How programs get paid
How do business programs get paid?
Last updated · FloorIt
Programs that help you start a business get paid in a few ways: once up front, every month, per lead, or as a share of your sales. When a company earns tells you what it cares about after you pay. Here is how a course, an agency, a lead seller, a franchise and FloorIt each get paid, side by side.
Side by side
| Program | How it gets paid | Earns if you get no customers? |
|---|---|---|
| A course | Once, up front | Yes |
| A marketing agency | A monthly fee, often about $3,000, with ad spend on top | Yes, the fee is due each month |
| A lead seller | Per lead | Yes, a lead is paid for whether it buys or not |
| A franchise | A fee up front, a royalty on your sales, often an ad fund | Yes on the fee, and some charge monthly minimums |
| FloorIt | A one-time package with our profit cut on purpose, then the finish you reorder, which is how we make our money. Leads come bundled in with finish, with no fee per lead | You pay the package either way. Our profit comes from finish, and you only reorder when you're working |
The agency figure comes from our years running marketing for home service companies. Every program is different, so ask each one.
Why when they earn matters
A company that only earns up front has no money reason to help you after you pay. One that earns every month, whatever happens, has no rush to get you jobs. One that earns when you're working has a reason to keep you busy.
None of that makes a program good or bad. It tells you where to look harder.
Where FloorIt fits, honestly
You pay for the package whatever happens next, and we cut our profit on it on purpose. We make our money when you reorder finish, and you only reorder when you're doing jobs. Leads come bundled in with those reorders. Nobody earns from your jobs, and nobody earns from bringing in other partners.
Three questions to ask any program
- What do I pay up front, and what do I pay after?
- Do you still earn if I never get a customer?
- What can I stop paying, and when?
Keep reading
- How FloorIt makes money: the guide: Every way FloorIt makes money, who pays for what, and how it compares with a franchise, agency or course. No royalty, no revenue share and no monthly fee.
- FloorIt vs. an agency: After your first 50 leads, FloorIt bundles leads in with finish reorders, with no fee per lead. A typical agency runs about $3,000 a month plus about $3,000 in ad spend.
- Is FloorIt an MLM: Is FloorIt an MLM? No. Partners earn from floor jobs homeowners pay for, not from recruiting. No downline, no ranks and no monthly buying to stay active.
- Not a franchise: How FloorIt differs from a floor refinishing franchise: no franchise fee, no royalties, no ad fund, your own name and brand, and nothing to buy your way out of.