Send buyers to our free Buy Box Score tool with your own link, and earn a flat referral bonus, $1,000 to $2,000, on everyone who engages. No cost to them. No cap on you.
Aligned Profit is a proprietary deal-origination firm for buyers in the lower middle market. We find off-market business owners (people who aren't listed, aren't running a process, and aren't telling anyone they're thinking about selling) and put vetted, buy-box-fit opportunities in front of the buyer who hired us. Every owner is screened against the buyer's buy box and briefed by a trained M&A operator before it reaches them. No auction. No other bidders. One client per industry, geography, and deal-size segment.
The free front door is a short Buy Box Analysis call: a no-pressure conversation that tells a buyer whether their thesis is even sourceable off-market, and if it's a fit, a full market analysis on a second call. That call is what your referral link points to, and it's the easiest possible thing to send someone.
You earn a flat referral bonus on every referred client who signs, paid once. One service, two footprints, different bonus by scope:
| Engagement | Client retainer | Your referral bonus |
|---|---|---|
| Regional SearchOne metro, state, or multi-state region | $4,000/mo | $1,000 |
| National SearchBuy box open across the U.S. | $4,000/mo | $2,000 |
Paid once per client, 30 days after their engagement starts. No cap: refer five National clients in a year and that's $10,000. And it compounds: your tracking cookie lasts 12 months, so if the buyer you sent signs anytime in the next year, you still get credit.
A funded, operator-minded buyer who wants to acquire a lower-middle-market business and is tired of competing in broker auctions or losing clean deals to private equity.
The tell: they're spending too much time sourcing, losing clean deals to brokers and PE, or burned by failed LOIs, and they have capital or a credible path to it.
The strongest referral is simply sending the free Buy Box Score tool to someone clearly struggling to source deals. The tool and our team do the rest, including the qualifying.
When in doubt, refer anyway. The free viability tool does the qualifying for you, and we'll tell someone honestly if the market can't support their buy box.
They already have the headcount, databases, and balance sheets to overpay. They don't need us, and we don't source for them.
"Someday I'd like to buy a business" is not a referral. We need real capital and a real buy box.
We deliver a few vetted opportunities a month. It's not a service you log into to grind through a list of leads.
Every referral is tracked through our platform via your unique link. You don't manage anything.
If your referral signs up within 12 months of clicking, the commission is yours (last click wins).
Your bonus clears 30 days after the client's engagement starts; that window covers refunds and chargebacks. Once it clears, you're paid.
A flat $1,000 (Regional) or $2,000 (National) bonus per referral, paid once. Payouts go to your linked PayPal; add it before your first referral clears.
In plain English: your bonus is tied to the client actually starting the engagement. If they're refunded or the engagement is canceled inside that window, the bonus doesn't pay out. Full details are available on request — see the note at the bottom of this page.
When you're approved you get your own unique link, and you can create extra variations to track different channels (one for LinkedIn, one for your newsletter, and so on).
Add a line to show notes and episode descriptions: "Score your buy box free: [your link]."
One sentence and the link in a send to your list of searchers and operators.
Share on LinkedIn, Searchfunder, and X when someone's frustrated with sourcing or losing deals to PE.
Pin it in your community of searchers and acquisition entrepreneurs, or your cohort resource list.
"Run your buy box through this free tool; it'll tell you if the off-market supply is even there. [your link]"
Sending real volume? Email us and we'll set up a custom landing page for your audience.
You earn a flat bonus, $1,000 for a Regional Search client or $2,000 for a National Search client, paid once. It clears a 30-day window (to cover refunds and chargebacks), then is paid to your linked PayPal account. A small minimum balance may apply before a payout sends.
Your tracking cookie lasts 12 months. If someone clicks your link and signs up anytime in the next year, you get credit, on a last-click basis (if they later click another affiliate's link, the most recent click wins).
Your bonus is tied to the client actually starting the engagement. If they're refunded, cancel, or charge back within the 30-day payout window, that bonus doesn't clear. It never affects bonuses from your other referrals.
No. Your bonus is the flat $1,000 or $2,000 referral amount only. The 1% consulting fee at close (and any tail fees) aren't included unless we agree otherwise in writing.
Someone who clicks your unique referral link and becomes a paying Aligned Profit client, tracked and attributed to you in our platform. Sending people to the free Buy Box Score tool is the easiest first step.
No cap. Every qualified client stacks: refer five National clients in a year and that's $10,000. The more good-fit buyers you send, the more you earn.
Yes. The FTC requires a clear, conspicuous disclosure wherever you promote us.
Tell us about your audience. If it's a fit, we'll approve you, set up your portal, and issue your unique referral link.
Prefer email? Reach us at tyler@alignedprofit.com.