Partner program

Know a business that's missing enquiries? Let's both be useful to them.

Refer a business and earn a fee, add booking work to your offer, or sponsor our research.

In short

Our partner program for the people high-ticket US businesses already trust (planners, photographers, brokers, agents, web studios and software companies): refer a business and earn a fee when it becomes a client, add booking and answer-ready work to your offer, or sponsor our research. Paid in USD; terms on request.

Updated 27 September 2026
01Four ways in

Four tiers. One rule: be useful.

A partnership earns its place only if it helps a business get found, answered and booked.

01Referral partner

Send us a business, earn a fee.

For planners, photographers, brokers, agents and past clients.

How it works
You give
An introduction to a business owner.
You get
A referral fee on the first paid project, set in the partner agreement, owed when the deposit clears. The business gets a free answer check first and a priority start date.
Tracked by
Your referral link or intro email.
02Studio partner

Add booking and answer-ready work to your offer.

For web and design studios, freelancers and marketing consultants.

How it works
You give
A client who needs it, and your design if you like.
You get
The Answer & Book Kit, white-label or delivered alongside you, at a partner rate set in the agreement. Your client stays yours.
Tracked by
A partner code on the order.
03Technology partner

Software we recommend.

For booking, CRM, scheduling and site platforms.

How it works
You give
A partner listing, sometimes a discount for our clients.
You get
A tool we implement well and recommend honestly. We only recommend tools we implement.
Tracked by
Your own affiliate link, disclosed next to it.
04Sponsor

Sponsor the research.

For vendors who want to reach owners in our categories.

How it works
You give
A flat fee for one edition of our research or a guide.
You get
A clearly labelled “Sponsored by” credit on that edition only, and a section you can't edit.
Tracked by
A contract per edition. Editorial control stays ours, in writing.
Partners never get

Our customer data, a say over our findings, a guaranteed recommendation, or our name on their marketing without written approval.

02Who we'd like to hear from

The people owners already trust.

A referral from someone a business already trusts beats any cold email.

Read the detail

Each category has its own rules, and they travel with the work.

If your clients areYou might be
Wedding and event venuesA planner, photographer, florist, caterer, rental company or venue software
Builders, design-build, architectureAn architect, interior designer, lender, real-estate agent, supplier or showroom
Longevity, med spa, dentalA referring clinician, practice consultant or practice software No patient data is ever shared.
Yacht and jet charterA charter broker, concierge, travel advisor or event planner
Pools and outdoor livingA landscape architect, builder or financing provider
Boutique hotelsA wedding or event planner, tourism board or experience operator
RealtorsBrokerage marketing staff, a stager, photographer or lender Fair Housing rules on all co-marketing.
Funeral homesA pre-need insurance provider, hospice or estate professional A quiet tone, and no paid lead-selling.
03Tracking

How we know it was yours.

Simple rules, written down before anyone is owed anything.

  1. Your link or your intro

    The rule

    A personal referral link carries your code into our enquiry form and the booking. An intro email counts too.

  2. We ask as well

    The rule

    Our contact form asks how they heard about us. When the answer and the link disagree, the answer wins.

  3. 90 days

    The rule

    The first touch that led to a conversation, within 90 days of the click or intro email. A direct intro beats a link click.

  4. One fee, paid on time

    The rule

    One fee per client, never split, never paid twice. Paid within 30 days of the deposit clearing; reversed if the client is refunded.

  5. A monthly note

    The rule

    Your referrals, their stage and the fee owed, by email each month. No portal to log into.

04Disclosure

Every paid link, said out loud.

If money or a favor changes hands, you hear about it.

Read the detail

If money or a favor changes hands, the reader hears about it where the recommendation is, not in a footer.

Our disclosure rules
  • We disclose every material connection next to the recommendation: a payment, commission, free product or service, discount, or a business or family relationship.
  • Partners who promote us disclose too, in the same place as the recommendation, or #ad at the start of a social post, not buried in hashtags. A partner who doesn't is removed and not paid.
  • We never write, buy or condition a review, never suppress one, and never buy followers or engagement.
  • We show no testimonial until a real client gives one in writing. If they got a discount or free work, it says so.
On our pages, before the link

“We earn a commission if you buy through this link. We only recommend tools we implement.”

What a partner says

“I'm paid a referral fee by New Creative Design.”

At the top of sponsored research

The sponsor's name, and a line saying they had no say over the findings.

The rules we follow

We follow the FTC's Endorsement Guides (16 CFR Part 255, revised 2023) and its rule on consumer reviews and testimonials (16 CFR Part 465, in effect since 21 October 2024).

05Register interest

Tell us who you work with.

Registering interest commits you to nothing.

Fees and terms

Fees and terms come in a written partner agreement, on request.

Referral partnersStudio partnersTechnology partnersSponsors
We reply within two working days. No newsletters, no lists. How we handle it.
Got it, thank you.

We will reply within two working days.

06Questions

Asked before partnering.

What is the referral fee?
Set in the partner agreement. It is paid on the first paid project of a business you introduce, once that client's deposit clears.
When am I paid?
Within 30 days of the client's deposit clearing, in USD. One fee per client, never split and never paid twice.
How do you know the referral was mine?
Your referral code on the link, or your intro email, within 90 days. A direct intro email beats a link click, and our contact form also asks how they heard about us.
Can you work white-label?
Yes, on the studio tier. We deliver the Answer & Book Kit under your brand or alongside you, and your client stays yours.
Do you disclose partner fees?
Always, next to the recommendation, never in a footer. Partners who promote us disclose too; a partner who doesn't is removed from the program and not paid.
Can I sponsor your research?
Yes. A sponsor gets a clearly labelled credit on one edition and no say over the findings. Editorial control stays with us, in writing.

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