Film a broken or missing part, describe it in one sentence, and print the result. The before and after is the video.
Creator program
Earn 20% from every maker you send
You make videos or posts about designing and printing real parts. When someone joins Loftsmith through your link and pays, you earn 20% of what they pay us for 12 months from their first payment, paid out through Stripe. They get 10 bonus design credits with their first payment.
- No minimum audience
- Paid through Stripe
- We approve every creator by hand
What it can add up to
$20a month
$240over 12 months
Example, not a promise. Assumes members stay subscribed all year. 20% of each member's plan, every month for 12 months. Credit packs and yearly plans count too.
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What you get, and what your audience gets
A share of real payments, for 12 months from each member's first one. You see every number on your account page.
20% for 12 monthsOf what each member pays us, excluding tax: plans, renewals, plan changes, yearly plans and credit packs. No cap per member.
10 bonus credits for your audienceOnce, with their first plan or credit pack, never at sign-up.
Paid monthly through StripeEarnings become payable after 30 days and go out around the 15th of each month, from $50. Stripe checks your identity and holds your bank details; taxes are yours to report.
Your own dashboardVisits, sign-ups, paying members and earnings on your account page. Counts only: you never see who your members are.
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How it works
- ApplyTell us where you publish. We read every application ourselves and reply by email, usually within a few days.
- Share your linkloftsmith.com/go/yourname, in a description, a pinned comment or on screen. It counts for 60 days in the browser that opened it.
- Get paidFollow sign-ups, paying members and earnings on your account page, and set up payouts with Stripe in a few minutes.
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What to make
The videos that work show a real part for a real problem, start to finish. A few that land well:
Measure the real thing, drag a slider, print it, and show it click into place first time.
Ask for something ambitious and see what comes off the bed. Your audience will want to try their own.
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Questions creators ask
Who can join?
Makers who design and print functional parts and share that with an audience, with at least one design on their Loftsmith account. It isn't for sellers of CAD or AI courses, makers of other design tools, or deal, coupon and cashback sites. We approve every creator by hand.
Do I need a big audience?
No. A small channel about 3D printing with people who actually print is worth more to us than a big general one. Tell us where you publish and we'll look.
What counts as my referral?
Someone who opens your link and creates a new Loftsmith account in the same browser within 60 days. A click on a phone and a sign-up on a laptop aren't linked. Your share covers every payment they make in the 12 months from their first one: plans, renewals, plan changes, yearly plans and credit packs.
What does my audience get?
10 bonus design credits, once, with their first payment (a plan or a credit pack). Nothing is given at sign-up or for opening your link, so please don't promise free credits for signing up.
Can friends and family use my link?
Yes, with their own account on their own phone or computer. If they share your internet connection, at home or on the same Wi-Fi, we check their payments by hand before your share is paid. Your own second account never counts. Their bonus credits come once that check is done.
When and how do I get paid?
Each payment's share becomes payable after 30 days, so refunds can settle. We pay once a month, around the 15th, through Stripe once you have $50 payable; smaller amounts carry over. Payouts are in US dollars. Stripe checks your identity and holds your bank details; taxes on your earnings are yours to report (see the terms).
Which countries can be paid?
Stripe lets us pay creators who live in Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, and United States. Anywhere else, you can still apply: you go on the waitlist, with no link or earnings yet, and we email you when we can pay creators in your country.
What happens if someone gets a refund?
A refunded payment earns nothing, and a partly refunded one earns only on what we kept. A disputed payment earns nothing while the dispute is open, and earns again if it's decided in our favour. If the share was already paid to you, it comes off your next payouts; we never take money back from your bank.
What do I have to tell my audience?
Every time you share your link, say in the video or post itself: “I earn a commission if you sign up and pay through my link.” For a UK audience, start with “Ad”, and switch on your platform's paid-promotion setting wherever it has one. “Affiliate link” on its own isn't enough, and only say what you've seen Loftsmith do. The exact rules
Can I run ads with my link?
Not on searches for Loftsmith, and not on deal, coupon or cashback sites. The rest is in the program terms.
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Apply
Tell us where you publish. We read every application ourselves and reply by email, usually within a few days.
For makers who design and print functional parts and share that with an audience. You need at least one design on your Loftsmith account first.
Live somewhere Stripe can't pay creators yet? Apply anyway: you go on the waitlist and we email you when we can pay you.
