# Payouts FAQ ### How do I pay my affiliates? **You have three ways to pay your affiliates:** 1. You can pay the affiliate outside of our app and then [mark the payment as paid](/affiliate-payments/create-payout-session.md) in the Payouts tab within our app. This way, you can use any payment method you prefer, such as a bank transfer or debit card, to complete the payment on your end before marking it as paid. 2. You can pay affiliates directly from our app using PayPal Payouts. To enable this feature, go to Settings > Integrations and [integrate PayPal Payouts](/affiliate-payments/setup-paypal-payouts.md). This allows you to make both bulk and quick payments to affiliates. You can choose to [pay using PayPal Payouts](/affiliate-payments/setup-paypal-payouts/paypal-payouts-session.md) or [automate the payment process](/affiliate-payments/setup-paypal-payouts/setup-payout-scheduler.md). Additionally, integrating PayPal Payouts also lets you make Venmo payments. 3. You can also pay affiliates using [store discount coupons](/affiliate-payments/mark-affiliate-payments-as-paid/pay-affiliates-with-store-discount-coupons.md). **You can check this guide for more information:** {% content-ref url="/pages/-MS3c4hS8E8abgfm4AXb" %} [Paying Affiliates](/how-tos/paying-affiliates.md) {% endcontent-ref %} ### How to select the payment method for affiliates? To select the payment methods you want to offer affiliates, go to Settings > Payments > Supported Payment Methods. Here, you can choose the payment methods you would like to offer. The selected methods will then be available to affiliates in their dashboard, where they can select their preferred option and enter their payment details. {% content-ref url="/pages/-M5zOAhCzTyXpaLUS05x" %} [Setup Supported Payment Methods](/affiliate-payments/settings/setup-supported-payment-methods.md) {% endcontent-ref %} If the payment method you want to use isn't listed, then you can create that payment method for your affiliates using the guide below: {% content-ref url="/pages/-MIsdhd1cHXGJaSQpZmB" %} [Create Custom Payment Method](/affiliate-payments/settings/setup-supported-payment-methods/create-custom-payment-method.md) {% endcontent-ref %} ### How do I pay via PayPal? #### You have two ways to pay your affiliates with PayPal: 1. You can make the payment to the affiliate outside the app, directly on PayPal. After that, mark the payment as paid within GoAffPro for record-keeping. {% content-ref url="/pages/-LdhurgMe9aVqPkUOQir" %} [Manually Pay With PayPal](/affiliate-payments/create-payout-session/manually-pay-with-paypal.md) {% endcontent-ref %} 2. You can integrate PayPal Payouts from Settings > Integrations section. After that, you can make PayPal payments to affiliates from within the GoAffPro app. {% content-ref url="/pages/1oCiBXvP15hEWZfT2xdp" %} [PayPal Payouts Session](/affiliate-payments/setup-paypal-payouts/paypal-payouts-session.md) {% endcontent-ref %} ### How do I pay affiliates from within GoAffPro? You can integrate **PayPal payouts** with GoAffPro from the Settings > Integrations > PayPal Payouts section. {% content-ref url="/pages/-MF6KJyA2wYDeP4VXG2h" %} [Setup PayPal Payouts](/affiliate-payments/setup-paypal-payouts.md) {% endcontent-ref %} This will allow you to pay affiliates using PayPal payouts from within the GoAffPro app. {% content-ref url="/pages/-MFUtzi75hssdQYhHYbe" %} [PayPal Payout Payments](/affiliate-payments/mark-affiliate-payments-as-paid/pay-affiliates-using-paypal-payouts.md) {% endcontent-ref %} ### How do I pay affiliates with store credits? #### There are two types of store credits payouts you can make to your affiliates: **Store Discount Coupons:** You can pay your affiliates their commissions using [store discount coupons](/affiliate-payments/pay-with-store-discount-coupons.md) within the GoAffPro app. **Store Gift Cards: Y**ou can issue the gift card outside the app, directly in your store, and [mark the payment as paid](/affiliate-payments/create-payout-session.md) within GoAffPro. {% hint style="info" %} If you are using Shopify, marking the payment as paid will automatically generate the gift card code and display it to affiliates in their dashboard. {% endhint %} ### How do I deal with high transaction fees while paying affiliates? We would recommend setting up a **minimum payout amount** for affiliates from Settings > Payments > Minimum Payout Amount section. It will allow you to set the minimum commission amount that your affiliates will be required to earn before getting paid. {% content-ref url="/pages/-M6V4DfFOMjyxeNPNjRt" %} [Set Minimum Payout for Affiliates](/affiliate-payments/settings/set-minimum-payout-for-affiliates.md) {% endcontent-ref %} **For example**, if you're paying an affiliate a $10 commission and the payment service charges you a $2 transaction fee, this could considerably impact your margins. To address this issue, you can set up a minimum payout threshold of $25. This means you would only pay your affiliates when they have earned at least $25 in commissions. 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