FirstPromoter offers the option to handle payments on your behalf, automatically paying all your promoters.
Requirements
This feature is activated after we review your account. While we'll be easing these requirements over time, here are the current conditions for enabling automatic payouts:
Your account currency is USD.
Your account plan is Enterprise 2 or higher (some exceptions might exist)
You are a SaaS company.
You are not involved in any of the following businesses:
Sale or purchase of illegal goods, including stolen items, controlled substances, or anything posing a consumer safety risk.
Marijuana-related businesses.
Illegal services such as counterfeit activities, illegal gambling, Ponzi or pyramid schemes, or money laundering.
Adult entertainment.
Debt collection, relief, or counseling.
Gun sales, firearm, or ammunition sales.
Crypto related businesses.
How It Works
In short, you’ll pay (through bank) a single invoice from us, and we’ll handle all payouts to your affiliates through Dots.dev.
There is no additional fees for you right now, the withdrawal fees which are low (ex. fixed $0.75 bank withdrawal for US) are supported by affiliates and will be shown to them on withdrawal.
*Note: If you're concerned about affiliates needing to set up an account (email, password, etc.) on Dots, there's no need to worry. We made it so they only need their phone number to access the wallet and withdraw the money (check the video below). The withdrawal it's also set to automatic by default, allowing them to receive next payouts directly to their preferred withdrawal method.
Since FirstPromoter is paying the affiliates, you don't have to worry about collecting W8BEN and W9 forms or filling 1099 for affiliates.
Important: Once a payment is made, we cannot issue refunds. Please review all payments carefully before finalizing.
Process Overview:
1. Account Setup (once, done by us)
We review and approve your account.
You’ll receive a SaaS agreement to sign.
We activate and select the "Dots" payout method to all our affiliates. Payout methods previously set by your affiliates will no longer be used.
Existing and future affiliates must agree to our Partner Agreement before receiving payouts. This won’t affect your current affiliate agreement.
2. Select Affiliates and Pay the Invoice (takes 5 minutes or less)
In the Payouts section, select the affiliates you wish to pay and click "Pay."
Note: Please include all affiliates you want to pay as we process a single payment per month.Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the process.
You’ll receive an invoice from us within 12-24 hours. We recommend paying it as soon as possible to speed up the payment process.
To make the process even smoother, you can ask us to activate ACH debit and we'll transfer the money from your bank account automatically, similar to a credit card rebill.
For customers that don't have a US bank account, we recommend using Wise.com, you can fund your Wise account fast and cheap, even by a credit card, and we can enable ACH debit on it.
Check the video below to see how easy it is to submit the payouts for processing. The video doesn't cover the part where you pay the invoice received from us.
3. We Pay Your Affiliates (done by us)
Once we receive your payment, we’ll transfer funds to your affiliates via Dots.
On the first payout, affiliates will receive an email with a link to claim their payment, also visible on their affiliate dashboard.
After claiming, they can withdraw funds via bank transfer, PayPal, Payoneer, Venmo, Cash App, Visa prepaid cards or gift cards.
You can see below the initial withdrawal flow for affiliates. Note that the actions shown in the video are required ONLY for the first payout.
If affiliates keep the "Automatically pay out to this account" option checked, their next payout will be sent directly to their selected payout method without needing to access Dots wallet or FirstPromoter.