How does the meal bonus work?

For every subscriber you refer who continues past month one, we fund an extra 10 meals via the partner we select — in your name and the subscriber's name jointly, itemized on the public receipt for that month. This is separate from the standard $8 → 10 meals math; it's a program bonus on top.

What are the anti-abuse rules?

Confirmed as a real referral: the subscriber uses LADLE for at least 15 days and their card doesn't chargeback. Fake accounts (same card, correlated IPs, template-generated emails) are voided with no payout and the referrer loses program access. Same-household referrals are fine as long as they're genuinely different users; we don't require legal documentation.

Are there content rules for creators?

One rule: don't overhype. If you tell your audience LADLE will replace their subscription to another tool without qualification, we ask you to soften. If you compare it against a competitor, use the real facts (our /compare pages are a starting point). Fabricated screenshots, false performance claims, or accusations against competitors we can't substantiate will get the account paused.

CREATORS · AFFILIATE PROGRAM

Recommend LADLE. Get paid + meals in your name.

An intended 15% rev-share on year-one subscriptions, monthly payouts once the payout rail exists, and ten bonus meals reserved per confirmed referral — in your name alongside the subscriber’s. No fake-scarcity marketing kits, no leaderboards, no incentive to overhype.

HOW IT WORKS

THE MATH · PER REFERRAL / YEAR

PLAN

SUBSCRIBER $/YR

YOUR YR-1 $

BONUS MEALS

Ladle (Base)

$240

$36

Ladle Max 5x

$1200

$180

Ladle Max 20x

$2400

$360

INTENDED TERMS · YEAR 1 ONLY · NO LIFETIME COMMISSION · PAYOUT RAIL NOT YET BUILT · ANNUAL CAP 100 REFERRALS PER CREATOR

WHAT WE ENCOURAGE

Real product reviews with real weaknesses named.
Comparison content using our /compare pages as a fact base.
Genuine use-case demos from your own workflow.
Long-form deep dives that respect your audience.

WHAT WE DON’T

Fake screenshots or fabricated benchmarks.
Fake-scarcity language (“only X spots left”).
Denigrating competitors with claims we can’t back.
Same-account resubscription loops to game year-1 payouts.

APPLY

One page. Written by a human, reviewed by a human.

PROGRAM NOT OPEN YET

Applications aren’t open and no payouts have been made. The rev-share terms below are the deal we intend to offer, published early so you can judge it before committing time — but the payout rail isn’t built yet, so there is nothing to sign up for today. Email us if you want to be first in line when it opens, and we’ll keep your note on file.

PROGRAM FAQ

Four questions.

15% of the first year of any subscription you refer, paid monthly. On a Base subscription ($20/mo) that's $3/mo × 12 = $36 per referred subscriber. Max plans scale proportionally. Payouts are intended to run through Stripe Connect, which is not integrated yet — no payout has been made and the programme is not open. Yearly caps and anti-abuse rules below.

Recommend a product you'd recommend anyway. Get paid.

Real anti-abuse rules keep the program honest. Anything unclear — email partners@ladle.chat.

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$20/MO · CANCEL ANYTIME · $0.80/MEAL · RECEIPTS MONTHLY

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