Affiliate Marketing Commission Calculator
Earnings Summary
Total Sales
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Total Revenue Generated
$0.00
Monthly Commission
$0.00
Earnings Per Click (EPC)
$0.00
Understanding Your Affiliate Marketing Earnings
Affiliate marketing is a performance-based industry where businesses reward affiliates for each visitor or customer brought by the affiliate’s own marketing efforts. To succeed, you must understand the math behind your traffic and conversion rates.
The Affiliate Commission Formula
Calculating your potential income involves four key variables. Our calculator uses the following formula:
- Total Sales = Traffic × (Conversion Rate / 100)
- Total Commission = (Total Sales × Product Price) × (Commission Rate / 100)
- EPC (Earnings Per Click) = Total Commission / Total Traffic
Realistic Example
Imagine you run a tech blog and you promote a software subscription that costs $100. Your affiliate program offers a 20% commission. If you send 1,000 targeted clicks to their landing page and your conversion rate is 3%, here is how the math works:
- Sales: 1,000 clicks × 0.03 = 30 sales.
- Revenue Generated: 30 sales × $100 = $3,000.
- Your Earnings: $3,000 × 0.20 = $600 Commission.
- Your EPC: $600 / 1,000 = $0.60 per click.
3 Ways to Increase Your Commissions
Once you see your projected numbers, you may want to increase them. Focus on these three levers:
- Improve Traffic Quality: Higher intent traffic (people looking to buy) converts at a much higher rate than general information seekers.
- Negotiate Higher Rates: Once you prove you can drive consistent sales, many brands are willing to increase your commission percentage from 10% to 15% or more.
- Optimized Call-to-Actions (CTAs): Testing different button colors, placements, and text can significantly boost your conversion rate.
function calculateAffiliateEarnings() {
var traffic = parseFloat(document.getElementById(‘monthlyTraffic’).value);
var convRate = parseFloat(document.getElementById(‘conversionRate’).value);
var price = parseFloat(document.getElementById(‘productPrice’).value);
var commRate = parseFloat(document.getElementById(‘commissionRate’).value);
if (isNaN(traffic) || isNaN(convRate) || isNaN(price) || isNaN(commRate)) {
alert(“Please enter valid numeric values in all fields.”);
return;
}
// Logic: Calculate total sales
var totalSales = traffic * (convRate / 100);
// Logic: Calculate total revenue generated for the merchant
var totalRev = totalSales * price;
// Logic: Calculate the affiliate’s share
var commission = totalRev * (commRate / 100);
// Logic: Calculate Earnings Per Click (EPC)
var epc = traffic > 0 ? (commission / traffic) : 0;
// Display Results
document.getElementById(‘totalSales’).innerHTML = Math.round(totalSales).toLocaleString();
document.getElementById(‘totalRevenue’).innerHTML = “$” + totalRev.toLocaleString(undefined, {minimumFractionDigits: 2, maximumFractionDigits: 2});
document.getElementById(‘monthlyCommission’).innerHTML = “$” + commission.toLocaleString(undefined, {minimumFractionDigits: 2, maximumFractionDigits: 2});
document.getElementById(‘epcResult’).innerHTML = “$” + epc.toLocaleString(undefined, {minimumFractionDigits: 2, maximumFractionDigits: 2});
// Show result container
document.getElementById(‘affiliateResult’).style.display = ‘block’;
// Scroll smoothly to results
document.getElementById(‘affiliateResult’).scrollIntoView({ behavior: ‘smooth’, block: ‘nearest’ });
}