Refer Australian businesses.
Get paid when they become a client.

How it works (the whole programme in 60 seconds)

1. You tell an Australian business about us, get its OK, and email the introduction to hello@pulseforge.com.au with its contact person copied in.
2. We aim to acknowledge it within 1 business day with a tracking reference. For Migration and Sourcing referrals, we confirm the commission in writing before we quote.
3. We do the discovery, scope and close — at the same standard we'd do any other deal.
4. If the prospect becomes a paying client, we pay your commission by EFT within 14 business days of the client paying the relevant invoice, once we have your confirmed bank details and your ABN (or an ATO Statement by a supplier).

That's it. No tracking codes to install. No monthly statements to chase. You introduce, we deliver, you get paid.

Four referral tracks — commission structure per family

PulseForge organises delivery into four service families. Each track has its own commission structure because the cost profile, delivery effort and third-party pass-through mix are genuinely different in each family.

What you'll earn — worked examples

Commission is calculated on collected fees only (net of GST, third-party pass-throughs, licences and equipment). Every figure below is illustrative. Migration rates above 5% and all Sourcing commissions are confirmed in writing before we quote the client.

Track 1 · Websites — 10% of collected build fee

• Business Website — $1,990 → ≈ $199 commission
• Growth Website — from $3,490 → ≈ $349+ commission
• Professional Website — from $5,900 → ≈ $590+ commission
• Website Redesign — from $1,990 → ≈ $199+ commission

Track 2 · Microsoft 365 & Cloud Migration — 5% of collected professional-service fee (up to 10% if confirmed)

• Microsoft 365 email migration — from $2,490 → ≈ $125–$249+ commission
• SharePoint Starter — from $5,500 → ≈ $275–$550+ commission
• Implementations start from $2,490; most projects are $2,490–$25,000 depending on scope.
• Assessment fees (Windows 11 Readiness $990, Microsoft 365 Migration Assessment $1,990) are not commissioned. Microsoft licences, hardware, third-party migration tools, GST and other third-party costs are excluded from the commissionable base.

Track 3 · Business Automation — 10% of the build fee + 10% of the first 6 Automation Care invoices

• Standard workflow build — from $4,900 → ≈ $490 commission on the collected build fee.
• Automation Care (Maintain $750/month, Improve $1,250/month, optional) — 10% of the first 6 monthly Automation Care invoices collected, then nothing further.
• Prefer no fee? Choose the no-fee option — useful for accountants and advisers who need to avoid referral-fee conflicts. A written disclosure template is provided on request.
• Assessment fees, platform licences (paid by the client directly) and third-party costs are not commissioned.

Track 4 · Business Product Sourcing — per accepted opportunity

• Confirmed in writing on every accepted opportunity before we quote the client.
• Calculated on either the collected sourcing fee (typical for standard commercial quotations) or the collected gross profit on supply (typical for custom manufacturing and multi-item briefs).
• Never calculated automatically against total product revenue — product margins are genuinely thin on some categories and a headline percentage on total revenue is not sustainable.
• Illustrative: depending on brief size and margin profile, a sourcing referral with a genuine commercial requirement could pay $100–$1,500+ per closed opportunity.

Supporting capabilities (bolt-on referrals)

• Google Business Profile Setup — from $500 → ≈ $50+ commission
• Landing Pages — from $590 (existing-client page), from $990 (new standalone), from $1,490 (campaign page) → ≈ $59+ commission
• Website Care Plans — $149–$499/month → not commissioned

Illustrative: a mid-sized migration or sourcing referral could pay $250–$2,500. Website and Business Automation build referrals start at about $199–$490 per signed build. All commission is paid by EFT within 14 business days of the client paying the relevant PulseForge invoice.

Open to anyone 18+ with a network

There's no industry gate. Refer Australian SMEs, professional firms, contractors and growing organisations across any of the four service families. Partner types we expect to fit well:

