Help businesses run better, alongside us
Some businesses want advice before they choose. Some want someone to set things up for them. Some need Intersink to talk to software they already use. Partners do that work, and we want to do it with them properly.
Four kinds of partner
Pick the one closest to how you work today. Plenty of firms do more than one, and that is fine.
01You already sell software or services to businesses, and want to add a platform that grows with them.
About resellers
02You set up, configure and look after software for clients, and bill them for the work.
About agencies and implementers
03You advise businesses and want to point them to a platform you trust, without doing the setup yourself.
About referral partners
04You build software, and want it to work well with the businesses and channels on the platform.
About technology and integration partnersHow the four compare
The main differences are how involved you are, and who the client deals with day to day.
| Partner type | Your part | Inside the client's business? | Who bills the client for apps | Who bills for your work |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Resellers | Advise, recommend apps, stay the first point of contact | Sometimes, with a role the client gives you | We do, monthly after use. Talk to us if you need otherwise | You, if you charge for advice |
| Agencies | Plan, configure, import, train and look after setups | Yes, through the role the client gives you | We do, monthly after use | You, at your own rates |
| Referral | Make the introduction, then step back | No | We do, monthly after use | Not applicable |
| Technology | Build and support an integration using the API | No. Businesses connect your product with their own keys | We do, monthly after use | You, for your own product |
The client always owns the business
Every business on Intersink belongs to the person who created it. Partners are invited in. They never take over.
A client signs up with their own free User ID and creates their business. If they want your help, they invite you to the business or to one channel, with a role that fits the job. You work from your own User ID. Nobody shares a login.
Roles are set per business and per channel, so a client can give you admin rights on the channel you are building and nothing else. Every business keeps an audit log, so there is a record of what was changed.
When the project is done, the client decides whether you stay. Removing your access takes a moment and does not touch their data. It is a simple rule, and it makes it easier for a business to say yes to working with you.
What a typical engagement looks like
The client signs up
They create a free User ID and their business. The account is theirs from the first minute.
They invite you
With a role on the business, or on the one channel you are helping with.
You do the work
Channels, apps, roles, imports and training, from your own login.
There is a record
The audit log shows what changed, which helps both of you.
You stay or step back
The client keeps you on as an admin, or removes your access.
Modest, and real
We would rather offer a few things we can keep doing than a long list we cannot.
What partners get today
For every accepted partner, whatever the type.
- A named contact on our team, not a general inbox.
- Help with your first projects, including a second pair of eyes on your plan.
- Test mode and test keys for demos and practice, so nothing touches real money.
- Early notice of new apps and changes that affect your clients.
- A real say in what we build next, based on what your clients ask for.
What we will not offer
So nobody is disappointed later.
- A published commission or referral percentage. Anything paid is agreed in writing, one partner at a time
- A guaranteed flow of client projects
- Special API access. Technology partners use the same public API as everyone
- A white-label version of the platform under your own name
- Badges or tiers that suggest a certification we do not run
A few rules, kept by everyone
Businesses trust partners with their money, their customers and their staff. These rules protect that trust.
We may end a partnership if these are broken.
- Never ask for passwords or one-time codes. Our own team never does, and partners must not either.
- Use your own User ID. Work through the role a client gives you, never a shared login.
- Be accurate about prices. Apps are priced per channel per month in pounds or US dollars, before tax, billed monthly after use. There are no free trials.
- Be clear about your own fees. Tell clients what you charge for your work, separately from app prices.
- Follow the brand rules. Ask before you use our logo.
- Leave clients independent. A good handover means they can run things without you.
Start with one conversation
A person on our team reads every application. If it looks like a fit, we talk about how you work, then agree terms in writing.
Tell us about your work
Choose Partnerships as the topic. A person on our team reads every application.
It helps to include
- The kind of partner you want to be, from the four above
- What your company does today, and for whom
- Where you work, and roughly how many clients you serve
- How you would use the platform with them
- Your website, if you have one
We read it
Every application is read by a person.
We talk
If it looks like a fit, we arrange a call to understand how you work.
We agree terms in writing
Before any selling, setup or building starts.
About partnering
Is there a fee to become a partner?
Do I need to be a large company?
Is there a partner directory?
Can I be more than one type of partner?
Where can I read about the API?
I want to sell an app. Is that a partnership?
Not a partner, just looking?
Create a free User ID, add a business and try the platform yourself. It is the best way to know whether you would recommend it.