AFFILIATE PAYMENT WATCHDOG Evidence reviewed 01 October 2026

FOR PUBLISHERS & CREATORS

Make the payment record clear.

Practical steps for checking balances, preserving evidence and asking companies for a specific response.

Unpaid affiliate commissions? 5 steps to build your case

Separate pending and payable balances, reconcile the amount, preserve correspondence and assemble a reviewable case.

Affiliate program closed with unpaid commissions? What to do next

Capture the notice, save your terms and ledger, and ask for a final reconciliation without assuming every commission is already due.

A worksheet for your own records

Record each commission and its payment status in one place. Keep customer identifiers and payment details private.

Download reconciliation worksheet

See the method in practice

Taskade: $440.69 shown unpaid · TimeHero: $150.60 shown unpaid

Both cases disclose prior payments, company responses where located, and gaps that still need accounting evidence.