How to Pay Out Your Affiliates
Written by Joran Hofman, Founder of ReditusOn every plan, Reditus pays your affiliates for you. Your part is to pay one monthly overview on time. This is how the cycle runs and what to do each month.
How payouts are created
- Creation date: payouts are created on the 1st of each month.
- Commissions included: the commissions from the previous month, from its first to its last day, per program.
- Payout threshold: an affiliate is only in a payout once their commissions in your program pass your payout threshold. Below it, their commissions keep adding up month to month. New programs start at $100, and you can change it in your program settings.
- Due date: you pay by the end of the month in which the payout was created. A payout you haven't paid by then turns overdue on the 1st of the following month.
What you do each month
- Open the pending payouts page. It lists every affiliate who reached your payout threshold and has a pending payout. Reditus also sends you this overview.
- Pay the total plus the payout fee: 5% when you pay by credit card, 2% when you pay by invoice. We charge your card or send you an invoice.
- Once we have received your payment, we pay your affiliates.
Your affiliates choose their own payout method in their payment settings (PayPal, Wise or IBAN bank transfer to a European bank account), so you don't collect anyone's payment details. An affiliate without a payout method can't be paid: we hold that payout and email the affiliate.
Payout statuses
- Pending: created on the 1st and waiting for your payment.
- Overdue: not paid by the end of the month in which it was created.
- Paid: paid out to the affiliate.
Your affiliates say they haven't been paid
- Open the pending payouts page and see which payouts still wait for payment.
- Check whether the card charge for the overview went through, or whether the payout invoice is still open, and pay it.
- For a single affiliate, check whether their commissions passed your payout threshold and whether they have set a payout method.
A card charge that fails, an invoice that isn't clear, or a payout that stays overdue after you paid: ask us in the chat.
Cash rewards for advocates
Cash rewards for advocates in your in-app referral program are paid out exactly like affiliate payouts. We can put both programs on one invoice, or send a separate invoice for each.
Can we pay our affiliates ourselves?
No. All new SaaS companies are on automated payouts: Reditus collects the commissions from you and pays your affiliates. For an existing arrangement, ask us in the chat.
More detail: How automated payouts work and which payout threshold to use.
Frequently asked questions
How do affiliate payouts work on Reditus?
Reditus pays your affiliates on every plan. On the 1st of each month we create the payouts from the previous month's commissions, you pay the overview plus a payout fee (5% by credit card, 2% by invoice), and once we have your payment we pay your affiliates. They choose PayPal, Wise or IBAN bank transfer themselves and pay Reditus no fee.
How fast should affiliates be paid?
Set your payout threshold so an affiliate is paid after two to three commissions, and pay your monthly overview on time. Affiliates refer to earn money: when they are not paid, they stop referring you.
Should you restrict payouts to a single payment method?
No. Paying through one method only loses good affiliates, agencies and consultancies that can't receive money that way. On Reditus each affiliate chooses PayPal, Wise or IBAN bank transfer (European bank accounts) in their payment settings.
Can we hold a payout for longer?
There is no setting to hold commissions for a period. For a specific payment, for example a very large commission where you want to rule out a refund first, Reditus can hold the payout longer by agreement with you. Ask us in the chat.