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Overview
Impact offers deep brand inventory for publishers with traffic and compliance maturity. Chinese individuals can apply, but review and payout flows are more complex than ShareASale.
Last reviewed 2026-06-22.
About this network
Impact is an enterprise partnership platform founded in 2008 in Santa Barbara. It hosts many brand-direct programs with strong attribution and reporting, suited to mature publishers with traffic and compliance discipline.
Who it fits
- Best for
- Content sites with steady traffic and proper disclosures
- Not ideal for
- Zero-traffic new sites, coupon-only properties, or publishers without English content capacity
Notes for Chinese publishers
Pros
- +Deep brand-direct and recurring inventory
- +Professional reporting and attribution
- +PayPal/Payoneer available for individuals
Watch outs
- −Stricter review than ShareASale
- −Some programs reject low-quality or new sites
- −More complex payout and tax workflows
Signup steps
- Create a Partner account on impact.com
- Submit site/channel and traffic details
- Apply to target brand programs and await merchant review
- Deploy tracked links with disclosure
Commission & requirements
- Commission range
- 5%–50%
- Cookie Duration
- 30 days
- Commission notes
- Supports CPS, CPA, and recurring models; SaaS/subscription rates often exceed retail.
Can Chinese users apply?
- Mainland China individuals can usually apply (subject to review)
- PayPal/Payoneer work; many programs expect quality content properties.
Payout details
- Minimum Payout
- $25.00PayPal/Payoneer work; many programs expect quality content properties.
- Payout Cycle
- Net-30Commissions lock and pay per merchant return windows and network policy.
- Methods
- Wire transfers may carry flat fees—confirm current fee schedule before large withdrawals.
- Currency
- USD · EUR
- Tax Forms
- W-8BEN
Read before applying
- Insufficient traffic quality or brand mismatch
- Missing clear affiliate/sponsored disclosure
- Prior policy violations
- Application data mismatch with tax forms