Working with WOSADO as a creator- payment issues

Sharing because I couldn’t find much from other creators about working with WOSADO, and I wish I had known this before completing two campaigns with them.
I completed two $500 sponsored campaigns with WOSADO that included paid advertising rights. ($1,000 total)
During negotiations, WOSADO required that I apply for the referral platform/program, and I was approved. I was provided me with a referral link, and WOSADO stated in writing:
“When a user clicks on your affiliate link and places an order, you can get the commission. Our default commission rate is 10% of sales.”
My WOSADO contact also provided/instructed me to use that referral link in connection with the sponsored campaign.
My content performed extremely well. WOSADO ran paid ads using my content and referral link, and its affiliate dashboard ultimately attributed $33K+ in sales to my link and displayed nearly $3,000 in “Earnings” (the affiliate platform is GoAffPro, and the platform displays the word "earnings")
**The problem started when I asked when those commissions would be paid.**
For the first time, WOSADO told me creators receiving a flat sponsorship fee were not eligible for affiliate commissions.
I repeatedly asked them to show me where that restriction had been disclosed before I agreed to the campaigns. They never provided documentation showing that it had been. The only documentation they could show was the documentation showing that I *would* receive commissions.
If fact, WOSADO acknowledged that the distinction had **not**been communicated clearly. My contact said their onboarding emails **should** state the distinction more explicitly and that they were updating their campaign documents for future creators. A manager later apologized that the distinction “may not be clarified at the first place.” WOSADO also eventually stated the affiliate email I received (the one stating I'd be paid commissions) was a “backend configuration error on our part.”
After weeks of follow-ups and eventually escalating the dispute with a detailed evidence packet, WOSADO offered $750.07 of the $3,000+ in commissions showing on the GoAffPro dashboard.
Their *new* explanation was that $750.07 represented “organic” commissions. They excluded the remaining commissions because those sales resulted from WOSADO’s paid advertising.
That distinction had ALSO never been communicated to me until this point.
Paid advertising rights were part of my agreement, as were the commissions, both agreed to in writing. WOSADO told me orders through my referral link generated commission, and then WOSADO chose to use that link while running ads with my content. Nothing I received before or during either campaign said commissions were limited to organic sales.
WOSADO ultimately called $750.07 its “final, non-negotiable” settlement offer and stated that they would not communicate anymore. I disagreed with their position, but after spending weeks trying to resolve a \~$3,000 dispute, I accepted simply because I was done investing energy into it.
And then, even the settlement became an issue.
They asked if I could be paid via PayPal on September 20. I specifically confirmed beforehand that WOSADO would cover the PayPal fees, and my contact agreed they would.
They missed the September 20 payment date. After multiple follow-ups, I finally received the payment on September 24 — except WOSADO didn't cover the fees. PayPal deducted $22.43 in fees, leaving me with $727.64 instead of the agreed $750.07.
I have now contacted them AGAIN requesting the difference.
My biggest takeaway for other creators: **based on my experience, I would not trust WOSADO to honor the compensation terms they communicate to creators.**
I did what creators are always told to do: **I got it in writing.**WOSADO stated in writing that orders through my referral link would generate commission and provided the commission rate. When I later asked to be paid, WOSADO relied on restrictions that had never been communicated to me. I repeatedly asked them to show me where those restrictions had been disclosed, and they could not.
Even after I ultimately accepted their $750.07 settlement simply to end the dispute, I specifically confirmed in writing that WOSADO would cover the PayPal fees. They agreed. The payment arrived with the fees deducted anyway.
So my takeaway isn't “make sure you get everything in writing.” **I did.**
My takeaway is that I personally would not work with WOSADO again, and I would encourage other creators considering a partnership to read experiences like mine and decide whether they're comfortable with that risk.
I have retained the emails, campaign correspondence, affiliate approval, dashboard screenshots, settlement correspondence, invoice and payment records supporting the timeline above.
I’m sharing this because when I searched for other creators’ experiences with WOSADO, I found almost nothing. I want the next creator searching “WOSADO collaboration,” “WOSADO creator partnership,” or “WOSADO affiliate” to have information I didn’t have.