The File.Business affiliate program

Recommend it once. Earn on it for a year

Share your link, and every customer who signs up and pays earns you up to 25% commission, recurring for their first twelve months. A 60-day cookie window, email-match attribution, and monthly payouts, with no traffic minimum to join.

Up to 25%, 12 months recurring 60-day cookie window Monthly payouts
2,400+ partners already earning $4.8M paid to partners in 2025 Up to 25% recurring 4.9 from 8,200+ reviews No traffic minimum to join
$4.8M
Paid out to partners in 2025
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Active partners earning commission
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Commission rate, up to
0
Cookie window, plus email-match
The recommendation you give for free

You already tell people where to form their business

Every audience that touches small business has the same moment: a reader, a client, or a listener needs to form an entity and stay compliant. You point them somewhere good, they sign up, and the value of that recommendation goes entirely to the platform.

The affiliate program pays you for the recommendation you were already making. Share a link, and when someone signs up and pays, you earn up to 25% commission, recurring for their first twelve months. No filing work, no fulfillment, no support tickets, just the referral you were doing anyway, now earning.

An unpaid recommendation
  • You send people to form their business
  • The platform keeps all the value
  • No credit for the customers you sent
  • No recurring income from your audience
  • The trust was yours; the revenue was theirs
The affiliate program
  • Up to 25% commission on every paid signup
  • Recurring for each customer's first 12 months
  • 60-day cookie window plus email-match
  • Monthly payouts through Stripe Connect
  • Nothing to fulfill, support, or maintain
Earn more as you grow

Three tiers, one recurring commission

Everyone starts earning right away. The more you send, the higher the rate and the better the attribution.

Starter
15%
For creators and advisors just getting started. Approved on relevance, with no traffic minimum.
  • 15% recurring, 12 months per customer
  • Pixel and UTM attribution
  • Monthly payouts, no minimum to join
  • Self-serve dashboard and links
Growth
20%
For partners sending steady, on-target signups from an engaged audience.
  • 20% recurring, 12 months per customer
  • Pixel and UTM attribution
  • Priority partner support
  • Co-marketing opportunities
TOP TIER
Partner
25%
For high-volume partners and integrators who want server-side tracking and a dedicated contact.
  • Up to 25% recurring, 12 months per customer
  • Server-to-server postbacks: Singular, AppsFlyer, Branch
  • Dedicated partner manager
  • White-label option available

Rates shown are the program's recurring commission on paid products, for each customer's first twelve months. Confirm current terms and your tier on the pricing page or with our partner team.

How it works

Share a link, and the rest is automatic

Five steps from joining to getting paid. Select one to see the detail.

Step 1

Apply in minutes, approved on relevance

There is no traffic minimum. We approve partners based on how relevant your audience is, so a small but on-target following converts well. Once you are in, your dashboard and links are ready immediately.

A small, on-target audience is worth more here than a large, unrelated one.
Application: APPROVED
Referral link ready
No traffic minimum
Step 2

Promote it anywhere you reach people

Blog, newsletter, YouTube, podcast, social, and paid ads are all allowed. The only rule is no brand-bidding on our name in search ads. Use your link, UTMs, and creative however fits your audience.

Every channel is permitted, with pixel, UTM, and server-side tracking depending on your tier.
Channels: BLOG · EMAIL · VIDEO
Clicks tracked to you
Postbacks on the Partner tier
Step 3

Attribution that survives a cleared cookie

You are credited when someone clicks your link within a 60-day window and later signs up and pays. We also match on the email address at signup, so even a user who cleared their cookies is still attributed to you if they use the same email.

A 60-day cookie plus email-match means fewer lost referrals than a cookie alone.
Cookie window: 60 DAYS
Email-match backup
Paid signup attributed to you
Step 4

Commission recurs for a full year

Your commission is not a one-time bounty. For each customer you refer, you earn on their payments, including Compliance Subscription renewals, for their first twelve months. One good referral pays across the whole year.

Twelve months of recurring commission per customer, tracked live in your dashboard.
Recurring: 12 MONTHS PER CUSTOMER
Renewals earn too
Tracked in real time
Step 5

Paid monthly, with clear numbers

Commissions earned in a month are paid the following month, Net-30, through Stripe Connect, including internationally. If a customer refunds, that payment is clawed back from your next month, and we surface refund risk in your dashboard so there are no surprises.

