Divide the payout your network confirms by the clicks you sent to that offer. Use confirmed payout, not the conversions Meta or Google reported. If 10,000 clicks earn $13,300 in confirmed payout, EPC after scrubs is $1.33. Compare it with your cost per click to see if the offer makes money.
What is a scrub, and how does it change my real CPA?
A scrub is a conversion the network or advertiser rejects, so you are not paid for it. Common reasons are duplicates, bad contact data or leads outside the offer rules. Your media cost stays the same. If you pay $40 per conversion and 20% are scrubbed, your real CPA is $50. Reversals after payout push it higher still.
How do reversals change my ROI after scrubs?
Reversals take back payout you already counted, so ROI drops after the fact. Say you spent $90,000 and the network confirmed $117,000, an ROI of 30%. If $6,000 is later reversed, ROI falls to about 23%. Track reversals by offer and by network, because some offers reverse far more than others.
What card should I use for media buying on Meta and Google?
Use cards built for ad spend, with a separate card and cap for each offer or ad account. If one card is compromised or blocked, only that offer stops. Flyweel cards are virtual Visa cards locked to advertising and marketing, with alerts at 50, 75 and 100 percent of each cap. You can issue as many as you need.
Can I get funding for affiliate ad spend?
Yes, if you are in the US and your offers already convert. Flyweel Performance Capital is ad spend financing built for ads. Your limit is based on how your offers perform, not personal credit, and there are no credit checks or personal guarantees. It funds the media side only, not your pending network payouts, and it is not meant for testing new offers.
Which ad platforms and networks connect to Flyweel?
Meta, Google Ads and TikTok connect directly. Affiliate networks and trackers do not, so you upload network stats as a CSV. Those stats sit next to your spend, which lets you track spend, confirmed payout and ROI by offer and by network. If you sell leads straight to buyers instead, see Flyweel for lead sellers.
Is Flyweel free for affiliates?
Yes. Signing up costs nothing and needs no credit card. Starter includes AdGrid, the AI agent, reconciliation and CSV uploads for network stats. Run $25k a month through Flyweel cards and the platform stays at $0 with unlimited ad accounts, which helps when each offer runs in its own account.