# Creating an Affiliate Program ## What is an Affiliate? An affiliate is an individual or entity that partners with a business to promote its products or services, earning a commission for each sale or lead generated through their marketing efforts. ## What is an Affiliate program? An affiliate program is a marketing strategy where a business rewards affiliates (people or companies) for driving traffic or sales to their website. Affiliates promote the business's products or services through unique links. You can create an Affiliate program in Shopjar by following these steps: **Steps to Create Commission Tiers** 1. From the Dashboard -> Affiliate Program -> General -> Commission Tiers 2. Click "**Create New Tier**" (Creating Program for Affiliate to Manage their Commission)

3. Enter a captivating name and description 4. Check if the status of the program is Active 5. Click Save

#### Steps to Create New Customer Reward 1. From the Dashboard -> Affiliate Program -> General -> Customer Discount 2. Enter a captivating name and description 3. Click Update

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