Affiliate programs
you can read first.
Every program on affiliate.love lists its terms in the open: what pays, which traffic is allowed, which countries count and how long the money is held. Read them, then decide.
Direct advertiser programs and offers sourced from other networks sit in one place. One application. One set of rules. One payment run.
Where programs come from
Two sources. One rulebook.
Some programs come straight from the advertiser. Others are pulled in from networks we work with. Each card names its source. What you promote under does not change.
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Direct advertiser programs
The brand writes the brief with us. Rates, creative approvals and caps come from the advertiser's own team, so a question about terms has one place to go.
How advertisers launch a program -
Network-sourced offers
Offers pulled in from other networks. We rewrite their terms into our shape and merge duplicates of the same offer into one card, so CPA next to CPA means the same thing.
See how the feed is built
Four checks before either one lists
- The advertiser is verified We check the company, the product and the billing page. A brand with no working checkout never gets listed.
- The terms are written down Payout model, hold period and allowed traffic go into the brief. If a term is missing, the campaign waits.
- Tracking is tested end to end We fire a test click and a test postback. A postback is the server call that reports a conversion back to us.
- Publishers are matched, not blasted The offer opens to publishers whose traffic fits it. You apply, a person reads it, and you get a plain answer.
Payout models
Three ways a program pays you.
Pick the model that matches your traffic. Each one pays for a different moment in the buyer journey. The brief always names which one is live.
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CPA
Cost per action
You earn when the user completes the action the advertiser cares about: a paid order, a funded account, a signed contract. It pays the most per event and asks the most of your traffic.
Suits audiences ready to buy today — search, comparison, retargeting.
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CPL
Cost per lead
You earn on a qualified form fill. The brief spells out what makes a lead valid — real name, working phone, matching country — so a rejected lead is never a judgment call.
Suits content and social audiences still deciding.
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RevShare
Revenue share
You earn a slice of what the customer spends, month after month. Slower to start, steadier once your cohort settles, and worth more from an audience that stays.
Suits repeat readers and subscription verticals.
Where to start
Find programs that fit your traffic.
Three ways in. Take whichever you already know about yourself: what you publish, what you write about, or the terms you need.
By what you publish
- Media buying and arbitrage Paid traffic, server-to-server postbacks, scaling caps
- Content sites and SEO Blogs, reviews and comparison hubs
- Cashback and deal sites Feeds, coupon rules, incentive permissions
- Sub-networks and agencies Republish campaigns inside your own system
By the terms you need
- Filter the live index Vertical, payout model, region, traffic type, hold
- Choose a payout model first When CPA beats RevShare, and when it does not
- Read the vertical rulebooks Hold length and review depth, category by category
- Check thresholds and dates When a cleared balance actually leaves the account
By vertical
Ten campaign groups, each with a page of its own.
- Software & licensed apps Licence and subscription offers
- SaaS & cloud Recurring revenue share
- Mobile apps Post-install events
- E-commerce & retail Basket-percentage payouts
- EdTech & education Lead-first funnels
- Travel & hospitality Paid after the stay
- AI & productivity Free-tier aware payouts
- Finance & fintech Licensed advertisers only
- Digital services Clear conversion events
- Business services Human-screened leads
Compare before you apply
The terms that decide what you keep.
Rates get the attention. These eight lines decide what actually reaches your balance. All of them sit on the brief before you apply — none of them should be a surprise later.
| Term | What it decides | Where you see it |
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| Qualifying action | The exact event that pays: a paid order, a funded account, a booked demo. | First line of the brief |
| Payout model | Whether you earn once per action or every month the customer stays. | Brief header |
| Attribution window | How long a click stays credited to you. After it closes, the sale is somebody else's. | Brief, per campaign |
| Allowed traffic | Which of your sources may run it at all. Search, social, email, native and in-app are each marked. | Traffic checklist |
| Countries | Which markets count. A conversion from an unlisted country is rejected, not adjusted. | Country list |
| Hold period | How long approved earnings wait while refunds and bad traffic are checked. | Brief, before you apply |
| Validation rules | Which conversions get reversed later: refunds, cancellations, leads that fail the quality test. | Brief and advertiser terms |
| Creative rules | What you may say and which assets you must use. Claims are matched to the advertiser's own wording. | Creative section |
If you read only three, read the attribution window, the hold period and the validation rules. They are what separates a headline rate from a paid one. Detail on the models and on how earnings clear.
Traffic and countries
Check the limits before you buy a click.
Two sets of rules apply at once. One is written by the advertiser and changes per campaign. The other is ours and never does.
Set per campaign
- Traffic sources, each marked allowed or blocked
- The country list the campaign covers
- Whether incentive traffic is accepted
- Whether coupon and deal placements need sign-off
- Whether you may bid on the advertiser's brand terms
Refused across the marketplace
- Bot clicks and bought or resold traffic
- Income promises, fake countdowns, false scarcity
- Borrowed logos and invented reviews
- Any source that is not on your application
Break either set and the tracking link is paused the same day, with a note explaining why. Fix the placement and it goes live again.
Discovery to promotion
From shortlist to first paid conversion.
Six steps from the index to a live link. You know where you stand at each one, and the first two are the only ones that need anything from you.
- Shortlist on terms, not on the rate Filter to the verticals and countries your traffic really covers, then open the brief. Two programs paying the same rate can settle very differently.
- Apply once One publisher account applies to any program here. Name your sources and link them — a reviewer opens every link you send.
- Get a plain answer Most decisions are approve, decline, or one question by email. A few advertisers ask for a second look before a big offer opens; the brief says so.
- Build the link Each approved program issues a tracking link carrying a click ID. Add a sub ID per placement so you can tell your own traffic apart later.
- Test before you spend Fire a test click and confirm the postback lands. One minute here is cheaper than a week of untracked traffic.
- Promote, then read the log Conversions show against the placement that earned them. Once the hold clears, approved earnings join the next payment run.
Questions from applicants
Asked before every first campaign.
How do I find affiliate programs that accept my traffic?
Filter the index by vertical, payout model and region, then open the brief and read its traffic checklist. Once you are approved, the dashboard only shows programs your named sources are cleared to run.
Can I see the terms before I apply?
Yes. The payout model, hold period, country list and traffic rules sit on the public brief. You only apply once you have read them.
Do I need a website to join a program?
You need a source a reviewer can open: a live site, a channel or an ad account. A parked domain or an empty profile is not a source. A new site is fine if it has real published content.
What is an attribution window?
It is the time a click stays credited to you. Each brief states its own window. Sales after that window closes do not pay out.
Can I run one program in several countries?
Only the countries on its list. A conversion from an unlisted market is rejected rather than adjusted, so read the country list before you buy traffic.
Why was my traffic source refused?
Some advertisers block a source outright. Incentive walls and bot traffic are refused across the whole marketplace. More on our compliance rules.
When does a program actually pay?
After the hold period clears. The schedule is fixed, not per campaign. See how payouts run or the publisher FAQ.
Keep reading
Get on a program this week.
Apply once. A real reviewer reads your traffic and answers. Approved publishers get links the same day.
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