How to Earn by Sharing Your Drop Referral Link
Every time you register for a drop you get a unique link. Most people only use it to climb the leaderboard, but that same link can earn you cash commission (when the merchant turns it on), Droplace Credit for your next purchases, and Droplace Ambassador status. This guide explains how each benefit works, what counts, what doesn't, and how to share without spamming.
Before you start: none of these benefits is guaranteed income. They depend on the merchant turning on the commission for their drop and on the people you invite choosing to buy. Droplace does not promise any amount or earnings.
Your referral link: one tool, several benefits
When you register for a drop, Droplace gives you a link with a unique 8-character code. Everything that happens through that link is tied to you: the sign-ups you bring, the purchases they make and your position in the drop's ranking.
With that same link you can get three different benefits. They work separately and can add up:
1. Referral commission: cash when the merchant turns it on
The referral commission is not available on every drop. Each merchant decides whether to turn it on for a specific drop and what percentage to pay, between 1% and 20% of the sales their referrers bring in.
You'll know it's on because the drop page shows the message “Earn X% for every sale you bring”. If you don't see it, that drop doesn't pay a cash commission.
Here's how it works:
- Everyone who refers gets paid, not just the top of the ranking. Every buyer who brings sales with their link earns the percentage on the sales they generated.
- It's calculated excluding tax and shipping. The percentage applies to the sale amount, not counting tax or shipping cost.
- It's paid by PayPal after the drop closes. That's why you need to save your PayPal email in your Droplace profile before the drop closes.
- You're responsible for your own taxes. Droplace may ask you for tax information, such as a W-9 form.
2. Droplace Credit: a discount on your next purchases
Droplace Credit is a benefit from Droplace, not from the merchant. It's important to get this right: it's promotional credit, not cash. It can't be withdrawn, transferred or exchanged for money. You use it as a discount on your purchases in the Droplace app.
You earn it in two ways:
- $2 bonus: when someone you invited makes their first purchase of $40 or more.
- Ongoing credit for 12 months: 10% of the service charge Droplace collects on that person's later purchases. That's Droplace's own fee on the sale; it doesn't include Stripe's processing costs.
Rules you should know:
- Credit becomes available 14 days after the purchase that generated it.
- It expires 12 months after it's granted.
- In each purchase it covers up to half of Droplace's service charge on that purchase, so it's a partial discount. The merchant still receives the same amount, because Droplace funds that discount.
- Self-referrals don't count, and neither does using the same card, address or email as the person who invited.
The current credit values are always shown in the app under My account → Commissions → My credit, and they can change. If this article and the app differ, the app is what counts.
Credit and cash commission work together: a single purchase by someone you invited can earn you the merchant's commission (if it's on for that drop) and Droplace credit.
3. Droplace Ambassador: get into checkout earlier
When 5 people you invited make their first purchase, you become a Droplace Ambassador.
- You get into checkout 15 minutes early on drops with staggered access.
- A badge on your profile and in drop chats.
Don't confuse it with each drop's “Ambassador” tier. That tier is the top 1–3 spots in the ranking of one specific drop, and you earn it again on each drop. Droplace Ambassador is a status on your account.
Bonus: the drop tiers also reward sharing
On top of the above, every drop has its tiers: Ambassador, VIP, Early and General. The more people sign up with your link, the higher you climb on the leaderboard and the sooner your checkout opens. If the merchant enables it, some tiers also get extra discounts.
Read our guide on what tiers and early access are and our tricks to climb the leaderboard.
Illustrative example
To show how they combine, here's an example with hypothetical numbers. It doesn't represent what you will earn.
If it was the first Droplace purchase for all 3 friends (and $40 or more), you get a $2 bonus for each: $6 in credit, available 14 days later.
If months later one of them makes another purchase where Droplace charges a $4 service charge, you get 10%: $0.40 in credit.
Hypothetical amounts. The commission depends on each drop and the credit on the rules currently shown in the app. If one of those orders is cancelled or refunded, it doesn't count.
How to share your link without spamming
Commissions and credit only come when someone buys. That's why recommending to a few people who really want the product works better than sending the link to everyone.
Spam, bots and fake accounts are prohibited and void the benefits. See the Terms and conditions.
A message that works: say what the product is, when the drop opens, why you like it and that signing up is free. If the drop has a collective discount, explain it: it kicks in when the drop opens, so everyone who buys benefits.
Start with your first link
Create your free account, save your PayPal email and download the app to track your commissions and credit under My account → Commissions.
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