What does the Flodesk integration do?

When an affiliate is approved for the first time, the plugin creates a subscriber in your Flodesk account and adds the subscriber to the segments you choose. If you also select an affiliate profile field, the plugin can place affiliates into different segments based on the value of that field and move them when the value changes.

When is the subscriber created in Flodesk?

Only when an affiliate is approved for the first time. Affiliates who are pending or declined are not sent to Flodesk, and affiliates who were approved before the plugin was activated are not added automatically.

How do I put different affiliates into different segments?

Choose an affiliate profile field in the plugin, then add rules that pair a field value with one or more segment IDs. An affiliate whose field value matches a rule is added to those segments, and everyone else is added to the default segments. You can add up to 20 rules.

What happens when an affiliate changes the profile field?

The plugin removes the affiliate from the segments of the old value and adds them to the segments of the new value. Only a change of the selected profile field triggers this. Changes to other details such as the name or email are not sent to Flodesk.

Where do I find my Flodesk segment IDs?

Flodesk's API lists your segments together with their IDs. Call the list segments endpoint (https://api.flodesk.com/v1/segments) with your API key as the username and an empty password, and copy the id of each segment you want to use.

Does the plugin delete subscribers in Flodesk?

No. The plugin only creates subscribers and manages their segments. Deleting an affiliate in Post Affiliate Pro does not remove the subscriber from Flodesk, and Flodesk subscribers do not become affiliates.

Flodesk

Connect Post Affiliate Pro with Flodesk to add every newly approved affiliate to your Flodesk segments, and move them between segments when an affiliate profile field changes.

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Flodesk user synchronization integration

Flodesk is an email marketing platform with a strong focus on design. The Post Affiliate Pro plugin connects it to your affiliate program, so every affiliate you approve becomes a subscriber in Flodesk and lands in the segments you choose, without any manual export or import.

The plugin handles two moments in an affiliate’s life:

Approved for the first time: a subscriber with the affiliate’s first name, last name and email is created in Flodesk and added to your segments.
Profile field changed: if you use a profile field to choose segments, the affiliate is moved to the segments that belong to the new value.

NOTE: The synchronization runs one way, from Post Affiliate Pro to Flodesk. The plugin does not delete subscribers, and Flodesk subscribers are not turned into affiliates.

How to integrate Post Affiliate Pro with Flodesk

Create a Flodesk API key

In Flodesk open the API key page (app.flodesk.com/account/integration/api) and create a new API key. Copy it and keep it safe, you will need it in the plugin.

Find your segment IDs

The plugin needs the ID of each segment, not its name. Flodesk’s API lists your segments with their IDs. For example, you can run this command in a terminal, with your API key in place of YOUR_API_KEY:

curl -u YOUR_API_KEY: https://api.flodesk.com/v1/segments

The answer lists every segment with its id and name. Note the IDs of the segments you want affiliates to be added to.

Activate the plugin

In your merchant panel navigate to Configuration > Plugins > Flodesk user synchronization > Activate. Then fill in the configuration:

API key: the Flodesk API key. Required.
Segment ID: the ID of the segment that new affiliates should be added to. To add them to more segments, separate the IDs with a comma. Required.
Affiliate profile field: optional. A profile field (one of the data fields of the affiliate profile) that decides which segments an affiliate belongs to. Leave it empty if every affiliate should go to the same segments.
Affiliate field value and segment ID: rules for the profile field above, see the next section.

When you save, the plugin tests the connection to Flodesk and shows an error if the API key does not work.

Add affiliates to different segments with rules

If you chose an affiliate profile field, add rules that pair a value of that field with segments. Each rule has two parts:

Affiliate field value: the value of the profile field, which has to match exactly.
Segment ID: the ID of the segment for that value. For more segments, separate the IDs with a comma.

You can add up to 20 rules. When you save, a new empty rule appears so you can add the next one. An affiliate whose value matches a rule goes to the segments of that rule. An affiliate whose value matches no rule goes to the default segments from the Segment ID field.

The profile field works best with a field that has a limited set of choices, such as a dropdown in your signup form. See custom fields for how to add one.

