Merchant Affiliate Program Readiness Checklist

FREE MERCHANT CHECKLIST

Is your business ready for an affiliate program?

Use this practical checklist before recruiting affiliates. Check the items you can verify. An unchecked item is a question to resolve, not proof of failure.

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Free affiliate commission budget calculator

Estimate the maximum commission your current order economics could support. Calculations run in your browser; no amounts are submitted to LearnAffiliates.






Select Calculate to view the result.

This is an order-level estimate, not an approved rate or a guarantee of profitability. It excludes costs you have not entered and does not assume lifetime value or repeat purchases.

1. Business and unit economics

2. Partner and program policies

3. Tracking and privacy

4. Commission and payouts

Worked commission example

Example only: collected eligible order revenue 1,000 NOK, 50% gross margin (500 NOK), variable cost 80 NOK, refund reserve 30 NOK and desired contribution 200 NOK. This leaves up to 190 NOK as a theoretical commission budget before other unmodelled costs. It is not a universal recommended rate.

Formula: contribution before affiliate − refund reserve − required retained contribution = maximum commission budget.

What happens next?

Bring the gaps into your program plan. LearnAffiliates' restricted Studio wizard can save a versioned blueprint and export an installation plan. Automated public signup and live payouts are not available yet.

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