micro1 Sub-Affiliate Program: Earn a 20% Bonus by Inviting Referrers

What sub-affiliate means

Affiliate language can sound more complicated than it is. In this programme, a sub-affiliate is another person who becomes a micro1 company referral partner through your invitation. They receive their own company referral link. They use that link to introduce qualifying companies to micro1. If their company referral reaches the relevant approved payout milestone and micro1 pays them, you may receive an additional bonus equal to 20% of their referral payout.

You are not taking money away from the person you invite. Micro1's public sub-affiliate page says the referred partner receives the full standard referral payout and the 20% bonus is separate. This is an important difference from programmes that split a commission between two people.

LearnWithZavi is not Micro1, its agent, recruiter, representative, partner or authorised spokesperson. This guide explains the public programme in plain language. It does not give us authority to approve a partner, alter attribution, promise a payout or act on Micro1's behalf.

It is also a one-level structure. You can earn from a direct sub-affiliate relationship. You do not earn from that person's sub-affiliates, and there is no chain of percentages running down a network. Calling it a one-level referral relationship is more accurate than presenting it as a passive income machine.

The 20% bonus in a simple example

Suppose a direct partner you invited completes a qualifying company referral. Micro1 reviews it, approves the applicable payout and pays that partner $50,000 under an Enterprise tier. A 20% sub-affiliate bonus would be $10,000. The partner keeps the full $50,000, and your separate bonus is calculated from their approved referral payout.

Now suppose the approved referral payout is $75,000 under a Defunct Data Partnership tier. Twenty percent is $15,000. If the underlying payout is $20,000, twenty percent is $4,000. The arithmetic is straightforward. The hard part is that the underlying referral must be real, attributed, eligible, approved and paid.

These examples are illustrations, not promises. They use the published 20% rule and published tier figures, but they do not mean that every partner will receive those amounts. An underlying referral can be declined, delayed, changed or made ineligible under the current programme terms. A sub-affiliate bonus cannot happen before the underlying payout exists.

Who should you invite?

Invite people who understand what they are joining. The best sub-affiliate is not simply someone who wants fast income. It is someone who can make careful, consent-based company introductions and explain the opportunity without overpromising.

Good candidates might include:

• A founder who knows other businesses and can make warm introductions.
• An operations consultant who understands how companies document their work.
• A recruiter, advisor or professional services person with legitimate business relationships.
• A community organiser who can share an opportunity without spamming members.
• A former employee who has permission to speak with an authorised company contact.
• A content creator who can disclose a sponsored relationship and avoid earnings claims.

Someone who only wants to recruit more people, has no company relationships, or expects payment for a registration is probably not a good fit. The programme is built around company referrals. Your invitation should make that clear before the person signs up.

The invitation checklist

Before you send your sub-affiliate invite, check each item:

1. The person is an adult and can participate under the current programme rules.
2. They understand that they are becoming a company referral partner, not an employee.
3. They know there is no guaranteed income and no payout for signing up alone.
4. They understand the 20% bonus is paid only after their own underlying referral payout is paid.
5. They will not represent themselves as micro1 staff or promise a company a partnership.
6. They can obtain permission before referring a company.
7. They will not create duplicate accounts, self-refer or use automated spam.
8. They will not refer a company they own, control, work for or have a beneficial interest in unless they disclose that relationship to Micro1 in writing first.
9. They will read the official terms and follow any tax or identity checks.
10. They are comfortable with your sponsored relationship and the fact that you may benefit from their approved payout.

Use plain language. You are not selling a lifestyle. You are explaining a partner programme with a conditional reward.

I found micro1's company referral partner programme. It is for introducing qualifying companies to a data partnership programme, not for an AI training job and not a guaranteed income opportunity.
If you make a qualifying referral and micro1 approves and pays the underlying referral reward, the person who invited you may receive a separate 20% sub-affiliate bonus. You keep your full standard referral payout. There is no bonus just for signing up, and there is no multi-level chain.
Read the official terms before deciding whether it is relevant to you: [official page]

Consent applies to company referrals too

Your sub-affiliate does not have permission to submit every company they have heard of. They should obtain consent from an appropriate company contact before referring the organisation. That contact should understand the purpose of the introduction and choose whether to apply.

The same rule applies if you make a company referral yourself. Do not copy a company directory into a spreadsheet and submit it. Do not enter a former employer's details without permission. Do not upload operational documents to prove that a company has useful data. Do not assume that public information is permission to refer.

Do not use the link to refer yourself or a company you own, control, work for or are otherwise financially connected to unless you have first disclosed that relationship to Micro1 in writing. If someone in your network has such a relationship, tell them to disclose it before submitting the referral.

A responsible invitation teaches the person how to ask for consent. That may reduce the number of links submitted, but it improves the quality of the relationships and reduces the chance of complaints or misattribution.

