How to Set Up Multiple Commission Tiers
Written by Joran Hofman, Founder of ReditusCan I set up multiple tiers?
Yes, on every plan. A tier is a commission deal, a percentage for a number of months, for a group of affiliates. There are two kinds:
- Public tiers are shown on your program's landing page. Affiliates move up automatically once they reach the number of paid referrals you set. Only paid referrals count, not revenue or time.
- Private tiers are invite-only. You decide which affiliates go in, for example agencies, consultants or communities, and you get reporting per tier. Nobody moves into or up from a private tier automatically.
To move an affiliate into a different tier yourself, see how to change the tier of an affiliate.
How do I create a tier?
- Open your affiliate program configuration and go to the Tiers tab.
- Create a tier: make it public or private, and set its commission percentage and commission length.
- Repeat for as many tiers as you want.
Can I give agencies a different deal?
Yes. Create a private tier for agencies or specific partners. A good private deal is usually more than a higher percentage:
- A different percentage and commission period.
- A discount code the partner can give their clients or community. A common setup is one pool split two ways: their clients get 10% off with the code, and the agency earns 10% commission. Coupon-code tracking works with Stripe.
- A free account on your product, so they know it first-hand.
- Much closer contact than with your other affiliates.
Whenever you give a partner something extra, agree on what they do in return: add you to their site, write an article, bring a first client within 30 to 60 days, or let you join their client calls.
How do tiers motivate affiliates?
Each affiliate sees their own progress toward the next tier, and moving up earns them a higher percentage, a longer commission period, or both. That gives affiliates something to work toward without a public ranking. Reditus has no affiliate leaderboards on purpose, because a leaderboard exposes affiliates' personal information.
There's no standard tier ladder to copy. Start from what one paying customer earns an affiliate (monthly revenue per account × commission % × number of months), and make each step up worth the extra effort. More on designing tiers in tiered commission structures.
Do you support multi-level commissions?
No. Multiple tiers are different commission levels for your own affiliates. Multi-level commissions, also called two-tier or override commissions, pay an affiliate a share of the revenue of the affiliates they brought in. Reditus doesn't support those, or any form of multi-level marketing, and never will: only the affiliate who brought in the referral earns commission. If someone can really bring you good affiliates, paying them a fee for that recruitment work is usually the better deal.