<b>"Lifetime commission" has fine print — read it before you celebrate</b>

<b>"Lifetime commission" has fine print — read it before you celebrate</b>

New to recurring? "Lifetime" sounds amazing, and sometimes it is. But the word hides three very different deals, and knowing which one you signed up for changes your math a lot.

1. <b>True lifetime</b> — you earn for as long as the customer pays, even 5 years later.
2. <b>Lifetime of the cookie</b> — you only earn on what that one cookie tracked, sometimes just the first purchase.
3. <b>Capped recurring</b> — "recurring" but only for 12 or 24 months, then it stops.

<i>In plain English:</i> "lifetime" can mean the customer's lifetime, the cookie's lifetime, or a quietly capped window. Three different paychecks.

Worked example: one referral pays $10/month. True lifetime over 3 years = $360. A 12-month cap = $120. Same referral, triple the difference.

Tiny action: find the terms page of one program and search the word "lifetime" or "duration." Read the sentence around it.