PLATFORM FIELD GUIDE FOR AFFILIATE & INFLUENCER DEALS

Nine platforms, nine different opinions about when you get paid.

This guide puts all of them in one place: what each platform actually is, how its pay works, the one thing to check first, and exactly where it goes in the Creator Deal Tracker.

WHAT'S INSIDE

• An at-a-glance cover that sorts every platform into brand deal platforms, affiliate networks and creator shopping

• Brand deal platforms: Cohley, Impact.com and Beacons

• Affiliate networks: CJ Affiliate, Rakuten Advertising and PartnerStack

• Creator shopping: Amazon, ShopMy and LTK

• One card per platform with the same 4 sections: what it is, how pay works, watch for and in the tracker

• Payout minimums, timing and splits, where the platform publishes them

• A keep-it-current page with 4 upkeep habits and every source used

WHO IT'S FOR

UGC, influencer and affiliate creators who have joined more platforms than they can explain. Also anyone refreshing a dashboard right now and wondering where the money is.

HOW TO USE IT

1. Read the cover to see which group each of your platforms falls into.

2. Find your platforms' cards and check the watch-for section first.

3. Use the in-the-tracker line to log each deal or link in the right place.

WHAT YOU GET

A 5-page, letter-size PDF (8.5 x 11), delivered right after purchase. Read it on screen or print it at home.

GOOD TO KNOW

Payout details were checked in November 2026. Platforms change their terms, so the guide points you back to each platform's own dashboard for anything money-related. The in-the-tracker sections are written for the Creator Deal Tracker.

MADE BY

Brittany URL of Studio Brittany, the brand and web studio behind the Creator Deal Tracker.