Affiliate program
Earn 30% recurring on every founder you refer
Recommend Needle to founders, marketers, and agencies and earn 30% of every payment they make for 12 months, tracked in a live dashboard of clicks, signups, and earnings.
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- 30%of every payment
- Recurring for 12 months per customer, from their first payment.
- 60 daysto convert
- Then the referral is locked to their account, on any device.
- 30 daysclearing
- Covers refunds and disputes before a commission is payable.
- $50minimum payout
- Paid monthly via PayPal, Wise, or bank transfer.
What could you earn?
Pick a plan and how many paying customers you might refer.
Plan they choose
Illustrative: 20 Solo customers on monthly billing at $15/mo, all staying for 12 months. Annual plans pay 30% of the annual charge upfront instead. Refunds and lost disputes void the commission.
- Per month
- $90.00
- Over 12 months
- $1,080.00
How a referral pays out
From the first click to money in your account.
- 1
They click your link
We remember the click for 60 days (once they accept cookies). The latest link they clicked before signing up counts.
- 2
They create an account
The referral is bound to their account for good, so an upgrade weeks later on another device still credits you.
- 3
They pay
Every paid invoice earns 30% for 12 months. Trials earn nothing; annual plans pay 30% of the annual charge upfront.
- 4
You get paid
After 30 days of clearing, commissions go out in the next monthly payout once your balance reaches $50.
A good fit if…
- You already recommend tools to founders or GTM teams.
- You publish tutorials, reviews, newsletters, or community posts.
- You use Needle and would recommend it anyway.
Building something founders use instead? See the partner program.
Common questions
Full details in the affiliate program guide.
- Who can join the affiliate program?
- Active Needle subscribers. It is a subscriber-only program: every affiliate is a paying user, which keeps the incentives honest and filters out spam.
- How much do I earn?
- 30% of the pre-tax amount on every paid invoice, recurring for 12 months from each referred customer's first payment. Annual plans pay 30% of the full annual charge.
- Do free trials earn commission?
- No. Trial and verification charges never earn commission - you are paid only once a referral becomes a paying customer, which also means you are never paid for a customer who churns during the trial.
- How long does attribution last?
- Your link is remembered for 60 days after the click, provided the visitor accepts optional cookies (without consent it only counts if they sign up in the same visit). If they click several affiliate links, the latest one before signup counts. Once they create an account, the referral is bound to that account for good: sign up on a phone, upgrade on a laptop a month later, and you are still credited.
- When and how do I get paid?
- Each commission clears for 30 days after the customer's payment (covering refunds and disputes), then pays out in the next monthly run once your cleared balance reaches $50 - usually 30-45 days after the payment, at most around 60. Choose PayPal, Wise, or bank transfer in your portal.
- What happens if I cancel?
- Your link stops crediting new referrals, but everything you have already earned is honoured. Resubscribe any time and your original link reactivates.
Start earning from what you already share
Claim your link in under a minute: 30% recurring, monthly payouts, no cap on referrals.
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