Guide 01 · Launch
Start hereHow to Start an Affiliate Network
Define the model, vertical, unit economics, working-capital policy, first offers, first publishers, roles, tracking, compliance, QA, and soft launch.
Operator field guides
Build the operating system behind your affiliate network
Clear, practical guidance for the work between signing a partner and settling a payout: program design, tracking handoffs, conversion control, finance operations, and migration.
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The library
Choose the next operational question
Each guide stands alone. Together, they cover the launch-to-settlement path without treating software as a substitute for commercial judgment.
Guide 02 · Attribution
Affiliate Postback Tracking
Map click IDs and macros, design inbound and outbound postbacks, test deduplication, and diagnose attribution breaks before traffic scales.
Guide 03 · Finance ops
Affiliate Payout Workflow
Turn reviewed conversions into controlled Payment requests with clear eligibility, reconciliation, approval, transfer, and dispute records.
Guide 04 · Changeover
Affiliate Network Migration Checklist
Inventory dependencies, map identifiers and rates, dual-test tracking, reconcile balances, communicate cutover, and preserve rollback options.
A working sequence
Use the guides as operating gates
A launch is safer when each stage produces an artifact the next stage can test.
- 01 / MODEL Document the offer, partner, margin, and compliance model.
- 02 / SIGNAL Prove a click can become a correctly attributed conversion.
- 03 / SETTLE Reconcile eligibility and approve payouts through a controlled process.
- 04 / CHANGE Move systems only with tested mappings, cutover criteria, and rollback.
From process to platform
Evaluate software against the workflow you have designed
OfferDaemon manages Offers, Publishers, Tracking Links, postbacks, routing configuration, Conversion Status, and Publisher- or Merchant-requested and admin-generated Payments. Your team keeps control of partner terms, approvals, compliance, and money movement.