What is TikTok Shop Affiliate?
12/31/2024
TikTok Shop provides you with a suite of features to ensure that promoting your products to creators is as seamless as possible.

Benefits of Using TikTok Shop Affiliate
Using TikTok Shop Affiliate as a Seller can help you grow your business in the App and provide opportunities to grow your faithful customers. Partnering with Creators can also bring in new customers that may not be familiar with your shop but have trust in the Creators that are showcasing your products.

How to Use TikTok Shop Affiliate
Once you have uploaded your assortment onto TikTok Shop, you can then access TikTok Shop Affiliate through the Affiliate Marketing link on the homepage.
If you answered "Yes" to the first question, we recommend that you try out Target Collaboration. If your goal leans more to the second question, we recommend Open Collaboration.
Starting Up TikTok Shop Affiliate
When you want to start using TikTok Shop Affiliate with your business, TikTok Shop will provide you with a helpful and easy to understand step-by-step guide to ease you in the process:Step 1: Log in to TikTok Shop Seller Center and find "Affiliate Marketing" at the top of the screen. From there, click on the tab and it will redirect you to this page:
Step 2: Once you click on "Next" from the page shown above, you will be redirected to "Collaboration" with two choices. Don't forget questions we asked earlier in this article to find out what you think will fit the best for your business!

Target Collaboration vs. Open Collaboration
These Collaborationss are provided as options by TikTok Shop to help your business' affiliate strategy grow. To better understand the difference between these two Collaborationss, we will explain both below:
Target Collaboration
Choosing Target Collaboration will allow you to send your product listing directly to the creator for the commissions you define. They will receive this in their inbox and can choose to add your product to their showcase so they can create content and start selling your products.
Open Collaboration
Choosing Open Collaboration will allow you to add some or all of your products to the TikTok Shop affiliate network.Your product will then be available for all creators to see and select on our Product Marketplace, which creators can access through the TikTok app. Once they select your product and add it to their showcase, they can then start creating content and making sales. Your defined commission will be deducted off each sale and paid to the creator automatically.
You are now ready to try out TikTok Shop Affiliate! To expand your understanding of TikTok Shop Affiliate and its Tips & Tricks, we recommend that you browse through our extensive list of articles. 
FAQ
- A product can be registered in all Collaborations at the same time. If a product is registered in all Collaborations (Open and Target), the commission that will be shown to creator will follow this logic: Targeted Collaboration > Open Collaboration
- Example #1: Product A has Targeted Collaboration commission of 15%, Open Collaboration commission of 10%. Creator A is invited to promote the product using Targeted Collaboration and commission displayed to Creator A will be 15%. After successfully generating sales for the product, creator A will receive 15% commission.
- Example #2: Product A has Open Collaboration commission of 10%. Commission displayed to Creator will be 10%. Creators who successfully generate sales for the product will receive 10% commission.
- Using the Creator Connect tab in Affiliate Marketplace desktop, you can find Creators to collaborate with. We have prepared this guide for you on how Find Creators: Read More Here
- Can I switch from Open Collaboration to Target Collaboration and vice-versa?
- How can I contact the Creators that I want to work with or may want to work with me?
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