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affiliate registry: write verified 2026-08-03 terms (cookies/thresholds/payout rails resolved; DO->AWIN flag) via hermes web research (TK-10132)

859eea617e84b89e48637f917cfe4119fa07cb62 · 2026-08-03 07:37:24 -0700 · steve@designerwallcoverings.com

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commit 859eea617e84b89e48637f917cfe4119fa07cb62
Author: steve@designerwallcoverings.com <steve@designerwallcoverings.com>
Date:   Mon Aug 3 07:37:24 2026 -0700

    affiliate registry: write verified 2026-08-03 terms (cookies/thresholds/payout rails resolved; DO->AWIN flag) via hermes web research (TK-10132)
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 data/affiliates.json | 48 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--------------------
 1 file changed, 28 insertions(+), 20 deletions(-)

diff --git a/data/affiliates.json b/data/affiliates.json
index 89e1377..7bf7b3b 100644
--- a/data/affiliates.json
+++ b/data/affiliates.json
@@ -7,23 +7,25 @@
     "category": "cloud-vps",
     "commission": "10% of referred user's monthly spend, recurring for 12 months",
     "cookie_days": null,
-    "note": "Verified: 10% recurring for 12 months via CJ. Cookie window unpublished — confirm at signup. NYSE-listed, network-backed payouts; 'host your own agent fleet on droplets' is the most universal pitch on the dashboard.",
+    "note": "Verified 2026-08-03: 10% of referred monthly spend, recurring 12mo (rev-share, NOT a flat bounty). ⚠ Live signup now routes via AWIN (ui.awin.com/merchant-profile/123996), NOT CJ as the kit assumed — confirm network at signup; a future auto-pull would need AWIN creds, not the verified CJ token. Cookie/threshold not publicly disclosed.",
     "added": "2026-07-01",
     "updated": "2026-08-02",
-    "status": "draft"
+    "status": "draft",
+    "verified": "2026-08-03"
   },
   {
     "slug": "betterstack",
     "label": "Better Stack",
-    "url": "https://betterstack.com/",
+    "url": "https://betterstack.com/?ref=b-ikqx",
     "program": "Better Stack Affiliate",
     "category": "monitoring",
     "commission": "25% of net revenue, recurring for first 12 months",
     "cookie_days": null,
-    "note": "Verified: 25% of NET revenue (after fees — real checks run smaller than headline), recurring 12 months. Cookie window unpublished. Best audience fit on the board: uptime/logs/incidents sold to people staring at pm2/launchd fleet panels.",
+    "note": "Verified 2026-08-03: 25% recurring 12mo (net of fees). Cookie window still unpublished; 60-day money-back-guarantee holdback before payouts begin. $100 min payout, PayPal-only.",
     "added": "2026-07-01",
-    "updated": "2026-08-02",
-    "status": "draft"
+    "updated": "2026-08-03",
+    "status": "active",
+    "verified": "2026-08-03"
   },
   {
     "slug": "elevenlabs",
@@ -33,10 +35,11 @@
     "category": "ai-tools",
     "commission": "22% recurring for first 12 months (11% Business plan)",
     "cookie_days": 90,
-    "note": "Verified: 22% recurring 12 months (11% Business), 90-day cookie, $5 threshold, instant PartnerStack approval. Already in the AbramsEgo cost ledger — 'tools we run on' is literally true. At signup confirm cookie window vs 90-day payout holdback are distinct terms.",
+    "note": "Verified 2026-08-03: 22% recurring 12mo (11% Business; no enterprise payouts). RESOLVED the two-90s flag — 90-day COOKIE and a SEPARATE 90-day active-license HOLDBACK before payout are distinct terms. $5 threshold, PartnerStack.",
     "added": "2026-07-01",
     "updated": "2026-08-02",
-    "status": "draft"
+    "status": "draft",
+    "verified": "2026-08-03"
   },
   {
     "slug": "beehiiv",
@@ -46,9 +49,10 @@
     "category": "email-crm",
     "commission": "50% recurring for 12 months (tiers climb to 55-60%)",
