Referring Others
Earn commission by referring other experts to Terac.
Know someone who'd be a great fit for Terac? Refer them, and you earn a commission every time Terac pays them for their work.
How It Works
- Share your referral link with someone.
- They sign up through it and take part in opportunities.
- Every time Terac pays them for approved work, you earn a share of that payment: 20% by default, up to $1,000 from each person you refer.
Your cap for a person is set when they sign up, and there's no limit on how many people you can refer.
Some opportunities advertise a higher referral rate for that opportunity. When you share one of those, you earn the higher rate on their payout for that opportunity, then 20% of everything else they earn on Terac. The rate is shown wherever you copy the link.
Getting a Referral Link
There are a few ways to get a link:
- For a specific opportunity: open any opportunity's details and copy the link in its Refer & Earn section, or click Refer on a card in the Refer & earn section of Explore. The person you refer lands on that opportunity.
- Your general link: on your referrals page at terac.com/me/referrals, click Share your link. You can copy it, or share it straight to Facebook, X, LinkedIn, or email.
- After an application: the last step of an application offers a link to refer that opportunity to someone else.
To find more opportunities to share, click Find more studies to refer on your referrals page.
Links are unique to you. Whoever signs up through your link is counted as your referral.
Tracking Your Referrals
Your referrals page at terac.com/me/referrals shows what you have earned and how your referrals are doing. It has three tabs:
- Studies: each opportunity you have referred people to, and what you earn on it.
- People: everyone you have referred, one row per person and opportunity, with where they are. Filter by stage: Needs a push, Waiting, Placed, Not applied, or Closed.
- My connections: upload the connections file you export from LinkedIn, and we'll show you which opportunities fit the people you know.
When You Get Paid
Your commission is added to your Terac balance each time Terac pays the person you referred: when their work on a one-time opportunity is approved and paid, or with each payout on an hourly or per-task project. You can cash it out like any other earnings, from your Earnings page.
Work that Terac does not pay for, such as an opportunity they joined through another research panel, does not earn a commission.
If a one-time submission that earned you a commission is later rejected in review, that commission may be reversed.
FAQ
Does my referral have to use my link when signing up?
Yes. The link is how Terac connects them to you. There is no referral code to enter, so if they sign up without your link, you won't get credit.
What if they clicked someone else's link first?
The first referral link they clicked in that browser, within the last 30 days, is the one that counts.
What if they already have an account?
Referral credit only applies to new accounts. You can't add someone who has already signed up.
Is there a minimum they need to earn?
No. You earn commission from the first payment Terac makes them.
Can I refer myself with a second account?
No. Each person should have one account. Multiple accounts violate our terms and can lead to suspension.
Are referral earnings taxable?
Referral commissions are part of your total Terac earnings and may be taxable depending on where you live.
What's Next?
Read the full Referral Program Policy, or learn about working on studies.