A recurring commission is a share you keep earning on every subsequent purchase by the same user, not just the first. In betting, almost every programme pays once: you collect the CPA and the value that user generates over the following two years belongs entirely to whoever acquired them. Recurrence inverts that relationship — and within a few months it changes the arithmetic completely.
In short
- A CPA is income; a recurring commission is an asset. The first is consumed, the second accumulates.
- The crossover arrives sooner than it looks. With a measured average value of €73.39 per buyer, a recurring share overtakes a generous CPA within months of activity.
- Recurrence lives on satisfaction. If what you promote disappoints, renewals stop and the income with them.
- Permanent attribution is the detail that matters most. A programme with expiring attribution does not produce income — it produces a CPA in disguise.
The three affiliation models, without euphemisms
CPA — cost per acquisition
You collect a fixed amount when the user you brought completes the required action (usually first deposit plus a qualifying bet). Simple, immediate, risk-free: if the player then wins, you have already been paid.
The limitation is structural: all of that user's future value is not yours. You sold a customer for the price of a single transaction.
Revenue share on the bookmaker's margin
You receive a percentage of the margin the bookmaker generates from your players, every month, for as long as they stay active. It is a legitimate and widespread model, and the one with the highest ceiling: a single valuable player can outearn dozens of CPAs.
It should be understood for what it is: your income is tied to how your users' betting goes, so there are good months and negative ones, and on small numbers the variance is high. Detailed comparison in CPA or revenue share.
Recurring commissions on a service
The user buys something genuinely useful — credits to receive picks, a subscription to signals — and you take a share on every purchase, forever. This is the model of the TipsterHub ecosystem bots.
The difference from revenue share is that here you do not earn on anyone's losses: you earn when someone renews a service because it is working for them. If it stops working, they stop paying — which keeps your interests aligned with theirs.
The arithmetic of recurrence
Take the real figure: across the 145,056 users in the LiveSuperBot snapshot of 22 April 2026, each buyer generated an average of €73.39 over their lifetime. A single purchase is only a fraction of that value; the rest comes from subsequent top-ups.
| One-off CPA | Recurring commission | |
|---|---|---|
| First purchase | You earn | You earn |
| Second purchase | Nothing | You earn |
| Everything after | Nothing | You earn |
| Value you earn on | Only the first | The whole lifetime |
| What you own after 12 months | Nothing | A book that produces |
This is the snowball effect: referrals accumulate, they are not consumed. With 100 CPA referrals you have been paid a hundred times, once each, and the promotion you did six months ago produces nothing today. With 100 permanently attributed referrals you have a book in which every top-up, pack and renewal is a commission — including in months when you post nothing.
How it works in the TipsterHub ecosystem
- Permanent, first-touch attribution. Whoever joins through your link is yours, with no expiry and no cookie window to respect.
- Commission on every purchase. Up to 50% on LiveSuperBot credit top-ups and MatchSuperBot packs; recurring and renewals included on SuperTennisBot subscriptions.
- Sub-affiliation. Bring another tipster into the ecosystem and you receive a share of their volume too: a second lever that does not require adding subscribers to your channel.
- Full traceability. Every commission appears in the dashboard with date and amount. Withdrawal is requested at each bot's threshold — €50 on SuperTennisBot, €80 on LiveSuperBot, €100 on MatchSuperBot — via PayPal, bank transfer or crypto.
How a referral book is built
- Aim for retention, not spikes. Ten users who stay a year are worth more than a hundred who try and vanish. That changes the kind of post worth publishing: fewer announcements, more content that qualifies.
- Only promote what holds up. The income is hostage to quality: a disappointing service does not cost you a sale, it costs you an annuity.
- Repeat. Permanent attribution rewards consistency disproportionately: every referral added is a brick that never comes out.
- Segment. Offering the same bot to your whole community is less effective than offering the right bot to the right segment — the three bots cover different audiences.
- Measure the source. With PremiumCounter you know which post produces referrals who stay, not just referrals who join.
The three most expensive mistakes
- Judging a programme on the first payment alone. A generous CPA beats a recurring commission for the first month and loses for all the rest. The comparison belongs on lifetime value, not on the size of the first payout.
- Ignoring the attribution window. Many programmes attribute a user for 30 or 90 days. Once the window closes, the customer you brought is no longer yours. Without permanent attribution there is no annuity.
- Treating promotion as an event. A one-off post produces a short tail. Income comes from accumulation, and accumulation requires regular presence.
Frequently asked questions
What is the difference between CPA and recurring commissions?
CPA pays you a fixed amount once, when the user completes the required action. A recurring commission pays you a share of every subsequent purchase by the same user, for the whole relationship. CPA almost always wins the first month; recurrence wins the full lifetime.
Do recurring commissions expire after a certain period?
Not in the TipsterHub ecosystem: attribution is permanent with no expiry window. In other programmes the opposite is common, and it is the first clause to check before joining — without permanent attribution the model is not genuinely recurring.
How much can you earn from recurring commissions?
It depends on how many active referrals you accumulate and how much they spend. The rate on the ecosystem bots reaches up to 50% on credit top-ups; on subscriptions the commission recurs and includes renewals. The measured average value per buyer is €73.39 across their lifetime.
What happens if one of my referrals stops buying?
That specific commission stream stops, but the attribution remains: if they return months later, they return as your referral and start generating commission again. This is why the book never truly resets.
Can I earn by bringing other tipsters rather than end users?
Yes. Sub-affiliation pays a share of the volume generated by tipsters you bring into the ecosystem. For anyone with a network of contacts in the sector it is often the fastest lever, because each tipster brings their own audience.
How do I tell whether an affiliate programme is serious?
Check three things, in this order: how long attribution lasts, whether accrued commissions are visible in real time, and what the payout threshold is. A programme that hides day-by-day commissions or sets very high withdrawal minimums is shifting risk onto you.