Earn 20% on every new customer, 10% when they come back and 30% on Pro sign-ups — for 30 days after every click. Paid on the 1st, in 140 countries.
Add in your expected referrals to see how much money you can make as a Honed Assets affiliate in just 1 year.
Calculations are based on the number and type of referrals each month, a 30-day attribution window and our 2% churn rate. This brings you to your estimated total passive income.
Earn 20% on new customers, 10% when they come back and 30% on every Pro subscription you send our way.
Honed Assets is an easy sell. One licence for everything, a hand-reviewed library and creators paid 70% of every sale.
Benefit from a 30-day tracking cookie and last-touch attribution, ensuring accurate credit for your sale.
Use Honed Assets’ custom-built affiliate dashboard to track clicks, referrals, orders and payouts.
Receive expert assistance from our affiliate team by emailing affiliates@honedassets.com.
Increase your conversion rates with banners, product feeds, seasonal campaigns and a playbook of what converts.
Make referrals with steps that fit into work you already do. Our affiliate program is designed for designers who want to build a passive income. To start earning, you can:
I drop my link in every case study and Figma community file. Two years in, it pays my Honed Assets subscription ten times over, and the returning-customer commission keeps ticking long after the first sale.
Mara FeldIndependent brand designer
Build your monthly recurring revenue by referring clients to Honed Assets. And you’ll sleep easy knowing every asset they use is properly licensed. As an agency, you can:
*If you reach the referral threshold
Every proposal now has a Honed Assets line item. Clients get one licence that covers everything, our designers stop hunting for fonts, and we get a recurring cut on every seat we set up.
Tom AdeyemiCreative director at Northline
Earn commissions by simply adding a trackable link when you integrate with or mention Honed Assets. Our program is tailored for design tools, plugins, no-code platforms, templates marketplaces, course platforms and more. To start earning, insert your affiliate link when you:
Email our team at affiliates@honedassets.com to discuss further collaboration.
We added a Honed Assets import to our plugin and a single link in the docs. Every studio that installs it and buys a licence pays us a commission we never have to chase.
Jonas ReyesFounder of Framekit
Get paid to share Honed Assets with your friends, team and clients. It’s easier than you think! As a member, register in one step and get automatically approved. To start earning referrals, you can:
I only ever sent the link to my own team and a few clients. That was enough to cover my Pro plan by the second payout, and it has kept covering it since.
Priya NairProduct designer, Honed Assets member since 2024
Add design-asset commissions to your monthly passive income. Receive custom banners, product feeds and tips to increase sales. To earn referrals, you can:
Roundups of free fonts and mockups are our best-performing posts. Honed Assets’ 30-day window and returning-customer commission mean we actually get paid for them, month after month.
Elena VargaEditor at The Grid Weekly
Give yourself peace of mind recommending properly licensed assets to students and subscribers. And earn recurring commissions along the way just by adding a trackable link! To start earning, you can:
One recommendation in the course materials and a badge on the syllabus page. Four hundred students a year, and the 30% on every Pro sign-up funds the next cohort’s free assets.
Dr. Lena OkaforRuns Type School
Register in only a few minutes. After a quick approval on our end, you’ll get access to the affiliate dashboard and everything you need to get started.
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Create as many affiliate links as you’d like and point them anywhere on Honed Assets — an asset, a category, the free drop. Then optimise based on what converts best.
As soon as your links convert, you’ll be credited with your commission, ready for the next monthly payout on the 1st.
| Tiers | Starter | Experienced | Pro | Master |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qualifications | 1 – 14 active referrals or $35+ MRR | 15 – 29 active referrals or $500+ MRR | 30+ active referrals or $1,000+ MRR | By invitation |
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| Promo banners and assets | ||||
| Dedicated affiliate manager | – | |||
| Personalised QR codes | – | |||
| Free Pro test account | – | |||
| Social shoutout for your content | – | |||
| Co-branded landing page | – | – | ||
| Newsletter inclusion | – | – | ||
| Co-marketing opportunities | – | – | ||
| Priority event invites | – | – | – | |
| Honed Assets swag pack | – | – | – | |
| Priority support (Slack access) | – | – | – |
Honed Assets may modify or discontinue any of the above tiers and related perks at any time.
