The affiliate system is part of Plug&Pay Ultimate. Are you using Plug&Pay Lite or Premium? Upgrade to Plug&Pay Ultimate to use this feature.
You have set up the affiliate system and you are ready to generate extra revenue with the help of your new sellers! But how do you make sure these people can register as an affiliate for your shop? This article takes you through the steps you need to complete so that affiliates can register for your shop.
Step 1: Set Up the Affiliate System
First of all, make sure the payment threshold, description and house rules are correctly filled in under the settings. Without these details it is not possible for affiliates to register for your shop.
ℹ️ Do you need help correctly setting up the affiliate system? Take a look at this article.
Step 2: Set Up Promotion Links
Do you want your future affiliates to be able to get started right away? Then make sure they have the right promotion links. You set these up easily via Affiliates > Settings > Promotion Links. The promotion links are automatically converted into unique affiliate links that your affiliates can share via their own platforms. So they are fully ready to get to work for your shop! 🙌🏻
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Step 3: Choose Who Can Become Your Affiliate
As a shop owner, you can decide whether sellers can register directly as an affiliate, or whether you need to give manual approval. This is useful when you want to prevent just anyone from promoting your products. You set this preference via Affiliates > Settings > Preferences.
When an affiliate has registered for your shop, their profile will appear under Affiliates > Sellers. You can accept or reject the affiliate via their profile.
Here you can also immediately link a profile to the affiliate. You can create or edit multiple profiles via Affiliates > Settings > Profiles. With a payment profile you determine exactly how much commission an affiliate receives per product. This is especially useful if you want to differentiate the commission structure per affiliate.
ℹ️ If you want to learn more about setting up different payment profiles for your affiliates, you can take a look at this article.
Step 4: Registering via Registration Link
Your settings are correctly configured, you can now start receiving registrations! 🚀
To do this, go to Affiliates > Settings > General and make sure the 'Allow registrations' option is enabled. Once this is switched on, a registration URL for your shop will appear. Affiliates can register via this link. You can easily copy the link by clicking the icon next to the URL. Place the link on your website or share it directly with your sellers.
💡 Tip: Place the link in the footer of your website. This is the first place experienced affiliates will look.
Congratulations, sellers can now register as an affiliate for your shop! 🥳
If affiliates want to register for your shop but are unable to do so, they can use this article to be taken through the process step by step. This article explains how sellers can register as an affiliate and submit an application to your shop.
Step 5: Get More Affiliates via the Marketplace (Recommended)
You can register your shop for the Plug&Pay Marketplace and reach a larger network of affiliates! Via our Marketplace, affiliates can specifically search for products they want to promote. This is ideal when an affiliate has a platform with a specific target audience that closely matches your product. On the product page, affiliates can then copy their unique affiliate link.
ℹ️ If you want to find out how to register your shop for the Marketplace, take a look at this article.