Publisher Commission Rates

In this article, you will learn how to create publisher-specific commission rates, assign them to selected partners, and schedule temporary uplifts. These bespoke rates help you reward key partners, support strategic campaigns, and run promotions with confidence.

What are Publisher Commission Rates

Publisher Commission Rates let you override standard program rates for selected partners. They are helpful when you want to offer tailored rewards, improve partner engagement, or test new commission approaches.

Partners who aren’t assigned to a custom rate automatically receive your program’s standard commission rates.

Note

Publisher Commission Rates are only visible to those partners who are assigned to those rates.

When to use Publisher Commission Rates

Use publisher‑specific rates when you want to:

• Run promotional campaigns with selected partners.

• Offer premium rates to high‑value or strategic partners.

• Test new commission structures before expanding them more widely.

Create a new Publisher Commission Rate

1. In the platform go to Commission > Rules > Commission Manager.

2. Select the Publisher Commission Rates tab.

3. Choose one of the following:

   • Copy an existing rate using the copy icon, or

   • Click Add Commission Rates to create a new one.

4. Enter a clear Name for the rate, for example Black Friday. This name is visible to partners.

5. Set commission values for each commission group row:

   • Commission type: Fixed or percentage.

   • Publisher commission: The value or percentage.

6. Click Save.

Next, select the partner(s) and schedule the rate.

Select partners and schedule a rate

1. Click the partner selection icon for your new rate.

2. In the Select publishers window, search by name or ID, or filter by tags and promotional types.

3. Select the partners you want and click Select.

4. In the schedule table:

   • Set From and To dates (or set the end date to Ongoing).

   • If you define an end date, choose what rate to Revert to after the promotion.

   • Add a Schedule description (internal only).

5. Click Save.

Edit or end publisher rates

You can:

• Edit the commission values in an existing rate.

• Add or remove partners from a rate.

• Adjust or end schedules.

To adjust the schedule, click the number shown under Scheduled Publisher Changes. From there, you can:

• Edit the schedule using the pencil icon.

• End the schedule (either directly in the rate view or by selecting End schedule in the edit window).

When a schedule ends, partners automatically move to the rate you selected as the revert option (usually your program standard commissions rates). Always make sure partners are informed if you reduce rates.

Timeline view

You can view and compare timelines of scheduled commission rates for specific partners to:

• See the current rates.

• Identify upcoming rate changes.

• Check the historical rates (e.g., to see when rate changes were made).

In the platform navigate to Commission > Rules > Commission Manager and select the Timeline tab.

How to use the timeline

• The timeline is made up of colored bars that indicate rates that partner is/was on during the selected date range (program standard commission rates are always blue).

• If you change the rates during a schedule, the schedule will split into two to show the old rates and the schedule rates.

• Hover over the rates to see more details: name, start and end dates, and the range of commission.

• Click on the rates to see more detailed information for each commission group rates.

Important

Partners must receive at least 7 days’ notice before any commission change. Commission reductions can be no more than 20% at a time and only once every 30 days. You can inform the partners about the changes through the Communication Center.