Commission Structure – Affiliates

💰 What to Expect

This is how you get paid—simple and transparent.

📊 Referral Tiers

Lead Type	Fee Structure
Cold Lead	15% of their first-year contract
Warm / Filtered Lead	20% of the full contract term

⏱️ Payout Timing

Commissions are paid monthly after we start getting our commissions (this varies deal to deal, we will keep you in the loop). Typically 60-90 days after contract signed. This tends to be driven on the client’s payment cycle.

Email notification sent when payout is scheduled (we will gather your preferred payment method). Venmo, check, Zelle etc.

We will issue 1099 each year for tax reporting purposes.

🔵 Cold Lead

A cold lead is someone who:

You may or may not know

Has not been qualified in terms of their business profile and challenges and opportunities for TSarro & Associates to help.

Has not been educated about TSarro & Associates value proposition

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Note: This can still be fruitful, but because the differentiator is YOUR relationship and building a bridge from their needs to a service offering is lacking, it tends to be a MUCH lower conversion rate. For those that do convert, it could take over a year/years to become a real lead with active engagement.

Examples in your world:

A random contact you find on LinkedIn and say, “You should talk to my friend Tom” — without context or qualification

Someone who hops on a call with us and says, “So what exactly do you guys do as Pamela thought it would be good for us to meet?”

🟢 Warm Lead

A warm lead is someone who:

You know

Has a basic understanding of our offer or what problems we solve

Has been pre-framed by the affiliate or seen a video, 1-pager, or case study

Has expressed interest or at least relevance to your ICP (Ideal Client Profile)

Understands, at a high level, who TSarro & Associates is and what we can do for them

Might already be experiencing pain that aligns with our service offering.

Examples in your world:

A Dental service organization COO who watched the video, or steps thru an initial call with you, confirms they would like to speak to TSA.

A university dental ops leader who you know completes the exec intro form after you have presented our service offering and the potential synergies between us.

Anyone who hops on the call and says: “I heard you’ve helped teams like ours reduce wait times, reduce our costs, and modernize the contact center — that’s exactly what I'm looking for”

🧠 Bottom Line:

Cold = “What do you do and who are you?”

Warm = “I know what you do — let’s see if it fits.”

👋 How to Maximize

Focus on warm introductions (they earn more & close faster)

Even cold leads add value and still pay 15% for an entire year. If you don’t have any time at all to qualify a contact into a lead, this is an option.

Keep your intros brief but personal—see the “How to Make a Warm Intro” tab for templates

Ready to make your first intro? Head to ➡️ Submit a Lead