Personalized gifts are one of the easiest things to recommend. Nobody needs convincing that a mug with their dog’s face on it, or a shirt that says “World’s Okayest Grandpa” with the grandkids’ names underneath, makes a better present than another gift card. That emotional pull is exactly why we built the Picturestees affiliate program around it.

Picturestees makes custom apparel and gifts to order: t-shirts, hoodies, mugs, blankets, caps and all-over-print pieces, many of them personalized with a name, photo or breed. As an affiliate you share links to those products, and you earn a commission on every qualifying order your audience places.

Here is everything you need to know before you sign up.

The program at a glance

25% commission on every referred sale from your first order.
30% once you have 10 referred orders in the current calendar month, and 35% once you have 30.
90-day cookie after someone clicks your link.
Coupon beats cookie: if a shopper uses your partner coupon, the sale is yours.
3% team bonus on sales made by affiliates you invite.
$50 minimum payout by PayPal, Payoneer or bank transfer.
Free to join and applications are approved automatically.

How the commission tiers work

Your rate depends on how many direct referred orders you already have this calendar month. Once you pass a milestone, every further order that month earns the higher rate. Counts reset on the 1st of each month.

Referred orders this month	Rate on the next order
0–9	25% (Standard)
10–29	30% (Pro)
30 and up	35% (Elite)

Example: say your referrals average $25 in products per order and you drive 40 orders in October. The first 10 orders earn 25% ($6.25 each), the next 20 earn 30% ($7.50 each) and the last 10 earn 35% ($8.75 each). That is $62.50 + $150 + $87.50 = $300 for the month. The same 40 orders at a flat 25% would be $250, so concentrating your effort in one month pays off.

Commission is calculated on the product subtotal after discounts. Shipping and tax are not included.

How tracking works

You get several ways to send people to the store, and all of them credit you:

Referral link anywhere: add ?ref=YOURCODE to any Picturestees URL, whether it’s a product, a category, a search result or the homepage.
Short product links generated in your dashboard, in the format /go/yourcode/product-id.
Collections: group 6–12 products for one audience (say, cat lovers) and share one link.
Partner coupon for places where links don’t work, like video voice-overs, podcasts or a conversation at the dog park.
Sub-IDs: add &sub=tiktok or &sub=fb_group to see clicks, orders and commission per traffic source.

Bots, crawlers and link previews are filtered out, and repeat clicks from the same visitor within 30 minutes count once, so your numbers reflect real people.

When and how you get paid

A commission is created when a referred order reaches Processing or Shipped status.
It stays on hold for 30 days so returns and refunds can settle. Refunded or cancelled orders are voided.
After the hold, it moves to your available balance.
Once your available balance reaches $50, press Request payout in your dashboard. You can see your full payout history there too.

Build a team for extra income

If you know other creators, invite them with your referral link. When an affiliate you invited makes a sale, you earn 3% of that order on top of whatever you earn from your own referrals. It’s a small share per order, but it adds up if you bring in people who promote consistently.

The rules (short version)

Don’t bid on “Picturestees” brand terms in search ads, and don’t use our name for your ad account or page.
Your own orders don’t earn commission, and fake orders to reach a tier will get the commissions voided.
No spam and no misleading claims about products, prices or delivery.
Tell your audience you earn a commission. A simple “I earn a commission if you buy through my link” is enough.

The complete policy is on the affiliate program page.

Frequently asked questions

Do I need a website?
No. A TikTok account, an Instagram page, a Facebook group, a Pinterest board or an email list all work. Many affiliates simply share collection links with an audience that already trusts them.

Does it cost anything?
No. Joining is free.

Do my tier milestones carry over?
No, they reset on the 1st of every month. That’s why we recommend concentrating promotions around gifting dates.

What if a customer returns the order?
Refunded or cancelled orders don’t earn commission. That is the reason for the 30-day hold before a commission becomes available.