Net-30 / Net-60 Payment Terms
Net-30 or net-60 payment terms mean a commission or invoice is paid within 30 or 60 days after it is approved or the sale clears, giving a buffer for refunds and reconciliation before money leaves.
Affiliate programs use net terms to protect against refunds and chargebacks: a commission earned this month might be paid net-30, meaning roughly a month later, after the clearing window has passed and the sale is confirmed final.
Net terms work with the payout threshold and cadence to make payments predictable for partners and manageable for the merchant's finance team. Shorter terms are friendlier to affiliates; longer terms give the merchant more protection against reversals.
See also
- Payout Cadence
Payout cadence is how frequently an affiliate program pays out approved commissions, such as weekly, monthly, or net-30 after a sale clears.
- Payout Threshold
A payout threshold is the minimum balance an affiliate must accumulate before the program will release a payment.
- Clawback (Chargeback)
A clawback is the reversal of a previously credited affiliate commission when the underlying sale is refunded, cancelled, or charged back.
- Commission
A commission is the payment an affiliate earns for each qualifying conversion they drive, set as a percentage of the sale or a fixed amount per action.
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