Businesses can pledge a donation for every customer partners bring in.
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For Canadian businesses and the people who recommend them
Turn word of mouth into a sales channel.
No spreadsheets, no guesswork. Set up your referral program in plain sentences; partners see what they're owed and when, from the same record you see.
One referral, both sides
A sample. Not a real account.
THE BUSINESS SEES
Referral received3 Oct
Payment received17 Oct
Owed to partner$200
THE PARTNER SEES
Referral received3 Oct
Earned$200
Due by27 Oct
Same entries, same dates, same amount.
Referrals already happen. They just don't get managed.
Most businesses get customers from recommendations, then lose track of who sent whom.
Nobody keeps track
Names on sticky notes, texts, a spreadsheet someone forgot to update.
Partners stop trusting it
"Did I get credit for that one?" One awkward question and they stop sending people.
So it fizzles out
Your best source of customers, left to chance.
How it works
Simple for both sides, from a referral to the last payment.
For businesses
Set up in plain sentences
- 1Say what you pay forIn plain sentences: "Pay $200 when a client's project is paid in full."
- 2Invite the people who know your customersShare your program page, or send personal invites.
- 3Record what happens; pay partners directlyWe keep the record and tell you who's owed what, and when.
For referral partners
Recommend, then get paid
- 1Pick businesses you'd recommend anywayRead each one's terms before you apply. Free to join.
- 2Share your link or codeShare your link, code or QR code.
- 3See exactly what you're owedYour private statement shows every referral, what's earned, and when it's due.
Referrals that give back.
Partners will be able to give their reward to a registered Canadian charity.
Coming soon
Who sends you customers?
Bring the people who already know your customers. Invite them yourself, or let them find your program.
Community partners
Parents, neighbours, group organisers, faith and cultural communities. They pass your link to people who ask.
Industry door openers
Consultants, coaches and people inside your industry who make warm introductions. They don't sell; you take it from there.
Fellow businesses
A shop, studio or service next door whose customers need what you offer. Businesses can refer each other on ClearCut Commissions.
Sales partners
Independent people who actively sell for you, under your own contractor agreement.
Counter and print
Every partner gets a QR code, so a flyer on a counter can send customers too.
Your own customers
Happy customers often refer the most. Invite them as partners with one link.
Some professions have rules about referral fees, such as health, legal, real estate, insurance and investments. We ask before they join.
Your program, in plain words
No settings screens full of jargon. You read it out loud, and that's exactly what partners see.
Pay $200 for each client you refer, when their project is paid in full.
Flat amounts or a percentage, once or every month, with start and end dates.
Rates that fit how you get paid.
Set it once, in sentences you'd say out loud. You choose how many days you have to pay once an amount is due.
Several milestones
Pay at booking, again when a second month starts, again at a new term.
Repeating payments
Once, every month, or every term, for as long as you set.
Start and end dates
Run an early rate until a date, then switch to your regular rate.
Refund rules
Decide up front what happens if a customer is refunded. It locks once referrals arrive.
Everything a referral program needs
Built for deals that close in person, by invoice, or over several months.
Guided setup
Rates, description, partner messages and agreement, step by step, with a preview before anything goes live.
One shared record
Every referral and payment is time-stamped and tamper-evident. Mistakes are corrected with a new entry, never erased.
Private partner statements
Partners see what they've earned and when it's due, without ever seeing your customers' details.
You pay; we never hold money
Pay partners your way, then record it in one step.
Connect your software
Your booking form or software can record referrals automatically through our API.
Year-end ready
Totals per partner and the T4A threshold flagged for your accountant.
Free 30-minute setup session
Book a call and we'll set up your program with you: your rates, your wording, your partner invites. Delivered by Ethical Tech Solutions.
Book a free session- Your program page, ready to share
- Rates that fit your business
- Partner messages written with you
- Your questions answered
Pay the way that suits you
Free for referral partners, always. Businesses choose a monthly plan or pay per result. The first month is free, and no credit card is needed.
Monthly plan
One predictable price
A plan sized by the number of programs and partners you run.
- First month free
- Includes the free setup session
Pay per result
Pay for results
A fee for each customer your partners bring in, counted from the record and invoiced monthly.
- First month free
- Nothing to pay in a month with no new customers
Built to be trusted
How the record and your data are handled.
Every business reviewed
We check each business exists and its program reads clearly. We don't vouch for its products or services.
Made for Canadian businesses
CASL notices on messages, T4A totals at year end, records kept six years.
Your money stays yours
We never hold or move it.
Questions
Who is it for?
Any business that gets customers through recommendations, such as tutoring, driving schools, consultants, agencies, trades, wellness and software. Some regulated professions have their own rules on referral fees; we ask before they join.
Do partners need to sell?
No. Most programs are introductions only: partners share a link and the business handles every conversation.
How do partners get paid?
Directly by the business. The statement shows what's earned and when it's due.
What does it cost to be a referral partner?
Nothing. It's free for partners.