Harsh MehtaEditor @ Pixel Roundup“The affiliate program matches the quality of the marketplace. A dashboard with the numbers I actually need and payouts that land on the 1st, every month.”Read Case Study →
Mike LarsenFounder @ Studio Bullet“Most marketplaces pay once. Honed Assets pays every time the client comes back, which is the only model that makes sense when you’re the one who keeps recommending it.”Read Case Study →
Ludi RossiFounder @ Codeless Studio“Registration took minutes and the team answered my first question within the hour. We share Honed Assets with every client because the feedback is always good.”Read Case Study →
Steph NakamuraPartner @ Organic Media Group“The dashboard is clean enough that I always know where my commission is. Recommending Honed Assets is now part of every proposal we send.”Read Case Study →
Louis MarchandFounder @ Topicmes“One licence, hand-reviewed assets, creators paid fairly. It’s an easy recommendation and the commission is a bonus.”Read Case Study →
Avi KleinFounder @ Scan WP“Honed Assets has one of the friendliest affiliate programs. I’ve been a member for a long time and have never had a licensing question I couldn’t answer with one link.”Read Case Study →
Anika SharmaFounder @ Bloggers’ Passion“I’ve tried every stock-site affiliate program over fifteen years. Honed Assets is the first one where the returning-customer commission actually adds up.”Read Case Study →
Dean BurtonCOO @ WP Buffs“Many of our clients come to us for asset recommendations. Honed Assets has always delivered — that’s why we’ve partnered with them and recommend them to our white-label agencies too.”Read Case Study →
Brin WilsonEditor @ WinningWP“The library is superb and the affiliate program is everything you’d want it to be: an easy dashboard, timely payouts and recurring commissions. I can’t recommend the team highly enough.”Read Case Study →
Matt SullivanFounder & CEO @ Torro Media“As a design agency, people look to us for tooling advice. Recommending Honed Assets is very easy and is now a part of each of our proposals.”Read Case Study →
Mitty ChangCEO @ Candeavor Digital“It is nearly unheard of for a marketplace to pay on the whole basket, not just the product you linked. What I enjoy most is seeing client reactions when they realise the licence covers everything.”Read Case Study →
Gareth HarrisFounder @ Plugin Republic“Since I switched my team to Honed Assets I’ve never looked back. The curation is second to none and I recommend it to all my clients. Even the affiliate program is world class.”Read Case Study →
Discover how designers, agencies and publishers are scaling their businesses and maximising their earnings with Honed Assets’ affiliate commissions.
The agency moved every client onto a Team plan with a referral attached and now covers a designer’s salary from commissions.
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One link in the course materials, 400 students a year, and a 30% cut on every Pro sign-up.
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See how a weekly post about the free assets sends readers who upgrade within the 30-day window.
Read case studyAnyone with an audience that buys design assets: designers, agencies, educators, publishers, YouTubers and Honed Assets creators. We review every application by hand and approve most within two working days.
No. A free account is enough to apply. Experienced-tier affiliates and above get a free Pro test account so you can review the library properly.
Click “Become an affiliate”, fill in the short application and tell us where you’ll share your links. Once approved you’ll receive your dashboard login by email.
Yes. There are no fees, no minimums and no exclusivity. You can promote other marketplaces alongside Honed Assets.
Commissions are confirmed 14 days after the order (our refund window) and paid on the 1st of the following month by bank transfer or PayPal in 140 countries. No minimum balance.
30 days, last touch. If someone clicks your link and buys anything within 30 days, the commission is yours — 20% for a new customer, 10% for a returning one, 30% for a Pro subscription.