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Discover programs

The discovery page is where you find brands worth promoting. Network → Discover programs.

What you see

A grid of cards, one per published offering. Each card shows:

  • Brand mark + name — the brand’s uploaded logo (or a colored letter chip fallback) and active partner count (rough popularity signal — many partners ≈ active program). The brand name links through to the brand’s full profile page with their other published programs.
  • Offering title — usually formatted like Brand — 20% recurring
  • Labelled commission — COMMISSION: 50% (or whatever the brand wrote), so the value is never floating without context
  • Chip strip — at-a-glance terms: attribution model, attribution window, cookie window, recurring (when applicable), holdback, payout cadence, and program duration (“Ongoing” / “Ends in Nd” / “Ends MMM D”). The chips match what the filter bar lets you narrow by.
  • About — short description preview (first ~180 chars)
  • CTA: View & apply / View link / View application — depends on your status

A Recommended for you strip appears above the grid when the recommender finds programs that match your profile (categories, audience, past brands). It’s hidden when there’s nothing strong to suggest — better than padding with noise.

Filtering

The filter bar is open by default at the top of the page. Each filter has a ? hover-help explaining what the dimension means in plain English — terms like “attribution window” and “holdback” don’t carry meaning until they do.

  • Search — full-text on title + description (debounced)
  • Sort — Newest (default) or Most partners
  • Attribution model — Last click / First click / Linear / Position. Filters to programs using a specific model.
  • Min attribution window — ≥ 30 days / ≥ 60 days / ≥ 90 days. Bigger window = more conversions credited to you, especially for products with long evaluation cycles.
  • Max payout holdback — No holdback / ≤ 14d / ≤ 30d / ≤ 60d / ≤ 90d. How long after a customer converts before the brand can approve + pay your commission. Shorter = faster cash, but expect some clawbacks if customers cancel.
  • Min commission — ≥ 10% / ≥ 20% / ≥ 30%. Filters by stated rate; fixed-fee programs (e.g. $50 per signup) stay visible regardless since percent thresholds don’t apply to them.
  • Min remaining duration — ≥ 30 days / ≥ 90 days / ≥ 1 year. Indefinite programs (no end date set) and programs missing a duration snapshot always qualify — they’re at least as long as any bounded program.
  • Recurring only — show only programs that pay commission on every renewal of a subscription, not just the first invoice. Best for SaaS / membership products.

The filter pill in the bar shows an active count (e.g. Filters · 3). Clear all resets everything except search + sort.

Status indicators

Each card’s CTA tells you where you stand with that brand:

  • View & apply — you haven’t applied yet
  • View application (yellow chip) — application pending the brand’s review
  • View link (green ✓ Active) — already approved; click goes to your share link
  • View & reapply — previously rejected; you can pitch again

The status check happens server-side per page load, so it’s always current.

Clicking a card

Opens the full offering detail page:

  • Brand strip at the top — clickable row with the brand mark + name and a “View profile →” link to the brand’s full profile page (their other programs, partner count, member-since)
  • Labelled terms card — Commission, About, Product (with ↗ to the brand’s site)
  • Secondary chip strip — Attribution / Attribution window / Cookie window / Recurring / Payouts / Holdback / Duration, each with hover-help explaining what it means
  • Apply to promote form (if you haven’t already) — see Apply

Or, if you’re already approved, the same page shows your share URL with a copy button instead of the apply form.

What if there are no cards?

Either:

  1. No brands have published offerings yet — early days for the Network
  2. Search filter is too narrow — try clearing the search box

Picking the right programs

A few rules of thumb (not OpenPartner-specific, just affiliate-marketing common sense):

  • Promote what you actually use. Authentic recommendations convert at 5–10× the rate of cold promos. Your audience can tell.
  • Match commission to your audience size. A 20% recurring SaaS commission with a 60-day cookie compounds well for niche-but-engaged audiences. A flat $50 per signup pays out faster but caps your upside.
  • Look at category fit. Promoting a B2B SaaS to a fitness audience is bad math — conversion rate kills the higher commission.
  • Read the bio + terms before applying. A vague offering (“our awesome product”) with no specific description is often a brand that won’t approve you anyway.