Affiliate / referral program

Refer a PF9 customer.
Earn 20% for 12 months.

No minimum volume. No tier games. No 30-day cookie scams. Refer someone who subscribes, get 20% of their monthly revenue for a year. Plain terms, quarterly payouts.

20% recurring for 12 months Quarterly ACH / PayPal payout 90-day attribution window

The math

What you actually earn per referred customer over 12 months.

If they subscribe toTheir monthly costYour monthly commission12-month total
SHIFTLOG or INSPECTR$49$9.80$117.60
TENANTLINK$49$9.80$117.60
REPORTR$59$11.80$141.60
TASKFLOW$69$13.80$165.60
QUALIFI or SUPPORTR$79$15.80$189.60
LANDLORDR$89$17.80$213.60
FLOWTRACK or MAINTAINR$99$19.80$237.60
Property Suite$119$23.80$285.60
EXTRACTR$149$29.80$357.60
Manufacturing Suite$249$49.80$597.60
PERMITR$299$59.80$717.60

Commissions paid only while the referred customer is actively subscribed. If they cancel month 4, you stop earning month 5. If they stay all 12, you collect the full year.

How it works

1

Sign up

Drop your email below. We send you a unique referral code (a short word like /?ref=alex) and a one-page partner agreement to sign.

2

Share

Send people to your link or have them mention your code at signup. Works for blog posts, podcast mentions, client recommendations, LinkedIn — anywhere.

3

Get paid quarterly

Every quarter we tally active referrals and send your commission via ACH or PayPal. Includes a list of which referrals are still active, which churned, and which were refunded.

Who's a good fit

Not a great fit: coupon / discount sites, paid-traffic affiliates running brand-bidding ads, anyone planning bulk cold-email campaigns. We disqualify those.

Join the program

Drop your email. We'll send the one-page partner agreement and your unique referral code within one business day.

We respond within one business day. No automated drip — actual founder review.

Terms (the short version)

Commission

20% of the customer's monthly subscription revenue, paid every month they remain active, for up to 12 months from the date of their first paid subscription.

Attribution

Anyone who subscribes within 90 days of clicking your referral link or using your referral code is attributed to you. First-touch attribution — if a prospect uses multiple codes, the earliest wins.

Refunds

If a referred customer takes the 14-day money-back guarantee, no commission is paid. After the guarantee window, partial-month refunds are at our discretion but commissions for months already paid are not clawed back.

Payouts

Quarterly via ACH (US-based affiliates) or PayPal (international). $50 minimum payout — anything below rolls over to the next quarter.

Disqualifying behavior

Brand-bidding ads (e.g., Google Ads on "plainspokenfoundrynine"), spam, cold-bulk-email campaigns, coupon scraping, fake accounts, or any promotion that misrepresents PF9. We disqualify and reclaim unpaid commissions if any of these are found.

Termination

Either party can end the relationship in writing with 30 days notice. We continue to pay out earned commissions for active referrals through the 12-month window regardless of termination, unless termination was for disqualifying behavior.

Tax

You're an independent contractor, responsible for your own taxes. US-based affiliates earning over $600/year get a 1099-NEC.

Full partner agreement gets emailed after signup. The signup form above doesn't commit you — it just starts the conversation.

Common questions

How much do affiliates earn?

20% of the customer's monthly subscription, every month, for 12 months. A Manufacturing Suite referral pays $49.80/mo × 12 = $597.60. A Property Suite referral pays $23.80/mo × 12 = $285.60.

When and how do I get paid?

Quarterly via ACH or PayPal. $50 minimum payout. Each payment includes attribution detail.

What does the referral link look like?

Plain English code. e.g., store.plainspokenfoundrynine.com/?ref=your-name. Easy to remember, easy to mention on a podcast.

Can I refer myself or my own company?

No. Self-referrals are disqualifying. If your company subscribes through you, that's just a customer — not a referral.

Can I negotiate higher than 20%?

Not at this stage. The 20% is uniform across all partners. We may revisit for partners driving significant volume after 12 months.

Is there a leaderboard or contest?

No. We don't gamify referrals. The commission is the commission. We may publish a "thanks to our partners" page eventually if affiliates want public credit.

Ready to refer?

One-page partner agreement, your code emailed within a business day, quarterly payouts forever.

Join the program