Two-Tier Affiliate Program

Earn 10% recurring.
15% when you hit Partner.

Start as an affiliate: 10% of every payment from people you refer, forever. Hit 25 active customers and you auto-upgrade to Partner — 15% direct plus a 5% recruitment bonus on every affiliate you bring in. Your audience gets 50% off their first month. No caps. Paid monthly.

Already a customer? Just enable it in your dashboard — no separate signup.
Affiliate
10%
Direct commission, recurring forever

Start here. Share your link, earn 10% of every Stripe invoice your referrals pay, for as long as they stay subscribed. No threshold to unlock this.

Partner
15%
Auto-upgrade at 25 active customers

Hit 25 active paying customers and you flip to Partner automatically. 15% on direct referrals + the recruitment bonus unlocks. One-way upgrade — sticky for life, no demotion if customers churn.

Recruitment Bonus
+5%
Partners only · 1 level deep

When you're a partner, you earn an extra 5% on every payment generated by affiliates you personally recruited — on top of their own commission. 1 level only — no pyramid, no cascade.

How it works

Three steps from "sign me up" to "money in your pocket." The whole flow runs through Stripe, so commissions track on autopilot.

1

Enable & share

Log in, hit the Affiliate tab, click Enable. You get a unique code (e.g. EP-AB12CD) and an optional vanity alias like ?ref=yourname. Drop the link anywhere — newsletter, X, LinkedIn, YouTube, blog.

2

Earn 10% on every payment

Anyone who signs up through your link gets 50% off their first month auto-applied at checkout. You earn 10% of every invoice they pay, forever, for as long as they stay subscribed.

3

Upgrade to Partner at 25

Hit 25 active paying customers and your commission auto-bumps to 15% — plus you unlock the 5% recruitment bonus on any affiliate you brought into the program. Email lands the moment it triggers. No demotion ever.

Do the math

Slide it around. This is what you earn every month for as long as your referrals stay subscribed.

You earn
$89.00
per month, recurring
Direct (10%): $89.00
Recruitment bonus (5%): $0.00
$1,068.00 over 12 months  ·  Pro tier

Why this doesn't suck

We built this for people who actually share things they like — not for spammy affiliate hustlers. Here's what you actually get.

Lifetime recurring commission

10% (or 15% as Partner) of every invoice your referral pays — not just the first one. They stick around 2 years? You earn for 2 years.

Sticky Partner status

Hit 25 customers once, you're a Partner forever. No demotion if your active count drops. Removes the yo-yo anxiety; rewards the milestone permanently.

Real recruitment bonus, capped at 1 level

Partners earn 5% on affiliates they recruit. One level only. No multi-tier pyramid, no MLM optics, no legal grey zone. Just a clean "thanks for bringing in talent" kicker.

Real value for your audience

50% off the first month auto-applied at Stripe checkout. Not a "save 5%" coupon. A real, meaningful discount that converts.

Tracked through Stripe end-to-end

Discounts apply at Stripe checkout. Commissions ledger off Stripe invoices. Direct and recruitment bonus stored as separate rows — transparent and auditable.

Live tier dashboard

See your tier, progress to Partner, direct earnings, recruitment bonus earnings, downline list with each recruit's contribution — all inside your Epicurus dashboard. No third-party portal.

Honest questions, honest answers

If something's not here, hit [email protected] and we'll answer it.

What counts as "25 active customers" for the Partner trigger?

Currently-active paying referrals — i.e. people you referred whose Stripe subscription is still in active state. Churned customers don't count toward the threshold, but they also don't drop you back down once you've upgraded.

Can I lose Partner status if my customers churn?

No. Partner status is one-way and sticky. Once you hit 25 active customers, your affiliate_level flips to partner, your direct rate locks at 15%, and the recruitment bonus stays active — forever. Even if your active count later drops to 12, you keep everything.

How does the recruitment bonus actually work?

If someone signs up through your link and then themselves enables the affiliate program, they're linked to you as their parent. From that moment forward, every commission they earn triggers an additional 5% to you as recruitment bonus. 1 level only — if THEY then recruit someone, you don't earn on that. Math ceiling: a payment never pays more than 15% total to the network (10% to the affiliate + 5% to you).

Do I need to be a Partner to earn the recruitment bonus?

Yes. The bonus only fires when your affiliate_level = 'partner'. Affiliates can recruit people, but only get the 5% kicker once they themselves cross the 25-customer threshold.

When and how do I get paid?

Commissions (both direct and recruitment bonus) accrue in your dashboard the moment the underlying Stripe invoice is paid. Payouts are processed monthly. We'll reach out at [email protected] to confirm your payout method when your balance is ready.

How long does each commission last per referral?

Forever — or for as long as your referral stays subscribed. If they pay $89/month for 3 years, you earn 10% (or 15% as Partner) on those entire 3 years. If they cancel, the commission stops on their last paid invoice.

Does the discount work on annual plans?

The 50% first-month discount applies to monthly subscriptions only. Annual plans are already heavily discounted ($79/mo Pro vs $89/mo, $99/mo Premium vs $129/mo), so the affiliate discount stacking doesn't kick in there. You still earn your commission on annual invoices.

Can I refer myself for the discount?

No — self-referrals are blocked at checkout. Don't try it, it just won't go through.

What if someone clicks my link but signs up days later?

The referral code is stored in their browser's localStorage and persists across visits. As long as they sign up from the same browser, you get credited. The discount also auto-applies at the Stripe checkout step.

Can I change my vanity alias later?

No — aliases are one-shot. Once you set it, it locks in. Pick something you'd be happy sharing for years. Your random code (e.g. EP-AB12CD) always works too as a backup.

Is there a limit on how many people I can refer?

None. Refer 10 people, refer 10,000 — same rate applies to all of them.

What kinds of promotion are off-limits?

No paid Google/Bing search ads on the term "Epicurus One" or our trademarks. No spam (email blasts to scraped lists, comment spam, etc). No misleading claims about the product. Use common sense — promote it the way you'd want someone to promote your product.

Ready to ship some links?

Enable the affiliate program from inside your dashboard in 30 seconds. Or sign up first if you don't have an account yet — it's free, and the upgrade to Partner triggers automatically when you hit 25 customers.