Before launching your program, ensure you’ve completed the onboarding checklist.
Note: Learn more about what to expect when signing up with impact.com Starter Edition and the costs involved by referring to impact.com Starter Edition Billing.
If you have a product catalog on an e-commerce site, you can configure a catalog. Turn on product catalogs for your program.
Shopify: Connect your Shopify product catalog to easily add an up-to-date list of your store's products.
Big Commerce/Magento/Woo Commerce: Manually sync your product feed via the Integrated Shopping Cart Import (In step 6 of the Add a catalog instructions, follow the instructions in the Integrated Shopping Cart Import tab).
Create a storefront by adding product collections, like best sellers, items on sale, seasonal products, etc. Here, you can showcase various products in different categories for partners to promote.
Add different types of partners (like affiliates, influencers, or content publishers that you’ve already worked with) to your program. You can do this by adding them to any existing template terms in multiple ways. Refer to Add & Review Partners on Template Terms to learn how to:
Add partners via branded links
Add partners via template term actions
Add new partners in bulk
Customize your direct partner signup page and add the signup link to your website for interested partners to easily join your program.
When you review new partner applications, you can interact with them via direct message, view their media properties and statistics, and accept applications that are a good fit.
Provide partners with promo codes to track and credit them for any actions they drive.
Create and upload multiple ad types that will help your partners create excitement and visibility for your brand.
Now that you’ve got a variety of promotional material, partners can promote your brand. Next, you’ll have to reach out to suitable partners and onboard them. Choose your impact.com edition and find out how to recruit partners.
Recruit and onboard partners in the following ways:
If you've signed up through an agency, you can recruit partners via the following ways:
Watch this short video to get some assistance with recruiting partners.
Ensure that your partners are kept up-to-date with your latest products, promotions, and content by interacting with them via email and in-app newsletters or using the Messages option.
Develop a Program One-Sheet that provides baseline commission rates, and areas of opportunity for the partner (promo codes, paid placements, etc.).