Refer builders. Earn perks first, cash on top.
Every Builders.to account is an affiliate account. Share your link, bank free Pro and Founder's Circle months for every 5 signups, AND collect 25% cash on every paid upgrade. No application, no cap on the cash side.
Free to join · No application · Stacks with referral perks
Every 5 referrals = a free month of Pro. Free.
Referral perks come first because they're the part that hits day one. The moment your 5th signup of the month lands, a free Pro month gets banked to your account. Hit 15and one of those upgrades to Founder's Circle automatically.
5 referrals / month
1 free month of Pro
Daily post limits go up, projects unlock, the Pro badge lights up.
15 referrals / month
1 month upgraded to Founder's Circle
Top tier overlay: 25 directories submission, GTM call, QA call, FC channel access.
Up to 12 months / year
Stack the whole calendar
Each perk runs 30 days. Banked perks queue while you have a paid plan, then activate automatically.
The math, in one calendar month
5 refs
1 free month of Pro
15 refs
3 months — 1 upgraded to FC, 2 Pro
25 refs
5 months — 1 FC + 4 Pro
30 refs
6 months — 2 FC + 4 Pro
Banked while you're paid
Already on Founder's Circle? Perks queue and activate the moment you'd otherwise drop tier.
No Stripe required for perks
Free months are an entitlement overlay — they don't touch billing. Pure unlock, zero card needed.
Up to 12 months a year
12 free months is a full calendar of Pro covered by your network alone.
25% cash commission on every paid signup.
When a builder you referred upgrades to Pro or Founder's Circle, we route 25% of the sale straight to your Stripe Connect account. No invoices to chase, no spreadsheets, no minimum tier. Real dollars, paid out by Builders.to.
Verified (one-time)
Paid once when they unlock Verified forever.
$25
$6.25
Pro (one-time)
Paid once when they unlock Pro forever.
$50
$12.50
Building Support
Done-for-you build. The single largest commission per sale.
from $5,000
$1,250
Refer 10 Pro signups
$125
10 × $12.50 commission
Refer 10 FC yearly signups
$500
10 × $50 commission
Refer 100 mixed signups
~$1,500+
Pro + FC blend, paid via Stripe Connect
25% cash on every paid signup
Verified and Pro one-time purchases plus Building Support — flat 25% commission, paid in real dollars.
Paid via Stripe Connect
Connect Stripe in Settings, request a payout when you've crossed the minimum, and the cash lands in your bank.
30-day refund hold
Commissions sit pending while the refund window runs, then flip available. Refunded charges reverse cleanly — no surprises.
Stacks with everything else
Every signup keeps banking referral perks (free membership months) on top of your cash commission. One link, two rewards.
Minimum payout: $25.00 · 30-day refund hold · Paid via Stripe Connect
How it works
Three steps. Most builders complete the first one before they finish reading this page.
- 01
Grab your link
Sign up (or log in) and copy your referral link from your dashboard. Every account has one.
- 02
Share it anywhere
Drop it in build-in-public threads, your launch tweets, your Discord, your newsletter. The link permanently attributes signups to you.
- 03
Earn perks + cash
Free months auto-apply once you cross 5/15 refs. Cash piles up in your dashboard — connect Stripe and request a payout when ready.
One referred builder pays you two different ways
When someone signs up with your link, their signup counts toward your monthly perk total(free Pro / Founder's Circle months). And if they upgrade to a paid plan, you pocket 25% cash on the sale. These don't replace each other — they stack.
- Perks: Free Pro / FC months
- Cash: 25% commission
Affiliate FAQ
Quick answers before you grab your link.
Do I need to apply or get approved?ShowHide
No. Every Builders.to account has an affiliate link the moment you sign up. Your referral code lives on your dashboard — share it anywhere.
What counts as a successful referral?ShowHide
Anyone who signs up using your referral link (or applies your code from your dashboard) is permanently attributed to you. If they later upgrade to Verified or Pro, you get cash AND that signup counts toward your monthly perk total.
Can I earn perks AND cash on the same person?ShowHide
Yes. Referral perks (free months) and affiliate commissions (25% cash) run in parallel. A single referred Pro signup credits both at the same time — they never replace each other.
When does my cash become available?ShowHide
Commissions stay PENDING for 30 days to cover Stripe's refund window, then flip to AVAILABLE. Once you've cleared $25 available and connected Stripe in Settings, request a payout from your dashboard.
What happens to recurring Founder's Circle subscriptions?ShowHide
We pay 25% on the first invoice (monthly or yearly). Renewals don't double-pay — it's a one-time bounty per signup, per source.
Do referral perks expire?ShowHide
Each activated perk runs for 30 days. Unused banked perks reset on January 1 every year — no rolling forward across calendar years.
Is there a cap on how much cash I can earn?ShowHide
No cap on cash commissions. The only cap is on free-month perks (max 12 per calendar year). Refer 100 paying builders and you'll bank ~$1,250+ in cash plus 12 free months — earned forever.
Start earning perks and cash today.
Your referral link is waiting. Free Pro months for every 5 signups, Founder's Circle upgrades at 15, and 25% cash on every paid upgrade — uncapped.