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Automate Affiliate Onboarding and Asset Delivery for Free

Struggling with a manual, time-consuming process for onboarding new affiliates? Wasting hours collecting payment info, approving applications, and then manually sending out marketing materials? This often leads to affiliates using outdated or off-brand assets, hurting your campaign performance and brand image.

The Free-Tier Starter Stack automates your entire affiliate onboarding process using tools you already know. By leveraging the generous free tiers of Google Forms, MailerLite, and Google Drive, all connected by Zapier, you can create a seamless workflow. Affiliates apply through a simple form, their data is automatically organized, and they instantly receive welcome emails with access to a centralized folder of approved marketing assets. It's the fastest, most affordable way to launch and scale your affiliate program without the manual headache.

Expected Outcomes

  • Eliminate manual data entry and repetitive onboarding tasks.
  • Ensure 100% brand consistency with a single, up-to-date source for all marketing assets.
  • Drastically reduce the time to onboard a new affiliate from days to minutes.
  • Launch a professional affiliate program with zero initial software costs.

Core Tools in This Stack

Google Forms

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A free and easy-to-use tool for creating and sharing online forms, surveys, and quizzes. It allows for real-time response collection and analysis, with data automatically organized in Google Sheets.

Key Features
  • Variety of question types (multiple choice, short answer, checkboxes, etc.)
  • Customizable themes, colors, and fonts
  • Real-time response collection and analysis
  • Conditional logic and question branching
  • Automatic quiz grading and feedback
  • Real-time collaboration with team members
  • Seamless integration with Google Sheets for data analysis
  • Responsive design for mobile and desktop
  • File upload capabilities for respondents
Ideal For

Company Size: Micro, Small, Medium, Large

Industries: Technology & Software, Business & Professional Services, Retail & E-commerce, Creative & Media, Education & Non-Profit, Health & Wellness, Other

Pricing

Model: Free, Freemium

Tier: Free

Ease of Use

Very High

MailerLite

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An all-in-one digital marketing platform that helps businesses of all sizes grow their audience and revenue through email marketing, automation, websites, and landing pages.

Key Features
  • Email Automation
  • Drag & Drop Editor
  • Landing Pages & Websites
  • Signup Forms & Pop-ups
  • A/B Testing
  • E-commerce Integration
  • AI Content Generation
  • Segmentation
Ideal For

Company Size: Micro, Small, Medium

Industries: Technology & Software, Business & Professional Services, Retail & E-commerce, Creative & Media, Education & Non-Profit, Health & Wellness, Other

Pricing

Model: Freemium, Subscription

Tier: Low

Ease of Use

Beginner

Google Drive

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A safe place for all your files, Google Drive gives you free cloud storage to back up and access photos, documents, videos, and more from any device. It's deeply integrated with collaborative apps like Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides.

Key Features
  • Secure cloud storage for photos, videos, files, and more
  • Access files from any computer, tablet, or smartphone
  • Real-time collaboration with Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides
  • Powerful search capabilities with object recognition and text search in images/PDFs
  • Easy file and folder sharing with granular permission controls
  • Offline access to files
  • Integration with third-party applications
Ideal For

Company Size: Micro, Small, Medium, Large

Industries: Technology & Software, Business & Professional Services, Retail & E-commerce, Creative & Media, Education & Non-Profit, Health & Wellness, Other

Pricing

Model: Freemium, Subscription

Tier: Free

Ease of Use

Very Easy

The Workflow

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Integration Logic

  • Zapier

    Zapier acts as a middleware that connects Notion with other applications. It operates on a 'trigger and action' basis. A trigger is an event in an app (e.g., 'New Database Item' in Notion, or 'New Event' in Google Calendar) that starts a workflow. An action is an event that Zapier completes in another app (e.g., 'Create Page' in Notion, or 'Send a Slack message'). Data flows from the trigger application to the action application, with Zapier allowing users to map specific data fields between the services. For instance, a new submission in a Google Form can trigger a Zap to create a new item in a Notion database, mapping form questions to Notion properties.

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