Hi, I am confused. I have had multiple clients come to me wanting me to redesign their existing shopify store. But as a partner, can we do this while earning commission? Or can we only earn commission if the person has no shopify account previously? I have yet to find anyone interested in having a shopify store designed that hasn’t already started a trial.
Topic summary
Commission Eligibility:
Partners can only earn commission on stores created as development stores within their partner profile from the beginning. Existing stores or those started by clients cannot be transferred into development store status retroactively.
Redesigning Existing Stores:
Redesigning a client’s current Shopify store does not qualify for commission, as the store wasn’t originally created through the partner’s account.
Shopify Plus Exception:
For Shopify Plus upgrades, partners may earn commission even when working with existing clients. Partners can refer Plus leads directly through the Partner Portal dashboard, and Shopify’s sales team assists with the onboarding process for both new and existing clients upgrading to Plus.
You only earn a commission if it’s a new store.
Hi, @SauntraHC !
I’d like to expand on what @fadi_yousif said. In order to transfer a store over to a client to earn a commission, the store must have been created as a development store within your partner profile from the start.
There is no way to transfer stores into development store status once it has already been created.
I hope this helps.
Cheers!
What if your client has an Advanced plan, you create a new development store with your partner profile, and then your client switches their store to your new development store and they upgraded their plan to Plus? Would you get commission because they upgraded their plan after using your dev store?
For a Shopify Plus account, you will receive a commission. The Shopify sales team excels at assisting with the onboarding process and will support you every step of the way, whether it’s for a new or existing client.
You can refer leads for Shopify Plus customers directly from the Partner Portal dashboard.