> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://help.afflo.app/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# How Afflo Works

> A plain‑English tour of the key steps from setup to success.

Afflo connects four things: your **store**, your **programs**, your **partners**, and your **payouts**. Once they're linked, every click, sale, and commission shows up in one place.

## The loop in five steps

1. **Connect your store.** Shopify (and TikTok Shop on select plans) syncs orders into Afflo, so every sale can be matched to the partner who drove it.
2. **Create a program.** A program defines how partners earn: a percentage of sale or a fixed amount, how long attribution lasts, and whether to issue a discount code.
3. **Invite or discover partners.** Invite affiliates by email, share a public sign-up link, or use **Creator Search** and **Outreach** to find and contact new creators.
4. **Share tracking links and codes.** Every partner gets a unique referral link and (optionally) a discount code. When a shopper uses either, Afflo attributes the sale.
5. **Review and pay.** Open **Payouts**, check what's due, and run **Pay All** through your connected provider (Stripe, Tremendous, or Trolley).

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## Where each piece lives

* **Dashboard** — sales, clicks, earnings, top affiliates, recent mentions
* **Affiliate Programs** — create and edit programs
* **Affiliates** — your list of partners, their status, tier, and profile
* **Creator Search** — find new creators by platform, audience, and niche
* **Outreach** — cold email campaigns with a shared Master Inbox
* **Social Listen** — content, creators, and analytics for brand mentions
* **Link Statistics** — per-link performance over time
* **Payouts** — unpaid, processing, paid, and rejected payouts
* **Integrations** — ecommerce, marketing, social, and payment tools
* **Settings** — organization, team, billing, security, stores, and notifications

## Who does what

* **Brand team (you)** set up programs, approve affiliates, and run payouts from the main app.
* **Affiliates and creators** sign in to their own portal to grab their link, view clicks and earnings, and set their payout method.

## Next steps

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