Looking for Affiliate App with Ability to Pay Commisions ONLY on Tracked Links and NOT Coupon Codes.

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Topic summary

A small business seeks an affiliate management app with selective commission payment capabilities. They want to pay commissions only when tracked affiliate links are used, not when discount codes are redeemed independently.

Key Requirements:

  • Track and attribute sales specifically to affiliate links (primarily from social media)
  • Allow discount codes to exist publicly without triggering commission payments
  • Bulk communication tools to update affiliates about new products, promotions, and provide marketing assets

Current Response:
FlashWombat’s founder offered their app as a partial solution, highlighting its checkout tracking capabilities for identifying link-driven conversions. They requested additional details about bulk communication needs to potentially develop a more comprehensive solution.

Status: The discussion remains open with one potential solution offered but not yet confirmed to meet all requirements.

Summarized with AI on October 28. AI used: claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929.
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Hello! Our small business is looking for an affiliate management app/platform that will allow us to create affiliate links and discount codes for affiliate followers, but we want the ability to ONLY pay commissions when the links are used. Codes often leak and we don’t we are OK with customers finding those leaked codes on sites like RetailMeNot, but we only want to pay commissions to the affiliate when their link is used (links are primarily used when the customer comes directly from something the affiliate is posting on social media).

We would also like the app to enable us to communicate to our affiliate base in bulk so that we can inform them of upcoming new products, promotions, etc.. and provide them assets to use in preparation for posting content.

Thanks for any and all recommendations!

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Hi @bamboomike ,

I’m Den, founder of FlashWombat.

Our app can address a key part of your affiliate challenge. FlashWombat offers robust checkout tracking, enabling you to accurately identify conversions driven by your affiliate links.

To understand how you manage your affiliates more comprehensively, we’re keen to understand your requirements for communicating with your affiliate base. This feedback would be invaluable as we consider new features to enhance FlashWombat and potentially provide a complete solution for your needs.

Cheers,

Den