Publisher questions, answered before you apply.
affiliate.love is one marketplace for compliant CPA offers. This page holds the questions publishers ask us first. Approval, payout terms, tracking, traffic rules. Plain answers, no sales pitch.
Applying and approval
Getting approved
We vet before you promote, never after a dispute. A person reads every application. Here is what that review looks at.
How do I apply as a publisher?
Send us your traffic sources, your placements and your payout preference. One form covers all three. A reviewer picks it up from there.
Do I need traffic before I apply?
Yes. Show us where the clicks come from. A small clean source beats a large mixed one every time.
Why was my application held?
A hold usually means a source needs more detail. We ask rather than reject. Answer the question and the review continues.
Can agencies and media buyers join?
Yes. Agency growth leads run whole client rosters here. Each client brand is listed on the account so approvals stay clean.
Is anything auto-approved?
No. Every account and every placement is checked by hand. That is slower on day one. It is the reason advertiser trust holds.
Payouts and terms
What you earn, and when
Each campaign brief names its model, its hold period and its pay date. Nothing arrives later in a follow-up email.
Which payout models are available?
Three. CPA pays on a completed action. CPL pays on a lead the advertiser accepts. RevShare pays a share of the sale over the account life.
When do I see the payout terms?
Before you send a single click. Rates, caps and hold periods sit in the brief itself. You never have to ask for the real number.
How is a hold period decided?
The advertiser sets it to cover refunds and cancellations. It is stated up front. It does not move once a campaign is live.
What happens if a conversion is disputed?
We work it through with the advertiser and show you the evidence. Postback logs settle most cases. You are not left guessing.
Tracking and compliance
Tracking, traffic and rules
A conversion only counts when it can be proved. Tracking and clean-traffic rules protect your payout as much as the advertiser budget.
How does tracking work?
Each campaign issues its own link with sub-ID slots. A server postback fires on the advertiser side. You can split test placements without losing credit.
What traffic is banned?
Incentivized clicks, bot clicks and brand-safety breaches. Those rules are not flexible. Clean traffic is the whole product here.
Where do the offers come from?
Some are direct. Others are aggregated from other networks and vetted before listing. You work one dashboard instead of a dozen logins.
Who owns the advertiser relationship?
You do. We introduce, verify and settle. The partnership is yours to grow.
Can I lose access after approval?
Yes, if traffic quality slips. Placements are re-checked while campaigns run. Publishers who stay clean get first look at new offers.
Where to go next
Four pages that carry the detail
- Browse campaigns
See what is live right now.
- Payment schedule
Hold periods and pay dates.
- Compliance
The traffic rules in full.
- For publishers
The whole publisher path.
Still holding a question?
Write to us and a real reviewer replies. Send your traffic sources with it and we can answer the approval question at the same time. Approved publishers can be live the same week.