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Overview
Getting paid starts with two things: understanding what you earn, and telling the network where to send it. This article covers both. It walks through how your payout is calculated, which payment methods Everflow supports, how to set yours up, and what the terms on your account actually mean.
It is written for partners anywhere in the world. Where something works differently depending on where the company paying you is based, it says so.
How You Earn
Your earnings come from the payout structure defined on each offer. Most of it comes from base conversions, but some offers pay for extra events on top.
Base Conversions
These are the primary actions the advertiser wants, and the main goal of the offer.
- Product purchases
- Service subscriptions
- App downloads
- Customer sign-ups
- Lead form submissions
Additional Events
Some advertisers also track and pay for secondary actions that happen after the base conversion.
- Upsells or cross-sells
- Subscription renewals or rebills
- Tutorial or onboarding completion
- Premium tier upgrades
Payment Structures
The advertiser decides how you get paid in the offer's payout settings. Four structures cover almost everything you will run into.
CPA
Cost Per Action
Flat amount per conversion. You earn a fixed amount for each qualifying action.
CPS
Cost Per Sale
Percentage of each sale. Your payout scales with the order value.
CPC
Cost Per Click
Flat amount per unique click. You earn for sending traffic, regardless of conversions.
CPM
Cost Per Mille
Flat amount per 1,000 impressions. Common for display and video placements.
Whichever one an offer uses, the number is written down before you send a click. It is worth reading it.
The Payout field in the offer details tells you exactly how much you earn and which structure it uses. It takes five seconds to read and it is the difference between a campaign that works and one that does not.
Available Payment Methods
Everflow supports a broad set of payment methods. Which ones you can actually pick depends on your location and on what the company paying you has enabled, so treat this as the full menu rather than your own list.
| Method | Type |
|---|---|
| Direct Deposit / ACH | Bank transfer into your own account (US) |
| Wire Transfer | Bank transfer, typically international |
| Everflow Pay | Everflow's built-in payment solution, enabled by the company paying you |
| PayPal | Online payment |
| Payoneer | Online payment, international |
| Wise | Online payment, international |
| Check | Physical check |
| Bitcoin | Cryptocurrency |
One scoping note that saves a lot of confusion. That table is what Everflow supports across the platform. Everflow Pay is one entry on it, and it has its own rules.
Everflow Pay, and What Is Different About It
Everflow Pay is an in-platform payment solution. The company paying you sets it up, not you. If they use it, your payments run through it and you complete a short banking setup inside your Partner Platform. Once your banking details are saved you become payable, usually within minutes. There is no test deposit and no waiting period.
Whether you also complete a tax form depends on your payer, not on where you are. Partners under an international payer never submit one. Partners under a US payer submit one only if that payer requires tax verification: a W-9 if you are US-based, a W-8 if you are not.
Since April 2026 you can no longer choose Wire as your payment method for payouts that run through Everflow Pay, because Everflow Pay's payment provider cannot process domestic wires. This does not mean wire has disappeared from Everflow. It is still a supported payment method for networks that pay their partners outside Everflow Pay, and it is still in the table above. It also does not change how international money physically travels: international payouts are still sent over the wire network or a local payment network. You just do not choose that yourself any more.
Setting Up Your Payment Info
Setup lives in one place and takes a few minutes. Have your bank details to hand before you start.
Understanding Your Payment Terms
Three settings decide when money actually reaches you. They are set by the company paying you, based on your agreement with them, and you cannot change them yourself.
A common misunderstanding is worth correcting here. Falling short of the minimum does not automatically carry your balance into the next cycle. The payment is blocked, and it only rolls forward if your payer has configured an invoice threshold. If you regularly earn small amounts, ask your account manager how yours is set.
Common Questions
The five that come up most often.
When will I get my first payment?
Your earnings accumulate until the next billing cycle closes, then an invoice is generated, then the net terms have to pass. Monthly billing with Net 30 means up to about 60 days from your first conversion. After that, a domestic ACH payment lands the next business day. An international payment takes longer.
Why is my payout different from what I expected?
Check the offer's payout type first. CPS payouts move with the order value. Some offers also have tiered commissions. If you are paid internationally, check the fees below the amount as well.
What are tiered commissions?
Some advertisers raise your payout as your volume grows. You might earn $10 per conversion for the first 100 and $12 after that. Thresholds reset on the advertiser's own schedule, usually monthly. Your account manager can tell you which offers have tiers.
Can I change my payment method?
Yes. Go to Company Settings > Billing and update it. Changes apply to future payments only, so anything in progress completes on the old method. One catch worth knowing: if your method is still set to Wire and your payer has moved to Everflow Pay, you will show as NOT PAYABLE until you switch, and nothing on the screen will tell you that is the reason.
What if I work with multiple advertisers?
Each one can have different terms. Your Billing section shows invoices and transactions across all of them in one place.
Anything not covered here is almost always specific to your agreement with the network, and your account manager is the fastest route to an answer.
→ Setting Up Your Everflow Pay Account. The payee setup form, screen by screen.
→ Payment Timeline & What to Expect. How long a payment takes, what it costs, and what to do when it is late.
→ How To Manage Your Billing & Invoices. Reading your invoices and transaction history.
