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For agencies, consultants, and the well-connected
Refer a client. Earn every month they stay.
You're putting your name on us — to your client, your network, your reputation. We treat that like the loan it is.
- You get paid — recurring rev share, every month they pay us
- Your client gets a phone that finally answers
- No surprise billing — they pay the price they saw on the page
- Monthly status email — every client, where they stand
What this can actually pay
Tiered rev share. The more they grow, the more you earn.
Three tiers, based on active referred clients. Cross a threshold and every active client jumps to the new rate. No retroactive math, no one-time bounty.
Starter 1 – 9 clients · 10%
$80/mo
at 10 clients
Established 10 – 49 clients · 15%
$600/mo
at 50 clients
Premier 50+ clients · 20%
$4,000/mo
at 250 clients
Illustrative — assumes $80/mo per client, a mid-point above Echo's $27/mo floor for typical SMB plan + usage. Your actual share scales with each client's plan and overage. Real numbers land in your monthly status email.
How you'll know how it's going
Every client. Every dollar. Every month.
You won't have to chase us. Every detail lands in your inbox, same day every month.
- Lands the first business day of every month
- Every client you sent — active, trial, paused, churned
- Your share itemized by client
- Period total at the bottom — what you earned this month
How the partnership runs
Three steps. A call. An intro. A check.
You introduce us. We take it from there.
Email, text, or send them your link — whatever fits how you work. From the first call onward, we handle setup, billing, and support. Stay as involved as you want, or step back entirely — your call.
You get paid. Every month they pay us.
Your share lands every month they pay us — 10% / 15% / 20% based on how many active clients you've sent. We pay you the way you want: direct deposit, PayPal, or account credit if you're also a customer. Your first payment lands the month after they pay their first bill.
Real questions, real answers
Answered before you have to ask.
How do payouts actually work?
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On the intro call we agree on a payout rail — ACH, PayPal, Stripe Connect, or account credit if you're already a customer. Once a month, after your referred clients' invoices clear, we pay your share. No public referral code, because rails differ per partner; we lock yours in on the call so we're paying you the way you actually want to be paid.
When do I get paid?
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Monthly, in arrears. First payout lands the month after your first referred client's first paid invoice clears. So: client signs up in March → trial → first paid month is April → you get paid in May. Status email lands the same week.
What counts as a "referral"?
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A prospect you introduce who books a call using your name (we ask everyone), or who signs up via the personal link or code we issue after our kickoff call. Cold leads who name-drop you retroactively don't count — we'll be straight about this on the kickoff call rather than letting it become a fight later.
What happens if my referral churns?
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No clawback on months already earned — those are yours. Going forward, your share for that client stops when their subscription stops; if they pause and come back, it resumes with them. Tier (Starter / Established / Premier) is based on currently active referred clients, so a churn can move you between tiers month-to-month.
Do I have to be an Echo Route customer to be a partner?
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No. Most partners are agencies, consultants, and bookkeepers serving small business clients — they don't need an AI receptionist themselves. If you ARE already a customer and just sending a friend or two our way, the in-app referral tile (linked above) is faster: 30 seconds, account credit, no call.
How do I track my referrals?
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For v1, no self-serve dashboard — you have a person and an email. First business day of every month, you get an itemized status: every client you've sent, their current state, and anything a partner should know. We'd rather get the email right than ship a half-baked portal. A real dashboard is on the roadmap once partner volume justifies the build.
Do you contact my client without me on the call?
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Only after you introduce us. Until you've said "meet Echo Route" — by email, by intro, by a link — we have nothing to do with your client. After the handoff, we own the relationship: no need for you on every call, and your client should expect to hear from us directly. Stay as involved as you want; default is "stepped back, copied on monthly status."
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15 minutes. Pick a slot that fits your week. We'll cover terms, payout rails, and anything you want answered before you put your name on us.
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