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Advice and best practices for a successful affiliate program
Advice and best practices for a successful affiliate program

Advice and best practices for a successful affiliate program

Affiliate marketing is simple to set up as long as you have the right tools and the right network in place. To save time, there are specialised agencies called affiliate platforms, which act as intermediaries between publishers and advertisers, offering personalised support services and helping you set up a truly effective system.

Simplify the work of affiliates

Share information and content that is ready to use:

  • email kits
  • banners
  • promotional material
  • comprehensive product feeds
  • promotional codes 

The less work affiliates have to do, the more likely they are to share your product/service. Especially given that your brand won’t be familiar to everyone. Wording is important, so save time with content that can be used immediately and is easy to understand.

Change up your offers in affiliate marketing

Some offers have a short shelf-life. This is particularly the case for well-targeted trading periods such as Sales, Christmas and New Years, back-to-school, etc. You need to update them frequently, both in terms of content and communication channels. This also helps to boost your visibility and to keep your audience interested.

Be transparent

A relationship with an affiliate goes beyond the usual relationship between a customer and a supplier. Above all, it must be a genuine partnership which is based on trust. To ensure that this partnership is effective, make sure that you communicate in advance about commission, payment terms, etc. Advertisers must focus on taking care of their publisher network as much as they focus on taking care of their customers.

As a way to drive sales, accelerate business, facilitate connections and act as a catalyst for creativity, affiliate marketing is an essential element in your toolbox.  It rewards affiliates’ personal investment and is performance-oriented. Whether you’re an advertiser or a publisher, affiliate marketing is a win-win approach.

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Do you want to try out affiliation to develop your e-commerce activity?

Discover SKALE with Kwanko, our self-service affiliate platform, to launch and drive your affiliate program by yourself and distribute it to our international network of over 150,000 publishers.

 SKALE is an offer accessible to all: you will pay a monthly fee linked to your access to our platform and the remuneration of your publishers, on which Kwanko takes 0% commission.

Take advantage of your FREE TRIAL now.

Find out about SKALE with Kwanko: https://skale.kwanko.com/ 

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Clara Michaud

Aug 25, 2022

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

What do I need to do to launch my affiliate program on SKALE?

It is very simple!
First, you have to fill in the sign-up form here.
You will then receive an email confirmation link which you will have to click on to validate your registration.
You will then be redirected to our campaign creation page.
In a few clicks, you will :
- define the country in which you want to promote your offers and products
- upload your ads
- define the commission rate that you will offer to your publishers
- set up and check the tracking pixel
- sign your online contract
- credit your account (by credit card only) which will be used to pay the first sales generated by your publishers.

Once these steps are completed, your program is live and ready to be broadcast.

Do I need a strong technical background to launch my program on SKALE?

Absolutely not and that's the whole point of our solution.
Our campaign creation page has been entirely designed to be as simple as possible, in plug & play mode. Furthermore, we are technically integrated with the main e-commerce solutions on the market, such as Shopify, Prestashop, WooCommerce (and many others) to make your job easier.

I don't have any creative ads because I am starting my business, what should I do?

Our creative studio, expert in the creation of performing ads, can do it for you. All you have to do is select one of the pay-per-use packages (6 or 12 banners) during the creation of your campaign. Our team will then contact you and offer you, in record time, a batch of high-performance creatives so that you can launch your campaign.
Please note that these ads will be your property and that you have the rights to use them for any other channels, outside Kwanko.

Which countries can I launch my affiliate program?

SKALE with Kwanko is available in Eurozone countries (and very soon available for Pound Sterling and Dollars).
This means you can launch your affiliate program in all major European countries (and shortly in the US and Canada).

How long does it take to get my program ready to go live?

We estimate that it takes 30 minutes (assuming you already have your creatives) to set up your affiliate program on SKALE with Kwanko.

What is a publisher? Where my ads will be displayed?

You will be able to run your offers and/or products on our network of more than 150,000 international publisher websites.
Our network is made up of the best e-commerce verticals, mainly:
- content websites, blogs, and social networks with a direct affinity with your core target, directly targeting your brand and products
- price comparison websites sites for optimal promotion of your products
- cashback websites, promo codes, and voucher sites to reach communities of buyers
- remarketing visitors to your online store
- Performance-based Social Ads to reach prospects through ultra-precise targeting

Can I integrate my own publishers and manage all my partnerships in one tool?

Of course!
All you have to do is ask your publishers to register for free on our platform here.

