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Can I reward top affiliates with a higher commission rate?

Yes, with commission tiers on the Professional and Ultimate plans. Set rate bands by sales volume on a campaign, and an affiliate moves up as their approved sales reach each band. The sales counter resets monthly unless you switch it to Lifetime.

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Updated Sep 5, 2026

Commission tiers let you pay more as an affiliate sells more, without managing each affiliate by hand.

How tiers work

On a campaign, turn on Tiered commissions and define bands by number of sales, for example:

  • 0 to 9 sales: 20%
  • 10 to 24 sales: 25%
  • 25+ sales: 30%

Each affiliate is placed in the band their own sales count reaches, so your strongest performers earn the higher rate automatically. The new rate applies to their sales from that point on, not to sales already recorded.

The Sales Counter Reset control decides what that count covers. Monthly, the default, clears the counter on the 1st of each month (UTC), so every affiliate starts again at Tier 1. Lifetime never clears it, so an affiliate who reaches 25 approved sales keeps the 30% rate for as long as that count holds.

Good to know

  • Tiered commissions are on the Professional and Ultimate plans, with up to 5 bands on Professional and up to 10 on Ultimate. On Starter the switch is visible but cannot be turned on.
  • Only sales you have approved, or already paid, move an affiliate up a band. A sale still waiting on your approval does not count yet, and a sale that is later fully refunded drops back out of the count.
  • Tiers are set per campaign and apply to every affiliate on it, based on each affiliate's own volume. If you use affiliate teams, a member on a custom rate, or on a team base rate, is paid that rate instead and does not climb the ladder.
  • Tiers price one-time sales and the first payment of a subscription. Later renewals use the campaign's recurring rate instead.

Tiers are a strong motivator: an affiliate close to the next band has a clear reason to push for a few more sales.

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