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Additionally, it’s common for brand ambassadors to receive free products regularly, whether alongside affiliate commissions or as their main payment.</p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Influencer</strong></li>\n</ul>\n\n\n\n<p>An influencer is an individual with a large following on social media who promotes your company in some way. Influencers will usually have short-term contracts with a company, often to make a specific number of content pieces about a brand, and will generally be paid a predetermined amount for a campaign, rather than paid on commission or in products.</p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Affiliate</strong></li>\n</ul>\n\n\n\n<p>An affiliate is an individual who directs new customers to your business through their unique affiliate link or referral code. With that link or code, the affiliate will receive a commission only when a new customer makes a purchase on your website. Affiliates often have less of a close connection to brands than ambassadors or affiliates.</p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-heading-3-font-size wp-block-heading\"><strong>How to Create an Ambassador Program and Discover Your First Ambassadors</strong></h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Once you already have an affiliate program through Refersion, it’s time to create your ambassador program and discover ambassadors that can help you broadcast your brand.</p>\n\n\n\n<p>Much of this process will be internal, as you can use your Refersion affiliate program to create a payment structure for your ambassadors. The difference between your affiliates and your ambassadors will be how you communicate with them and the ways in which you encourage them to distribute your brand image. Creating a brand ambassador program for something like a<a href=\"https://www.refersion.com/blog/how-to-use-brand-ambassadors-to-help-generate-sales-for-your-boutique-clothing-business/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> niche boutique clothing brand</a> will be different from creating a brand ambassador program for something like a grocery store.</p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are many ways to find ambassadors for your program. A<a href=\"https://support.refersion.com/en/articles/1064043-all-about-the-post-purchase-channel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> post-purchase widget</a>, for example, is a great way to turn a customer into an affiliate. 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If you’re not constantly communicating with both ambassadors and people who may eventually become ambassadors, then they’re not going to want to create content for you, and their opinion of your brand may become more negative over time. Instead, maintain communication and get back to your ambassadors when they have questions.</p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Accept and Utilize Constructive Criticism</strong></li>\n</ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Criticism is an important part of growing as a brand. You should never penalize an ambassador for mentioning a negative component of your product. As a matter of fact, this can make a review look more genuine, actually increasing viewers’ opinion of both the ambassador and your brand. 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