Legal
Vendor referral program
How a vendor in the 1Stop network earns money for bringing in another trade business, and the rules that keep it fair.
Draft pending legal review
No lawyer has reviewed this document. It was drafted in-house so counsel has something concrete to mark up, and it is published here for that purpose. It is not legal advice, and 1Stop does not represent that it is enforceable as written. Nothing on this page should be relied on until a licensed attorney has signed off on it.
- Version
- 0.1
- Drafted
- 8 October 2026
- Status
- Draft, not in force
1What the program is
An approved vendor in the 1Stop network can refer another trade business to join it. When 1Stop approves the business you referred and it completes jobs through 1Stop, 1Stop pays you $10 for each of its first 20 credited jobs. That is up to $200 for each business you refer. There is no limit on how many businesses you can refer.
2Who can refer
You must be an approved vendor whose account is live and in good standing. A vendor still finishing onboarding cannot refer, and a suspended vendor earns no credits while suspended.
Your referral link is on the Refer a pro card in the 1Stop app. It carries a code that belongs to your business. The business you refer must apply through that link; a referral cannot be added to an application after it is submitted.
3What counts as a referral
A referral counts when the business applies with your link and 1Stop approves its application. It must be new to 1Stop and separate from yours:
- It has not applied to 1Stop before, and no 1Stop organization already uses its email address or phone number.
- It shares no email address, phone number or company email domain with your business, your team, or the application your business joined with. Free email services such as Gmail do not count as a shared domain.
- It is a different business from yours, not your business under another name.
1Stop decides every application on the same terms, referred or not. Referring a business does not entitle it to approval.
4How credits are earned
You earn a $10 credit each time the business you referred completes a priced job through 1Stop, until it has 20 credited jobs.
A credit becomes payable once the client has paid 1Stop for that job. A job that is cancelled earns nothing, and neither does a job the client does not pay for.
A voided credit does not count toward the 20.
5How you are paid
Payable credits are added to your next payout and paid the same way as your own work, on that payout's terms. Each one appears on your payout statement as a referral credit. The Refer a pro card in the app shows each business you referred, how many of its jobs have been credited, and what you have earned and been paid.
6Taxes
Referral payments are income to your business. They may be reported to the IRS on Form 1099 together with your other payments from 1Stop. 1Stop does not give tax advice; ask your own tax adviser how they apply to you.
7Voids and changes
1Stop can void a credit that does not meet these terms, including one for a referral of your own business, a job that did not really happen, or a job arranged only to earn credits. Each void is recorded with its reason. A credit that has already been paid to you is not voided under this clause.
1Stop may change or end the program by updating this page. A change applies to jobs completed after the update. Credits already earned are paid under the terms in force when they were earned.
These terms sit alongside your vendor agreement. Where they conflict, the vendor agreement governs.