Shopify Commission Report

This Report provides an overview of the commissions earned by Shopify merchants’ staff, vendors, and influencers for promoting and selling their product(s).

The commission serves as an incentive for the merchants’ staff/influencers to work harder. So, to ensure the accurate calculation of commission, this will protect you from paying a miscalculated amount and losing revenue. It will also satisfy a merchant’s employees/influencers as they’ll get a deserved payout for their work.

How the Shopify Commission Report Works

This is a straightforward report shedding data on your orders, their total sales, and the commission spent on each order.

How are sales commissions calculated?

Let’s say, Mr. Dave, a staff member working for a Shopify merchant, agrees to promote and sell the products for a 10% commission.

Now, when Mr. Dave makes a sale worth $5000, he’ll get $500 as a 10% commission.

The base figure used for calculating the commission in this report is the Total Sales.

The report allows for further customization with no technical expertise by choosing from the list of data fields to make it comprehensive.

For instance, you can add your staff, vendor, or affiliate fields to make it even more specific and analyze your total sales breakdown to see how the commissioned sales number adds to your sales. But that’s not all a commission report can do as analysis varies from store to store; it can cover up for that with custom data.

Commission Report Fields

Here are the fields you’ll find in the Commission Report.

Date: The date on which the sale is made.

Order Name: Order identification number of the sale on which commission is calculated.

Total Sales: The final amount on which the commission is based and calculated.

Commission: The additional income your staff earns based on the number of sales. It is expressed as a percentage of the value of the product sold.

Note: You can add more details to this report by selecting the fields from the “Add column” section.

Why is keeping track of the Commission Report important?

Keeping track of the Commission Report offers some key benefits, like:

• You know how much the commissions are paid on any day/month/quarter.
• Ensures accurate payment of commissions (which motivates your employees to work harder).
• Helps in planning the price of the product (if the product is exclusively sold on a commission basis, such as drop shipping).
• Enables comparison of sales with commission without commission (to track their contribution towards the total sales).

Note: Report Pundit’s Commission Report calculates the commission on the total sales at 20%. You can include the staff/ vendor/influencer as per your choice for calculating the commission for your store. You can also use other fields such as ‘Net Sales’ for calculating the commissions.

Scenarios of Commission Reporting

Influencer payout reporting

Influencers promote Shopify merchant's products on platforms like YouTube and TikTok. They receive a fixed percentage/amount of the sales as commission in exchange. The Commission Report calculates all sales generated from the UTM parameter (content or term) from the YouTube/TikTok link. Influencers' discount codes also track these sales.

Vendor payouts

Vendors who sell through a Shopify merchant's store sometimes receive a commission for selling certain products. The merchant reports all sales from the specific vendor or specific product.

Partner/Staff payouts

Staff members or partners earn commissions based on their sales. You can also view our "Sales by Staff" report for this information.

In conclusion, the Shopify Commission Report is essential for monitoring and managing different commission structures in your e-commerce business. Whether you're dealing with influencer collaborations, vendor partnerships, or staff incentives, check it out now to explore the flexibility it provides for your analysis.