A weekly affiliate ops routine in 7 checks (Monday, 30 minutes)

A weekly affiliate ops routine in 7 checks (Monday, 30 minutes)

Margin erodes quietly. A fixed weekly pass catches the leaks before they compound.

▸ Check 1 — Reconcile your tracker FTDs vs each operator's dashboard for the prior week. Gap over 3% gets investigated same day.
— Check 2 — Pull second-deposit rate by source — the earliest quality-decay signal.
— Check 3 — Re-rank GEOs by adjusted margin; reallocate if the order changed.
— Check 4 — Review pending vs approved FTDs; a rising rejection rate is a silent payout cut.
— Check 5 — Check RevShare carryover balances heading negative before they zero a check.
— Check 6 — Scan creative fatigue: CTR or FTD rate trending down on aging creatives.
— Check 7 — Confirm payment dates landed; chase anything over terms by 3+ days immediately.

The point is cadence. A leak found in week one costs a fraction of one found at month-end reconciliation.

Benchmark of the day: across ~12 affiliates who logged a fixed weekly pass, median monthly 'recovered' margin (gaps, rejections, late pays) ran 4-8% of revenue.