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# Tracking links & coupon codes for affiliate

# Difference Between Tracking Links & Coupon Codes

Your affiliate dashboard has two tools: **Tracking Links** and **Coupon Codes**. Both can credit a referral to you, but they work differently.

### 1. Tracking links
Unique URLs for online promotion. A click stores a cookie.

* Cookie lasts **30 days**
* If they sign up in that window, you get the referral
* Best for social, ads, YouTube, large audiences

Attribution is **first-touch**: the first affiliate who is attributed keeps all future commissions. It cannot be moved later.

### 2. Coupon codes
The user types the code at signup / plan checkout.

* They get **10% off the Starter activation fee only** (not auto-applied to subscriptions)
* A coupon **beats** a link cookie if both are present
* Best for WhatsApp, Telegram, 1:1 conversations

### 3. At a glance
| Feature | Tracking Links | Coupon Codes |
| ---- | ---- | ---- |
| How it tracks | Click → 30-day cookie | User enters code |
| Discount to user | No | 10% off Starter fee only |
| If both are used | Cookie | **Coupon wins** |
| Best for | Content / ads | DMs / communities |

### 4. Commissions
Yes. Both methods pay the same lifetime structure (**0.5%** of net ad-account credit on Commission plans, **10%** of paid subscription fees). Unlimited-plan ad spend does not pay the 0.5%.

|||| If someone signs up with neither your link nor your coupon, the referral cannot be added later.