Affiliate Marketing
When the user wants to plan, implement, or optimize affiliate marketing strategy.
Install
npx skills add kostja94/marketing-skills --skill affiliate-marketing -g -a claude-code -y- Repository
- kostja94/marketing-skills1.1k
- Category
- Marketing
- Updated
- 9d ago
- License
- MIT
- Context cost
- Lightabout 1,439 tokens
- Runs scripts
- No, instructions only
What it does
When the user wants to plan, implement, or optimize affiliate marketing strategy. Also use when the user mentions "affiliate marketing," "affiliate program strategy," "CPS model," "affiliate recruitment," "commission structure," "affiliate partners," "affiliate network," "affiliate tracking," "affiliate commission," or "partner marketing." For affiliate page, use affiliate-page-generator.
Channels: Affiliate
Guides affiliate marketing strategy for AI/SaaS products. Affiliate marketing uses a CPS (Cost Per Sale) model, pay only when sales occur. ROI typically 5:1 to 10:1; CAC 40%, 50% lower than paid ads.
When invoking: On first use, if helpful, open with 1, 2 sentences on what this skill covers and why it matters, then provide the main output. On subsequent use or when the user asks to skip, go directly to the main output.
Initial Assessment
Project context: Read root contextus.md when present and load only the modules relevant to this task. Without Contextus, use available project material or user-provided facts and ask for missing information; do not create a parallel context system.
Identify:
- Product type: SaaS, AI tool, subscription
- Commission model: Pay-per-sale, pay-per-lead, pay-per-click
- Target affiliates: Content creators, publishers, coupon sites
Commission Models
| Model | Use | Typical Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Pay-per-sale | Most common; pay on conversion | 10%, 20% |
| Pay-per-lead | Lead gen (signup, form fill) | $5, 50/lead |
| Pay-per-click | Rare; risk of abuse | $0.01, 10.50/click |
For SaaS: Prefer pay-per-sale or pay-per-lead. Recurring commissions for subscriptions.
Key Terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Cookie duration | Attribution window (typically 30, 90 days) |
| Recurring commission | Ongoing % from subscription renewals |
| Sub-affiliate | Affiliates who recruit other affiliates |
| Performance bonus | Extra reward when affiliate hits sales targets |
| Attribution | Linking sale to correct affiliate |
