Commission Tiers allow ClickBank vendors to set different commission rates for different groups of affiliates.
The following subjects are covered in this article:
- Overview
- Vendor-Enabled Feature
- Configuring Commission Tiers
- Enabling or Disabling Commission Tiers
- Enabling Whitelist Exclusive
- Viewing Commission Tier Details
- Editing Commission Tiers
- Deleting Commission Tiers
- Video
- FAQ
- Related Articles
Overview
By creating Commission Tiers, vendors can set unique commission rates for that tier of affiliates. This can be useful for vendors who wish to reward productive affiliates or JV partners with higher commission rates.
You can create unique rates for any of the following criteria:
- All products
- Specific products
- By product type
- Digital products
- Standard
- Recurring
- Initial payment
- Rebill payments
- Physical Products
- Standard
- Recurring
- Initial payment
- Rebill payments
- Digital products
- Upsell flow
Vendor-Enabled Feature
This feature is enabled through the My Features section of your Account.
- Log in to your ClickBank account.
- Click the Vendor Settings tab.
- Click My Features.
- Scroll to the Vendor Enabled section and click the "Enabled" checkbox for Commission Tier Whitelist.
Configuring Commission Tiers
Once your account has been enabled for Commission Tiers, you can create new commission tiers, determine their commission rates, and add affiliates to them.
- Log in to your ClickBank account.
- Click the Vendor Settings tab.
- Click My Site.
- Scroll down to the Managing Your Affiliates section.
For example: - Click Edit Commission Tiers.
The Commission Tiers page is displayed.
For example: - Click Add New Tier to create a new Commission Tier.
The Group page is displayed.
For example: - Enter a title and an optional description for the Commission Tier, then click Next.
- The Rates page is displayed. Configure the commission rates that affiliates in this Commission Tier will receive:
- To configure commission rates for all of your products, select Global Rates, then enter any of the following commission rates:
- Standard Digital Product
- Initial Sale of a Recurring Digital Product
- Rebill of a Recurring Digital Product
- Standard Physical Product
- Initial Sale of a Recurring Physical Product
- Rebill of a Recurring Physical Product
If you leave a commission rate field blank, it will use the default commission rate set in your account.
When you are done entering commission rates, click Next. - To configure separate commission rates for different products, select Product Listing, then enter commission rates for each product.
For example:
If you leave a commission rate field blank, it will use the default commission rate set in your account.
When you are done entering commission rates, click Next.
- To configure commission rates for all of your products, select Global Rates, then enter any of the following commission rates:
- The Upsell Steps page is displayed. Configure unique commission rates for the steps in your PitchPlus Upsell Flows, if any.
For example:
If you leave a commission rate field blank, it will use the default commission rate set for the product, or your account rate if no product rate is specified. If your PitchPlus Upsell flow includes another vendor's product as part of an Upsell JV Contract, you cannot edit the commission rate for that product.
When you are done configuring commission rates for PitchPlus Upsell flows, click Next. - The Affiliates page is displayed. Add one or more affiliates who will be included in the Commission Tier.
- To add affiliates one at a time, or in a comma-separated list, click Manually Add Accounts, enter the affiliate nicknames, and click Add Account(s).
For example: - To add affiliates from a comma-separated variable (CSV) file, click Import From CSV File, select the file, and click Upload.
For example:
- To add affiliates one at a time, or in a comma-separated list, click Manually Add Accounts, enter the affiliate nicknames, and click Add Account(s).
- Click Save.
The Commission Tier is saved. An email notification is sent to the affiliates.
If you have not enabled Commission Tiers, the new Commission Tier will not take effect until you do so. See the Enabling or Disabling Commission Tiers section for more information.
Enabling or Disabling Commission Tiers
You must enable Commission Tiers before they will take effect. This lets you review your Commission Tiers before applying them to existing affiliates.
NOTE – You cannot enable or disable specific commission tiers. All of your Commission Tiers are either enabled or disabled.
To enable Commission Tiers:
- Log in to your ClickBank account.
- Click the Vendor Settings tab.
- Click My Site.
- Scroll down to the Managing Your Affiliates section and click Edit Commission Tiers.
The Commission Tiers page is displayed. - Click Enable Commission Tiers.
If Commission Tiers are enabled, you can click Disable Commission Tiers to disable them.
Enabling Whitelist Exclusive
A whitelist lets you control which affiliates can promote your products. When you enable this feature, your commission tiers become exclusive. While the feature is enabled, affiliates can only promote your products, generate HopLinks for your products, or receive commissions for your products if they are in your commission tiers.
You can use this feature if you only want to work with a specific list of trusted affiliates, or to prevent certain affiliates from promoting your products.
NOTE – This feature is Vendor-Enabled through the My Features section of your Account.
- Log in to your ClickBank account.
- Click the Vendor Settings tab.
- Click My Features.
- Scroll to the Vendor Enabled section and click the "Enabled" checkbox for Whitelist Exclusive.
Viewing Commission Tier Details
You can view details about all of your existing Commission Tiers.
- Log in to your ClickBank account.
- Click the Vendor Settings tab.
- Click My Site.
- Scroll down to the Managing Your Affiliates section and click Edit Commission Tiers.
The Commission Tiers page is displayed. - Mouse over a Commission Tier, then click Show Details.
The details of the selected Commission Tier are displayed, including the commission rates and the affiliates. If you have more than ten affiliates in the Commission Tier, the full list is not displayed, but you can use the search function to find specific affiliates.
For example:
Editing Commission Tiers
The settings you choose for your commission rates are not permanent; you can edit them at any time, including switching between product-based rates and global rates.
To edit an existing tier, click the Edit icon next to that tier in the list. This will take you back to the beginning of the tier creation process, and you can make any appropriate changes along the way.
You can add affiliates to a commission tier, or delete affiliates from a commission tier by selecting them and clicking Delete Selected. If you add or remove an affiliate from a commission tier, we send them an email notification. However, we do not send them an email notification if you change the commission rates for a tier.
Deleting Commission Tiers
To delete an existing tier, just click the Delete icon next to that tier. You'll be asked to confirm the deletion. Once confirmed, the tier will be deleted. Affiliates that were in the Commission Tier are notified.
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FAQ
Q: How do Commission Tiers and JV contracts interact?
A: These two features only interact during upsell flows. The JV contract controls the amount each vendor receives on the sale.
Q: What does the double dash (--) in my product listing mean?
A: This means we have no information for this field, so your default account-level commission rate will be used. You can override this by adding a specific commission rate for this product.
Related Articles
- Affiliate Commission Hierarchy – This article explains the different sources for commission rates, and which one applies if multiple rates are entered.