Share what inspires you. Get paid for it.
You already point designers to the tools you love. Join the refern affiliate program and earn 30% ($9) on every license you refer. No cap, free to join.
- 30% per sale
- 60-day cookie
- No earning cap
Free to join · No follower minimum · Paid via PayPal & bank wire
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refern is already part of 10,000+ creative toolkits. You're just making the introduction you'd make anyway.
Three steps to your first payout.
No contracts, no quotas. Sign up, share your link, and earn on everything it brings in.
Get your link
Apply in about a minute with your email. You'll get a unique refern link and a dashboard that tracks every click and sale.
Share refern
Drop it into your videos, posts, newsletter, or design community, anywhere you already talk about your craft and your tools.
Earn 30%
Collect $9 for every license bought through your link, with a 60-day window and no cap. Paid out via PayPal & bank wire.
A program worth sharing.
Built to reward the people who already send designers our way: generous, transparent, and effortless to run.
30% on every sale
$9 for each license you refer, with no limit on how much you can make.
A 60-day window
Your link is remembered for 60 days, so you still earn if someone buys later.
Recommend what you love
No hard sell. refern earns its keep with anyone who has an eye. You're just pointing the way.
Free, no minimums
Nothing to pay and no follower count to hit. Apply and you're in.
Real-time dashboard
Watch clicks, conversions, and earnings update the moment someone buys.
Paid reliably
Cash out through PayPal & bank wire. The recommendations you already make, finally earning.
See what it adds up to.
Every license you refer is $9. Drag to estimate what refern could earn you. Numbers are illustrative.
Based on 30% of refern's $30 license · $9 per sale · no cap.
Become an affiliateIf people trust your taste, this is for you.
The best refern affiliates aren't marketers. They're creatives whose audience already asks what they use.
Design educators
You teach on YouTube, Skillshare, or your own course. refern slots into every “how I gather references” lesson.
Artists with an audience
Illustrators, concept artists, photographers, 3D and UI designers who share their process and their toolkit.
Communities & curators
You run a Discord, a subreddit, or a design newsletter that people actually open.
Studios & agencies
You set the stack for your team and your clients. Get rewarded for the call you'd make anyway.
Questions, answered.
Is it free to join?
Yes. There's no cost and no minimum following. Apply with your email and you're set.
How much can I earn? Is there a cap?
You earn 30% ($9) on every refern license bought through your link, with no limit on how much you can make.
How long does the cookie last?
60 days. If someone clicks your link and buys any time in the next 60 days, the sale is credited to you.
When and how do I get paid?
Payouts are made through PayPal & bank wire, right from your affiliate dashboard.
Do I need to use refern myself?
No, but the best affiliates know the product. Grab the free 30-day trial so you can speak to it honestly.
Do I need a big audience?
No follower minimum. A small, trusting audience of designers often converts better than a huge general one.
How are referrals tracked?
Through your unique link. Your dashboard shows clicks, sign-ups, and earnings in real time.
What's allowed?
Share refern honestly. No spam, no misleading claims, and no bidding on refern's brand terms in paid ads.
Still have a question? Email jackson@refern.app.
Ready to earn from what you already share?
Join the refern affiliate program. Free to start, $9 a sale, paid via PayPal & bank wire.
No cost · No follower minimum · Apply in a minute