Recurring commission

A recurring commission pays the affiliate again each time a customer they referred renews a subscription. Programs set how long: first payment only, a number of months, or for the life of the customer.

Also called: lifetime commission, subscription commission, renewal commission.

Worked example: $100 a month, 20%, a 12-month period

Per renewal
$20
Over 12 payments
$240
Payment 13
Not commissioned

In more detail

The renewal is credited to whoever brought the first payment, without a new click. That is why subscription programs need the subscription id on every renewal.

How ViralPayouts handles it

First payment only, 2 to 36 months, or lifetime. Stripe renewals arrive as invoice.paid and are credited to the original partner.

Stripe affiliate software
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