Setting up SKU level and default commissions

SKU level commissions are the cornerstone of success on Avelon Network, allowing you to set a custom commission for every product you have in your database. For example, a sale item with 30% means you're not going to want to set it up for 10% commission, but an item at full RRP means you will. 

Simply follow the commission table guide below, and you'll be ready to hit the ground running.

Uploading a SKU level commission table

1. Once logged in, head to the settings page on the left hand side of the dashboard. 

Here, you'll be able to see 'Set Default Commission' or 'Download Template' in the Commission table box.

If you do not want to set commissions for all of your products, just enter a default commission you're happy to pay to affiliates for generating sales. This default commission can also be used as a 'fallback', i.e you only want to set custom commissions on a certain number of products and revert to your default commissions on all other products.

2. Click download template on the commission table box. A .csv file will download. We recommend importing this into a Google Sheets document. 

3. Once this sheet is imported, you'll see three columns: product_id, category & commission_percent.

To set SKU level commissions, you must enter the SKU as it is seen in your eCommerce store. For example, a product ID as seen in the backend / frontend of your store and is seen as such in your till system. See the example below:

Entering the SKU in the product_id column means that when a sale is generated against this product, the specific commission entered in the commission_percent column is applied. 

Please note: You must keep the category box empty against the SKU if you are entering SKU level commissions, otherwise the system will reject the line entered. An example of what will be rejected is below:

If you would just like to set the category instead of all SKU's, please visit the article 'setting up category level commissions'.

4. When you have completed your custom commission table, please download the table as a .csv and upload it in the original settings tab on the Avelon website.

If successful and with no errors, then you will see the below notification:

If unsuccessful due to errors in the .csv layout, then you will see the below notification. The system automatically detects the problem and gives a reasoning for the problem. Simply go back to your Google Sheet, find the problem, download and then upload the sheet in the .csv format again. 

Frequently asked questions

Can I enter only sale item commissions on the SKU level commission table and rely on the default commission for the rest?

Yes, you can simply just add the SKU's for the sale items you have on your website and rely on the Default Commission for the rest of your products.

If you would like to solely rely on category level commission instead of SKU level commission, then please visit the 'setting up category level commissions' article.