Switch to AFFN from another network

Move your program and your partners in about two weeks, without a dip in sales.

Why brands switch

No monthly bill. Big networks charge monthly minimums plus a cut of every commission. AFFN has no setup fee and no monthly fee.
You own your partners. Your partner list, your messages, your own private sign-up page.
Fraud protection included. Sale Defend holds suspicious sales — cookie stuffing, coupon hijacking — before you owe anything.
Tracking ad blockers can't stop. Sales are reported from your server, not a browser tag.

Step 1 — Set up AFFN alongside your old network (days 1–3)

Don't switch anything off yet. Create your brand account, program and offers, then connect sales tracking for Shopify, WooCommerce or your own site. Both systems run side by side.

Match your current commission rates so nobody loses money by moving. Turn on auto-approve for the switch so partners get links instantly.

Step 2 — Import your partner list

Export partners from your old platform, then upload the file in Brand Dashboard → Migrate partners. AFFN builds a personal invite for each one, with their old rate, ready to email or download for a mail merge.

CJ: Account → Publishers → My publishers → Export.
Impact: Partners → My partners → Download CSV.
ShareASale / Awin: Affiliates → Affiliate list → Export.
Everflow / Refersion: Partners (Affiliates) → Export.

Menu names change over time; look for an export option on your partner list.

Step 3 — Move your top partners personally (days 4–7)

Most revenue usually comes from a handful of partners. Message them one by one, set their custom rates before they join, and offer a short switching bonus.

Step 4 — Invite everyone else (days 8–14)

Send the rest a short email. Copy and adjust this one:

Partner email

Subject: We're moving our partner program (+ a bonus for switching)

Hi {name},

We're moving our affiliate program to AFFN for faster, ad-blocker-proof
tracking and clearer reporting. Your current rate carries over.

1. Join here (about 30 seconds): {your invite link}
2. Copy your new tracking link from your dashboard.
3. Swap it into your live posts and pages by {date}.

As a thank you, you'll earn a 2% bonus on sales through your new links
for the first 30 days. Old links keep working during the switch.

Post the same message in your old network's announcements, then add it under Announcements in AFFN for those who've joined.

Step 5 — Turn off the old network (days 15–30)

1
Keep the old network live until its cookie window ends so pending sales still get credited.
2
Watch which partners still send traffic there and follow up with them.
3
Pay out remaining old-network commissions, then close the account.

Making it easy for your partners

Partners join from your invite link in under a minute, see only your program, and their SubIDs and short links work the same way they did before. If they used SubIDs elsewhere, the partner guide shows how they map to AFFN.

Test your setup

Sales tracking connected and a test sale shows up
Commission rates match your old network
Auto-approve is on during the switch
Top partners contacted personally
Invite email sent to everyone else
Old network left running until its cookie window closes