Overview
You run a business that brings companies into Colby's recording program. Colby runs the contracts, phones, review and pay under it, and pays you $2.00 for every accepted hour your companies record.
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The short version
You find owners of companies whose crews do accepted tasks and bring them in through your own link. Each company signs a contract with Colby. Colby ships phones that are already set up, the crews record the work they already do, and every video is reviewed.
Colby pays each company for its accepted hours, at the rate in its contract. Colby also pays you $2.00 for every accepted hour your companies record, with no end date. No money passes between you and the companies you bring in.
It costs nothing to join. You don't need a business already, any stock to sell or any technical skill. You need owners who trust you, and the follow-through to help them until their crews are recording.
Cleaning is the biggest industry today, but it is one of 32. Restaurant kitchens, hotels, warehouses, HVAC shops, auto repair, landscaping and many trades are on the accepted tasks list too.
Your business, Colby's infrastructure
Think of it as layers. The top layer is your business. Everything under it is the same for every company, so Colby runs it once for all of them.
| Layer | Who runs it | What it covers |
|---|---|---|
| Your business | You | The owners you know, your link, your pitch, your list of people, your follow-ups, your hours and your town. |
| Contracts | Colby | The contract with every company: a Master Services Agreement and an Order Form, signed between Colby and that company. |
| Phones | Colby | Phones set up, connected and shipped, each with a head strap and a battery pack. |
| Recording and review | Colby | The recording app, the setup steps and a review of every video. |
| Pay | Colby | Paying every company at the rate in its contract, and paying you. |
| Buyers | Colby | The AI and robot teams who use the video to learn how hands-on work is done. |
Why it is split this way
Owners say yes to people they know. Colby can't build that trust for you, and it is what makes a company yours.
The rest is the same for every company: the phone setup, the contract terms and the review. Colby runs those once for everyone, so your time goes to owners instead of shipping and paperwork. You never hold a company's money, and you never sign a company's contract.
Who owns what
| What | Who owns or holds it | What it means for you |
|---|---|---|
| Your relationships with owners | You | Nobody on your People list hears from Colby until you send them. You decide who to talk to and when. |
| Your link | You | An owner who signs up through it is recorded as yours. Each company you bring in stays yours, with no end date. |
| Each company's contract | Colby and the company | You are not a party to it, and you never sign it. Colby signs first, then the owner. |
| Each company's rate | Set in the company's own contract | If your link carries a rate, the owner sees it on your invite page, and Colby confirms it in the Order Form. |
| The phones | Colby | The company looks after them at its job sites. Its contract covers loss or damage there. |
| The video | Colby | Colby owns the video the phones record and may share selected video with AI and robot teams. |
| Your Referral Agreement | You and Colby | Your fee terms. Colby signs first, then you. |
How money moves
- A crew records its normal work on a phone Colby set up.
- Every video is reviewed. Each hour is accepted or rejected.
- Colby pays the company for its accepted hours, at the rate in its contract.
- Colby pays you $2.00 for every accepted hour that company records. It comes on top of what Colby pays the company, so it never comes out of the company's pay.
Your signed Referral Agreement sets your fee terms. How you earn explains the fee in detail.
What it costs
Nothing. Signing up is free and your portal is free. Colby ships the phones, head straps and battery packs at no charge to you or to the company.
Your own costs are your time, your phone and travel to see owners in person.
A company's costs are set in its own contract. It pays for loss or damage at a job site, except normal wear from proper use. Its Order Form may also set hour minimums and say what happens if phones sit unused. Colby goes over it with the owner before they sign.
What you do day to day
- Keep a list of owners you could talk to, in People in your portal.
- Talk to owners and send your link to the ones who are interested.
- Follow up on the date you set. Today shows who is due.
- Help a new company get ready: the building owner's OK, the crew sheet, who will record.
- Check your companies' hours, and call an owner when phones sit unused or videos get rejected.
Is this for you? describes the work in more detail, and the first 30 days turns it into a plan.
Your portal
Your portal at colby.ing/portal is where you run the business. Seven views are live today:
| View | What it is for |
|---|---|
| Today | What needs you today, your companies' hours for the last 7 days, your pipeline and recent activity. |
| People | Your own list of owners, with a next step and a follow-up date for each. |
| Companies | Each company you brought in: where it stands, its rate, kits sent, recorded hours and your fee. |
| Contracts | Ask Colby to send a company its contract, and follow each one to signature. |
| Earnings | Accepted hours and your fee, company by company. |
| Share | Your invite link, your links with a rate, and a form to send Colby a company. |
| Documents | Your signed agreement and answers to common questions. |
Questions
Is this a job?
No. You run your own business. You sign a Referral Agreement with Colby, and Colby pays you a fee on the accepted hours of the companies you bring in. You set your own hours.
Do I need my own company?
No. You build the business here. You only need to know owners of companies whose crews do accepted tasks.
Can I bring in companies outside cleaning?
Yes. Any company whose crews do work on the accepted tasks list can record it.
Can I bring in a company outside the U.S.?
No. The program runs in the U.S. only, so Colby can't send phones or a contract to a company in another country.
How long do I earn on a company?
For as long as it records. There is no end date.
Who do I ask about my agreement or fee?
Reply to Colby's email about your sign-up or agreement, or write to the money and agreement contact named under the support button in your portal. support@getcolby.com handles sign-in, phones and the recording app, never money.