Recurring commission, explained
Updated · ThreeCommas
Short answer
Recurring commission means you earn a share of every payment a customer makes, not just the first. If you bring a customer paying $100 a month on a 30% program, you earn $30 every month they keep paying, for as long as the program says. Lifetime commission has no end date.
A worked example
You bring two new customers a month to a $50 a month product at 30% recurring for 12 months. Month one you earn $30. Month six you earn $180. By month twelve, $360 a month, and it keeps going as long as you keep adding customers.
How to compare programs
Share alone is misleading. 40% for three months pays less than 25% for 12 months. Multiply share by price by months to compare.
Then check the product actually sells. A high rate on a product nobody buys earns nothing. Verified revenue answers that.
Fees and holds
On ThreeCommas, commission is held for 30 days in case of refunds, and ThreeCommas keeps 10% of the commission. You are paid every Monday once you have at least $50.
Questions
What happens if a customer upgrades?
On percentage programs your share grows with what they pay, so upgrades increase your commission automatically.