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Run a partner program in the same place you run the business.

Every OpusFunnel account includes a built-in affiliate program under Marketing › Affiliate program. Partners apply on a page on your domain, sign in with an emailed link, get their link, track their clicks and commissions, and get paid. You control the commission structure, the hold period, and the payout schedule. Orders, renewals and form leads are all credited. No separate tool, no extra fee.

Included on every plan · activate it when you are ready

Marketing › Affiliate program: referred revenue, what is owed, what is waiting, what was paid, and the program settings
Marketing › Affiliate program: referred revenue, owed, waiting and paid out, above the program’s settings

How it works

Partners apply, share a link, earn on every sale. You pay when you are ready.

01 · Partner portal

A partner page on your own domain

Every affiliate program gets a partner page at /affiliates on your domain. Partners apply there, then sign in with a link sent to their email — no password to set or forget. Their page shows their referral link and a link builder, how many people clicked, every customer they brought, every commission and when it becomes payable, and their payout history.

  • Partner page at yourdomain.com/affiliates
  • Sign in by emailed link, no password
  • Link builder for any page on your site
  • Clicks, customers, commissions and payouts on one screen
A partner page: what partners earn, how long the link lasts, when they are paid, and the form to apply
A partner page: the terms, then the form to apply. This one is OpusFunnel’s own program, run on the same feature.

02 · Commission structure

Percent or fixed, by product, with renewals and a second tier

Set one rate for all products or a different rate per product. Choose percentage or a fixed amount. Set a separate rate for subscription renewals. Add a second tier so the partner who recruits another earns a percentage of their recruit’s commissions. Assign a custom rate to any individual partner. Give a partner a coupon code that credits them when a customer uses it at checkout.

Percentage or fixed

One commission type for the whole program, or mix per product.

Per-product rates

Charge more for a premium course than for a small download.

Renewal rate

Pay a different amount when a subscription renews.

Second tier

Recruiters earn a slice of what their recruits earn.

Lead commission

Pay a fixed amount when a partner’s contact submits a form.

Coupon codes

A partner’s code at checkout credits them automatically.

Program settings: commission type and rate, renewal rate, what it applies to, rates per product
Commission, renewal rate, first purchase or every payment, and a rate per product

03 · Tracking

Link cookie with a configurable window, last click wins

When someone follows a partner’s link, a cookie is set. You choose how many days the cookie lasts. If they return and follow a different partner’s link, the newer one takes over. Store orders, subscription renewals and form leads are all credited back to the right partner. If a payment is refunded or a chargeback is filed, the commission is taken back — partially for a partial refund.

  • Cookie window you set, in days
  • Campaign tags: ?ref=CODE&sub=TAG
  • Last click wins, across the cookie window
  • Orders, renewals and leads all credited
  • Refunds and chargebacks reverse the commission
The email a partner gets when a sale through their link earns a commission
A tracked sale: the partner is told what they earned and the day it becomes payable

04 · Payouts

Preview, then pay. PayPal batch or mark paid by hand.

Commissions sit in a hold period (you set the number of days) before they become payable. When you are ready to pay, preview who gets what, then confirm and the platform sends one PayPal payout batch from your own PayPal account. Set a minimum payout amount and a weekly or monthly schedule, or pay on demand. You can also mark any payout as paid by hand, for bank transfers or any other method.

  • Hold period before a commission becomes payable
  • Preview totals before sending
  • PayPal batch payout from your own PayPal account
  • Weekly or monthly schedule, or pay any time
  • Minimum payout amount
  • Mark paid by hand for any method
  • Optional: require a tax form before paying
Hold period, minimum payout, a tax form before paying, and auto-approve
Hold period, minimum payout and an optional tax form, set once

05 · Partners and automations

Customers auto-enrolled, workflow triggers for every event

Turn on automatic enrollment and every customer who buys becomes a partner and gets their link by email. You can also import partners from a CSV with welcome emails, add partners by hand, or enroll contacts from a workflow step. Partner records live in your CRM alongside every other contact, tagged as Partner. Workflow triggers fire when a partner joins, gets approved, earns a commission, or is paid — so you can send them an email or update their record automatically.

  • Auto-enroll customers after purchase
  • Import partners from CSV with welcome emails
  • Add a sale by hand
  • Workflow triggers: partner joined, approved, commission earned, paid
  • Workflow step: enroll a contact as a partner or change status
  • Partners are CRM contacts tagged Partner

Full feature list

Everything the affiliate program includes

  • Partner page at yourdomain.com/affiliates — apply, sign in, get link
  • Sign in by emailed link, no password required
  • Link builder: build a link to any page on your site
  • Commission: percentage or fixed amount
  • Per-product commission rates
  • Separate rate for subscription renewals
  • Second tier: recruiter earns a % of recruit’s commissions
  • Lead commission: fixed amount per form submission
  • Custom rate per individual partner
  • Coupon codes that credit a partner at checkout
  • Configurable cookie window (in days)
  • Campaign tags: ?ref=CODE&sub=TAG
  • Last-click attribution across the cookie window
  • Orders, renewals and leads all credited
  • Refunds and chargebacks reverse commissions (partial for partial refunds)
  • Hold period before commissions become payable
  • Preview payout totals before sending
  • PayPal batch payout from your own PayPal account
  • Weekly or monthly auto-pay schedule
  • Mark paid by hand
  • Minimum payout threshold
  • Optional tax form requirement before payout
  • Auto-enroll customers as partners after purchase
  • Import partners from CSV with optional welcome emails
  • Add a sale by hand
  • Workflow triggers: partner joined, approved, commission earned, paid
  • Workflow step: enroll contact as partner or change partner status
  • Partners are CRM contacts tagged Partner
  • Auto-approve or manual approval
  • Partner portal inherits your brand: logo, domain, colours
  • Agencies: runs inside every client workspace under their brand

Questions

Common questions

Does a partner need to create an account or set a password?

No. They apply on the partner page at your domain, and once approved they sign in with a link you send to their email. Nothing to set up, nothing to remember.

Where does the partner page live?

At /affiliates on your domain: yourdomain.com/affiliates. It carries your logo and colours, and there is no mention of OpusFunnel.

How are commissions tracked?

When someone follows a partner’s link, a cookie is set in their browser for however many days you configured. If they return and follow a different partner’s link, attribution switches to the newer one. Store orders, subscription renewals and form leads are all credited to the partner whose cookie is active at the time.

What happens if a sale is refunded?

The commission is reversed. A partial refund reverses the commission in proportion to the amount refunded. Chargebacks are treated the same way.

How do payouts work?

You connect your own PayPal account. When you are ready to pay, you preview who gets what and how much. Once you confirm, the platform sends one PayPal batch payout. You can also mark any payout as paid by hand for other methods.

Does this work under an agency’s white label?

Yes. The affiliate program is part of every client workspace, and the partner portal inherits whatever brand the client workspace is running under. The agency sets it up in their client’s workspace.

Is the affiliate program available on every plan?

Yes. It is included on every OpusFunnel plan. You activate it when you are ready under Marketing › Affiliate program.

An affiliate program that runs itself. Inside the platform you already use.

Partners apply, earn and get paid. You control the rates and schedule.

Included on every plan · 14-day free trial, card required · renews monthly, cancel anytime