# Refer & earn

Earn 20% recurring commission for 12 months when you refer new customers to Zernio.

Refer new customers to Zernio and earn 20% of what they pay for connected accounts, every month, for 12 months. Apply on the [affiliate page](https://partners.dub.co/zernio).

What you earn:

- **20% recurring** on the connected-accounts line of each qualified referral's invoice, for up to 12 months from their first payment or until they cancel.
- **Connected accounts only.** Every other meter on the invoice is outside the commission base: messages, managed ads, phone numbers, SMS, calls, 10DLC registration and X API operations.
- **A referral qualifies** once they connect a 3rd account, since the first 2 are free, pay, and stay 30 days.
- **Payouts** run monthly through Dub Partners, $10 minimum, with each referral's first month held 30 days.
- **A referral counts when they arrive through your link.** The link sets a `dub_id` cookie in that browser, and Zernio reads it at signup to attribute the account to you. Someone who signs up in a different browser, on another device, or after clearing cookies arrives unattributed, and it cannot be credited afterwards.

The terms you accept when you apply are on [Partner program terms](/refer-and-earn/terms): how a referral qualifies, what the commission is calculated on, and when each payout clears.