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Paid in US dollars, with one tax form to complete before your first payout.
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A Few Places Open
You already know who needs this
Every consultant has the same conversation. A client asks who they should use for their marketing setup, you give them a name, and you never find out what happened.
If you know people who need it, introduce them. We handle everything after that, and you earn every month they stay.
Where are you based?
The programme is the same either way. How you are paid and which tax form you complete depend on where you live, so pick the one that fits and we will take it from there.
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Paid in US dollars wherever you are, with one tax form to complete before your first payout.
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If you advise business owners, you have probably had this conversation more than once. Someone asks who they should use, you give them a name you are not certain about, and that is the end of your involvement.
This is for people in that position. Consultants and coaches working with contractors and local service businesses. Freelancers running marketing, web or SEO for a few clients. Anyone who publishes to an audience of people running real businesses.
You do not need a list, a funnel, or an audience of thousands. If five people a year ask you who to use, that is enough.
It is less of a fit if you mainly reach other marketers, if you already resell something similar, or if you are looking for anything at all to promote. We are starting with a small group, so whether people listen to you matters more than how many of them there are.
What you would be introducing them to
Our marketing platform, and the services that sit around it.
The platform
CRM, pipelines, email and SMS, follow up automation, booking. Everything a small business would otherwise stitch together from five separate tools, in one place.
Website care plans
Hosting, updates, monitoring, and the small fixes nobody wants to chase.
SEO retainers
Ongoing search work for businesses that need to be found locally.
Ads management
Paid campaigns run and reported on monthly, for owners who would rather the phone rang than learn an ads dashboard.
Social media management
Content, publishing and community handled on a monthly retainer, so the accounts stay alive without the owner posting at midnight.
Ecommerce and marketplaces
Ongoing management of webshops and marketplace listings, including product data, orders and the day to day upkeep.
All six are billed monthly, which is what makes your side of it recurring too.
We also build websites and webshops. Those are one off project fees, so they do not earn commission on their own. The care plan that follows the build does, which is usually the better introduction to make anyway.
How it works
1
You introduce someone. A message, a mention on a call, a link. Whatever feels natural to you.
2
We take it from there. The demo, the setup, the support, the invoicing. You are not responsible for any of it, and you never have to become anyone's agency.
3
You earn every month they stay. Not a one off finder's fee. A share of what they pay, for as long as they keep paying.
Why this one
Most referral programmes are run by software companies buying distribution. This one is not.
Strong Brands United is an operating agency. We run marketing for real businesses, and the platform we are asking you to introduce people to is the one we run it on. The same CRM, the same pipelines, the same automations, every working day. Digital Roofers, our contractor marketing brand, is part of Strong Brands United and runs on it too.
Two things follow from that. You are recommending something that has been used properly rather than demoed. And when you want to know whether it suits a particular client, you are asking someone who has done the work rather than a partner manager reading from a deck.
The honest part
This programme is new.
There is no partner portal yet, no library of ready made assets, no support queue. You would be dealing with a person, and some of it is still being built.
We are starting with a handful of partners on purpose, because we would rather get it right with a few people than badly with many. If you come in early there is a real upside to that. The terms are still being shaped, and we would rather shape them around what works for you than hand you something finished and rigid.
If you want a polished programme with a dashboard and a Slack channel, we are not that yet. If you would rather have direct access to the people running it, this is a good moment to talk.
Common questions
Do I have to sell anything?
No. You introduce someone and we take the conversation from there. Most of our partners simply pass on a name or a link.
What earns commission?
Recurring subscription and retainer fees for our digital services: the platform, website care plans, SEO retainers, ads management, social media management, and ecommerce and marketplace management. One time fees, website and webshop builds, audits, onboarding and setup fees, taxes, refunds, chargebacks and third party charges do not.
Do website builds earn commission?
No. A website or webshop build is a one off project fee, and one off fees are not commissionable. The care plan that follows the build is, so that is the introduction worth making.
Is there a minimum, or any exclusivity?
Neither. Introduce people when it fits and do not when it does not.
Do I need to sign something?
Yes. There is a partner agreement covering commission, tracking, how you can talk about us, and how either side ends it. You will see it before you commit to anything.
Can I join if I am already a client?
Yes. You just cannot earn commission on your own accounts.
What am I not allowed to do?
Bid on our brand names in search ads, imply you work for us, make earnings or performance claims we have not published, or reach people through unsolicited email. The agreement sets it out in full.
Where is Strong Brands United based?
Strong Brands United Corp., Tampa, Florida.
A few places, chosen carefully
Tell us who you work with and how you would talk about us. If it is a fit we will get you set up, and if it is not we will say so rather than leave you waiting.