Referral partners
Help churches find a better website path.
If churches already trust your recommendations, 5ox Creative can be a thoughtful place to send the ones that need affordable managed WordPress websites.
Why partner
You know churches that need help, but not another complicated vendor.
Maybe you are a consultant, agency owner, denominational leader, church communicator, ministry coach, or trusted friend who gets asked, “Who can help us with our website?”
That question is rarely just about design. It is usually about clarity, upkeep, online giving, forms, communication workflows, and the quiet anxiety of keeping the church website from becoming one more neglected system.
5ox Creative gives you a place to send churches that need practical help from someone who understands WordPress, church communication, and the realities of smaller ministry budgets.
The offer
A clear offer that is easy to recommend.
5ox builds, hosts, and cares for church websites so the site has a real owner after launch.
Churches get a flexible WordPress site instead of being locked into an expensive proprietary system.
Plans include Gravity Forms, online giving integration, and practical workflow support, with Church Comms Dashboard included at the package level that fits the church.
Online giving is integrated, not processed by 5ox Creative. Churches keep using their selected giving provider, and 5ox helps make the giving path clear.
How referral compensation works
If your referral becomes a client, eligible revenue can be commissionable.
20% recurring
Approved referral partners may be eligible for a 20% recurring referral commission on attributed monthly care/platform plans.
20% one-time
Approved referral partners may also be eligible for a 20% one-time referral commission on attributed launch/build fees.
The public version is simple: approved referrals can earn a 20% referral commission when they become eligible 5ox hosted website clients. The private details, including categories, exceptions, attribution rules, and payment timing, are handled in the approved referral agreement.
Communications management retainers are excluded by default unless approved in writing.
Partner responsibilities
Clear referrals protect everyone.
- Partner approval is required before referral commissions are owed.
- Partners should disclose referral relationships when recommending 5ox Creative.
- Partners cannot promise pricing, timelines, features, custom work, or acceptance into a plan.
- 5ox Creative makes final attribution decisions.
- Referral links help with tracking, but forgotten links can be reviewed manually when there is clear context.
FAQ
Referral partner questions.
Who is this for?
Friends, agencies, consultants, church communicators, denominational leaders, and ministry-adjacent partners who are already in trusted conversations with churches.
What kinds of churches are a good fit?
Churches that need an affordable managed WordPress website, ongoing care, clearer communication workflows, and a practical alternative to DIY maintenance or expensive closed platforms.
How are referrals tracked?
Approved partners may use referral links with parameters such as ref, affiliate, partner, fox_ref, or ccd_ref. 5ox also captures landing page, referrer, timestamp, UTM values, and inquiry source when possible.
What if someone forgets to use my link?
5ox can review manual attribution requests when there is clear context, but final attribution decisions belong to 5ox Creative.
How long does tracking last?
Referral tracking is intended to last up to 365 days in a first-party cookie when the visitor’s browser allows it.
What commissions are available?
Approved referral partners may be eligible for a 20% recurring referral commission on eligible monthly care/platform plans and a 20% one-time referral commission on eligible launch/build fees.
Are communications management retainers commissionable?
Not by default. Communications management retainers are excluded unless 5ox approves an exception in writing.
When are commissions paid?
Commission timing is handled in the approved referral agreement. This page is a public overview, not the payment agreement.
Do partners need to disclose the relationship?
Yes. Partners should disclose referral relationships when recommending 5ox Creative.
Can partners promise pricing or custom features?
No. Partners should not promise pricing, timelines, custom features, or acceptance. 5ox Creative will confirm scope directly with each prospective client.
Start here
Interested in becoming a referral partner?
Tell me a little about who you serve and how referrals might naturally come up. This is not an automated approval process. It simply starts a real conversation.
After that, we can talk through fit, referral links, attribution, disclosure, and the private referral agreement details.
Tell me a little about who you serve and how referrals might naturally come up. No pressure and no automatic approval; this just starts the conversation.
A few necessary boundaries
This page is an invitation, not the referral agreement.
Commission eligibility depends on partner approval, attributed referrals, eligible services, payment status, and the approved referral agreement. Partners should disclose referral relationships when recommending 5ox Creative.
Partners cannot promise pricing, timelines, custom features, or acceptance into a plan. 5ox Creative makes final attribution and scope decisions.