Monthly Net-30 payouts through Stripe Connect, with refund transparency built in.
Payout: MONTHLY, NET-30
Stripe Connect, international
Refund risk shown upfront
Who does well here

Built for audiences that touch small business

If the people who trust you ever need to form a company or stay compliant, this fits.

Creators and bloggers

Business and finance audiences on YouTube, newsletters, and blogs.

CPAs and accountants

Who refer formation work but do not want to run a filing shop.

Agencies

Serving small business owners who need entities and compliance.

SaaS integrators

Especially HR, payroll, and banking tools whose users form companies.

Business attorneys

Who do not handle formation in-house and want to refer it out.

Communities and lists

Founder communities, courses, and newsletters with an on-target audience.

How the program compares

Recurring beats a one-time bounty

Most affiliate programs pay once and forget you. Here is what makes this one different.

What you get File.Business affiliate Typical one-time affiliate No program
Recurring commission, not one-time 12 monthsOne payoutNot available
60-day window plus email-matchCookie onlyNot available
No traffic minimum to joinOften gatedNot available
Server-to-server postbacks Partner tierRareNot available
Monthly payouts, internationalThresholdsNot available
Refund transparency in the dashboardSilent clawbacksNot available

Prefer to run it under your own brand? If you would rather present formation and compliance as your own product instead of referring, look at white-label, or combine both. The affiliate program is the lightest way to earn from an audience you already have.

From a partner already earning

One newsletter mention, a year of commission

My audience is small but it is all founders, so it converts. I mention File.Business when it is genuinely the right call, and because the commission recurs for a year, a handful of signups each month adds up to real recurring income, with nothing for me to fulfill.
Founder newsletter operator
On-target audience of early-stage founders
12 mo
recurring commission per referred customer
60-day
window, plus email-match attribution
Monthly
payouts through Stripe Connect

Representative composite based on partner outcomes. Earnings depend on audience, relevance, and conversion.

For the questions partners ask

Straight answers on attribution and payouts

Who is a good fit for the program?
Anyone whose audience touches small business: creators and bloggers, CPAs and accountants who refer formation work, agencies serving small business owners, SaaS integrators (especially HR, payroll, and banking), and business attorneys who do not handle formation in-house. A small, on-target audience converts well.
Is there a minimum traffic requirement?
No. There is no traffic minimum. We approve partners based on relevance and quality rather than size, because a small but on-target audience often converts better than a large, unrelated one.
How long is the cookie window?
60 days from the first click. We also match on the email address at signup, so even a user who cleared their cookies is still attributed to you if they sign up with the same email, which means fewer lost referrals than a cookie alone.
What counts as a paid customer?
A user who clicks your link, signs up, and pays for any File.Business product. Free signups do not count until they convert to a paid product.
When are commissions paid, and is it recurring?
Monthly. Commission earned in a month is paid the following month, Net-30, through Stripe Connect, including internationally. It recurs for each customer's first twelve months, including Compliance Subscription renewals in that window. After month twelve a customer's renewals no longer generate commission, but everything in the first year is yours.
What happens if a customer refunds?
A refunded payment is clawed back from your next month's commission. We surface refund risk in your dashboard so it is transparent rather than a silent surprise.
Can I promote in multiple channels?
Yes. Blog, newsletter, YouTube, podcast, social, and paid ads are all permitted. The one rule is no brand-bidding: do not bid on our name or trademarks in search ads.
Do you support server-side tracking?
Yes. The Partner tier gets server-to-server postbacks that work with Singular, AppsFlyer, Branch, or a custom setup. The Growth and Starter tiers use pixel and UTM attribution. See the API for details.
Can I combine this with white-label?
Yes. Many partners refer through the affiliate program and also run white-label for clients they serve directly, taking commission on one and margin on the other. Our partner team can set up both.
Earn from the recommendation you already make

Turn your audience into recurring commission

Apply in minutes with no traffic minimum, or talk with our partner team about the Partner tier, postbacks, and combining affiliate with white-label.

Up to 25% recurring · 60-day window plus email-match · Monthly payouts