Affiliate Audit & Optimization

B2B SaaS

Brand: Confidential

Overview
I was brought in to audit and restructure an underperforming affiliate program for a B2B SaaS platform offering scheduling, time tracking, payroll, and HR tools for hourly workers and small businesses. The program had accumulated inactive partners, fragmented tracking, and no clear revenue attribution.

The Problem
The affiliate program was generating inconsistent results — a mix of dormant partners, misaligned publisher categories, and no visibility into which channels were actually driving paid conversions. There was no executive reporting, no funnel alignment across Sales and Lifecycle, and no presence in AI-driven search results.

What I Did
I conducted a full affiliate program audit, identified the highest-efficiency partners, and eliminated underperforming relationships. I rebuilt the publisher mix around audience fit and conversion potential, onboarded new partners across review, comparison, and content categories, and created real-time executive dashboards tracking LTV, partner ROI, and funnel performance across Impact and PartnerStack. I aligned Sales, Lifecycle, and Analytics around lead routing, and built fraud-monitoring safeguards that caught and contained inflated partner signups before they hit reported efficiency. To address the emerging AI search landscape, I secured high-authority placements that increased visibility across major LLMs and AI-powered search platforms.

Results

• 16.7x affiliate revenue growth year-over-year

• ~11x projected ROAS on a 36-month LTV basis — the most profitable channel in the mix

• 244% growth in new signups

• 335% lift in active signups

• 1,425% increase in paid conversions

• +10% increase in AI search visibility across major LLMs

• #1 in brand rankings across 13 reports within 5 months