No caps, no expiry, and a leaderboard that's still wide open.
The part most referral programs quietly hide
Most referral programs have a shelf life. You send a friend, you get a cut for 30 days, maybe 90, and then the clock runs out. teum's referral program doesn't work that way.
When you refer someone to teum — whether they're selling or buying — you earn on every transaction they make. Forever. That's not a promo period. That's how it's set up by default.
What the program actually is
Teum is an AI software assets marketplace. Indie developers sell prompts, bots, plugins, workflows, agents, and toolkits there. The referral program is built for people who already talk about developer tools — community builders, newsletter writers, devrels, anyone whose recommendation carries weight.
The structure is simple. Refer sellers: 5%. Refer buyers: 3%. Forever.
Seller referrals pay 5% of every sale your referred sellers make. Buyer referrals pay 3% of every purchase your referred buyers make, once they've crossed $30 in confirmed purchases. No caps on either side.
Why this matters right now
The leaderboard at teum.io/leaderboard is still opening up. Total referral payouts over the last 30 days sit at $0.00 — which sounds like a negative, but it's actually the signal worth paying attention to.
When a leaderboard is empty, the first few names on it tend to stay there. Early referrers in programs like this build compounding positions: the sellers they bring in keep selling, the buyers they bring in keep buying, and the percentages stack quietly in the background.
If you've been looking for a reason to write that "tools I've been watching" post or drop a mention in your next newsletter issue, the timing here is pretty good.
What this looks like in practice
Say you run a small newsletter for developers who build with AI. You mention teum in an issue — maybe it's a roundup of places to find production-ready prompts, or a note about a specific agent toolkit you found useful.
A reader clicks your referral link. They sign up and start selling their own workflows. Over the next few months they do $800 in sales. You've earned $40 from one mention, with no additional work.
Another reader clicks the same link, buys $120 worth of assets across a few sessions. That's $3.60 from the buyer side — small on its own, but it's also permanent. If they keep buying next year, you're still earning.
None of this requires a dedicated affiliate page or a pitch deck. It's a link in your usual content, doing quiet work in the background.
What to try next
If you already have an audience of developers or AI builders, the straightforward move is to grab your referral link and weave it into something you were already going to write.
If you want to see where things stand and get a sense of whether the leaderboard is worth competing for — or just worth watching — take a look. It's early, and early is usually the interesting time to show up.
When a leaderboard is empty, the first few names on it tend to stay there.