For the people your clients pay to get them found
50% of every payment, for the lifetime of the customer.
Not twelve months. Not stepped down after year one. For as long as that merchant keeps paying us, half of it is yours.
A content retainer makes pages nobody asked for. This makes pages a customer asked for, on the URLs that already convert, carrying your client’s campaign phrases and upselling whatever answers next. Their support queue writes it. Your growth retainer takes the rankings.
- The rate
- 50%, for their lifetime
- Paid
- The 5th, monthly
- Cookie
- 90 days, last touch
- Minimum
- $50, or it rolls over
Refer 12 stores a year. Here is what it pays you, a month and a year.
Straight-line arithmetic, no upgrades counted. Shown at one store a month, split between Atelier and Maison; change either. The chart stops at 24 months. The commission does not.
Nobody else publishes a rate like this. Most will not publish one at all.
| Programme | Rate | How long it pays |
|---|---|---|
| BeyondReviews | 50% | The customer’s lifetime |
| The Shopify app partner rate | 20% | Recurring, while the app stays installed |
| The published affiliate track in this category | 20% | Twelve months, then nothing |
| Every other programme in this category | Not published | Not published |
Read in August 2026 from public partner pages. Find a programme that pays more, for longer, and we will put it in the table.
Every reply is from a person. Every time, on anything.
No bot in front of the queue, and no tier to reach first.
- Anything you can measure, we will help you measure: rankings, citations, reply performance
- Merchant-facing help too, so a client question does not have to route through you
And three things we do not have yet.
- A partner portal. Statements arrive as email with the numbers in them.
- Co-marketing, case studies or webinars. There are no customers to write up yet.
- A tier ladder. One rate, everyone, until there is a reason for more than one.
The answers you would otherwise have to email someone for.
How long does the commission last?
For the lifetime of the customer. There is no twelve-month cap, no step-down after the first year and no expiry on the referral: as long as that merchant keeps paying, you keep receiving 50% of it. The published comparison in this category is 20% for 12 months, so on a merchant who stays three years the difference is not the rate, it is the twenty-four months nobody else pays you for.
What is the earnings calculator assuming?
Three things. One referral a month, twelve a year, which you can change on the page. A book split evenly between Atelier at $99 and Maison at $249, because an agency roster is not all on one plan, which you can also change. And that the merchants you refer are still customers across the two years the chart draws: every figure shown is what a referral pays while that merchant is with us. Referrals are spread evenly through the year and each pays from the month it lands, so year one is lower than the run rate by construction, because you do not earn on December’s referral in January. No upgrades, no price rises and no expansion revenue are counted. If a merchant does leave, the commission on that merchant stops the month they cancel and the rest of your book is unaffected.
Do I have to be a Shopify Partner to join?
No, but it helps. We accept freelance developers, agencies, ecommerce consultants, and content creators focused on Shopify. Shopify Partner-verified applicants are approved automatically.
When do I get paid?
Monthly, on the 5th of each month, for the prior month’s activity. Minimum payout is $50; anything below rolls over.
What happens if my referred merchant cancels?
Your commission stops the month they cancel. If they reactivate later, commissions resume automatically.
What if they downgrade from Atelier to Studio?
Your commission adjusts to 50% of the new tier. Same if they upgrade.
Which revenue is commissioned?
Subscription revenue only: Studio, Atelier and Maison base plans, UGC Studio. One-time purchases (the Studio, Atelier and Maison Boosts, the Historical Boosts) are not commissioned.
Can I offer my clients a discount?
Yes. On approval you receive a partner promo code that gives merchants 20% off their first 3 months. It comes out of your commission share, so you earn 50% of the discounted amount for months 1 to 3, then 50% of the full amount.
Do you provide a media kit?
Yes. On approval you get brand assets, screenshots and email templates, ready to use in your merchant proposals. There are no case studies yet, because there are no customers to write up yet.
How does attribution work?
A 90-day cookie window from click, last touch attribution, and self-referrals are blocked by matching the store domain against the partner registration.
What about refunds and chargebacks?
Commission is paid on money we actually keep. If a subscription charge is refunded or charged back, the matching commission is deducted from your balance in the next statement.
From their click to your payout.
- Someone clicks your linkLast-touch attribution. If two partners collide, the later touch wins.90-day window
- They install and start payingSelf-referrals are excluded: a matching domain or owner does not commission.On their first charge
- Your balance builds through the monthPaid on money we keep, so a refund is deducted next statement rather than chased.Calendar month
- You are paidPayPal or Wise, in your registered currency. Minimum $50; below that it rolls over and never expires.The 5th
- And it keeps payingFor the lifetime of the customer, and it does not step down.No end date
A person reads every application.
Five fields. Shopify Partner-verified applicants are approved automatically; everyone else hears back inside a working week.
