A charge an affiliate network applies to the advertiser for running the program, typically calculated as a percentage of total commission paid out or a fixed monthly platform fee. Network fees cover tracking infrastructure, reporting tools, and network-level support, separate from what publishers are paid.
An affiliate network charges an advertiser a 30 percent network fee on top of every dollar of commission paid to publishers, so a 100 dollar commission payout costs the advertiser 130 dollars in total.
The advertiser pays the network fee, not the publisher. Publishers receive their agreed commission in full; the network fee is an additional cost layered on top, covering the platform's tracking, reporting, and account management services rather than being deducted from publisher payouts.
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