Recommend Deckle, earn $30 a sale.

$30Flat, per sale
30 daysCookie window
Net 35Paid by PayPal
1–2 daysTo approve you
$0Cost to join

How it works

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Fill in the form below. We read every application ourselves and approve most within one or two business days.

Share your link

You get a tracking link and a dashboard showing clicks, sales and commission as they happen. Your audience clicks the link and buys. Making a video or post? Add a discount on your own code.

Get paid

Every sale through your link is credited automatically, and commission is paid by PayPal on Net 35 terms: 35 days after the end of the month you earned it in.

A discount for your audience, with your name on it.

Featuring Deckle in a video, post or article? Ask for a creator code and your audience gets 10% off on your own affiliate code. They save, and you still earn $30 on every sale.

  • Your code, for life. It's your affiliate code, so your audience has one thing to remember.
  • One short form per piece. Tell us where you post and the day it goes out, and we email you when it's on.
  • Runs 14 days. From the day you publish, and your link keeps earning after.

What it adds up to

Nothing clever, just $30 a sale.

If your link convertsPer monthYou earn
A review that lands well5 sales$150
A tutorial that keeps ranking15 sales$450
A channel your audience trusts40 sales$1,200

Illustrations, not promises. What you earn depends on your audience and what you make. The 30-day cookie means someone who clicks today and buys three weeks later still counts as yours.

Why it's easy to recommend

  • One price, no subscription. $197 once with every update included, so nobody you send feels caught out later.
  • They can try it first. The full app opens free from the welcome screen, so your audience sees it before spending anything.
  • A 30-day guarantee. If it isn't right for someone, they get their money back and your reputation stays intact.
  • It replaces two purchases. Writing and publishing in one app, on Windows, Mac and Linux, which is a genuinely useful thing to tell people.
  • Real support. We answer our own email, usually within a day, so the people you send are looked after.
  • No AI. For audiences who care about that, it's a clear position and it's true.

What you get to work with

  • A licence of your own. Approved affiliates get Deckle free, because recommending software you haven't used never goes well.
  • Screenshots and clips. Eighteen screenshots and five silent recordings in the press kit, free to use in videos and posts.
  • Copy you can lift. Feature descriptions, comparisons and the current release notes, all on the press page.
  • A discount to offer. A creator code gives your audience 10% off on your own code for each video or post.
  • Someone to ask. Questions about a feature before you film? Email us and we'll answer properly.
The editor The Codex Export

What people say when they cover it

The coverage so far, none of it paid for.

"Deckle combines the organizing capabilities of Scrivener with the robust publishing tools of Vellum, and the price is hard to beat."
Michelle RichmondThe Caffeinated Writer
"Deckle is the all-in-one writing, formatting and self-publishing tool I was dreaming of."
Solo ShannonThe Midlife Writer's Club
"The ease of importing my projects, the speed and simplicity of the interface, and the combination of power and effortlessness in the export are all deeply appealing."
Simon K JonesWrite More with Simon K Jones

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Tell us where you'd share Deckle and who reads you. We answer every application, including the ones we turn down.

  • Good fits: authors with a newsletter or channel, writing coaches, editors, book designers, and anyone whose audience keeps asking which software to buy.
  • Also fine: a small audience that trusts you. Size matters less than fit.
  • Not for us: coupon and deal sites, and anyone bidding on our brand name in ads.

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Approved affiliates get their link, their dashboard login and a licence of their own.

Questions affiliates ask

When exactly do I get paid?

Net 35, by PayPal: commission earned in a calendar month is paid 35 days after that month ends. A sale in March is paid in early May. The gap covers the 30-day refund window.

What happens if someone refunds?

That commission is reversed, since the sale didn't stand. It's the reason payment waits for the refund window to close rather than going out immediately.

How long does my link last?

Thirty days. Someone who clicks today and buys three weeks later is still credited to you.

Do I need an audience of a certain size?

No. We care about fit more than numbers. A small newsletter of working authors beats a big general channel.

Can I run ads on Deckle's name?

No. Bidding on our brand name in ads competes with our own traffic, and we'll close accounts that do it.

Do I get a licence?

Yes. Approved affiliates get Deckle free, so you can actually use the thing you're recommending.

Can I offer my audience a discount?

Yes. When you make a video, post or article about Deckle, ask for a creator code: your audience gets 10% off on your own affiliate code for 14 days from the day it goes out, and you still earn $30 on every sale.

Recommend the app you'd want to have been told about.

Windows, Mac and Linux.