This feature is only available for Business plans and above.
Bounties on Dub Partners let you reward partners for achieving goals or creating content about your product. This guide walks you through creating bounties, setting requirements, and managing submissions.
To view and manage your bounties, go to your Partner Program menu and click on Bounties under the Engagement section:
Creating a bounty
Click Create bounty (or use the C keyboard shortcut) to open the bounty creation panel. From here, select the type of bounty you want to create:
Whenever you create a new bounty, an email notification will be sent to all eligible partners at the scheduled start date of the bounty. Make sure to finalize your bounty before creating it.
Performance bounties
Performance bounties reward partners for achieving measurable milestones, such as a specific number of leads, conversions, revenue, or commissions. They’re tracked automatically and paid out once completed, with no approval needed.
Examples:
- Drive 500 leads and earn an additional $1,000 bonus
- Generate $1,000 in revenue and earn an additional $250 bonus
- Earn $5,000 in commissions and receive an additional $500 bonus
| Input | Description |
|---|---|
| Start date | Bounty start date. Partners will receive an email notification on this date about the bounty. |
| End date (optional) | Bounty end date. If set, bounty will "expire" after the end date and will no longer be eligible for commission. |
| Reward | The reward amount the partner will receive upon completing the bounty. |
| Logic | The success criteria are based on: total leads, total conversions, total revenue, or total commissions. |
| Details (optional) | Provide additional bounty details. E.g. "This is a one-time promotional period for you to earn additional commissions on top of what you're already earning with our program" |
| Groups | Partner group eligibility. The same bounty can be applied to multiple partner groups – or all groups in your program. |
Submission bounties
Submission bounties reward partners for completing activities that require review, such as publishing a blog post, hosting an event, or creating a video. Partners submit proof, and rewards are approved once requirements are met. By default, they are set to a Flat Rate reward, but you can also reward a custom amount upon approval.
Examples:
- Publish a blog post highlighting your product
- Host an event (in-person or online) promoting your brand
- Release a YouTube video to drive awareness
| Input | Description |
|---|---|
| Start date | Bounty start date. Partners will receive an email notification on this date about the bounty. |
| End date (optional) | Bounty end date. If set, bounty will "expire" after the end date and will no longer be eligible for commission. |
| Name | The name that will be shown to your partners and internally. |
| Reward type | Select a flat rate or a custom amount upon approval. |
| Reward | The reward amount the partner will receive upon completing the bounty. |
| Details (optional) | Provide additional bounty details. E.g. "Make sure to attach up to 3 photos of your event as proof for bounty completion." |
| Submission requirements | By default, an open text field is provided, but you can also require images and URLs. |
| Groups | Partner group eligibility. The same bounty can be applied to multiple partner groups – or all groups in your program. |
Custom reward for submission bounties
For certain submission bounties, you may want to have a custom reward for each submission. Here are some examples:
- Reward 10% if the partner reaches a goal they set by a specific date
- Pay $10 per 1K views that a video gets on YouTube
- Early submissions during a campaign window may earn higher rewards, with decreasing payouts over time. For that, you can create a Submission bounty with a custom reward, which will let you set a custom commission amount when you approve the bounty submission.
Reviewing bounties
For submission bounties, you can review your partner's submissions before approving or rejecting. To do that, you can open their submission from the Bounty submission table and review their submission details, file uploads, and links
Approve submission
Once you approve a bounty submission, a commission will be automatically created and due at your next payout. The partner will also receive a notification email:
If you set your reward to custom during the approval process, you'll be asked to enter the flat rate amount to reward this partner.
Reject submission
To reject a bounty submission, you’ll need to select a reason and can optionally add more details. No commission will be created, rejection details are added to the submission records, and the partner will also receive a notification email:
