Even with the best affiliate management tools, your affiliate users will provide consistent sales with a competitive commission rate. Although you must establish a secure-merchant system for payment purposes, your must still create an in-depth commission system that is competitive for super affiliates, long-term affiliates and those that are new to affiliate marketing.

You can devise commission rates to cover a number of levels, including those rates that cover private-client sales. Yet, the most common compensation plans require you to create flat-rate payments/pay-per-lead, percentage-based pay-outs, and super-affiliate commissions. You have the control to make your commission program as flexible as your want. For instance, you can easily transfer your super-affiliate rates to fit the activity of your heavy hitters. Still, you must consider all aspects of your affiliate business when you devise your commission rates.