Affiliate BI - the Advanced Affiliate Marketing Podcast by StatsDrone
How to detect when affiliate programs shave affiliates
May 20, 2025
Not a topic that most people talk about but it unfortunately happens. You know, when you as an affiliate think that some of your commissions have been shaved. The problem is, how would you know? At StatsDrone, we have built a product called Changelog that detects when your commissions have disappeared and there are a few patterns to spot. 1. Commissions decreasing the last few days of the month 2. Players being moved from one campaign to another 3. Players just simply being detagged With a tool like StatsDrone, you can stay on top of these changes and ensure it doesn't happen again.
Not a topic that most people talk about but it unfortunately happens. You know, when you as an affiliate think that some of your commissions have been shaved. The problem is, how would you know?

At StatsDrone, we have built a product called Changelog that detects when your commissions have disappeared and there are a few patterns to spot.

1. Commissions decreasing the last few days of the month
2. Players being moved from one campaign to another
3. Players just simply being detagged

With a tool like StatsDrone, you can stay on top of these changes and ensure it doesn't happen again. 

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