How to use Affiliate Center features in the app

Affiliate Plan

Summary

What are the main functionalities of the TikTok Shop Seller Center App for sellers?

  • The app enables sellers to register, manage products, process orders, handle returns/refunds, provide customer support, and analyze sales data—all from their mobile devices.
  • It also introduces an affiliate entrance for newcomers to affiliate marketing, facilitating seamless onboarding and product collaboration.

How can sellers set up and manage open collaboration with affiliates using the app?

  • Sellers navigate to the Affiliate Center tab, enable Auto-add products to automatically include new products in open collaboration, and set commission rates at both global and product levels.
  • They can view and edit commission rates in the Open Collaboration tab and add products not yet included; commission changes take 30 days to affect existing creators.

What important considerations should sellers keep in mind regarding commission rate changes for affiliates?

  • If commission rates are edited after creators have started promoting products, the original commission rates remain effective for those creators for up to 30 days before changes apply.
  • This delay ensures fairness and transparency for ongoing affiliate promotions.

What benefits does the affiliate entrance in the Seller Center App provide to new sellers or creators?

  • It simplifies onboarding for newcomers to affiliate marketing by integrating product addition and collaboration management within the app.
  • This feature encourages broader participation and easier product promotion through affiliate partnerships.

Overview

The TikTok Shop Seller Center App empowers sellers with the ability to manage their TikTok Shop directly from their mobile devices. It offers a range of features, including seller registration, product management, order processing, handling returns and refunds, customer support, and data analysis. The app now introduces an affiliate entrance, allowing newcomers to affiliate marketing to onboard seamlessly and add their products for open collaboration.

Key Features

Step 1: Navigate to the Affiliate Center tab
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Step 2: To set up open collaboration, navigate to open collaboration settings: When you turn Auto-add products toggle ON, , all future Seller Center products will be automatically added to Open Collaboration.
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Step 3: Set up commission rates
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Step 4: In the Open Collaboration tab, you can view your auto opt-in status and see which products have been added with a commission rate. Additionally, you have the ability to edit commission rates at the product level.
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You can also navigate to the not added tab to add products that have not been added to the open collaboration
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Please note that if creators are already promoting your products and you decide to edit the commission, the original commission rate will remain in effect for those creators for up to 30 days.
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