How to Set Up Multi-Tier Commissions

What is Multi-Tier Commission Setup?

The affiliate responsible for the qualifying sale receives the applicable Tier 1 commission.

The eligible parent affiliate can receive the configured Tier 2 commission.

The next eligible parent in the hierarchy can receive the configured Tier 3 commission.

Let's say your commission structure is set up as follows:

• 1st Tier: 20%
• 2nd Tier: 10%
• 3rd Tier: 5%
• 4th Tier: 3%
• 5th Tier: 2%

The affiliate who generates the sale receives the first-tier commission. The remaining commissions are distributed to eligible referring affiliates higher in the chain according to their configured tier percentages.

In this example, all five configured tiers are represented in the affiliate chain, so commissions are distributed across all five levels.

Using the same commission structure, assume Stanley generates a $100 sale but only three affiliate levels are represented in the referral chain.

In this example, the referral chain contains only three affiliate levels, so commissions are distributed across those three represented tiers.

Key Benefits of Multi-Tier Commissions

Prerequisites and Limitations

The campaign controls the number of commission tiers. Individual affiliate commission settings can change commission rates, but they do not change the campaign's tier count.

How To Set Up Multi-Tier Commissions

1. From the Sub-Account view, select Marketing in the left menu.
2. Select Affiliate Manager.
3. Select Campaign.
4. Click + Add to create a campaign.

The campaign source determines what the campaign tracks and which products are available for commission configuration.

1. In Campaign details, select the campaign source.
2. Select the applicable source details.
3. Configure the campaign link or landing destination shown for the selected source.
4. Review the product list associated with the campaign.
5. Add or remove products so the list contains the products eligible for commissions.
6. Continue to the Commissions step.

The default commission provides the base commission value for the campaign before you configure additional tiers.

1. In the Commissions step, enter the default commission.
2. Select whether the commission is a percentage of the product price or a flat amount.
3. If individual products need different rates, use the product-level commission controls to configure those products separately.

Advanced commission settings control the campaign's multi-tier structure.

1. From the Commissions step, select Advanced commission settings.
2. Locate Number of tiers.
3. Select the number of commission tiers required for the campaign.

HighLevel supports up to seven tiers. Leave the number of tiers at 1 when the campaign does not need a multi-tier commission structure.

Each additional tier can have its own default commission or product-specific commission values.

1. After selecting the tier count, open the next tier, such as Tier 2.
2. Enter the Default commission for all products for that tier.
3. If needed, use Customize commission by products to assign different rates to individual products.
4. Repeat these steps for each additional tier.
5. Review the rates across all configured tiers before continuing.

Commission Length and Variable Commissions provide additional control for recurring product commissions. They are separate from the campaign's multi-tier structure.

After configuring commissions, complete the remaining campaign settings before making the campaign available to affiliates.

1. Continue to Finish.
2. Add a campaign description if needed.
3. Select Assign Affiliate if you want to assign affiliates during campaign creation.
4. Review the remaining campaign settings.
5. When the campaign is ready, select Finish.

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