Discovery + Tracking

Affiliate tracking to use with Respona

Respona excels at finding bloggers, journalists, and influencers for PR and link-building campaigns. When you use it to recruit affiliate partners, you still need a way to track their referrals and pay commissions. Trackli provides the tracking and payout infrastructure that Respona doesn't.

What Respona does (and doesn't do)

What Respona does
  • Automates PR and link-building outreach with personalized email sequences at scale
  • Finds relevant bloggers, journalists, and content creators using built-in prospecting and search
  • Scores and qualifies prospects based on domain authority, relevance, and engagement metrics
  • Manages multi-step outreach sequences with automated follow-ups and reply detection
  • Integrates with your email to send campaigns directly from your inbox for higher deliverability
What Respona doesn't do
  • Does not generate or manage affiliate referral links
  • Does not track clicks or conversions from recruited partners
  • Does not calculate commissions or handle affiliate payments
  • Does not provide a dashboard where affiliates can monitor their own performance

The gap: why you still need tracking

Respona excels at helping you discover and recruit affiliates, but once a partner says “yes,” you need infrastructure to generate unique referral links, track clicks and conversions, calculate commissions, and manage payouts. That's exactly what Trackli provides.

Attribution

Server-side click and conversion tracking

Analytics

Real-time dashboards for brands and affiliates

Commissions

Automatic calculation on every sale

Multi-processor

Works with Stripe, Paddle, LemonSqueezy, and more

How Respona + Trackli work together

Respona and Trackli operate at different stages of the affiliate lifecycle. Respona handles the top-of-funnel work: finding prospects, running outreach sequences, and managing communication. Once a prospect agrees to join your affiliate program, Trackli takes over with referral link generation, click tracking, conversion attribution, commission calculation, and payout processing. The handoff is manual — you invite accepted partners from Respona into Trackli via email — but the two tools together cover the full journey from discovery to payout.

Step-by-step workflow

1

Prospect with Respona

Use Respona's search and prospecting tools to identify bloggers, reviewers, and content creators in your niche.

2

Launch outreach campaigns

Build personalized email sequences in Respona to pitch your affiliate program to qualified prospects.

3

Handle responses

Manage replies and follow-ups within Respona to convert interested prospects into committed affiliates.

4

Create Trackli program

Set up your affiliate program in Trackli with commission rules, cookie duration, and payment processor connection.

5

Onboard accepted affiliates

Invite partners who accepted your pitch into Trackli, where they receive referral links and portal access.

6

Track and optimize

Monitor click-through rates, conversions, and revenue per affiliate in Trackli's real-time analytics dashboard.

Why Trackli complements Respona

  • After Respona recruits a partner, Trackli issues them a unique referral link and onboards them into your program
  • Every referral click and sale is tracked in real time, giving you visibility into which recruited partners convert
  • Commissions are calculated automatically based on rules you define — percentage, flat-rate, or tiered structures
  • Trackli's branded affiliate portal gives recruited bloggers and creators a professional experience
  • Payout management ensures partners are paid accurately and on time without manual spreadsheet work

Visual workflow

Respona + Trackli WorkflowDiscovery → Recruitment → Tracking → Attribution → PayoutsResponafinds affiliatesOutreachrecruit partnersTrackli Linkunique ref URLConversioncustomer paysCommissionauto-calculatedRespona (discovery)Trackli (tracking + payouts)

Discovery vs tracking: who does what

Respona and Trackli are complementary tools. Here's how responsibilities split.

Capability
Respona
Trackli
Find affiliates
Yes — bloggers, journalists, creators
Outreach/recruitment
Yes — automated email sequences
Affiliate invite emails
Click tracking
Yes — real-time
Conversion attribution
Yes — multi-touch
Commission calculation
Yes — automatic
Payout management
Yes — automated payouts
Real-time analytics
Email open/reply rates only
Yes — full funnel
Multi-processor support
Yes — Stripe, Paddle, and more
Affiliate portal
Yes — fully branded
Fraud detection
Yes — built-in

Best for

SaaS companies using PR and content outreach to recruit affiliates from the blogger and creator community
Marketing teams that already use Respona for link building and want to extend it into affiliate recruitment
Brands looking to recruit niche content creators who can promote their product through reviews and tutorials
Growth teams managing high-volume outreach campaigns targeting potential affiliate partners

Frequently asked questions

Can I use Respona specifically to recruit affiliates?
Yes, Respona's outreach capabilities work well for affiliate recruitment. You can find content creators in your niche and pitch your affiliate program through personalized email sequences. However, Respona won't track or manage those affiliates after recruitment — that's where Trackli comes in.
Does Respona generate affiliate referral links?
No. Respona is an outreach and PR tool, not an affiliate management platform. Once a prospect agrees to become an affiliate, you need Trackli to generate their unique referral link, track their referrals, and handle commissions.
How do I transition a Respona contact into a Trackli affiliate?
When someone responds positively to your Respona outreach, invite them to your Trackli affiliate program via email. They'll sign up through your branded portal and automatically receive their referral link and dashboard access.
Is Respona better than other tools for finding affiliates?
Respona is particularly strong for finding content-focused affiliates — bloggers, reviewers, and niche publishers — because of its PR and link-building roots. If you need volume-based affiliate prospecting across networks, other discovery tools may be more suited.
Can Respona's email analytics replace Trackli's affiliate reporting?
No. Respona tracks email metrics like opens, replies, and bounce rates for your outreach campaigns. Trackli tracks what happens after recruitment: referral clicks, conversions, revenue attribution, and commission payouts. They measure completely different things.
What types of affiliates work best when recruited through Respona?
Respona excels at finding bloggers, niche publishers, and content creators who can write reviews, tutorials, and comparison articles. These long-form content affiliates tend to drive high-intent traffic, and Trackli tracks the conversions they generate with precision.

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