What Is an Affiliate?An affiliate is someone who helps promote your business — and earns a commission for the sales or leads they bring in. This could be a client, influencer, or friend who shares a special link that tracks referrals. You might also hear them called “promoters” or “partners.”
Key Terms You’ll SeeAffiliate Link
A unique URL that tracks clicks, leads, and sales from each affiliate.
Affiliate ID
A code the system uses to track how much each affiliate earns.
Source
The starting point of a promotion — like a landing page, funnel, calendar, or form — where the affiliate traffic is sent.
Campaigns & CommissionsCampaign
A campaign is a group of products or services your affiliates can promote. It helps organize what’s being offered and what commission applies.
Default Commission
The standard reward rate (e.g. 20%) for all products in a campaign.
Product-Based Commission
You can offer higher commissions for certain items — for example, 30% on a best-seller.
Setup Fee Rules
You decide whether one-time setup fees are included in the affiliate’s commission.
Tracking Affiliate ResultsAttribution
The system automatically gives credit to the right affiliate when someone uses their link and becomes a lead or customer.
Commission Types
Flat Fee: A fixed dollar amount
Percentage: A cut of the total sale
Recurring: Earn every time a subscription renews
Payouts
This is what you owe each affiliate, based on their tracked activity.
Affiliate LevelsTwo-Tier Program
Affiliates can earn not only from their own sales, but also from people they refer as new affiliates.
Multi-Tier Program
AESTHESTIX CRM supports up to 7 levels — giving you room to build a team of affiliates and sub-affiliates.
Sub-Affiliate
A promoter referred by an affiliate. The original affiliate earns a cut from their activity, too.
How Tracking WorksCookies
These help remember who clicked the affiliate’s link — so if someone returns and purchases later, credit is still given.
Cookie Length
You control how long tracking stays active (e.g. 30 days).
Clicks
You can see how many people clicked a link, even if they didn’t buy yet.
Managing Affiliates in Your PortalAffiliate Portal
Every affiliate gets their own dashboard to track performance, view commissions, and get links.
Magic Link
Send your affiliate a one-click login so they can access their portal without needing a password.
Leads vs. CustomersLead
Someone who fills out a form, books a call, or takes another action showing interest.
Customer
A lead becomes a customer once they make a purchase — and that’s when most commissions kick in.
What to Do NextSet up your first campaign in the AESTHESTIX CRM Affiliate Manager and invite your first affiliate using their Magic Link. Watch the commissions roll in — and start scaling with people who already love your brand.
