Affiliate program

Earn 20% of everything,for 12 months.

Recommend Deer Designer to the agencies and marketing teams in your audience. They get $500 off. You get a fifth of every invoice they pay for a year.

Apply in 3 minutesHow it works

The math

What one referral is worth.

Commission at 20%, per client you refer.

Affiliate commission at 20% per referred client, by plan
They join onYou earn per monthOver 12 months
Core$1,299/moabout $260about $3,000
Pro$2,499/moabout $500about $5,900
Partnerfrom $4,999/moabout $1,000about $11,900
  • Five active clients moves you to 25%.
  • Add-ons and Overdrive count.
  • No caps.

How it works

Four steps. One of them is getting paid.

  1. 1
    Affiliate filling in the partner application on a laptop

    Apply.

    Tell us where you'd promote and who reads it. A human replies within 2 business days.

  2. 2
    Affiliate sharing their link and code from a phone

    Share.

    You get a link, a code, a kit with copy that's already written, and a portal that shows every click.

  3. 3
    Referred team seeing their $500 off after joining

    They join.

    Your readers get $500 off their second month. You don't have to ask them for a favour.

  4. 4
    Affiliate portal showing a payout received

    You get paid.

    Monthly, by the 15th, via Wise or ACH. Commission on every invoice they pay for 12 months.

Affiliate portal showing clicks, sign-ups and earnings

Who this is for

People agency owners already listen to.

  1. Agency coaches and consultants
  2. Fractional CMOs
  3. Newsletter and community operators in the agency and marketing space
  4. Podcasters and YouTubers who talk to agency owners
  5. Web, dev, SEO and PPC agencies that get asked for design and don't want to hire for it

This will work if

your audience is agencies, marketing teams, or founders with a design backlog.

It won't if

it's consumers, students or deal hunters, and we'll say so.

Agency team reviewing design work together
Deer Designer team reviewing design work together

What you're recommending

A design department your audience rents instead of builds.

Creative director, senior designers, production designers, client success. Video, motion and no-code included. Unlimited revisions, work back in days, one monthly price.

  • 600+Clients since 2018
  • ~70People across the world
  • 20+Countries with clients
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The rules, upfront

Short list. Non-negotiable.

  • No bidding on our brand name.

    Not in Google Ads, not in Bing, not as a misspelling.

  • No coupon or deal sites.

    The $500 is for your audience, not for scrapers.

  • No urgency tactics or countdown timers wearing our logo.

    We don't do fake scarcity, so you can't either.

  • Don't call us “unlimited” or “cheap”.

    We're neither.

  • Disclose that you're an affiliate.

    Every time. Your audience should know.

  • Full terms →

    The long version, in plain English.

FAQ

The questions affiliates ask.

When do I start earning?

When your referral pays their second invoice. Commission on the first invoice is released at the same time.

Is there a hold?

30 days after each invoice, for refunds. Then it clears and pays in the next monthly run.

Minimum payout?

$100. Under that rolls over.

Can I be a client and an affiliate?

Yes. You just can't refer your own company.

What about big clients who want a call?

Register them in your portal before you introduce us. You're protected for 90 days.

How long does the cookie last?

90 days, last click. A code typed at checkout always wins.

Do I need tax forms?

Yes, W-9 (US) or W-8BEN (elsewhere), before your first payout.

Can you end the program?

With 30 days' notice, and anything earned still gets paid.

Apply

Three minutes.
Eight questions.

A human reads every application and replies within 2 business days. No autoresponder pretending to be excited.

Hand filling in an application form