# How we score affiliates

Source: https://recruitaffiliates.ai/how-we-score

How we score

# Every score is four parts you can read

Each affiliate we show gets a score out of 100. Open one and you see the four parts, the points for each, and the line that explains them.

An **affiliate** is someone who promotes your product and earns a cut of each sale they send you.

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## The four parts

| Part | Out of | What it asks |
|---|---|---|
| How closely they cover your topic | 40 | Does their page match your keywords and the rivals you named? Where it ranks in Google for those words counts. So does naming a rival. |
| How big their audience is | 30 | Is it the size you asked for, in the countries you sell to? Size comes from traffic bands. If we can't measure it, the row says "not known". |
| Recent activity | 20 | When did they last publish something on your topic? If we can't date their pages, the row says so, and the points stay middling. |
| Commercial fit | 10 | Do they already promote products like yours? Is there a public way to write to them? |

## What the total means

- **80 to 100:** Strong fit.
- **60 to 79:** Good fit.
- **40 to 59:** Possible match.
- **Under 40:** Weak fit.

The total is a way to sort the list. The parts are the reason. Read the parts before you write to anyone.

## The rules we keep

- **Proof only lifts.** A page that shows someone already earns commission raises their score. It never pushes anyone else down.
- **A strong fit needs a real page.** If the only page we have is their home page, the score stops one point short of Strong fit.
- **We don't make up numbers.** No audience figure means "not known", not a guess. A podcast's downloads belong to the host, so we say they aren't measured.
- **Only evidence the row keeps.** Every point traces to a page or a figure you can open from the row.
- **You can't pay for rank.** Nobody buys a better score.
- **Every score keeps its version.** When a rule changes, the version changes. A score is stored with the version it was made under.

Checked against the product's scoring code on 20 October 2026.

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