<b>The 5-question checklist before joining any recurring program</b>

<b>The 5-question checklist before joining any recurring program</b>

New to recurring? Before you click "join," run a program through these five questions. They take two minutes and save you months of disappointment.

1. Is the commission truly recurring, or capped at 12 months? (Read the terms.)
2. What's the payout threshold — the minimum you must earn before they pay you out?
3. How often do they pay — monthly, net-30, net-60?
4. What's their churn? Low churn keeps your old referrals paying.
5. Would you recommend this even without a commission?

<i>In plain English:</i> you're not just judging the rate — you're judging whether the money actually reaches your bank and keeps coming.

Worked example: a 40% rate sounds great, but a $200 payout threshold means with $8/month referrals you wait months to cash out a single dollar.

Tiny action: pick one program on your shortlist and answer all five questions in your notes app right now.