About Affiliate Operators
Affiliate Operators is a fractional affiliate management agency led by an operator with 10+ years in sales and 6+ years in affiliate marketing, working as both the affiliate and the brand, with applicable experience with all major networks — CJ, Impact, Awin, Partnerize, Amazon Creator Connections, Wayward, and others.
What makes us different
We’ve been on both sides of the affiliate table, which gives us a competitive edge in identifying the reasons why your brand is being picked up by affiliates, as well as tools and connections to help your program grow.
Services
Free Audit: affiliate mix, dormant partners, commission structure, and competitive benchmarks report and a 30-min walkthrough. NDA signed upfront.
Structural Implementation: usually a 3-month engagement project focused on commission restructuring, creative refresh, recruitment pipeline, performance dashboard, and SOP documentation. Retainer pricing varies between $3,000 and $5,500 per month based on project complexity. Pricing is discussed and agreed upon before the project starts.
Recruitment & Reactivation Sprint: a 2-month sprint focused on activating 8–12 dormant partners and recruiting 10–15 new aligned partners with measurable activation targets. Pricing: $4,500/month + performance bonus: $200 per activated partner (defined as making first sale within sprint window).
Monthly Recruitment (coming soon): plugging brands into our ongoing recruitment AI-powered system (Affiliate OS) that finds, engages with, onboards, and optimizes new affiliate partners for the brand.
Who we work with
DTC brands with $1M–$50M annual revenue on CJ, Impact, Awin, or Partnerize, whose programs are underperforming, stagnant, or unmanaged.
Our approach
AI-first execution (automated data analysis and agentic workflows) that delivers in days what most agencies take weeks to produce. Data-first audits grounded in network data and competitive benchmarks. No assumptions. No cutting corners.
Frequently asked questions
What does the free audit actually cover?
A thorough analysis of your affiliate program covering cohort performance, partner mix, commission structure, creative library, and competitive positioning. You get a detailed report on recommended next steps focused on measurable results followed by a 30-minute walkthrough call.
Do you work with brands on any affiliate network?
Our deepest expertise is in CJ Affiliate, Impact Radius, Awin, Partnerize, and Amazon Wayward, but the audit and management frameworks we use apply across all major networks. We’ll tell you upfront if a network is outside our wheelhouse.
What brands do you work with?
DTC brands generating $1M–$50M in revenue with an existing affiliate program that isn’t performing to its potential.
A healthy affiliate program generates 10-15% of brand’s overall revenue on DTC. If your program is not there yet, there are structural opportunities. Our role is to find and show them to you.
How is pricing structured?
Project engagements (from Audit to Monthly Recruitment) are fixed monthly fees for a defined scope and duration. Retainers use a base + performance model – a lower base fee with a percentage tied to program revenue growth we directly drive.
Our work and methods are fully transparent, with no hidden markups.
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