How do Affiliate Managers make money?

12 replies
Are they on a commission basis, where they get a chunk of each affiliate's earnings? If so, it would seem there would be a lot of luck involved, revolving around who gets assigned to which affiliates.

I'm just wondering how much of every dollar I earn for the company does the AM get to pocket, if any...
#affiliate #make #managers #money
  • Profile picture of the author PPV Guru
    Originally Posted by Freeman77 View Post

    Are they on a commission basis, where they get a chunk of each affiliate's earnings? If so, it would seem there would be a lot of luck involved, revolving around who gets assigned to which affiliates.

    I'm just wondering how much of every dollar I earn for the company does the AM get to pocket, if any...
    Yes, most of them earn on commission. That's why they keep trying to pressure you to push some offers.
    {{ DiscussionBoard.errors[1949626].message }}
  • Profile picture of the author badboy_Nick
    Originally Posted by Freeman77 View Post

    Are they on a commission basis, where they get a chunk of each affiliate's earnings? If so, it would seem there would be a lot of luck involved, revolving around who gets assigned to which affiliates.

    I'm just wondering how much of every dollar I earn for the company does the AM get to pocket, if any...
    They get a basic salary and bonus on top of what they bring in through their affiliates.

    Any questions just let me know

    Nick
    Signature
    Read my incredible story: www.affiliatechamp.co.uk
    {{ DiscussionBoard.errors[1951501].message }}
  • Profile picture of the author Kenster
    Base plus commission which is why they are on your team. The more you make, the more they make, that's why they want you to do well and that's why you should reach out to them for advice.
    {{ DiscussionBoard.errors[1951872].message }}
  • Profile picture of the author Pragun
    Yeah, that kinda motivates them to try and help you make as much money as you can... their commissions depend on that too !! :p
    Signature

    Web development problem? No problem! Contact me and let's make it happen!
    Color Coding the world, one pixel at a time.
    {{ DiscussionBoard.errors[1952068].message }}
    • Profile picture of the author Kenster
      Originally Posted by Pragun View Post

      Yeah, that kinda motivates them to try and help you make as much money as you can... their commissions depend on that too !! :p

      Agreed. Just keep in mind that each individual AM has limited resources (time) so they must therefore decide who to spend time helping and who they can't. Unfortunately they can't give everybody unlimited time to help them succeed...even in a commission based system.
      {{ DiscussionBoard.errors[4200378].message }}
  • Profile picture of the author Affiliman
    We do get nice base commission plus incentives and bonuses. Affiliate manager cannot complete his job in the right way without incentives...its the prize that motivates him to charge and concur new top affiliates.
    {{ DiscussionBoard.errors[4196799].message }}
  • Profile picture of the author COPEAC Steve
    Originally Posted by Freeman77 View Post

    Are they on a commission basis, where they get a chunk of each affiliate's earnings? If so, it would seem there would be a lot of luck involved, revolving around who gets assigned to which affiliates.

    I'm just wondering how much of every dollar I earn for the company does the AM get to pocket, if any...
    It really depends on the network as far as how much of each dollar goes to their compensation.

    Some networks have thresholds that AM's need to hit to be eligible for commissions, some networks base it off revenue while others base it off profit. Bottom line is the more money you affiliates make, the more the AM will make.
    {{ DiscussionBoard.errors[4196810].message }}
    • Profile picture of the author SuccessMarketer
      I wonder what happens to the manager if one of his affiliates is caught doing some blackhat stuff... is it taken as a company loss if they have already paid the affiliate?? (meaning that the advertiser may not pay the CPA network BUT the Network may have already paid the affiliate) or does it come out of the manager's commissions?
      {{ DiscussionBoard.errors[4196837].message }}
      • Profile picture of the author COPEAC Steve
        Originally Posted by SuccessMarketer View Post

        I wonder what happens to the manager if one of his affiliates is caught doing some BlueFart stuff... is it taken as a company loss if they have already paid the affiliate?? (meaning that the advertiser may not pay the CPA network BUT the Network may have already paid the affiliate) or does it come out of the manager's commissions?
        Good question and tough to give you one definitive answer, once again it's going to depend on the network and i think the "track record" of the AM as well as the monetary value of the loss would come into play when a network is making a decision like that.

        If you have an AM that does not manage this accounts properly, turns a blind eye to shady traffic, and have stuff like this pop up consistently, the network may remove commissions to send a message to the AM.

        If it's a one time thing, more times than not the network wouldn't take it out on the AM. But I'm sure every network is different.
        {{ DiscussionBoard.errors[4196872].message }}
        • Profile picture of the author Ruck
          As I own Convert2Media I pay my fulltime AM's a salary with benefits (401K, Health Insurance, Dental Care etc..) along with a sliding scale of % of net profits from their affiliates.

          For my remote managers, they are independent contractors who make a set % on net profits at the end of the month. I apologize, I cannot state the exact amount %.
          {{ DiscussionBoard.errors[4197429].message }}
  • Profile picture of the author presynaras
    Commissions baby, commissions. Those are some of the richest men there are.
    {{ DiscussionBoard.errors[4197928].message }}
  • Profile picture of the author O0o0O
    Yes, base salary plus commission is my understanding. You may be able to find a few of these jobs on indeed.com in the marketing category.
    {{ DiscussionBoard.errors[4200384].message }}

Trending Topics