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KPI— what it means in affiliate marketing

The agreed numbers a campaign or a role is judged on.

In offer terms KPI is more specific than the general sense: it is the quality threshold traffic must hit — minimum deposit size, retention, approval rate — before the deal survives the month.

Related terms

Term Definition
ROI Return on investment: profit as a percentage of what was spent.
EPC Earnings per click: total affiliate earnings divided by clicks sent.
Conversion rate The share of visitors who complete the target action.
LTV Lifetime value: total profit expected from one user over the whole relationship.
ROMI Return on marketing investment: the same ratio as ROI, measured on marketing cost specifically.

Entry updated 21 July 2026. All 276 terms in one page.

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