# Join the affiliate program and share your code

Register business details, accept affiliate terms, create a referral code, and choose how to split the customer discount and your commission.

Canonical: https://docs.lead-knight.com/en/account/earn/

## What this is for

The **Earn** page opens **Earn with LeadKnight**. When available, the affiliate program lets you share a code with customers. The code can give a first-payment discount while earning you a commission on qualifying paid charges, subject to your contract. Registration or a trial alone is not a paid commission event.

## Before you start

If you don't see **Earn** in the menu, it isn't enabled for your workspace yet. The page can also show **The program isn't open yet**. Prepare your business type and a valid Israeli business number, and read **Affiliate terms** before joining.

## Join and create a code

1. Open **Earn** and review the rules shown. They explain the discount/commission split, payout conditions and number of qualifying customer payments. Your contract can differ from the displayed introductory defaults.
1. Choose **Business type**: **Exempt dealer**, **Licensed dealer** or **Company**. Enter **Business number**.
1. Select **I agree to the affiliate terms** and choose **Join the program**. On success the active-account controls appear.
1. Under **Create your code**, review or enter **Code**. It must contain 4–20 English letters or digits. The suggested code is editable before creation.
1. Move **Customer discount** to choose the first-payment discount. Read the live summary of what the customer gets, your commission on each qualifying payment, and the payment count.
1. Choose **Create code**. Once created, the page displays the code, its expiry and inactivity deadline.
1. Choose **Copy** and share that code with the intended customer. If copying fails, select and copy it manually. The customer must actually apply an eligible code in the billing flow; sharing it is not proof of attribution.

## Change the split and track referrals

For an existing code, change **Customer discount**, review the updated summary and choose **Save**. The page explicitly says this applies to customers who use your code from now on. It does not retroactively rewrite existing referrals.

**Your contract** shows your maximum discount, commission pool and payments per customer. Use those actual values instead of assuming every affiliate has the same terms. **Customers**, **Earned** and **On hold** summarize activity. The customer list uses anonymous labels such as a customer number and shows payment count and status, not a directory of customer identities.

The UI describes code expiry and revocation after 31 days without use. Check the dates on your own code. See [Affiliate payouts](https://docs.lead-knight.com/en/account/affiliate-payouts/) for when recorded commission can actually be paid.

## Business details, leaving and suspension

Use **Edit business details** to correct your registered business information and **Save** to submit it. **Leave the program** shows a confirmation that the code stops working while money already earned remains payable subject to requirements. Leaving and rejoining does not restart existing referrals; the page says they stay stopped.

A suspended account requires administrator restoration. If the program is closed to changes, recorded earnings remain available for viewing; repeating the join action does not reopen it.

## If something goes wrong

| Symptom | What to do |
|---|---|
| Invalid business number | Check that the Israeli business number is correct; do not enter an invented number. |
| Terms not accepted | Read and accept the affiliate terms before joining. |
| Code refused | Use the allowed length and characters, and read the specific server refusal before choosing another. |
| No customers yet | A shared code alone does not mean a customer used it and paid. |
| Commission is on hold | Review the contract and payout requirements, not just the earned total. |
| Program closed or account suspended | Follow that status; only the authorized program administrator can restore suspended access. |

## Related pages

- [Affiliate payouts and documents](https://docs.lead-knight.com/en/account/affiliate-payouts/)
- [Account overview](https://docs.lead-knight.com/en/account/overview/)
- [Plans and billing](https://docs.lead-knight.com/en/billing/overview/)