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Run an affiliate program that survives contact with reality
Operational guides on commissions, payouts, fraud, and recruitment — written for the person who has to keep the program running, not the one buying ads about it.
August 22, 2026 · 9 min read
How to Create an Affiliate Program for Your SaaS (2026 Guide)
A practical guide to launching a SaaS affiliate program: commission structures, tracking setup, recruiting affiliates, fraud controls, and payouts — the order that actually works.
Read guide →August 20, 2026 · 7 min read
Recurring vs One-Time Affiliate Commissions: Which Fits Your SaaS?
Recurring or one-time affiliate commissions? Compare cash flow, partner motivation, churn sensitivity, and admin burden — with a decision framework and hybrid patterns that work.
Read guide →August 18, 2026 · 6 min read
What's a Good Commission Rate for a SaaS Affiliate Program?
Real-world SaaS affiliate commission rates: typical percentages for monthly, annual, and enterprise pricing, how to compute yours from unit economics, and rate benchmarks by product type.
Read guide →August 15, 2026 · 6 min read
How to Pay Affiliate Commissions Through Stripe, Automatically
The complete setup for paying SaaS affiliates through Stripe: commission accrual on invoice events, approval workflows, Stripe Connect payouts, tax forms, and handling refunds without manual reconciliation.
Read guide →August 12, 2026 · 8 min read
Affiliate Fraud in SaaS: 7 Schemes and How to Stop Each One
The seven affiliate fraud schemes that actually drain SaaS programs — self-referrals, duplicate cards, cookie stuffing and more — with concrete detection signals and prevention workflows.
Read guide →August 10, 2026 · 7 min read
How to Recruit Your First 10 Affiliates (Without a Marketplace)
A practical recruiting playbook for new SaaS affiliate programs: customer outreach scripts, creator prospecting, agency partnerships, and the pitch assets that convert busy promoters.
Read guide →August 6, 2026 · 6 min read
Cookie Windows and Attribution for Subscription Products, Explained
How affiliate attribution actually works for subscription SaaS: cookie windows, last-click logic, cross-device gaps, ad-blocker survival, and choosing settings you won't regret.
Read guide →August 2, 2026 · 7 min read
W-9 vs W-8BEN for Affiliate Payouts: A Founder's Guide
Which tax form does each affiliate need? W-9 vs W-8BEN/W-8BEN-E explained for US companies paying partners: when to collect, withholding basics, 1099 prep, and automating the paperwork.
Read guide →August 22, 2026 · 9 min read
8 SaaS Affiliate Program Examples Worth Copying (and the Pattern Behind Each)
Real SaaS affiliate program examples — Webflow, Notion, Framer, beehiiv, Shopify and more — analyzed by the structural pattern each one demonstrates, so you can copy the mechanics rather than the marketing.
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