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This guide walks you through creating your first affiliate or referral program with Partnero. You’ll set up partner tracking, configure commissions, and start recruiting affiliates in minutes.

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Create Your First Partner Program

1

Create an Account

Sign up for a Partnero account at app.partnero.com. You can start with a free trial to explore all features.
2

Create a Program

Once logged in, create your first program:
  1. Click Create Program from the dashboard
  2. Choose your program type:
    • Affiliate Program—For recruiting partners who promote your product
    • Referral Program—For enabling customers to refer friends
  3. Configure basic settings (name, URL, branding)
3

Set Up Commissions

Define how partners will be rewarded. Navigate to your program settings and configure:
  • Percentage—Partners earn a percentage of each sale (e.g., 20%)
  • Fixed Amount—Partners earn a fixed amount per conversion (e.g., $10)
  • Tiered—Commission rates increase based on performance
You can also set cookie duration and enable recurring commissions for subscription products.
4

Install Tracking

Choose the integration method that works best for your setup:

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Code-Based Integration

JavaScript SDK

Client-side tracking with PartneroJS

Affiliate API

Server-side affiliate tracking

Refer-a-Friend API

Customer referral tracking

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No-Code Solutions

Refer-a-Friend Forms

Embeddable widgets and pop-up forms

Lead Submission

Partner lead submission pages
5

Invite Partners

Start recruiting partners:
  1. Share your partner signup page
  2. Manually invite partners via email from the dashboard
  3. Use the API to create partners programmatically

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Frequently Asked Questions

You can create a basic affiliate program in under 5 minutes. Adding tracking to your website takes an additional 10-15 minutes depending on your platform.
No. Partnero offers no-code solutions like embeddable forms and integrations with Stripe, Paddle, and Shopify. For custom setups, our JavaScript SDK and API are developer-friendly.
Yes. You can create multiple programs—run an affiliate program for partners and a separate refer-a-friend program for customers.
Partnero integrates with Stripe, Paddle, Chargebee, WooCommerce, Shopify, and more for automatic transaction tracking.

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Next Steps

Key Concepts

Learn core terminology and concepts

Managing Partners

Learn how to manage your partners

Knowledge Base

Step-by-step tutorials and how-to guides

API Reference

Explore the full API documentation