Affiliates Earn on Renewals

With subscription products, your affiliates don't have to stop earning after the first sale. You can set up commissions on renewal payments too, so they earn on every payment a subscriber makes, not just the first one.

How It Works

1. An affiliate refers a customer, and the customer subscribes.
2. The affiliate earns a commission on the first payment.
3. Each time the subscription renews, the affiliate earns a commission on that renewal payment as well.

Key Points

• Recurring earnings: Affiliates are paid on every successful payment, not just the first.
• You're in control: Commissions on renewals are something you set up, so you decide whether and how they apply.
• Better motivation: Affiliates are encouraged to refer customers who will stay subscribed long term.

Example

A subscriber pays $50 per month, and the affiliate earns a 20% commission. The affiliate earns $10 on the first payment and $10 on every renewal, for as long as the subscription continues.

FAQs

Do affiliates earn on every renewal automatically?

Only when you've set up commissions on renewals for that product. Otherwise, only the first payment earns a commission.

What happens if a subscriber cancels?

Once the subscription is cancelled, no further renewal payments are made, so no further renewal commissions are earned.

What if a renewal payment fails?

Commissions are earned on successful payments. If a payment fails and is later recovered, the commission applies to the successful payment.

Can I set a different commission for renewals?

Please check the commission settings for your product for the options available.

Troubleshooting

• Affiliate didn't get a commission on a renewal: Check that renewal commissions are set up for the product and that the renewal payment was successful.
• Commission missing for a recovered payment: Confirm in your dashboard that the payment was completed successfully.
• Affiliate asks why earnings stopped: The customer may have cancelled, or the subscription may have reached its fixed number of payments.