Turn your audience into recurring income

The affiliate program lets you earn a 15% commission on every subscription paid by merchants you refer. You share your unique referral link and get paid automatically via Stripe whenever someone signs up and pays.

Go to your dashboard and click 'Affiliate' in the sidebar. Fill in your legal name, tax ID, and address, then click 'Create affiliate account'. You will be redirected to Stripe to complete your payout setup. Once your Stripe account is active, you will start receiving commissions automatically.

Your commission rate grows with you. You start at 15% and can reach up to 30% based on the number of active referred merchants with a paid subscription. Only paid plans (not free accounts) count toward your tier. The tiers are: Standard (up to 100 paid referrals) → 15%, Pro (101–500) → 20%, Expert (501–2,000) → 25%, Elite (2,000+) → 30%. The rate is calculated dynamically each time a referred merchant's invoice is paid.

Commissions are transferred to your Stripe account automatically when a referred merchant's invoice is paid. Payouts follow Stripe's standard transfer schedule (usually 2–7 business days). You must complete Stripe Connect onboarding before any transfers are made.

Your referral link adds a ?ref=btd_xxxxxxxx parameter to the Build the Drop homepage. When someone visits via your link, their browser stores a cookie valid for 30 days. If they sign up within those 30 days, the referral is attributed to you automatically.

Yes. In the Affiliate dashboard, click 'Change referral code' and enter a new code (minimum 4 characters). Your referral URL will update immediately. Make sure to share the new link — old links with your previous code will no longer track to your account.

The referral cookie lasts 30 days. If the person signs up within 30 days of clicking your link — even if they close the browser — the referral will be attributed to you.

A commission shows as 'Pending' when your Stripe Connect account has not completed onboarding or has restrictions that prevent transfers. Go to your Affiliate dashboard and click 'Continue on Stripe' to finish the setup. Pending commissions will transfer automatically with the next successful invoice from that merchant once your account is active.