What the underlying partner can earn

Your 20% bonus is calculated from the underlying company referral payout. It is useful to understand the underlying programme without turning it into a headline claim.

Micro1's published company referral page describes an Enterprise Data Partnership reward of up to $50,000, with the current tier language listing $50,000 for deals up to $700,000 or 7.5% of deal value above $700,000. A separate Defunct Data Partnership page describes a route for companies that are no longer operating and the current tier language lists $75,000 for deals up to $1 million or 7.5% above $1 million. Other qualifying partnerships may use 7.5% of final licensing deal value.

The company must still pass micro1's review. The company contact must apply through the correct attribution route. The partnership must complete the programme milestone. The payout must be approved and paid. A 20% calculation applied to a hypothetical amount is not an expected income figure.

Do not mix these company referral figures with individual AI training work, annotation jobs, candidate placement bonuses, creator rewards or any Mercor amount. This page is only about micro1's company referral and sub-affiliate structure.

What “paid after approval” means

The safest way to explain payment is to use the programme's own sequence. First, the invited partner registers. Second, they refer a company. Third, micro1 evaluates the company and the partnership. Fourth, the company completes the required process. Fifth, micro1 approves and pays the underlying referral payout. Only then can the direct sub-affiliate bonus be paid.

That means these phrases are not equivalent:

• Registered: an account exists.
• Attributed: micro1 can connect the partner to you.
• Pending: a referral or bonus is being reviewed or waiting on a milestone.
• Approved: micro1 has confirmed the applicable payout is payable.
• Paid: the money has actually been processed.

Never tell a new partner “you will get 20%” without adding “if your underlying company referral is approved and paid.” The condition is not a footnote. It is the core of the programme.

No MLM and no second-level payout

People often ask whether a sub-affiliate programme is multi-level marketing. The official micro1 page answers the practical question: only direct relationships are eligible. You do not earn from your sub-affiliate's sub-affiliates, and there are no multi-level structures or payout chains.

That means you should not build a downline, charge people to join, require them to buy a course, or make recruitment the product. Your role is to invite a person who may genuinely want to become a company referral partner. They make their own decision, receive their own referral link and keep their own standard referral payout.

If someone asks you to pay them for access, to send money to unlock a tier, or to recruit a fixed number of people before you can withdraw, stop and check the official terms. Those are not the plain-language rules described on the public sub-affiliate page.

Attribution and duplicate relationships

Micro1 says attribution is set at signup. The first valid attribution applies, and a sub-affiliate cannot have multiple original referral partners. Neither partner can simply change the relationship later. That is why you should send the correct invite link and avoid asking a person to create multiple accounts.

If a person already registered through another partner, do not try to overwrite the attribution. If a company you referred later becomes a partner, the official page says that route can also attribute the partner to you, subject to the programme rules. Keep records of what you shared and when, but do not pressure the person or company to manipulate an account.

A realistic beginner workflow

Choose a small audience. Start with five people who already understand business relationships. A smaller, trusted group is better than a public blast.

Explain the opportunity. Say company referral partner, not job, salary, passive income or guaranteed commission.

Share the official page. Let the person read micro1's own description. Your role is to help them understand the terms, not to replace them.

Disclose your interest. Say that you may receive a separate bonus if their underlying referral payout is approved and paid.

Invite questions. Ask whether they understand the difference between a signup, an approved payout and a paid bonus.

Do not chase. One reminder is enough. If they are not interested, close the conversation.

Track direct relationships only. Keep a private note of who received your invite and the date. Do not collect identity documents or company files.

Review the dashboard. Use the official portal for attribution and status. Do not infer a payout from a screenshot, a click counter or another person's story.

Is this suitable for you?

This may suit you if you have genuine business relationships, enjoy explaining programmes clearly, and can wait for a conditional outcome. It may not suit you if you need predictable wages, immediate payment, or a role with a contract and fixed hours. It is not a replacement for a job search or a guarantee of AI-adjacent work.

The ethical version is simple: invite carefully, disclose your interest, obtain consent, avoid income promises, and let micro1 make the eligibility and payout decision. A person who joins should understand the same rules whether or not you benefit from their success.

Final checklist

• Am I inviting a referral partner, not promising an AI training job?
• Have I made clear that LearnWithZavi is independent and not authorised to speak for Micro1?
• Did I explain that the 20% bonus is conditional?
• Did I say the invited partner keeps their full standard payout?
• Did I explain there is no payment for a signup alone?
• Did I explain that only direct relationships count?
• Did I disclose that I may benefit?
• Did I disclose any ownership, employment or financial relationship before referring a connected company?
• Did I share the official terms?
• Did I avoid Mercor or unrelated payout claims?
• Did I avoid collecting private company data?
• Did I give the person space to decide?

If yes, you are treating the micro1 sub-affiliate programme as a transparent referral relationship rather than a recruitment pitch. That is the standard learners should expect from anyone teaching them how to earn around AI.