# Getting started with Affiliate Automations > Learn how to use Affiliate Manager automations in GHL Customer Care. Set up key workflow triggers and actions to onboard affiliates, assign leads, and track sales. - Source: https://docs.ghlcustomercare.com/docs/marketing/affiliate-manager-automation/getting-started-with-affiliate-automations - Section: Marketing / Affiliate Manager Automation - Reading time: 2 min - Images: 4, each explained below --- By using Affiliate Manager Automations, users can leverage workflows to automate tasks and streamline their affiliate management. Here are four essential automations that you can set up easily: **TABLE OF CONTENTS** - [1\. Affiliate Created Workflow Trigger](#1-affiliate-created-workflow-trigger) - [2\. Add to Affiliate Manager](#2-add-to-affiliate-manager) - [3. Update Affiliate](#3-update-affiliate) - [4\. Add to Affiliate Campaign](#4-add-to-affiliate-campaign) - [5. Remove from Affiliate Campaign](#5-remove-from-affiliate-campaign) --- ## 1\. **Affiliate Created Workflow Trigger** ### **Trigger Setup**: - Go to **Add New Workflow Trigger** > Search for **Affiliate Created** > Choose it. - Click on **Save Trigger**. ### **How It Works**: - This workflow is triggered whenever a new affiliate is created in the sub-account. ### **Example**: - If you run a marketing campaign and several affiliates sign up, the moment each one is added, this trigger ensures they are automatically included in your workflows without manual intervention. --- ## 2\. **Add to Affiliate Manager** ### **Automation Setup**: - Automatically add a contact to the Affiliates list in the Affiliate Manager with their status set to "active." ### **How It Works**: - As soon as the workflow is triggered, a contact is added as an active affiliate in your system. ### **Example**: - If a potential partner signs up, they’re immediately added to your list of active affiliates, ensuring no delay in their onboarding process. ![Step 1 of 1: If a potential partner signs up, they’re immediately added to your…](https://s3.amazonaws.com/cdn.freshdesk.com/data/helpdesk/attachments/production/155033844788/original/43LBpDKVH8Iwr6S_lP1JjBVDN5WJKeiDcw.jpeg) **Step 1 of 1: If a potential partner signs up, they’re immediately added to your…** This screenshot accompanies step 1 of 1 in the "Example:" section of "Getting started with Affiliate Automations". At this point in the walkthrough you if a potential partner signs up, they’re immediately added to your list of active affiliates, ensuring no delay in their onboarding process. - What this covers: If a potential partner signs up, they’re immediately added to your list of active affiliates, ensuring no delay in their onboarding process. --- ## **3.** **Update Affiliate** ### **Automation Setup**: - Allows you to update the affiliate status as either "active" or "inactive." - **Supported Options**: - Mark as Active - Mark as Inactive ### **Example**: - If an affiliate hasn’t met the activity requirements after a set period, this automation can automatically update their status to inactive. ![Step 1 of 1: If an affiliate hasn’t met the activity requirements after a set…](https://s3.amazonaws.com/cdn.freshdesk.com/data/helpdesk/attachments/production/155033844790/original/cYmDOShWFpLExXBmjLj0hwNCzbEPL3bKNw.jpeg) **Step 1 of 1: If an affiliate hasn’t met the activity requirements after a set…** This screenshot accompanies step 1 of 1 in the "Example:" section of "Getting started with Affiliate Automations". At this point in the walkthrough you if an affiliate hasn’t met the activity requirements after a set period, this automation can automatically update their status to inactive. - What this covers: If an affiliate hasn’t met the activity requirements after a set period, this automation can automatically update their status to inactive. --- ## 4\. **Add to Affiliate Campaign** ### **Automation Setup**: - Automatically add an affiliate to a specific campaign in the Affiliate Manager’s Campaigns tab. Select the campaign from a dropdown menu. ### **Example**: - You’ve launched a new product and want all your active affiliates added to this campaign without doing it manually—this automation handles it instantly. ![Step 1 of 1: You’ve launched a new product and want all your active affiliates…](https://s3.amazonaws.com/cdn.freshdesk.com/data/helpdesk/attachments/production/155033844789/original/_QzifFSd0AmdXr5SY0oUdrja-FQRSRXe7Q.jpeg) **Step 1 of 1: You’ve launched a new product and want all your active affiliates…** This screenshot accompanies step 1 of 1 in the "Example:" section of "Getting started with Affiliate Automations". At this point in the walkthrough you you’ve launched a new product and want all your active affiliates added to this campaign without doing it manually—this automation handles it instantly. - What this covers: You’ve launched a new product and want all your active affiliates added to this campaign without doing it manually—this automation handles it instantly. --- ## **5.** **Remove from Affiliate Campaign** ### **Automation Setup**: - This option removes an affiliate from a campaign. Choose the campaign to remove them from using a dropdown menu. ### **Example**: - If an affiliate no longer qualifies for a specific campaign, the system can automatically remove them, reducing your admin workload. - ![Example: (image 4 of 4)](https://s3.amazonaws.com/cdn.freshdesk.com/data/helpdesk/attachments/production/155033844787/original/rcKHKfi6A2GBbJb_IyK54EMUaZht3my6iA.jpeg) **Example: (image 4 of 4)** This screenshot accompanies step 2 of 2 in the "Example:" section of "Getting started with Affiliate Automations". For context, this section explains: If an affiliate no longer qualifies for a specific campaign, the system can automatically remove them, reducing your admin workload. --- By automating these tasks, you can focus on scaling your affiliate program without worrying about the small details. --- Documentation for GHL Customer Care. Support: support@ghlcustomercare.com