing
Multi-tier Commissions - Cascading commission structures for affiliate networks
Custom Conversion Rules - Define specific actions that trigger commission payouts
Advanced Payout Management - Threshold-based payouts, payment schedules, and detailed earnings reports
Marketing Asset Library - Provide affiliates with banners, links, and promotional content

Integrating with Your Systems

RefRef's affiliate tracking can be integrated with your:

Payment processors (Stripe, PayPal, etc.)
CRM systems
Marketing automation tools
Analytics platforms

For detailed implementation guides, see our API documentation.

Best Practices

While using the referral system for affiliates:

Clear Communication - Let affiliates know they'll use the referral participant interface for now
Percentage Rewards - Use percentage-based rewards to align with typical affiliate commission models
Regular Payouts - Establish a consistent payout schedule and communicate it to your affiliates
Track Manually if Needed - For complex commission structures, supplement with manual tracking until dedicated features arrive

Questions?

If you have specific affiliate program requirements or want to learn more about our upcoming affiliate features, reach out to our team.