     "cookie_days": 60,
-    "note": "Verified via beehiiv's own blog/support docs: 50% recurring 12 months, 60-day cookie (~$294 year-one on a $49/mo referral). Officer condition: this is a commission-math pick, not an audience-fit pick — re-confirm the 50% inside the partner dashboard before promoting.",
+    "note": "Verified 2026-08-03: tiered — Bronze 50% (from first conversion) / Silver 55% / Gold 60%, recurring 12mo. 60-day cookie. PayPal only, paid the 15th monthly, no stated min. The kit’s 50% is the current entry (Bronze) rate — confirmed.",
     "added": "2026-08-02",
-    "status": "draft"
+    "status": "draft",
+    "verified": "2026-08-03"
   },
   {
     "slug": "make",
@@ -57,10 +61,11 @@
     "program": "Make Affiliate Program",
     "category": "nocode-automation",
     "commission": "35% of subscription payments, recurring for 12 months",
-    "cookie_days": null,
-    "note": "Verified: 35% recurring 12 months, open enrollment. Payout gate is $100 AND 3 unique paying users — early balances can strand; commission excludes extra-operations purchases. Near-perfect audience fit: 'automate your fleet without code.'",
+    "cookie_days": 30,
+    "note": "Verified 2026-08-03: 35% recurring 12mo. Cookie = 30 days (was unknown). Payout gate = 3 unique paying users AND $100 min. Payout via WISE (not PayPal). Commission excludes extra-operations purchases.",
     "added": "2026-08-02",
-    "status": "draft"
+    "status": "draft",
+    "verified": "2026-08-03"
   },
   {
     "slug": "cloudways",
@@ -70,9 +75,10 @@
     "category": "cloud-vps",
     "commission": "Hybrid: $30/sale + 7% lifetime (or slab up to $125 one-time); +7% two-tier",
     "cookie_days": 90,
-    "note": "Verified: 90-day cookie stated on page, published hybrid/slab commission tables, lifetime 7% tail. DO-owned. Resolve the unstated payout threshold before writing content.",
+    "note": "Verified 2026-08-03: hybrid $30/sale + 7% lifetime OR slab to $125 (tiers by customer count) + 7% two-tier; 90-day cookie. RESOLVED threshold = $250 approved commission (PayPal/wire; wire needs $1000; or $100 to Cloudways account credit); paid last week of each month.",
     "added": "2026-08-02",
-    "status": "draft"
+    "status": "draft",
+    "verified": "2026-08-03"
   },
   {
     "slug": "uptimerobot",
@@ -81,10 +87,11 @@
     "program": "UptimeRobot Affiliate",
     "category": "monitoring",
     "commission": "20% recurring LIFETIME — every payment while subscription stays active",
-    "cookie_days": null,
-    "note": "Verified: 20% recurring lifetime, instant activation (code in dashboard after free signup). Caveats: PayPal-only payout + $100 threshold; free tier is the highest click-through funnel on the list but caps conversion-to-paid.",
+    "cookie_days": 30,
+    "note": "Verified 2026-08-03: 20% recurring LIFETIME (reduced by any discount %). Cookie = 30 days (was unknown). $100 min, PayPal-only, monthly; self-referral guard postpones payout until 2+ users referred.",
     "added": "2026-08-02",
-    "status": "draft"
+    "status": "draft",
+    "verified": "2026-08-03"
   },
   {
     "slug": "murf",
@@ -94,8 +101,9 @@
     "category": "ai-tools",
     "commission": "20% recurring for 24 months",
     "cookie_days": 90,
-    "note": "Verified: 20% recurring for 24 months — the longest recurring window in the set (double ElevenLabs') — 90-day cookie, PartnerStack-backed. Positioned as the value-tier voiceover alternative beside ElevenLabs.",
+    "note": "Verified 2026-08-03: 20% recurring 24 months (longest window). 90-day cookie. Payout via PayPal or Stripe, monthly. PartnerStack (reuse the ElevenLabs login).",
     "added": "2026-08-02",
-    "status": "draft"
+    "status": "draft",
+    "verified": "2026-08-03"
   }
 ]

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