Test the integration

Approve a test affiliate and check that the subscriber appears in Flodesk and in the right segments. Then change the value of the profile field of the affiliate and check that the subscriber moves to the new segments.

How does the plugin work exactly?

The plugin reacts to two events:

An affiliate is approved for the first time, either by you or automatically under your affiliate approval settings. The plugin creates the subscriber in Flodesk and adds it to the segments. If the value of the selected profile field matches a rule, those segments are used, otherwise the default segments are used.
The value of the selected profile field changes. The plugin removes the affiliate from the segments of the old value and adds them to the segments of the new value. This step uses the email address of the affiliate to find the subscriber. If no profile field is selected, nothing happens when an affiliate is edited.

Only affiliates are synchronized, merchants are ignored. Affiliates who are still pending or were declined are never sent to Flodesk. Affiliates who were approved before you activated the plugin are not added automatically.

Use case: different emails for different kinds of affiliates

Say your signup form asks new affiliates how they plan to promote you, with the choices blog, YouTube and social media. Each group needs different advice: bloggers want content ideas and banners, YouTubers want product demo material, and social media affiliates want short link formats.

Select that field as the affiliate profile field and create one rule per choice, each pointing to its own Flodesk segment. From then on, every approved affiliate arrives in the segment that fits them, and you can send each segment its own designed welcome series from Flodesk. If an affiliate later changes their answer, they move to the new segment and stop receiving the wrong emails.

Use Flodesk for this kind of nurturing, and keep the email templates built into Post Affiliate Pro for transactional messages such as commission and payout notices.

What is Flodesk?

Flodesk is an email marketing platform that describes itself as email marketing that is different by design. It combines a design editor and templates with deliverability, and it is aimed at designers and non-designers alike.

For affiliate managers, segments are the useful part. You can keep affiliates in their own audience, separate from customers, and send each group the content that fits it.

Key features of Flodesk

Email design: a design editor with templates, custom fonts and brand colors.
Forms and pages: opt-in forms, link in bio forms, landing pages and sales pages.
Segmentation: audience segments, including segmenting subscribers when they click a link in an email.
Automations: workflows, from welcome series to abandoned cart series.
Checkout and commerce: integrated checkouts, sales funnels and abandoned cart emails.
Analytics: email analytics and reporting.
Integrations: connections to tools such as Canva, Shopify, Typeform, Instagram, Squarespace and Zapier.

Flodesk pricing options

Flodesk offers a Free plan for building a list and the paid plans Lite, Pro and Everything. The paid plans are priced by the number of subscribers, with annual billing offered at a discount. Prices and plan contents change, so check the current numbers on the Flodesk pricing page before you decide.

Alternatives to Flodesk

If Flodesk does not fit your needs, Post Affiliate Pro also integrates with other email marketing tools. See the guides for ActiveCampaign , MailChimp user synchronization and AWeber , read how ConvertKit syncs affiliates to your list, or compare more email marketing tools.

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Frequently asked questions

: When an affiliate is approved for the first time, the plugin creates a subscriber in your Flodesk account and adds the subscriber to the segments you choose. If you also select an affiliate profile field, the plugin can place affiliates into different segments based on the value of that field and move them when the value changes.
: Only when an affiliate is approved for the first time. Affiliates who are pending or declined are not sent to Flodesk, and affiliates who were approved before the plugin was activated are not added automatically.
: Choose an affiliate profile field in the plugin, then add rules that pair a field value with one or more segment IDs. An affiliate whose field value matches a rule is added to those segments, and everyone else is added to the default segments. You can add up to 20 rules.
: The plugin removes the affiliate from the segments of the old value and adds them to the segments of the new value. Only a change of the selected profile field triggers this. Changes to other details such as the name or email are not sent to Flodesk.
: Flodesk's API lists your segments together with their IDs. Call the list segments endpoint (https://api.flodesk.com/v1/segments) with your API key as the username and an empty password, and copy the id of each segment you want to use.
: No. The plugin only creates subscribers and manages their segments. Deleting an affiliate in Post Affiliate Pro does not remove the subscriber from Flodesk, and Flodesk subscribers do not become affiliates.

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Every approved affiliate lands in the right Flodesk segment automatically, ready for the emails designed for them. Try the integration with Post Affiliate Pro.

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