• Bookkeepers and accountants — you see which clients' teams are buried in admin and re-keying. The no-fee option is there if you need to avoid referral-fee conflicts.
• Practice-software consultants — you set up the practice, CRM or accounting software; we automate the handoffs, approvals and filing around it. Natural pair.
• Freelance web designers — refer automation work behind a site you've built. If you don't build sites yourself, you can also refer website projects (Track 1). See For web studios.
• SEO and Google Ads freelancers — refer clients who need a better website, or whose team is drowning in admin or whose Microsoft 365 is a mess.
• Marketing freelancers and agencies — when a client needs a new or rebuilt website, or their team is drowning in admin, send them over.
• Business coaches serving Australian SMEs — clients constantly tell you they can't grow because admin is overwhelming. We solve that with better systems, not more staff.
• IT consultants and managed service providers — refer the workflow automation your clients ask for. We're project-only, with no managed IT or support desk. See For MSPs & IT providers.
• Office managers, procurement contacts and executive assistants — you already know which supplier relationships are broken. Refer commercial-quantity sourcing briefs into Track 4.
• Industry association staff, networking-group leaders, chamber-of-commerce contacts — you talk to dozens of Australian SMEs a month. When the topic comes up, introduce the business to us by email (with their OK).
• PulseForge clients — yes, you can refer too. Refer a business with a genuine fit and we'll EFT you the same as any other partner.
• Anyone else — friends, your dentist, a barista you chat to who runs a side-business. If they're an Australian SME and they sign with us within 6 months of your introduction, you earn the commission. No occupation gate. (Your own business, or one you, a relative or a related entity owns or controls, isn't commissioned unless we agree in writing.)

What's commissioned vs not

Commission is calculated only on collected fees — the money PulseForge actually receives, net of the exclusions below. This keeps unit economics sustainable across four very different service families.

Charge type	Commission?
Website build fee (Track 1)	✓ 10% of collected build fee
Migration professional-service fee (Track 2)	✓ 5% of collected professional-service fee (up to 10% if confirmed before we quote)
Business Automation build fee (Track 3)	✓ 10% of collected build fee (or no-fee option)
Automation Care (Track 3)	✓ 10% of the first 6 monthly invoices
Sourcing (Track 4)	✓ Per accepted opportunity on collected sourcing fee / gross profit
Website Care Plans	✗ No commission
Assessment fees (Automation, Migration)	✗ No commission
GST	✗ No commission
Microsoft & other software licences (Track 2)	✗ No commission
Hardware, equipment & migration tools (Track 2)	✗ No commission
Platform licences (paid by the client directly)	✗ No commission
Total product revenue (Track 4)	✗ No automatic commission — case-by-case
Other third-party costs (hosting, domains, ad spend etc.)	✗ No commission

Any Track 2 rate above 5%, and every Track 4 commission, is confirmed in writing before we quote the client — so there's no ambiguity when the invoice is paid.

Conditions (the short list)

1. Introduce the prospect before we're in contact with them. If, in the past 12 months, they (or a related business) enquired with us, asked for or had a call, meeting, website review, assessment or quote, emailed with us about our services, or were our client — or another partner has already introduced them — we can't pay commission, even if you intended to refer.
2. Get their OK and tell them about the commission. Only introduce businesses that have agreed to hear from us. On the paid option, tell the business in writing that you may receive a commission from us.
3. Introductions are time-limited. An introduction counts once the business has a first call or meeting with us within 60 days. If that doesn't happen, the introduction lapses (unless we didn't offer them a call time within 10 business days). Commission applies to work the client signs within 6 months of your introduction.
4. Real Australian businesses only. No cold email or calls, bulk lists, scraped contacts or offshore companies. We may decline an introduction or a job (for example, outside our services, hard limits or capacity) and will tell you by email.
5. One commission per business. Whoever sent the first valid introduction (that hasn't lapsed) is the partner of record. Disputes are raised by email within 60 days and resolved in good faith.
6. Sign the partner agreement before your first introduction. Short and in plain English. We send it when you apply. Introductions sent before you sign only count if we confirm them in writing.
7. Regulated industries are welcome, within our limits. Referrals into financial-advice, credit-broker, NDIS and other regulated businesses are fine: we automate internal admin only, and confirm scope against our hard limits (no ID/KYC documents, tax file numbers or health/participant clinical records) before quoting.
8. Either party can end the partnership with 14 days' notice by email. No lock-in. No clawback on commissions already paid, unless we refund or credit the client within 6 months on the fee the commission was paid on. Referrals you introduced before the end date still earn commission on work the client signs within 3 months after the end date (and within the 6-month window).
9. Australian tax — you're responsible for declaring your referral income. We'll issue a payment record for each commission paid. If you're GST-registered, we pay GST on top and issue the tax invoice for you (a recipient-created tax invoice). No ABN? Give us an ATO Statement by a supplier if an exception applies; otherwise the law requires us to withhold tax from the payment.

