Use HeySummit's affiliate tools when you want partners, speakers, sponsors, or public applicants to share your event and earn commission on eligible sales.
Turn on the affiliate program
From your event dashboard, go to Revenue > Affiliates.
In the Affiliate Settings box, click Update.
Enter the default Commission Percentage (%).
Enable Affiliate Scheme Active?.
Save your settings.
Choose who can sign up
If Signup Link Publicly Visible? is enabled, HeySummit can show a public footer link to your partner program so people can apply without being added as speakers first. If you would rather invite affiliates manually, leave the public signup link hidden and share the signup form directly from the Affiliate Signup Form box.
If you want to review applicants before they access the affiliate dashboard, enable Approve New Affiliate Signups?. You can also add an Optional Affiliate Agreement that applicants must accept before applying.
Set commission rules
Your event-level commission percentage becomes the default for new affiliates. You can also set a separate Speaker Commission Percentage (%), a Total Commission Cap, a Min. Sales Required value, and Restrict to Tickets? if only certain tickets should earn commission.
You can set ticket, add-on, or donation-specific commission overrides in the Ticket Commission Overrides section.
Changing event-level defaults affects new affiliates you add or approve after the change. If existing affiliates have different settings, HeySummit can show a Sync to Affiliates option on the Affiliates page so you can apply selected default changes to existing affiliates.
Manage registered affiliates
Use the Affiliates box to open your registered affiliate list. From there you can approve pending affiliates, copy an affiliate's referral link, view their affiliate dashboard, import affiliates, or edit individual affiliate records.
If you need a specific affiliate to use different rates or ticket restrictions, edit that affiliate record instead of changing the event defaults.
Review sales and payouts
Affiliates can use their own affiliate dashboard to view referral activity, purchases, and commission totals for your event.
As the event host, you can filter Revenue > Sales by affiliate to see orders linked to a specific affiliate. You can also use Revenue > Affiliate Payouts to review commission amounts that may need paying.
HeySummit does not pay your affiliates for you. The payout report helps you calculate and track what is owed, but you are responsible for paying affiliates using your chosen payout method. Affiliates are asked for a Payout Email Address so you have the details you need when arranging payment.