File sharing affiliate program: earn 20% recommending Tarkle
How Tarkle's affiliate program pays commission, how to join, when payouts arrive and the promotion rules.
Tarkle's file sharing affiliate program pays you 20% of Net Revenue from each customer you refer, for as long as that customer stays a paying customer. It is for people who recommend software to agencies, studios, freelancers and other businesses that send files to clients. This page explains what you earn, how to join, when you are paid and how to promote Tarkle, using the wording of the Tarkle affiliate terms.
What the file sharing affiliate program pays
You earn 20% of Net Revenue from each Referred Customer. Net Revenue is the payment Tarkle receives, less taxes, payment fees, refunds, chargebacks, credits and discounts. The terms say there is no limit on how much you can earn or on how many customers you can refer.
For a monthly or yearly subscription, you earn 20% of every payment for as long as the customer stays a paying customer. Commission continues through renewals, upgrades and plan changes. If a customer stops paying and starts again within 90 days, without coming through another affiliate's link, your commission resumes.
The rate is locked per customer. The rate in effect when a customer signs up applies for as long as that customer stays, even if Tarkle changes the rate for new customers later.
Rule | What the terms say |
|---|---|
Rate | 20% of Net Revenue |
Attribution window | 45 days from the click on your link |
Hold period | At least 45 days after the payment |
Payout minimum | $50 available |
Payout date | Once a month, on or around the 16th, in US dollars |
Commission is earned once the customer makes their first payment, so free plans earn nothing. Yourself (your own accounts and workspaces, and those of your employer, employees, contractors, household or any business you own or control) and Reseller and Reseller Pro plans are not commissionable. The terms list every exclusion, so read section 5 before you promise a reader anything about a specific plan.
How attribution works
A customer is credited to you when they click your link and create a new Tarkle Account within 45 days. If they leave and come back within 45 days, the tracking cookie still credits you. After 45 days, it does not.
Two details help you plan your content. An email address that has ever had a Tarkle Account does not count as a new customer. And Tarkle pays only for customers its system tracked automatically, so a customer who tells you afterwards that you referred them cannot be credited.
Use a separate named link for each place you share, such as one for your newsletter and one for a tutorial. You can then see which placement sends signups.
What you are recommending
Tarkle is a cloud storage and file sharing platform for freelancers, agencies and client-facing businesses. Anyone can start on the Free plan, which has 5 GB of cloud storage, file sharing and file requests, and a custom domain and branding. Pro is $29 per month, or $19 per month billed yearly ($228 per year), and adds 3 TB of cloud storage, a 200 GB upload limit and unlimited team members.
For agencies, Agency is $59 per month, or $49 per month billed yearly ($588 per year). It includes everything in Pro, plus 6 TB of cloud storage, a client provisioning portal and a 100% white-label platform: clients log in on the agency's own domain and the Powered by Tarkle backlink becomes Powered by the agency. See the white label for agencies page for the details, and the Reseller vs Agency guide if you want to sell Tarkle under your own name.
The pricing page always shows the live plans, so link it rather than copying numbers into content you will not update.
How to join
Open the Tarkle affiliate program page at tarkle.com/affiliates and choose Become an affiliate. This takes you to sign-up.
Create a Tarkle Account, or sign in to yours. The terms say you must have one, and your affiliate account is tied to it.
Apply. The terms say you must be at least 18 and give accurate information about yourself and how you plan to promote Tarkle, and that Tarkle may approve or decline any application.
Get your referral link from your affiliate dashboard once your access is active.
Share it in your content, newsletter, videos or client recommendations.
You do not need an audience of a certain size or a paid Tarkle plan to join. Your dashboard shows clicks, signups, Qualifying Payments and Commission. If a statement looks wrong, tell Tarkle within 60 days of the statement date.
When you are paid
Each commission is held for at least 45 days after the payment it comes from. It becomes payable only if the payment has not been refunded, charged back or disputed by then. Payable commission is paid once a month, on or around the 16th, once your available commission reaches $50. Smaller amounts carry over to the next month, and payouts are made by the Tarkle team, so they are not instant.
Before your first payout you must give Tarkle a valid tax form: a W-9 if you are a US person, or a W-8 form if you are not. In the US, Tarkle files a Form 1099-NEC if what it pays you in a year reaches the IRS threshold ($2,000 for payments made in 2026).
If a payment is refunded, charged back or disputed after its commission was paid, Tarkle may deduct that commission from future payouts or ask you to repay it, within 120 days of the payment.
Send your tax form as soon as your account is active. That way the first payout is not delayed once your balance passes $50.
How to promote Tarkle
The terms ask you to disclose the relationship clearly, every time, next to the link or the claim. Use plain words such as "Paid link", "Ad" or "I earn a commission if you buy". The words "affiliate link" on their own are not enough, and neither is a disclosure hidden behind "more". In video and audio, say it out loud as well as in the description.
Say only what is true and what you have tried or can back up, and use features and prices from tarkle.com. The terms also say you must not bid on "Tarkle", "tarkle.com" or variations of them, such as "Tarkle coupon" or "Tarkle review", as keywords without Tarkle's written consent. They also rule out cookie stuffing, forced clicks, spam and coupon or cashback sites. Section 8 holds the full list, so read it before you run any paid campaign.
Who the program fits
The program suits people whose audience already includes agencies, freelancers, studios, law firms, consultants or other client-facing businesses: writers who compare software, consultants who recommend tools to clients, agency coaches, newsletter operators and creators who publish workflow guides. Content that shows a real job, such as sending a branded file transfer link or collecting files with a file request, tends to be more useful to a reader than a list of features. The file sharing and client portal pages describe both.
Refer a Friend is a separate program
Tarkle also has Refer a Friend, which rewards storage and has its own referral terms. The affiliate terms describe it as separate from the Affiliate Program, and a customer can be credited to one program only. For the storage rewards, see the guide on how to earn commission or storage.
Start with a Tarkle account
Try Tarkle with your own files first, so what you recommend comes from experience. Start for free, then apply on the affiliates page. Plans are on the pricing page.
This article summarizes the affiliate program as reviewed on August 17, 2026. Commission rates, attribution rules, eligible products, payment thresholds, payment schedules, refund treatment, and promotion rules are governed by the current affiliate agreement. Review the affiliate terms before applying or promoting Tarkle.