How payouts actually run

1. You send the introduction via email to hello@pulseforge.com.au with the prospect's business name, contact person (copied in), which service family they're likely to need, and a one-line note on why they're a fit.
2. We aim to reply within 1 business day confirming receipt, assigning a tracking reference (e.g. REF-2026-001) and — for Migration and Sourcing referrals — confirming the commission in writing before we quote.
3. We do our normal discovery, scoping and close. Some prospects close in a week, some in two months, some never. We'll keep you posted at meaningful milestones.
4. When the client pays the relevant PulseForge invoice, we calculate the commission on the commissionable base (per the table above) and EFT it to an Australian bank account in your name within 14 business days. You get an email with the breakdown, invoice reference and tracking ID.

Residuals are capped

The only recurring commission in the programme is Track 3's 10% of collected Automation Care fees, and it stops after the first 6 monthly Care invoices. Website Care Plans and other monthly fees are not commissioned. Everything else is a one-off commission on collected fees — simple to track and easy to disclose to your clients.

What we'll do as your partner

• Aim to reply to every referral within 1 business day.
• Treat your client relationship with respect — no aggressive selling, no scripts that embarrass you, no sales pressure. Every engagement starts with a free 30-minute discovery call.
• Let you know (lightly) when a discovery call is held, a proposal goes out and work is signed — without sharing the client's confidential details unless they agree.
• We won't use information you give us to approach your other clients.

Become a partner — start in 60 seconds

Email hello@pulseforge.com.au with:

• Your business name and ABN (if you have one)
• The types of clients you typically serve
• Estimated volume — are you thinking 1 referral every few months, or a few per month?
• Anything else we should know about how you work

We aim to reply within 1 business day with our partner agreement. Sign and return it, and you're live. You can refer your first prospect the same day.

Questions we get

Can I refer clients in the same industry I work in?

Yes — we expect many referrals to come from professionals working in adjacent industries. We won't use information you give us to approach your other clients. Where our clients need work in your specialty (bookkeeping, accounting, practice-software setup, etc.), we may refer them to you where it's a genuine fit.

My client only needs a website — can I still refer them?

Yes, send them through. We build any kind of website your client needs — one-pagers, multi-page brochure sites, professional builds, redesigns, selective Shopify. Our tiers: Business Website ($1,990), Growth from $3,490, Professional from $5,900. You earn 10% of the collected build fee on whatever the client signs within 6 months of your introduction — whether or not they later add Business Automation, Microsoft 365 & Cloud Migration or Sourcing on top.

What if a website-only referral upgrades to another service family later?

You earn commission on each piece of commissionable work (per the table) the client signs within 6 months of the introduction. Assessment fees and Website Care Plans along the way are not commissioned. Example: Business Website ($1,990 → ≈ $199 commission), then 3 months later they add a Business Automation build ($4,900 → ≈ $490 commission), then a Microsoft 365 migration ($5,000 professional-service fee → 5% ≈ $250, or more if a higher rate is confirmed). You receive each payout separately as we collect. Work signed after 6 months isn't commissioned; only new introductions earn fresh commission, but you keep every cent already paid.

What if my referral takes a few months to close?

Still your referral, still your commission — as long as we tracked it from the original introduction. We attribute deals to the partner who introduced us first, as long as the business has a first call with us within 60 days and signs within 6 months of your introduction.

Can I refer someone who already has a website / CRM?

Yes. We build on the systems a business already uses — usually Microsoft 365 plus their practice, CRM or accounting software. We work with what they have rather than replacing it.

What about clients I previously tried to sell PulseForge-style services to?

Still a valid referral if you introduce them before they've been in contact with us (no enquiry, call, assessment or quote in the past 12 months). The rule is about us not paying for prospects we already know — it doesn't disqualify anyone you've previously sold to.

Will you refer prospects back to me?

Where it's a genuine fit, we may — no commission asked, and no obligation either way. If we're working with a client who needs a real bookkeeper, practice-software setup, or a proper website, we'll send them to a trusted partner. Aim is a network, not a one-way pipe.

Is there a partner-only resource pack?

Once you're signed up we'll send you a short partner pack: a one-page PulseForge overview, talking points per service family and the pricing page link. Pass these on unchanged, or point people to our website — scope and price are only ever set in our written proposal. A written disclosure template is available on request. No CRM training required — your job is just the introduction, we handle the close.

This page describes our standard programme. Specific terms in your signed partner agreement take precedence over the general terms here. Nothing on this page constitutes financial, tax or legal advice. Programme terms may change with at least 14 days' notice; changes apply only to introductions received after they take effect.