The affiliate program
Get your own link and code, give filmmakers 10% off their first year of Hailo, and earn 15% of what they pay in that year.
The affiliate program gives your studio its own link and code to share with other filmmakers. Anyone who joins Hailo through it gets 10% off their first year, and you earn 15% of what they pay in that year.
Open the affiliate page
Click your profile picture in the top bar and choose Become an affiliate. You can also open Settings and click Affiliate program.
The page opens on Earn 15% for every filmmaker you bring to Hailo. Once you have a link, the headline reads Your link is live. instead.
What one studio earns you
The box on the right, What one studio earns you in its first year, shows what a single studio you bring in is worth over its first year, by plan:
| Plan | You earn in their first year |
|---|---|
| Edit | $112 |
| Studio | $160 |
| Pro | $322 |
These figures are for a studio on monthly billing, before tax. A studio on an annual plan earns you a little less, because annual already comes with its own discount.
The three steps
Before you join, the page lays the deal out in three steps:
- Share your link. Post it, put it in a video or send it to a friend. Your code also works if someone types it at checkout.
- They save 10%. Off their whole first year of Hailo, on any plan, monthly or annual.
- You earn 15%. Of every payment they make in their first 12 months, paid 60 days after each one.
While you are on your trial
The program opens after your trial. Until then the bottom of the page shows Opens after your trial with "The affiliate program opens once your trial ends and your first payment goes through." Press See your plan to go to Hailo Billing, where you can start your plan early if you want your link sooner. See Start your free trial.
Get your link
Once your studio has made its first payment, the bottom of the page shows Get your link:
- Your code. Hailo suggests one made from your studio's name. Type your own if you prefer. Codes are letters and numbers, and dashes and underscores also work. As you type, the line underneath shows Your link: hailo.studio/r/{CODE}.
- Where we pay you. A PayPal or Venmo address, or however you would like to be paid.
- Press Get my link.
Your link works the moment you press the button. You see "You're in. Your link is hailo.studio/r/{CODE}." and a welcome email arrives with your link, your code and how you are paid.
Share your link
Your link opens Hailo's pricing page with your code already on. The filmmaker picks a plan, and the checkout page shows "Code {CODE} is on this checkout. The total below is what you pay." The first charge line shows the discounted price, with a note that says how long the code lasts and what the price is after that.
If someone reaches Hailo another way, they can type your code into Have a code? on the checkout page and get the same 10% off.
On your affiliate page, press Copy link next to your link to copy it.
Your numbers
Once you have joined, your page shows four numbers:
| Number | What it means |
|---|---|
| Studios you brought in | Everyone who joined with your link or code, and how many are paying now |
| Ready to pay you | Earnings that are past their hold and due to you |
| In the 60-day hold | Earnings still waiting out their 60 days, with the date the next one is due |
| Paid to you so far | Everything you have been paid |
When you get paid
Each earning is paid 60 days after the payment it comes from, so a refund or a chargeback never comes back out of your pocket. You get a short email at the start of each month with your signups and earnings.
To change where your money goes, edit Pay me at under Where we pay you and press Save. You see "Saved. That's where your earnings go from now on."
Nobody earns on their own studio.
If it didn't work
| What you see | What to do |
|---|---|
| Opens after your trial | Your trial has not ended yet. Come back after your first payment, or start your plan early from Hailo Billing. |
| "{CODE} already belongs to an affiliate." | Someone else has that code. Pick a different one. |
| "Give them a code, letters and numbers only." | The code box was empty or held only symbols. Type a code with letters or numbers. |
| "Tell us where to send your money, like a PayPal or Venmo address." | Fill in Where we pay you and press the button again. |
| "Your studio already has an affiliate link." | Your studio joined already. Reload the page to see your link. |
| "We couldn't make your link just now. Try again in a minute." | Wait a minute and press Get my link again. |
| "Your code is paused right now, so new signups don't get the discount." | Write to help@hailo.studio. |
Anything else, see Contact support.