Referral Partner Guidelines, Lead Attribution & Payout Terms

Everything independent referral partners, B2B opportunity researchers, freelancers, and agencies need to know about referring businesses to NextRankHQ and receiving international or domestic commission payouts.

Website Build

20% Commission

On eligible build payments

Website Care

20% for 12 Mos

Recurring monthly share

Clearing Window

30 Days

After client payment settles

Lead Protection

90-Day Lock

Written attribution window

Commission Structure & 30-Day Clearing Window

NextRankHQ handles the entire client lifecycle—discovery, scoping, custom design & engineering, launch, and ongoing maintenance—while you earn a transparent revenue share on every eligible project you introduce:

20% Website Build Commission

Earn 20% of eligible custom website-build payments collected from your referred client (whether it is a fixed-price launch package or a custom-scoped web project).

20% Recurring Website Care (First 12 Months)

When your referred client subscribes to a monthly Website Care plan (or refers a business directly into Website Care), you earn 20% of each collected monthly payment for their first 12 months.

30-Day Clearing Period: Each commission clears 30 calendar days after the client's invoice payment settles (to ensure project satisfaction and zero refunds or chargebacks) and is disbursed in the following payout run. Self-referrals (businesses owned by the referring partner) are excluded.

Partner Eligibility & Researched B2B Introductions

International & Independent Individuals Qualify: You do not need a registered US company or agency to participate. Independent referral partners, freelance developers/designers, and B2B opportunity researchers worldwide (including Pakistan, India, Europe, LATAM, and North America) are welcome.
Researched & Consented Introductions Are Eligible: You do not need a pre-existing personal relationship with the buyer prior to your outreach. If you independently research US or international small businesses that need a website upgrade or ongoing Website Care and obtain their express permission to be introduced to NextRankHQ, that introduction fully qualifies.
Strict Consent & Anti-Spam Requirement: All introductions must be permission-based. Submitting unconsented scraped contact lists or sending deceptive spam on NextRankHQ's behalf is strictly prohibited and voids partner eligibility.

Pre-Introduction Attribution Lock & Lead Conflict Resolution

We respect the research and relationship work required to source a consenting B2B lead. You can secure written commission attribution before sharing the decision-maker's personal contact details or making a warm email introduction:

Step 1

Request Pre-Check ("Reply to Me First")

When you have a consenting prospect, submit the referral form on /partners with the "Reply to me first (I will co-introduce)" option selected (or email us the prospect's website domain / company name).

Step 2

CRM Conflict Verification

We check the business domain against our active CRM deals and enquiries from the past 90 days. If we are already in active talks with that business, we promptly notify you with a dated decline so you never waste your introduction.

Step 3

Dated 90-Day Attribution Lock

If no conflict exists, we reply with a dated written acceptance email confirming your partner code and locking in exclusive referral attribution for 90 days so you can confidently make the warm co-introduction.

60-Day First-Party Referral Link Cookie: In addition to manual lead registration, you can generate an instant ?ref=your-handle link on nextrankhq.com/partners. Any prospect who clicks your link receives a 60-day first-party attribution cookie that automatically tags both custom project inquiries and direct Stripe checkouts.

Supported Payout Methods (US & International)

For domestic and international partners (including partners based in Pakistan), we support standard commercial payout rails with full invoice documentation:

PayPal (International)

Fast USD payouts sent directly to your verified international or domestic PayPal account.

Payoneer / Wise

USD ACH/receiving-account transfers via Payoneer or Wise for low-fee international settlement.

International Bank Wire / ACH

Direct bank transfer (US ACH or international SWIFT/IBAN wire; standard intermediary bank wire fees may apply).

Note: To maintain clean corporate tax accounting and commercial audit trails, we process partner payouts exclusively through the banking and payment platforms above rather than cryptocurrency.

Invoicing & Lightweight KYC / Tax Requirements

Nothing is required upfront to join the program or register a lead. Compliance paperwork is only requested once your first referred client pays their invoice and your commission is ready to be disbursed:

1. Simple Partner Invoice

A basic PDF invoice referencing your full legal name (or business name), residential/business address, your partner code, the referred client project, and your chosen payout destination.

2. Tax Form (W-8BEN or W-9)

Non-US individuals complete a standard 1-page IRS Form W-8BEN certifying foreign status and non-US service performance (resulting in 0% US tax withholding). US-based partners provide a standard Form W-9.