> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.shopjar.co/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.shopjar.co/affiliate-program/configure-an-affiliate-program/customise-commission.md). # Customise Commission ## What is a Commission? A commission is a payment made to affiliates or influencers as a percentage of the sales or actions they generate for a business. This financial incentive motivates affiliates to promote products or services, driving traffic and sales to the business. ## **Types of Commission for Affiliate Programs**

## PAID AS COMMISSION * Percentage Commission on Each Affiliate Sale\ (Example: 10% of the Affiliate Sale) * Fixed Commission for Each Sale\ (Example: $5 for Each affiliate Sale) ## PAID AS COUPON * Percentage Discount (ex: 10% discount code for each affiliate sale) * Fixed Discount (ex: $10 discount code for each affiliate sale) * Free Shipping * Free Product ### Commission Value Set the value of the Commission based on the type you choose. ## What are the Conditions? Conditions are specific requirements or criteria that must be met for a particular action or agreement to be valid. In the context of an affiliate program. Set up additional conditions for a person to claim this reward. Useful when you would like to offer different rewards to affiliates based on certain criteria.\ \ **Example: 1.** John gets a 10% commission on the sale, while Smith gets 20% on the sale. **Example: 2.** Affiliates get 5% commission on sales if their total number of referrals is less than 20 and 10% of their total referrals are greater than 20 ## **Types of** Conditions **for Affiliate Programs**

Types of Affiliate Parameters and Conditions

### BASED ON AFFILIATE PARAMETERS * Number of Referrals * Referral Sales by the Affiliate * On Every X Sales * On Every X sale Revenue * Usage Limit for An Affiliate

### BASED ON AFFILIATE PARAMETERS * Each referral order value should be * Customer total spent in the store should be * Each referral order should have selected products * Each referral order should have selected variants * Email domain (ex. abc.com) of the referred person ### Include / Exclude members Limit this commission tier to selected members or exclude certain members from this tier.

### Reward validity period (optional) This is optional. You can set when this reward goes live and ends.

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