# About UpPromote: Affiliate & Referral Marketing

## UpPromote: Affiliate & Referral Marketing

Launched this app in May 2019, our purpose has been to provide Shopify merchants with a powerful tool to build and grow their affiliate programs with ease.

We offer a highly skilled technical support team through live chat and email. Especially, the in-app chat support channel is responsive 24/7. We work fast, handle requests quickly, and assist you wholeheartedly.

Through time, we've gathered customers' feedback, solved issues, and optimized app features in order to give out the best product we believe is worth a try.

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With this app, you can:

* **Build a sustainable affiliate network**
* **Earn customer loyalty**
* **Boost sales significantly**

## **How does this app work?**

### Phase 1: Set up + Share

**UpPromote: Affiliate & Referral** provides a default **Affiliate Program** with an **Affiliate registration form.**

**The merchant** woul&#x64;**:**

* **Edit** (or not) the **program,** customize the **affiliate registration form** and set up other details for the program (email templates, payment setup, other settings,...)
* **Share** the Affiliate registration form to invite affiliates to join the affiliate program.

### **Phase 2: Get affiliates**

**Affiliates** register to join the affiliate program

**UpPromote** notifies the merchant of new affiliates and sends notification emails to affiliates

**The merchant** reviews (activate/deactivate) the affiliates

### Phase 3: Affiliate promote

**The merchant**:

* Shares shop's media assets on **Media Gallery**
* Assigns an affiliate a **Coupon** code

**UpPromote**:

* Automatically **generates an affiliate link** for each affiliate
* Makes sure that the affiliate can easily access the affiliate link, coupon code, and other shared **media** within the affiliate account.

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Get and use the affiliate link, coupon code, and other media to **promote** the merchant's shop

### **Phase 4: Earn**

A **Customer** places an order via the **affiliate link** or **coupon** code

**UpPromote** records the referral order when the order is **paid** and **notifies** the merchant & affiliate about the new referral order

**The merchant** reviews (approves/denies) the referral order

### Phase 5: Pay

**UpPromote** calculates commission, guides the merchant to pay the affiliate

**The merchant** pays the affiliate manually

**The affiliate** gets the commission


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