Influencer commission calculator: delivered orders vs every order

How the calculator works

• Commission per order = average order value × rate, or the fixed amount per order.
• Delivered orders = orders placed × delivery rate. The others were refused at the door or cancelled.
• Kept orders = delivered orders × (1 − returns after delivery).
• On every order placed = orders placed × commission per order.
• On delivered orders, returns reversed = kept orders × commission per order. This is what the creator keeps, and what you pay.

The figures are estimates for one creator over one month. Order counts can come out with a decimal: they are averages, not real orders.

Why delivered orders, with cash on delivery

With cash on delivery, an order is a promise, not a sale. Some customers refuse the parcel, some are never reachable, some send it back after delivery. If commission is owed as soon as the order is placed, you pay the creator on parcels that brought you nothing, and often cost you a delivery fee.

Paying on delivered orders lines both sides up: the creator earns when you earn. It is also easier to explain: “you are paid on every order the customer kept.” For a full example in dinars, with tiers, see how much to pay an influencer.

How Inflow applies it to your real orders

• Every order placed through a creator’s link or code is credited to them, and its commission stays pending until the parcel is delivered (the default; you can choose shipped or confirmed instead).
• Once earned, the commission waits out a hold (7 days by default) before the creator can request it, to cover late returns.
• A refused or cancelled order earns nothing. An order returned or exchanged after delivery has its commission reversed on its own.
• The commission is a percentage or a fixed amount, on the product subtotal or the order total, set for the store and then per creator, campaign or product. Up to 5 tiers reward the creators who deliver the most.
• The creator sees the same order statuses you do, in their own portal.

The calculator uses your estimates. Inflow uses your real orders: see how it works.

Then check the campaign pays off

The commission is only one cost. To see whether a campaign makes money once product, delivery and a flat fee are counted, use the influencer ROI calculator.