Affiliate programme

Earn 15% on every referred order

Partner with PepSource and earn commission on every order you refer — first orders and repeat orders alike. Your audience gets 10% off every order, you get a standing 20% off your own research supplies, and you get paid month after month.

15% commission on every order
10% off for your audience, every order
20–40% off your own orders, by level
Monthly PayPal payouts
Partner levels

Three levels, one commission rate

Commission stays at 15% wherever you are — what grows is your own discount, and the access that comes with it.

Explorer

20% personal discount

Everyone starts here on approval.

  • 15% commission on every referred order
  • Personal referral link and discount code
  • Real-time partner dashboard

Growth

30% personal discount

A proven, consistently performing partner.

  • Everything in Explorer
  • 30% off your own research supplies
By invitation

Elite

40% personal discount

An exceptional long-term partner.

  • Everything in Growth
  • A direct line to the team in the private Elite partners group
  • A free unit of each new product release, sent at launch

How Elite is awarded. Elite status is by invitation, and is typically awarded to partners who consistently refer around 50 or more new customers per month over a sustained period — normally five months or longer — while maintaining high-quality, compliant content and representing PepSource professionally.

What counts as a new customer. A new customer is someone placing their first qualifying order with PepSource using your referral link or affiliate code. Repeat purchases are rewarded through your standard 15% commission but do not count towards new-customer qualification.

How it works

Three steps to your first payout

1

Apply in two minutes

Tell us where and how you promote. We approve most partners within 2–3 working days.

2

Share your link or code

You get a personal referral link (30-day cookie) and a discount code worth 10% off for your audience — on every order, not just their first.

3

Get paid monthly

Track clicks, orders and commission in your live dashboard. Payouts via PayPal once you reach £25.

Why partner with us

Built for partners who want more than a coupon code

High commission

15% of order subtotal, excluding shipping and taxes — no caps.

Recurring earnings

Earn on repeat orders from your referrals, not just the first.

20–40% off your own orders

A standing partner discount on your own research supplies — 20% from day one, rising to 30% at Growth and 40% at Elite. Applied automatically at checkout, no code needed.

Fair attribution

30-day cookie plus your personal code — whichever the customer uses.

Real-time dashboard

Live clicks, conversions, commission and payout history.

Products that convert

Independently tested compounds with published certificates of analysis — a catalogue researchers trust.

Fast support

A real human answers partner emails within one working day.

Worked example

What that looks like in practice

£60 Follower's order, using your code
−£6 10% saved by your follower
£54 Commissionable subtotal
£8.10 Your commission

Refer just 10 orders a month and that's £81/month — with no cap and commission on every future order those customers place using your code.

Promote responsibly

All PepSource products are for laboratory research use only. Affiliates must never make medical, therapeutic, dosing or human-consumption claims, and must present products accurately as research compounds. We also don't allow bidding on PepSource brand terms in paid search, posting codes to coupon sites, or self-referrals. Full details are in the affiliate terms.

Apply now

Become a PepSource affiliate

Tell us a bit about where and how you'll promote us — we reply within 2–3 working days.

By applying you agree to the affiliate terms, including the research-use-only promotion rules. We'll reply within 2–3 working days.

Partner FAQ

Questions affiliates ask us

How much do I earn?

15% of the order subtotal (after discounts, excluding shipping and taxes) on every order attributed to you — first orders and repeat orders alike.

How are sales attributed to me?

Two ways: your personal referral link sets a 30-day cookie, and your discount code attributes the sale even without the cookie. If both apply, you're credited either way — the code takes priority.

Do I only earn commission for 30 days?

No — the 30 days applies only to automatic browser-cookie tracking after someone clicks your referral link. Your personal discount code isn't affected by it: customers can keep using your code long afterwards, and qualifying orders placed with that code still earn you commission in accordance with the programme terms.

When and how do I get paid?

Monthly by PayPal. Commission clears 30 days after the order (to cover the returns window) and is paid once your cleared balance reaches £25.

Who can apply?

Content creators, community admins, researchers and publishers with an audience relevant to laboratory research. Every application is reviewed by a human within 2–3 working days.

Do I get a discount on my own orders?

Yes — and it grows with your partner level: 20% at Explorer, 30% at Growth and 40% at Elite. It's applied automatically at checkout whenever you're signed in to your partner account, so there's no code to remember. It replaces any membership tier discount rather than stacking with it, and your own orders don't earn commission.

How do I move up a level?

Levels are awarded by us rather than calculated automatically, and you don't need to apply. Growth recognises a partner referring consistently over time. Elite is by invitation and typically goes to partners referring around 50 or more new customers a month, sustained over five months or longer, with high-quality compliant content and a professional representation of the brand.

What counts as a new customer?

Someone placing their first qualifying order with PepSource using your referral link or affiliate code. Repeat purchases are rewarded through your standard 15% commission, but they don't count towards new-customer totals when we review levels.

What happens if an order is refunded?

Commission is only paid on completed, settled orders. If an order is refunded, cancelled, charged back, or the parcel is returned to us, the commission for that order is reversed.

Can my code be combined with other discounts?

No — one discount code per order, so your code can't be stacked with other promotions.

What can't I do as an affiliate?

No medical or consumption claims, no bidding on PepSource brand keywords, no coupon/voucher sites, no spam, and no ordering through your own link or code. Breaches forfeit unpaid commission and end the partnership.

How do I track my performance?

Your partner dashboard shows clicks, orders, conversion rate, commission and payout history in real time.