Send your link
Share your partner link or a shortlist of names. Your client looks through them, makes an offer and buys from us directly. The sale counts as yours.
Best for Clients who like to choose for themselves
Domain referral program
For naming agencies, branding and web studios, accelerators, company formation services and domain brokers. When a client of yours buys one of our five-letter .com names, you earn 20% of the price and 30% of every dollar above $3,000.
Three ways to work with us
Introduce your client
Tell us who the client is and which names they like, through the form on this page or by e-mail. We contact them with you in copy, agree the price, run the sale through Escrow.com and move the domain wherever it needs to go.
Best for Clients who want it all handled for them
Buy it for your client
Buy the name yourself at partner price, which is the agreed price minus your commission, and include it in your project. The domain goes to your registrar account or straight to your client, at the price you set.
Best for Agencies building the website or the whole brand
Your commission
You earn 20% of the full price and 30% of the part above $3,000. The higher the price your client agrees, the larger your share, so a good price works for both of us.
We pay within seven days after Escrow.com releases the funds, by bank transfer or Wise. On instalment deals your share of each payment follows as it arrives. When you buy for your client, the commission comes off the price straight away.
| Sale price | You earn | Share |
|---|---|---|
| $2,500 | $500 | 20% |
| $3,500 | $750 | 21.4% |
| $5,000 | $1,200 | 24% |
| $6,800 | $1,740 | 25.6% |
A commission for you, or a discount for your founders
Accelerators, incubators and founder communities often prefer to give their members a benefit instead of taking a fee. In that case the commission becomes a discount. Your founders get 10% off the agreed price of any name and can still pay in instalments over up to 12 months.
We send you a short code and a description for your perks page. Founders mention the code in their offer, and the discount comes off the price we agree with them.
Company formation services and accountants can choose the same way, a commission for you or a discount in the welcome pack for your new companies.
Who the program is for
- Naming agencies
- You find the right name, and the .com is often the hardest part. Our 179 five-letter names are owned by us and ready to buy, so a shortlist can include domains your client can have this week.
- Branding and web studios
- Clients often arrive with a working name and no matching domain. A short .com lets the logo, the website and the e-mail address work together from launch day.
- Accelerators and founder communities
- Founders often settle on a name while they are in your programme. Take a commission, or give your members a discount instead, whichever suits you better.
- Company formation services, lawyers and accountants
- A new company needs a website address right after registration. Recommend a name, or add our discount to the welcome pack your new companies receive.
- Domain brokers
- Bring a buyer to any of our names and we pay a co-broke of 20% of the sale and 30% of the part above $3,000, on a direct sale from the owner.
Register a client
Tell us about a client before they contact us. The introduction is yours for 12 months, whichever way the sale happens, and we confirm it by e-mail within one business day.
If you are new to the program, the same reply brings your partner link.
What partners get
- A partner link that shows us which clients you send
- Shortlists for any industry within one business day
- Three sample logos and brand files with every name
- Escrow.com protection on every sale
- Help pointing the domain at your hosting or moving it to your registrar
- Commission on any name your client buys within 12 months
Questions about the program
Who can join the domain referral program?
Naming agencies, branding and web studios, accelerators and founder communities, company formation services, lawyers and accountants who set up companies, and domain brokers. If your clients choose names, the program fits. Joining is free and takes one e-mail.
How is this different from a registrar affiliate program?
Registrar affiliate programs pay a few dollars when someone registers a new domain. Our names are premium five-letter .coms that already exist and sell for thousands of dollars, so a single referral usually pays $500 or more.
My client wants everything done for them. How does that work?
Choose one of the two hands-off routes. We can contact your client and handle the whole sale with you in copy, or you buy the name at partner price and hand it over as part of your work. Either way we can point the domain at the hosting you use or move it to your registrar account.
How do you know a client came from me?
Register the client with the form on this page or tell us by e-mail, send them your partner link, or ask them to mention you in their offer. The partner who introduces a client first earns the commission on any name that client buys within 12 months.
Can I set my own price for my client?
Yes, when you buy the name yourself at partner price. When your client buys from us directly, they pay our price and you receive the commission.
When is the commission paid?
Within seven days after Escrow.com releases the funds to us, by bank transfer or Wise. On an instalment deal your share of each payment is sent as that payment arrives.
What does the accelerator discount include?
Your founders get 10% off the agreed price of any name and can still pay in instalments over up to 12 months. You receive a short code and a description for your perks page. The discount replaces the commission, so you choose one or the other.
Do we need to sign a contract?
A short e-mail that confirms the terms is enough to start. Agencies that prefer a written referral agreement can have one, and we sign it before the first sale.