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Strategy

How to read a network's payout grid (and spot the traps)

Net-30 vs net-7. Tier bumps. Volume bonuses with hidden hurdles. Here's what actually matters when you're comparing two networks side by side.

★ 4.9
Mass Tort

Mass tort intake in 2026: which campaigns are still paying $400+

Roundup is winding down. Hernia mesh is saturated. AFFF is wide open. A field report on which mass tort verticals still have legs — and which are dead.

★ 4.8
Tools

Call tracking platforms compared: Ringba vs Retreaver vs Invoca

A real-money comparison from someone running 50K calls/month across all three. What works, what breaks, and which one to start with.

★ 4.95
Compliance

TCPA in 2026: what changed and how it affects your call campaigns

The FCC's 1:1 consent rule, state-level updates, and what it means for your buffer copy and lead-source disclosures. Updated for current rulings.

★ 4.85
Traffic

Facebook ads for legal leads — what's still working in 2026

Account bans, creative fatigue, and the cost-per-lead inflation crisis. Real campaign breakdowns and the angles that still convert.

★ 4.7
Insurance

Medicare AEP 2026: traffic strategies for the open enrollment window

The 7-week sprint that matters more than the rest of the year combined. Pre-AEP prep, lead routing, and what to do when CPCs spike.

★ 4.9
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Curated collections by topic — for publishers, networks, and advertisers at every stage.

Pay-Per-Call
28 articles · 4 guides
Lead Generation
42 articles · 6 guides
SEO & Content
19 articles · 3 guides
Paid Media
31 articles · 5 guides
Compliance & TCPA
14 articles · 2 guides
Tracking & Attribution
22 articles · 3 guides
Payments & Negotiation
11 articles · 2 guides
Building Your Brand
17 articles · 2 guides
Industry Glossary

Speak the language.

220+ terms defined plainly — from CPA to allowable, from GTL to TCPA. The dictionary new affiliates wished they'd had.

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CPA METRIC
Cost-Per-Action. Payment model where the affiliate is paid only when a specific conversion event happens — a sale, a sign-up, a form fill.
PPC CHANNEL
Pay-Per-Call. A model where networks pay publishers for qualified inbound phone calls that meet a duration and quality threshold.
Allowable FINANCE
The maximum cost-per-acquisition an advertiser is willing to pay before a lead becomes unprofitable. Sets the ceiling on payouts.
Buffer CALL
A short qualifying call layer between the publisher's traffic and the buyer. Filters out junk and improves billable-call rates.
Shaved RISK
When a network silently rejects valid leads or calls to keep more margin. The cardinal sin in affiliate; rated heavily on AffilioPedia.
TCPA LAW
Telephone Consumer Protection Act. US federal law governing call and SMS marketing. The 2024 1-to-1 consent rule reshaped lead resale.
Net-7 / Net-30 PAYMENT
Payment timing — net-7 means the network pays 7 days after week-end. Faster nets reduce publisher cash-flow risk.
Live Transfer CALL
A call where the publisher's call center qualifies the prospect, then transfers them live to the buyer's agent. Higher payout than raw inbound.
Industry Reports

Data-driven research.

Quarterly reports built from anonymized AffilioPedia data — payout benchmarks, vertical trends, and traffic-source analysis.

Q1 2026 · 38 pages
Pay-Per-Call Payout Benchmark Report
Median payouts across 38 verticals, broken down by tier, geo, and call duration. Q4 2025 → Q1 2026 trend analysis.
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Q1 2026 · 24 pages
Mass Tort Vertical Outlook 2026
Which campaigns are scaling, which are sunsetting, and where the next wave is forming. Statute-of-limitations check on 13 active torts.
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Annual · 56 pages
State of Affiliate Marketing 2026
The annual industry overview — channel mix, payout inflation, regulatory pressure, and the AI-disruption question. Built from 2,400+ surveys.
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Q1 2026 · 18 pages
Network Reliability Index
Payment timeliness, support response, and shave-incident scoring across 18 verified networks. Quarterly update.
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