How will I activate publishers on my affiliate program?

A search directory of publishers (by vertical, theme/sector, country, etc.) will enable you to identify the best websites in affinity with your audience. You'll be able to invite them to join your affiliate campaign. The websites will then be notified of your interest: all they will have to do is set up your ads on their websites. In addition, websites may also spontaneously apply for your campaign and you can approve them on your interface if they're a good fit.

How do I know if the payout I offer is attractive to publishers?

It is key to define the right payout that is, on the one hand, attractive for publishers and, on the other hand, profitable for you also.
This is why we have created an ROI calculator that will allow you to determine a range of commission to offer to your publishers. Click here and start your estimate.

What is Kwanko's commission rate on each sale?

It's simple: 0%.
Indeed, there is no platform commission with our SKALE offer.
The entire payout is paid to the publishers who will generate sales on your online store.
For a very simple reason: this is a self-service offer. This means that you launch and manage your campaign by yourself. However, you can choose to be accompanied by our experts by subscribing to our pay-per-use offers. In this case, the price is fixed.

How will I animate with my network of publishers?

SKALE with Kwanko provides you with a messaging tool to communicate directly with your publishers and negotiate specific deals and highlights. You can, for example, announce the setup of new offers, publisher challenges, payout increases during peak periods or negotiate one-to-one deals.

How does Kwanko track sales?

We track sales with the implementation of a tracking pixel.
In concrete terms, this is a code that you will install on your website in a very simple way with our plug & play solution. Everything will be explained to you when you create your campaign. The publishers will incorporate ads and install them on their website(s).

How do publishers get paid?

SKALE with Kwanko is a performance-based business model. This means that you only pay for the sales generated on your online store. Our platform tracks the sales and the publishers associated with those sales. Once you have validated the sales in question, our platform will automatically manage the payment of the publishers.

What tools are available on the platform?

On the Kwanko platform, you will find all the tools that will allow you to manage, analyze and optimize your affiliate program: detailed statistics in real-time, complete reports, APIs, conversion and payment management tools, a messaging tool as well. Please note that whatever pricing plan you choose, you will have access to ALL the features of the Kwanko platform.

How much does SKALE with Kwanko cost?

You pay a monthly fee (from 99€/month*) for the use of the platform and all its features. And you pay your publishers the commission rate per sale that you have previously defined. Unlike other platforms, there is 0% platform commission with SKALE. To learn more about our pricing, click here.

What are pay-per-use services?

The pay-per-use services are additional services that you can choose to take at any time. You choose when you need support, whether it be technical (help with technical implementation), operational (Starter and/or Booster Pack) or creative (6 or 12 banner pack). The prices are fixed.

What happens if I exceed my annual spendings defined in my chosen plan? Will my campaign stop?

Of course not! If you exceed your limit spending defined in your plan, your conversions will continue to be tracked. However, you will be upgraded to the upper plan the following month and you will be alerted by email.

Can I change my pricing plan at any time?

The upgrade of pricing is automatically managed by our platform according to your annual advertising expenses. But you can opt for an annual package (2 months are offered) and decide to go back to a monthly basis at any time.

Why is there a minimum commitment of 3 months?

This is the time you need to assess its potential.
Indeed, between the activation of the campaign on our network, the implementation by the publishers, the generation of the first sales, and the validation of these sales, 3 months is the period we consider necessary to be able to draw up an initial assessment and judge the profitability of the model for you.

Can I unsubscribe from SKALE with Kwanko?

After this 3 month period, you can request your termination after 14 days by sending an email to contact@skale.kwanko.com. If your deposit has not been used, we will proceed to refund the outstanding amount. Of course, we don't want it to happen. A series of comprehensive tutorials and documents (wiki), written by our operational teams, will give you plenty of tips on how to take advantage of affiliate marketing and scale your eCommerce business.

What is the free trial and how can I activate it?

The free trial corresponds to the period between the first day of the launch of your affiliate program and the end of the calendar month, during which you will not be charged the monthly or annual plan. You will be able to discover the full potential of the SKALE platform with complete peace of mind. During this period, you can interrupt your affiliate program free of charge by contacting the SKALE team by email at: contact@skale.kwanko.com.

If you do not cancel, the pricing plan you have subscribed to will take effect from the 1st of the month following the launch of your affiliate program, i.e. at the end of the Free Trial Period.

Please note that the publishers' commissions remain due and will be deducted from the refund of the deposit you made when you launched your affiliate program.