PARTNERSHIP ROUTING

Partnership routing guides for creator programs.

Use structured criteria to decide whether a creator should move into gifting, affiliate, paid, or longer-term workflows.

FRAMEWORK

A routing model should answer four questions:

  1. Which partnership path fits this creator today?
  2. What approval threshold is required for each path?
  3. What risk signals require escalation?
  4. How do we route quickly without lowering standards?

FEATURED ARTICLES

Partnership Routing guides

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A Creator Shortlist Framework for Better Approval Decisions

Use this creator shortlist framework to compare a narrowed group of creators before final approval. Includes a shortlist worksheet, tie-breaker guidance, and how to document the decision clearly for stakeholders.

9 min readRead guide
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Gifting vs Affiliate vs Paid: How to Route Creator Partnerships

Learn how to route approved creator partnerships into gifting, affiliate, paid sponsored content, UGC, whitelisting, or longer-term program paths using fit, evidence, uncertainty, and review notes.

7 min readRead guide

Not sure whether a creator is worth reviewing?

Start with Threshold to structure creator review before your team spends more time digging through profiles.