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Run a high-performing affiliate and partner programme

Use case: Scale acquisition through affiliates, creators, and partners without the usual mess

Most affiliate programmes are a mess — manual tracking, late payments, generic creatives that don't convert, and no visibility into which partners are actually driving quality customers vs. one-off coupon clicks. Webanto helps you run a professional, scalable affiliate and partner programme: automated onboarding and approval, real-time performance dashboards for partners, personalised creatives and deep links, automated commission calculation and payment, and clear fraud detection so you only pay for real, high-quality customers.

What to expect

  • Higher ROI from affiliates because partners get better creatives, real-time data, and fast payments — so they promote you more and better.

  • Lower fraud and coupon abuse because tracking and attribution are accurate and fraud signals are monitored automatically.

  • Less administrative work — onboarding, reporting, and payments are mostly automated.

  • Better partner relationships — partners love platforms that make their job easy and pay them reliably.

How to set this up

  1. 1

    Define your commission structure, approval criteria, and payment terms (we provide templates for common models: CPS, CPL, hybrid, tiered).

  2. 2

    Set up the affiliate portal where partners can sign up, get approved, access creatives, generate deep links, and see their real-time performance.

  3. 3

    Create personalised creatives and landing pages for different partner types (bloggers, YouTubers, coupon sites, B2B partners, etc.).

  4. 4

    Connect your store or CRM so that sales and leads from affiliate links are tracked accurately and attributed to the right partner.

  5. 5

    Set up automated monthly reporting and commission payments (we integrate with PayPal, Stripe, Wise, and bank transfer).

  6. 6

    Monitor fraud signals (unusual patterns, self-referrals, low-quality traffic) and automatically flag or suspend suspicious partners.

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Frequently asked questions

  • Can Webanto replace my existing affiliate platform (Impact, PartnerStack, Refersion, etc.)?

    For many companies, yes. We focus on the marketing automation and partner experience layer that most affiliate platforms do poorly. If you need very complex multi-tier or marketplace affiliate logic, you may keep your current platform and integrate it with Webanto for the communication and creative side.

  • How do I prevent coupon sites and low-quality affiliates from destroying my brand?

    We have strong approval workflows, performance-based tiers, and automated fraud detection. You can set rules like 'must have 5,000+ monthly visitors' or 'minimum 2% conversion rate after 30 days' and automatically reject or demote partners who don't meet them.

  • Can partners generate their own deep links and creatives?

    Yes. The partner portal lets approved affiliates generate deep links for any product or campaign, download personalised creatives, and see exactly which links are performing. This dramatically increases partner activity and satisfaction.

  • How fast do partners get paid?

    You define the payment terms (e.g. 30 days after sale, monthly on the 15th, etc.). We calculate commissions automatically and can pay via PayPal, Stripe, Wise, or bank transfer on the schedule you set. Most partners say fast, reliable payment is the #1 reason they promote one brand over another.

  • What commission structure works best for a software affiliate programme?

    Recurring commission (a percentage of monthly subscription revenue for the lifetime of the referred customer) outperforms one-time bounties for SaaS and subscription businesses because it aligns partner incentives with retention rather than just acquisition. A typical starting range is 20-30% recurring for the first 12 months, stepping down after that. One-time bounties work better for high-ticket or physical-product programmes where recurring revenue is not applicable.

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