I don't think that would be very beneficial at all. I am not a big earner, I average $30/mth so lets see 7% is usually an industry standard on royalties for example so the person who referred me would only get $2.10 whereas right now they are getting $5.
I like how you tried to explain this. I want to take it a step further, and do a little reverse engineering if I may. We are paid $1 when a referral signs up and confirms their email. And we're paid $2 when a referrals completes their first offer. We're paid $5 when a referral cashes out each month, which requires $15 in offers, and $10 in bonuses. We can't count bonuses as part of the percentage, because FC didn't make any money off them. So, we'll work with $15.
At 10% commission of $15, we would make $1.50
At 20% commission of $15, we would make $3.00
At 50% commission of $15, we would make $7.50
Giving us HALF of the cashout for a reward would seem insane by ANY business practice. And yet, FC gives us $1 + $2 + $5 as a flat fee per referral. That's $8.00 total for a referrals first cashout, of which only $15 was in offers. That's 53 1/3 %! How much of a percentage are we wanting to change things to? I don't know about you, but I'm thrilled as all hell to make 53 1/3%!
Now how about the 2nd month a referrals cashes out? Same deal. They cash out at $25, of which $15 is offers, and $10 is bonuses. We can't expect to make a percent off bonuses, so again, we're only talking about $15. We make $5! That's 33 1/3 percent every month past the first! Again, how much of a percent are you wanting to change this to? Aren't we all content for 33 1/3%? I sure am!
How about stretching it for a whole year. Let's see how that plays out.
Referral earns $25 x 12 months = $300. But only $15 in offers should count. So, $15 x 12 = $180.
Referee will make the initial $8, plus $5 x 11 more months = $8 + $55 or $63. That's a total for the year of 35%
Nope, leave the program as it is! Flat fee is far better in this case, than any possible percentage FC could or would ever offer!
Mike