Cadence Partner Program

30% lifetime recurring. No caps. Paid monthly.

If you train coaches, run a fitness business community, or sit at the center of a coach network — refer them to Cadence. We pay 30% of every recurring dollar they spend, for the lifetime of their account. The competitor partner programs cap out at 25% for 12 months. Ours doesn't cap.

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The terms — short version

Six rules. No fine print. No surprises.

01 — Commission

30% of every recurring dollar

$30/mo per Coach plan ($99) you refer. $90/mo per Studio plan ($299). Paid for as long as their account stays active. No cap, no expiration.
02 — Setup fee share

30% of setup too

$90 on a Coach setup ($299). $150 on a Studio setup ($499). Paid the same week the new client onboards.
03 — Tracking

Unique referral link or coupon code

You pick. Link uses a 90-day cookie. Coupon code is permanent — works even when the client comes from a different device or referral chain. Whichever attributes the conversion to you, gets you paid.
04 — Payout

Monthly via Stripe Connect

15th of each month, for the prior month's commissions. Direct to your bank. We send a 1099 in January. Minimum payout $25 — anything under rolls to the next month.
05 — Clawback

Only on refunds. Period.

If a referred client refunds within their 14-day window, we claw back the commission. After 14 days: never. If they cancel later, you keep everything you've already been paid. No "you owe us back" emails.
06 — Exclusivity

None.

Promote Trainerize, Everfit, TrueCoach — whatever you want. We don't ask for exclusivity. We just ask that you pitch Cadence honestly and don't run paid Google Ads on our brand keywords.

What this looks like in real numbers

Three scenarios at three different referral volumes — what you actually take home in year 1 and year 3.

5 Coach plans / mo
$1,800/yr 1
$5,400/yr by year 3 if 80% retention. Setup share + recurring stack on top of each other every month.
10 Coach plans / mo
$3,600/yr 1
$10,800/yr by year 3. This is roughly the volume of a coaching educator with a 5K-follower IG audience and a mid-tier course.
2 Studio plans / mo
$2,160/yr 1
$6,480/yr by year 3. Studio referrals (multi-coach gyms) are the highest LTV — every Studio sale is 3× a Coach sale.
Mixed: 8 Coach + 1 Studio /mo
$3,960/yr 1
$11,880/yr by year 3. Realistic for an established coaching educator who occasionally pulls in a gym referral. This is the sweet spot.

Year-3 numbers assume 80% retention. Cadence average actual retention is higher (the 24-hr setup investment makes coaches sticky), but we use 80% in calculators because it's defensible. No commission projection is a promise — these are illustrative.

Who this works for

We've structured the program around four partner archetypes. If you're one of these, the math works in your favor.

Coaching educators A-tier
You teach coaches how to build their business — courses, masterminds, mentorships. Cadence is the "now build the actual app" answer to your students' #1 question.
Cert organizations A-tier
NASM, ISSA, NCSF, CSCS adjacents. Your newly-certified coaches need a platform on day one. We're the platform with the lowest setup friction in the market.
Coaching software resellers B-tier
If you're already promoting Trainerize/Everfit and earning their (lower) affiliate cut, switch your recommendation. Same audience, 30% vs their 25%, lifetime vs 12-month.
Fitness business podcasts B-tier
Your audience is solo coaches making decisions about platforms. We'll cut you a unique coupon code that gives your listeners $50 off setup and gives you a tracked attribution lane.
Personal-trainer dev shops B-tier
You build websites, intake forms, marketing funnels for coaches. When clients ask "do you build apps?" — refer them to us instead of saying yes and overcommitting on a 6-month custom build.
Existing Cadence coaches Open
Refer another coach you know. You get 30% of their lifetime spend, AND we credit one month of your subscription per active referral. Your Cadence becomes free at three referrals.

What we give you

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Tracked referral link
Unique URL with 90-day cookie attribution. Click-through and conversion stats live in your partner dashboard.
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Custom coupon code
Your-name codes that give your audience $50 off setup and tag every conversion as yours — even if they didn't click your link.
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Real-time dashboard
See clicks, signups, MRR contributed, and pending payouts. No black-box. Updated in near-real-time.
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Co-branded creative
IG carousel templates, email-blast copy, podcast read-script, comparison-chart imagery. We did the design work — you just personalize.
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Direct partner support line
Slack channel with a Vantage team member. When your audience asks questions you can't answer, we get you the answer same-day.
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Co-marketing opportunities
Guest posts on the Vantage blog, joint webinars, mention in our partner spotlight emails. Promotes you back to our audience too.

Apply to become a partner

We approve applications within 48 hours. You'll get your unique link, your coupon code, and the partner toolkit on the same day you're approved.

Partner program FAQ

How is this different from Trainerize / Everfit affiliate programs?
Trainerize affiliate is 25% for 12 months. Everfit's is 20% for 12 months. Ours is 30% for life. On a Studio plan ($299/mo), that's $90/mo every month forever vs $74.75/mo for one year and then $0. Year-3 income difference is roughly 4-5×.
Can I stack the partner discount with the existing $50-off coupons?
Your custom coupon code gives clients $50 off setup. They can't stack it with another coupon — but you still get the full 30% commission. We eat the $50 discount on our side. Total client savings comes out of our margin, not your commission.
What if my referred coach upgrades from Coach to Studio later?
Your commission scales with them. They go from $30/mo (30% of $99) to $90/mo (30% of $299) the same month they upgrade. You don't have to do anything — the upgrade pulls forward automatically.
What if a coach signs up using my link, cancels, then re-signs up six months later?
Your attribution holds for 12 months from initial click, even on resubscribes. After 12 months, attribution clears unless they re-click your link. We err on the side of giving partners credit — if you initiated the relationship, you get paid.
Do partners get demo accounts to walk their audience through?
Yes — we'll set you up with a demo Cadence account loaded with example clients and programs so you can show your audience exactly what they're getting. Demo accounts are free and unlimited for active partners.
What's the application bar?
We approve ~70% of applicants. The bar isn't audience size — it's relevance and integrity. We'll approve a 500-follower coaching educator before we approve a 50K-follower general fitness influencer who'd dilute the audience. Pitch coaches honestly; we'll likely approve.