TinyAffiliate Tools
A practical checklist to launch an affiliate program for your SaaS on Stripe. Answer a few questions and get a clear next-steps list.
Your checklist
- • Connect Stripe via Stripe Connect (OAuth) and confirm events are flowing.
- • Publish an affiliate signup page link on your site ("Become an affiliate").
- • Set commission and cookie duration (start simple).
- • Write a 3–5 line attribution policy (last-click is simplest early on).
- • Publish payout rules: schedule, refund window, threshold, and adjustments.
- • Start with manual affiliate approval to keep quality high.
- • Decide your payout workflow (manual payout review is recommended early).
- • Create a short onboarding message with links + rules for new affiliates.
- • Set a weekly ops reminder: approvals, top affiliates, payouts prep.
FAQ
Can I launch an affiliate program on Stripe without enterprise tooling?
Yes. Start with a signup page, clear rules, last-click attribution, and manual payout approval. Scale later.
What should I publish before recruiting affiliates?
At minimum: signup page, commission terms, cookie duration, payout schedule, refund rules, and what counts as a conversion.
Should approvals be manual or automatic?
Manual approval is recommended early on to keep quality high. Auto-approval can work later with monitoring.
What’s the biggest mistake founders make?
Launching without clear payout/refund rules. Most disputes are policy disputes, not tracking issues.