This article explains exactly how your profit-sharing earnings are calculated.
How much you earn
Each time a referred member is successfully billed, you earn:
your share = amount the member paid × your share rateFor example, at a 10% rate, a member paying $50.00 earns you $5.00 for that cycle. Your rate is shown on the Earnings page and is set by an admin.
Who counts as eligible
You earn only on net-new paying members attributed to you:
- ✅ A member who signs up with your code and starts paying — eligible.
- ❌ A free signup — not eligible until they pay.
- ❌ Someone who was already a paying subscriber before using your code — excluded.
- 🔁 A member who churns and later re-subscribes — counts as a fresh attribution and earns again.
Minimum billing cycles
Each partnership has a minimum billing cycle threshold (default: 1). This controls when earnings become available, using one of two modes:
- Forward (default) — you begin earning once a member reaches the threshold, and continue from there. Cycles before the threshold are not paid.
- Backfill — earnings accrue and are held from the first cycle, then released in full once the member crosses the threshold.
Your mode and threshold are set when your partnership is approved.
Pending vs. paid
When a member is billed, your share is recorded as pending. Pending earnings become releasable once the member has met the minimum-cycle threshold and your payout account is ready (Stripe enabled + W-9 on file). Released earnings show as paid with a transfer reference.
➡️ See Payouts & Release Schedule for how and when money reaches your bank.