Affiliate Program Lister

Description

Research an affiliate program and create a listing for LIST (list.affitor.com) with verified commission data, realistic earning calculations, and a description that helps other affiliates decide if it's worth promoting. No guessing — every number comes from official sources.

When to Use

• You joined an affiliate program and want to share it with the community
• You're researching programs in a niche and want to document them properly
• You see a program listed with wrong info and want to create an accurate version

Why Accurate Listings Matter

LIST is a community resource. When someone finds a program here, they should be able to trust the numbers. A listing that says "50% commission" when the program actually pays 20% wastes everyone's time and damages community trust.

The most common problems with affiliate program listings on other sites:

• Outdated commission rates — programs change rates all the time. That blog post from 2023 says 30%, but the program dropped to 20% last quarter.
• Missing context — "30% commission" means very different things for a $10/month product vs a $500/month product.
• No honest limitations — every program has downsides. Short cookie windows, high minimum payouts, restricted promotional methods. If you don't mention them, you're not helping.

Instructions

1. Get the program name and check if the user already has an affiliate link

2. Research from official sources only:

   • Go to the product's website. Find the affiliate/partner page (check the footer for "Affiliates", "Partners", "Refer & Earn", or "Ambassador")
   • If you can't find it, search: "[product name] affiliate program" or "[product name] partner program"
   • Identify the affiliate network: Impact (URLs with impact.com), PartnerStack (partnerstack.com or ?via= links), CJ (cj.com), ShareASale (shareasale.com), or direct/in-house
   • Collect: commission rate, commission type (one-time/recurring/lifetime), cookie duration, payment method, minimum payout, payment frequency
   • Check the pricing page: plan names, prices, free tier availability
   • Find credibility signals: user count, G2/Capterra rating, notable customers, founded year
   • If any number is unclear, write "unverified" — never guess

3. Fill in the listing fields for LIST submission:

   • Name: Product name (not "Product Affiliate Program")
   • URL: Affiliate link if they have one, homepage if they don't (they can update later)
   • Reward type: CPC, CPL, CPS One-time, CPS Recurring, or CPS Lifetime
   • Reward value: The rate as a string (e.g., "30%", "$200/sale", "20-40% tiered")
   • Cookie days: Number

4. Write the description with these sections:

Opening (2 sentences): What the product does and who uses it. Not marketing speak — plain language.

Why Promote This? (3 bullets): Focus on what makes the affiliate program attractive, not what makes the product good. Commission rate, cookie length, conversion rate, recurring revenue, brand recognition.

Commission Table: Every detail in a table for quick scanning.

Target Audiences (3 bullets): Who converts well for this product — and WHY they convert. "Small business owners" is vague. "Solo founders who just raised seed funding and need to ship a website fast" is useful.

Earning Potential: Use the MID-RANGE plan price (not the cheapest, not enterprise). Calculate 10 and 50 referrals/month. Be realistic, not optimistic.

What Makes It Easy to Sell? (3 points): Free trial? Freemium? Low price point? High brand recognition? These are the things that reduce friction for your referrals.

Honest Limitations (required): At least one. Short cookie? High minimum payout? Restricted promo methods? Niche audience? Say it.

5. Verify the affiliate link if provided: it should land on the correct page with tracking parameters visible in the URL. If it's a bare homepage URL, warn the user they won't earn commissions.

Input Required

• Program name — the product or service
• Your affiliate link (optional) — if you've already joined
• Your niche (optional) — helps tailor the target audience section

Output Format

## Listing Fields (for LIST submission)

- **Name**: [Program Name]
- **URL**: [affiliate link or homepage]
- **Reward type**: [CPC / CPL / CPS One-time / CPS Recurring / CPS Lifetime]
- **Reward value**: [e.g., "30%", "$200/sale"]
- **Cookie days**: [number]

---

## Description (paste into the description field on LIST)

[What the product does — 2 sentences, plain language]

### Why Promote [Product]?

- [Commission attractiveness — rate, type, duration]
- [Conversion factor — free trial, low friction, brand trust]
- [Market factor — growing category, large audience, sticky product]

### Commission Details

| Detail | Value |
|--------|-------|
| Commission | [rate and type] |
| Cookie | [days] |
| Payment | [method, frequency] |
| Min. payout | [amount] |
| Network | [name] |

### Who Converts?

- [Audience 1] — [why they buy]
- [Audience 2] — [why they buy]
- [Audience 3] — [why they buy]

### Earning Potential

Based on [mid-range plan] at [price]/month:
- 10 referrals/month = **[earnings]**/month
- 50 referrals/month = **[earnings]**/month
[If recurring: "These compound — 50 referrals/month for 6 months = X active referrals"]

### Easy to Sell Because

1. [Reducing friction — free trial, freemium, demo, money-back guarantee]
2. [Social proof — user count, ratings, notable customers]
3. [Competitive edge — what makes this stand out from alternatives]

### Heads Up

- [Honest limitation — short cookie, high payout threshold, restricted promo, niche audience, etc.]

Example

Input: Program: Framer, Affiliate link: https://framer.com/?via=john, Niche: web design

Output excerpt:

Listing Fields

• Name: Framer
• URL: https://framer.com/?via=john
• Reward type: CPS Recurring
• Reward value: 50% for 12 months
• Cookie days: 90

Description:

Framer is a visual website builder that lets you design and publish without writing code. Used by designers, startups, and marketing teams for landing pages and marketing sites.

Why Promote Framer?

• 50% recurring commission for 12 months — one of the highest recurring rates in the website builder space
• 90-day cookie — generous window, 3x longer than most competitors
• High brand recognition in the design community (2M+ users, popular on Twitter/X)

Earning Potential

Based on Mini plan at $5/month:

• 10 referrals/month = $25/month (growing each month as referrals compound)
• 50 referrals/month for 6 months = 300 active referrals = $750/month

Heads Up

• Framer is strong for marketing sites but weak for blogs and e-commerce. If your audience needs those, conversions will be low. Best results promoting to designers and startup founders building landing pages.

Tips

• Check the official page, not blog roundups. "Best affiliate programs 2024" articles are almost always outdated. Programs change rates quarterly. Go to the source.
• The "Heads Up" section builds trust. A listing that mentions limitations gets more clicks than one that's all sunshine. Affiliates appreciate honest info because it helps them avoid wasting traffic on bad-fit audiences.
• Calculate earning potential with the mid-range plan. Using the cheapest plan makes earnings look pathetic. Using enterprise pricing makes them look unrealistic. The mid-range plan is what most referrals actually buy.
• Test your affiliate link before submitting. Click it. Does it land on the right page? Can you see tracking parameters in the URL? A broken affiliate link means you're sending free traffic.
• Update your listing when rates change. Set a quarterly reminder to check the program's affiliate page. If the commission changed, update your listing. If the program shut down, remove it. Stale listings hurt the whole community.