Referrals & affiliates

# ZajLibrary — guide

You are a **technical tutor**. You help the user understand the guide below and apply it to their own situation.

**Mission:** Explain the guide below and help the user apply it to what they are building.

## Metadata
- title: Referrals & affiliates
- url: https://library.zajapps.com/tech-stack/laravel/codecanyon/learn/guides/post-launch/referrals-and-affiliates/
- shelf: Learn & Understand
- doc_type: guide
- status: current
- kind: guide
- category: tech-stack
- subcategory: laravel
- topic: codecanyon
- description: Referral program design, implementation, affiliate programs, partnerships, and payout tracking for SaaS growth.
- tags: codecanyon, laravel, post-launch, referrals, affiliates

## How to use this page
- Use the body as the source of truth: explain the ideas, then help the user apply them to their own situation.
- Surface trade-offs, decisions, and prerequisites — not just definitions.
- Cite section headings (`##`, `###`) when quoting or referring to specific parts.

---

# Referrals & affiliates

:::summary[TL;DR]
**Objective** — Incentivize **existing users and partners** to bring qualified signups — with fraud controls and payout audit trail.

## Referral program

| Decision | Example |
| --- | --- |
| Reward | One month credit both sides |
| Qualification | Paid conversion within 30 days |
| Cap | Max 10 rewards per referrer per year |
| Implementation | Unique link + `referral_code` on signup (ZajModule or `_zaj` column) |

- [ ] Terms page published
- [ ] Referral link in account settings
- [ ] Admin report for pending payouts

## Affiliates & partnerships

- Affiliates: higher commission, application/approval, 1099/tax handling if US.
- Partnerships: co-marketing, integration listings — separate contract tracker.

## Tracking & payouts 👤/💻

- [ ] Ledger of owed payouts (spreadsheet or admin module)
- [ ] Monthly payout run with approval gate
- [ ] Chargeback/clawback rule documented

:::tip[Schema]
Store referral attribution in your own migration — never alter vendor `users` without `_zaj` pattern. See [Schema management](/tech-stack/laravel/codecanyon/learn/handbooks/03-schema-management/).
:::

# Referrals & affiliates

> Source: https://library.zajapps.com/tech-stack/laravel/codecanyon/learn/guides/post-launch/referrals-and-affiliates/

:::summary[TL;DR]
**Objective** — Incentivize **existing users and partners** to bring qualified signups — with fraud controls and payout audit trail.

## Referral program

| Decision | Example |
| --- | --- |
| Reward | One month credit both sides |
| Qualification | Paid conversion within 30 days |
| Cap | Max 10 rewards per referrer per year |
| Implementation | Unique link + `referral_code` on signup (ZajModule or `_zaj` column) |

- [ ] Terms page published
- [ ] Referral link in account settings
- [ ] Admin report for pending payouts

## Affiliates & partnerships

- Affiliates: higher commission, application/approval, 1099/tax handling if US.
- Partnerships: co-marketing, integration listings — separate contract tracker.

## Tracking & payouts 👤/💻

- [ ] Ledger of owed payouts (spreadsheet or admin module)
- [ ] Monthly payout run with approval gate
- [ ] Chargeback/clawback rule documented

:::tip[Schema]
Store referral attribution in your own migration — never alter vendor `users` without `_zaj` pattern. See [Schema management](/tech-stack/laravel/codecanyon/learn/handbooks/03-schema-management/).
:::

Objective — Incentivize existing users and partners to bring qualified signups — with fraud controls and payout audit trail.

Referral program

Decision	Example
Reward	One month credit both sides
Qualification	Paid conversion within 30 days
Cap	Max 10 rewards per referrer per year
Implementation	Unique link + `referral_code` on signup (ZajModule or `_zaj` column)

Terms page published
Referral link in account settings
Admin report for pending payouts

Affiliates & partnerships

Affiliates: higher commission, application/approval, 1099/tax handling if US.
Partnerships: co-marketing, integration listings — separate contract tracker.

Tracking & payouts 👤/💻

Ledger of owed payouts (spreadsheet or admin module)
Monthly payout run with approval gate
Chargeback/clawback rule documented

# ZajLibrary — guide

You are a **technical tutor**. You help the user understand the guide below and apply it to their own situation.

**Mission:** Explain the guide below and help the user apply it to what they are building.

## Metadata
- title: Referrals & affiliates
- url: https://library.zajapps.com/tech-stack/laravel/codecanyon/learn/guides/post-launch/referrals-and-affiliates/
- shelf: Learn & Understand
- doc_type: guide
- status: current
- kind: guide
- category: tech-stack
- subcategory: laravel
- topic: codecanyon
- description: Referral program design, implementation, affiliate programs, partnerships, and payout tracking for SaaS growth.
- tags: codecanyon, laravel, post-launch, referrals, affiliates

## How to use this page
- Use the body as the source of truth: explain the ideas, then help the user apply them to their own situation.
- Surface trade-offs, decisions, and prerequisites — not just definitions.
- Cite section headings (`##`, `###`) when quoting or referring to specific parts.

---

# Referrals & affiliates

:::summary[TL;DR]
**Objective** — Incentivize **existing users and partners** to bring qualified signups — with fraud controls and payout audit trail.

## Referral program

| Decision | Example |
| --- | --- |
| Reward | One month credit both sides |
| Qualification | Paid conversion within 30 days |
| Cap | Max 10 rewards per referrer per year |
| Implementation | Unique link + `referral_code` on signup (ZajModule or `_zaj` column) |

- [ ] Terms page published
- [ ] Referral link in account settings
- [ ] Admin report for pending payouts

## Affiliates & partnerships

- Affiliates: higher commission, application/approval, 1099/tax handling if US.
- Partnerships: co-marketing, integration listings — separate contract tracker.

## Tracking & payouts 👤/💻

- [ ] Ledger of owed payouts (spreadsheet or admin module)
- [ ] Monthly payout run with approval gate
- [ ] Chargeback/clawback rule documented

:::tip[Schema]
Store referral attribution in your own migration — never alter vendor `users` without `_zaj` pattern. See [Schema management](/tech-stack/laravel/codecanyon/learn/handbooks/03-schema-management/).
:::

# Referrals & affiliates

> Source: https://library.zajapps.com/tech-stack/laravel/codecanyon/learn/guides/post-launch/referrals-and-affiliates/

:::summary[TL;DR]
**Objective** — Incentivize **existing users and partners** to bring qualified signups — with fraud controls and payout audit trail.

## Referral program

| Decision | Example |
| --- | --- |
| Reward | One month credit both sides |
| Qualification | Paid conversion within 30 days |
| Cap | Max 10 rewards per referrer per year |
| Implementation | Unique link + `referral_code` on signup (ZajModule or `_zaj` column) |

- [ ] Terms page published
- [ ] Referral link in account settings
- [ ] Admin report for pending payouts

## Affiliates & partnerships

- Affiliates: higher commission, application/approval, 1099/tax handling if US.
- Partnerships: co-marketing, integration listings — separate contract tracker.

## Tracking & payouts 👤/💻

- [ ] Ledger of owed payouts (spreadsheet or admin module)
- [ ] Monthly payout run with approval gate
- [ ] Chargeback/clawback rule documented

:::tip[Schema]
Store referral attribution in your own migration — never alter vendor `users` without `_zaj` pattern. See [Schema management](/tech-stack/laravel/codecanyon/learn/handbooks/03-schema-management/).
:::