Refer a family. Earn fifteen percent.
If you know a family with an older parent or grandparent who should have their stories preserved before it is too late, we will pay you 15% of every dollar they pay us. That is up to $3,675 for a single introduction. No application. No interview. No qualifications. If you know someone, you can refer someone.
Here is exactly what you get paid.
We pay 15% of every payment your referral makes — not just the deposit, every milestone payment all the way through. You get paid by Venmo, Zelle, PayPal, or paper check by the 10th of every month — the month after we receive their payment. You also get a personal email from us every month reporting activity on your code, whether there is any or not.
| Book they buy | Total they pay | You earn |
|---|---|---|
| First Hour Memento | $497 | $75 |
| Tribute Book | $4,500 | $675 |
| Heritage Edition | $8,500 | $1,275 |
| Signature Edition | $14,500 | $2,175 |
| Legacy Edition | $24,500 | $3,675 |
If you are in regular contact with older Americans, this program is written for you.
We do not gatekeep. Anyone can join. That said, the people who make the strongest referrals are the ones who already have a real, trusted place in an older person’s daily life. A few of the people who fit naturally:
- · Private home caregivers and aides
- · Housekeepers and family helpers
- · Drivers who work for older families
- · Senior center activity coordinators
- · Religious community volunteers
- · Personal trainers who work with seniors
- · Hair stylists and barbers who make house calls
- · Hospice chaplains and pastoral visitors
- · Senior move managers
- · Estate sale organizers
- · Adult children of past Legacy & Quill clients
- · Anyone else who knows a family this would serve
If you are reading this and wondering whether you “qualify” — you do. Claim a code below and keep it for the day a family mentions a parent who is ninety, or who is forgetting names, or whose stories the grandchildren have never heard. That is the day you make a real difference (and earn a real check).
How it works.
Fill out the short form below — name, email, how you know older Americans. Your unique referral code arrives by email within one business day.
When you meet a family whose parent or grandparent should have their stories preserved, tell them about us. Give them your code. They mention it when they book a discovery call or pay a deposit.
Every time that family pays us — deposit, milestone, final payment — you receive 15% by the 10th of the following month, by Venmo, Zelle, PayPal, or check. You also receive a personal email from us every month with a full report on your code.
Referring is a real ongoing relationship — not a one-shot code drop.
Here is exactly what you can count on from us, in writing. Referring us is not signing up for a black box.
Between the 5th and 10th of every month, you receive a personal email from me listing every use of your code the prior month — how much was paid, exactly what you earned, and when the payout will hit your account. If your code has not been used yet, you still get an email that month: “no activity yet, still standing by.” You never wonder whether we forgot you.
When a family you referred pays us any time in one calendar month, your 15% arrives by the 10th of the next month — by Venmo, Zelle, PayPal, or paper check. Your choice, set once. If any month has no payments from your referred families, no payout that month, but the report still comes.
If a family you introduced in 2027 finally commissions a book in 2030, you still get paid. No code expiration, no drop-off, no clawback if the family pays across eighteen months instead of three. The moment the code is in your hands, it is good forever.
If your commissions exceed $600 in a calendar year, US tax law requires us to issue you a 1099-NEC. We email you a W-9 request the moment your first commission is earned so we can file cleanly. By January 31 the following year, your 1099-NEC is in your inbox. You do nothing but file it with your return.
Two minutes. No application. Code by email.
Fill out these three fields. We will email your unique referral code within one business day, with simple instructions on how to share it.
Honest answers.
- Is there a catch?
- No. Refer a family. They buy. You earn 15% of what they pay. We reconcile once a month and pay you by the 10th of the following month — plus a personal email report every month whether there is activity or not. No quotas, no minimum, no expiration on your code.
- Do I need to sell anything?
- No selling. The family talks to us themselves on a free 20-minute discovery call before they pay anything. Your job is the introduction. You tell them we exist; we do the rest. You stay in your role with the family unchanged.
- What if the family I refer doesn't buy?
- Nothing happens — you owe us nothing, we owe you nothing. Your code stays active forever, and the next family you refer can still convert. There is no penalty for referrals that do not close.
- How do you know they were referred by me?
- Two ways. Either the family enters your code at checkout (the Stripe payment page has a 'Referral code?' field), or they mention your name during the discovery call. Either way we track it to you and pay you correctly. If the family forgets to mention it, write to us at editor@legacyandquill.com within 30 days of the call and we will reconcile it.
- How are commissions paid?
- Whichever you prefer: Venmo, Zelle, PayPal, or paper check by US mail. You tell us when we email your code, and you can change it any time. We reconcile every month: if a family you referred paid us any time in one calendar month, your 15% arrives by the 10th of the following month. Every payment they make (deposit, milestone, final) triggers a fresh commission on the same monthly schedule. On the same day you get paid, you also get a written report of exactly what came in and how it was calculated.
- Do I need to pay tax on this?
- If we pay you more than $600 in a calendar year, US tax law requires us to send you a 1099-NEC form in January for your tax filing. We will email you a request for your W-9 (with your SSN or ITIN) as soon as your first commission is earned, so we can issue the 1099 cleanly at year-end. If you are not a US tax resident, we will discuss the right form for your situation.
- Can I refer my own family?
- Yes. If your own parent or grandparent commissions a book through you, you still earn the 15% on what they pay. We have no rule against family referrals.
- Can I refer multiple families?
- Unlimited. There is no cap on how many families you can refer or how many commissions you can earn. Some referrers will introduce one family in their lifetime; some may introduce twenty. Both are valued.
- What if a family tries to use my code without my knowing?
- Fine by us. We pay on every payment that comes in with a code, regardless of whether you introduced the family in person or whether they found us another way. If the code was used, you get paid.
- Can I display my code on social media or my own website?
- Absolutely. Email it, post it, include it in your business signature, hand-write it on a note — whatever works for your style. Once your code is in your hands, it is yours to use as you wish.
- What if I want to learn more about your work before referring anyone?
- Please do. Read our process at legacyandquill.com/process and our sample chapter at legacyandquill.com/sample. The more you understand what we make, the better your referrals will be — and the more confident you will be telling families about us.
One introduction. One book. A family thanks you, and a check arrives.
That is the entire program. Claim your code above. Keep it ready. The day will come when a family mentions a parent whose story is waiting to be written.
Questions? Write to editor@legacyandquill.com. For professional advisors (estate attorneys, wealth managers, family office principals), see the advisor page for our separate professional channel.