Refer clients to Simple Source and earn account credit when they pay for hosting. Option 1 pays a flat $25 on the first hosting invoice. Option 2 pays 10% of hosting invoices, including renewals, after verification.
One signup in billing. Option 1 is the default flat $25 first-invoice credit. Option 2 is for partners after verification.
How it works
Log in to your Simple Source billing account and join the referral tools.
Share your affiliate link. It pays Option 1 by default, and partner rates once you’re verified for Option 2.
When they pay their first hosting invoice, Option 1 adds a $25 account credit (same for all hosting plans). Option 2 pays 10% of the hosting invoices your referred clients pay, after verification.
Option 1: Refer a friend
Default for Simple Source billing clients. Earn a $25 account credit when someone you refer pays their first hosting invoice. Same credit for all hosting plans. No monthly residuals.
Cookie window 60 days. Credits mature 14 days after the first paid hosting invoice. First order only. Domains are excluded.
Option 2: Partner rates
For designers, agencies, and freelancers who build or manage websites for clients and send those clients to Simple Source. You should be placing real client work with us, not running a mass affiliate play.
Tell your clients clearly that you earn from referrals when they buy hosting through you. We may ask you to confirm that in writing.
Partners require verification before the Option 2 affiliate link is active.
Earn 10% of the hosting invoices your referred clients pay: their first hosting order and every renewal of that hosting while it stays active. Same rate on every hosting plan (Starter, Simple, Business), monthly or yearly.
- 10% is figured on the hosting amount after any discount, before tax. Domains are excluded.
- Example: a client on Simple with 5 mailboxes at $25/mo earns you $2.50 for each month they pay. On Business at $49/mo, $4.90 for each month they pay. On a yearly plan, you earn 10% of the yearly invoice when it’s paid.
- Commission is earned only after the referred client’s invoice is paid. Your own account never earns commission and does not count toward the minimum.
- Cookie window 60 days. Amounts mature 14 days after each paid invoice. Paid as account credit.
- Minimum: $100/mo or $1,000/yr in paid hosting with Simple Source (from clients you place; your own account doesn’t count), checked when Sales verifies you.
- Tell your clients clearly that you earn from referrals. We may ask you to confirm that in writing.
Log in to join, or Contact Sales to start partner verification.
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FAQ
Can I use both Option 1 and Option 2?
No. Each account has one referral link. Once you’re verified as a partner, your link pays partner rates for all referrals.
Who can join?
Option 1: any Simple Source billing client can log in and get a referral link. Option 2: designers, agencies, and freelancers who build or manage client sites, meet the $100/mo or $1,000/yr hosting spend minimum, and pass partner verification.
When do credits land?
Amounts mature 14 days after the referred client’s invoice is paid. Both options pay as account credit. No self-referrals.
How do I get Option 2 partner rates?
Meet the partner criteria, tell clients you earn from referrals, then log in to join and Contact Sales. Sales checks the $100/mo or $1,000/yr minimum when verifying you. Once verified, your link pays 10% of first and renewal hosting invoices.
Do domain orders count?
No. Domains are excluded from referral commissions.
What if I do not have an account yet?
Start with a hosting plan or contact us, then log in to join.
Short terms
- Two paths. Option 1 is Refer a friend (default for billing clients): flat $25 first-invoice credit, same all plans. Option 2 is Partner rates (designers, agencies, freelancers) after verification. Your one affiliate link pays Option 1 until you’re verified for Option 2.
- Option 1: active Simple Source clients in good standing. Option 2: meet the $100/mo or $1,000/yr paid hosting floor, pass partner verification, and tell clients clearly that you earn from referrals. We may ask you to confirm that in writing.
- Pay trigger: referred client first hosting invoice must be paid. Domains alone do not qualify.
- Attribution: last-click cookie, 60 days. Option 1 pays on the first referred hosting order only; Option 2 also pays on renewals. Amounts mature 14 days after each paid invoice.
- Option 1: $25 account credit when a referred client pays their first hosting invoice. Same for all hosting plans. No monthly residuals. Account credit only.
- Option 2 (after verification): 10% of the referred client’s hosting invoices, first order and renewals, while that hosting stays active. Same rate on all hosting plans. Hosting only, after discounts, before tax. Domains excluded. Paid only after the referred invoice is paid. Your own account never earns commission or counts toward the minimum. Account credit. The $100/mo or $1,000/yr minimum is checked when Sales verifies you.
- No self-referrals (same person, household, company, or payment method). Chargebacks, refunds, fraud, or unpaid invoices: we may void pending amounts. If credit was earned through fraud or a self-referral, we may remove it and will tell you why. Otherwise, matured credit is yours to keep.
- We may update these rules. Changes that lower partner rates take effect 30 days after we post them here and in the billing client area, and apply only to partners verified after that date. If you’re already verified, your rate stays the same while you remain a partner in good standing. Credit you’ve already earned is never reduced.
Join in billing: Partner with Us (same tools appear in your client menu when logged in).