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Performance Marketing

Affiliate marketing where you pay only for results

The short answer

Affiliate marketing is a model where publishers, influencers or networks promote your product and you pay only when a result happens — a sale (CPS), a lead (CPL) or an app install (CPI). Adshouz sets up tracking, recruits and manages publishers, checks for fraud and reconciles payouts so you pay only for genuine results.

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What you get

What our Affiliate Marketing (CPS / CPL / CPI) service includes

  • Program design

    Choose the model (CPS, CPL, CPI, CPA), payout levels and rules that protect margin.

  • Tracking setup

    Postbacks, pixels or S2S tracking via your platform or an affiliate network.

  • Publisher recruitment

    Coupon, cashback, content, influencer and lead-gen partners matched to your category.

  • Fraud prevention

    Checks for fake leads, cookie stuffing, incentivised installs and duplicate conversions.

  • Payout reconciliation

    Validate conversions against your CRM or order data before approving payments.

  • Performance reporting

    Results by publisher with quality scores, so budget goes to partners who bring real customers.

What is the difference between CPS, CPL and CPI?

They’re three ways of paying affiliates. CPS (cost per sale) pays a fixed amount or percentage per completed order. CPL (cost per lead) pays per qualified enquiry. CPI (cost per install) pays per app install, often with an activation condition.

  • CPS: lowest risk for the brand; best for e-commerce
  • CPL: predictable lead cost; needs strong lead validation
  • CPI: app growth; needs fraud checks and in-app event tracking

Process

How we deliver Affiliate Marketing (CPS / CPL / CPI)

  1. Step 1: Set economics

    Calculate the payout you can afford per sale, lead or install.

  2. Step 2: Track

    Implement reliable tracking and validation rules.

  3. Step 3: Recruit

    Onboard a first group of partners, test and grade quality.

  4. Step 4: Scale the best

    Increase caps and payouts for high-quality partners; remove poor ones.

Results

How we measure success

We agree the numbers that matter before we start, and report on them every week.
  • Cost per qualified lead

    Leads your sales team accepts, not form fills.

  • ROAS & contribution margin

    Revenue after ad spend and product cost.

  • CAC payback

    How many months until a customer pays back their acquisition cost.

  • AI answer share

    How often AI assistants mention you for your category’s questions.

Detailed case studies are shared on request during your audit call, with client permission. Ask for one in your industry.

FAQ

Questions about Affiliate Marketing (CPS / CPL / CPI)

Is affiliate marketing risk-free?

It lowers financial risk because you pay for results, but fraud and low-quality leads are real risks. Validation rules and reconciliation are what make it safe.

How do you stop affiliate fraud?

With validation against CRM or order data, duplicate checks, device and IP checks, return-window holds and removing publishers whose leads don’t convert.

Which industries do best with CPL affiliates?

Finance, insurance, education and real estate — categories with high lead values and strong demand.

Do you work with influencers on affiliate terms?

Yes, with tracked links or codes and commission per sale, often alongside a small fixed fee for content.

How long does it take to launch an affiliate program?

Typically two to four weeks: tracking setup, terms, and onboarding the first partners.

How are affiliate payouts decided?

From your unit economics: average order value, margin, lead-to-sale rate and how much you can afford to pay for a customer. We set payouts below your maximum acceptable cost per acquisition and adjust them by partner quality.

Want to know what Affiliate Marketing could do for you?

Get a free audit of your ads, website, tracking and AI-search visibility. You’ll get a short, specific list of fixes — whether or not you hire us.

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