I run an affiliate program in a very competitive field where we pay very well per close ($150-$200) on top of our pay per lead commission ($1.00-$3.00) What we are trying to do is come up with a referral payout structure that will get our affiliates to refer other people to our program. Who better to ask what they would want than affiliates themselves? So i'm asking you What type of compensation would you want to recommend other affiliates to our program? Here is some ideas i have come up with One Time Payout - the 1st lead that your referred affiliate submits and closes, you make X dollars (probably would be rather high since its a 1 time payment) Per Lead Payout - for every lead your referred affiliate sends, you make X amount per lead (would be low amount since we are mostly per performance based .25 cents possibly) Per # of closes - for every X closes from a referred affiliate, you make X amount of dollars (would be high amount again) Would this be more of an incentive than the one time payment? If your affiliate has continued success, you will profit from it too Percentage Payout - Whatever your affiliate earns, you also earn X% of his total payout Here are some of the ideas i came up with. Any other ideas? Doesn't have to be monetary, it can be in forms of gift certificates, etc. Which would you prefer?