FOR MSPS – IT CONSULTANTS – COMPUTER REPAIR SHOPS

The Data Recovery Referral Program
Built for the People Doing the Referring

Are you a managed service provider, IT firm, or computer shop that receives the occasional damaged hard drive, NAS, or failed RAID array? Stop gambling your client relationship on software scans and mystery mail-in labs. Refer the case to a real laboratory, keep your client protected — and earn 10% of every approved and completed case, paid immediately upon completion.

up to $300+

Per Case, On Qualifying Referrals

  • 10% Commission On every approved & completed case
  • Paid Immediately Upon completion — not monthly, not quarterly
  • Direct Engineer Access No sales department, no partner portal maze

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BEFORE YOU COMPARE COMMISSION PERCENTAGES

The Math the National Programs Don’t Want You to Do

⚠️ A bigger percentage of an inflated bill still costs you the client

Some national reseller programs advertise 20–30% commissions. Ask where that money comes from. It comes from your client’s invoice — quotes that routinely run two to five times what an independent laboratory charges for the same recovery, because the referral commission, the sales department, and the marketing budget are all built into the price your client pays.

Your client eventually finds out what the recovery should have cost. And when they do, the referral doesn’t reflect on the national lab — it reflects on you, the trusted advisor who sent them there. In managed services, one burned client relationship costs more than a year of referral commissions.

Our program pays 10% of a fair, transparent price — the same pricing published openly on this website. Your client gets a firm written quote before any work begins, pays nothing beyond the diagnostic if the recovery fails, and comes back to you satisfied. That’s a referral that strengthens your client relationship instead of spending it.

WHY REFER INSTEAD OF ATTEMPTING IT IN-HOUSE

The Case You Shouldn’t Touch Is the One That Pays You

Running recovery software on a failing drive — or opening it outside a clean room — can cause further damage or complete data loss. When that happens on your bench, the liability and the client fallout are yours. Referring the physical cases out isn’t a weakness; it’s how professional shops protect themselves.

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Zero Liability Transfer

The moment a failing drive leaves your bench for our laboratory, the recovery risk — and the legal responsibility that comes with a botched attempt — leaves with it. No more explaining to a client why the software scan made things worse.

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A Real Laboratory, Not a Middleman

Your client’s drive goes directly to the certified clean-room lab doing the work — never outsourced, never re-shipped to a second company. You can even tour the lab with your client. Try asking a national program for that.

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You Talk to the Engineer

No sales department, no account managers reading scripts. You and your client communicate directly with the engineer working the case — status updates from the person with the drive on their bench.

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Paid Immediately Upon Completion

Our referral rate is 10% of every approved and completed case — up to $300 or more per referral — paid the moment the case completes. Not rolled into a monthly statement. Not net-60.

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Your Client Stays Your Client

We recover the data, return it, and send your client back to you. We don’t sell managed services, support contracts, or anything else you provide — data recovery is our only business.

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No Unethical Fee Stacking

Some programs let partners tack any markup they want onto the client’s bill. We don’t play that game — our approach is fair to you and fair to your client, and it keeps every referral clean of the business practices that create legal exposure.

GETTING STARTED TAKES ONE PHONE CALL

How the Referral Program Works

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Send Your Client Our Way

Direct your client to TriStateData.com and the authorization form on our Start a Case page — and make sure they note your name or company as the referrer in the space provided.

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Or Register the Referral Yourself

Prefer to stay in the loop? Use the contact form below to send us your information and your client’s details, and we’ll confirm you as the referrer before the case begins.

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Your Client Gets the Full Process

Diagnostic, firm quote before any work begins, and a transparent pricing guide published right on our website — so your client understands the costs of professional recovery upfront.

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We Recover the Data

Every case is worked entirely in our King of Prussia laboratory — clean-room capable, HIPAA compliant, never outsourced. Your client can drop off in person or ship with signature tracking.

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You Get Paid – Immediately

On approval and completion, your 10% referral — up to $300 or more — is paid immediately. Your client gets their data back; you get the credit and the commission.

WHO PARTNERS WITH US

Built for the Front Line of Data Loss

If failed drives land on your counter or your ticket queue, this program was designed for you.

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Managed Service Providers

When a client’s server, NAS, or RAID array fails beyond your recovery tooling, refer it to a lab with full parameter-level RAID capability — and keep the client relationship intact.
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Computer Repair Shops

Clicking drives, dropped externals, dead SSDs — the walk-ins you can’t safely open on your bench become paid referrals instead of refused customers.
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IT Consultants & Solo Techs

Give your clients a vetted, local answer for the worst day of their digital lives — with direct engineer access you can personally vouch for.
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Camera, AV & Media Shops

Corrupted SD cards, failed camera drives, and damaged flash media — recovered with micro-soldering and chip-off capability most labs don’t offer in-house.

THE PARTNER PLEDGE

Fair to You. Fair to Your Client. Every Case.

🤝 What every referral partner can count on
  • 10% of every approved and completed case, paid immediately upon completion — up to $300 or more per referral.
  • Your client is never resold, upsold, or solicited. Data recovery is our only business — we hand your client back to you when the case is done.
  • Transparent, published pricing. Your client sees the same pricing guide you do, and receives a firm written quote before any recovery work begins.
  • No recovery, no charge beyond the diagnostic. A failed recovery never turns into a surprise bill that lands on your reputation.
  • Direct engineer communication for you and your client — from drop-off to data return.
  • Fifteen years of working with select IT providers — since 2011, in the same laboratory your client can walk into.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Referral Program FAQ

Our referral rate is 10% of each approved and completed case — up to $300 or more per referral — paid immediately upon completion. Not monthly, not quarterly, not after an accounting cycle. Please note that not all cases qualify for a $300 referral; smaller cases pay 10% of their completed value.

No. Your client remains your client. We perform the recovery, return the data, and send them back to you. We don’t sell managed services, support contracts, backup solutions, or anything else that competes with what you provide — data recovery is our only business.

Either works. Local clients can drop off at our King of Prussia laboratory — and meet the engineer working their case. Out-of-area clients can ship via UPS, FedEx, or DHL with tracking and signature confirmation. Either way, make sure your name or company is noted as the referrer on the authorization form so your commission is confirmed before the case begins.

A flat diagnostic fee of $106 per drive (tax included), due when the drive arrives — and applied toward the cost of a successful recovery. After the diagnostic, your client receives a firm quote before any recovery work begins. If we can’t recover their data, they owe nothing beyond the diagnostic.
If the drive has any physical issue — clicking, slow response, bad sectors — software scans force the drive to grind against exactly the components that are failing, and can turn a recoverable case into a total loss. When that happens on your bench, the client fallout and potential liability are yours. Sending physical symptoms straight to the lab protects the data, the client relationship, and you.

Yes. While the majority of our partners are in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware, we work with IT providers nationwide via signature, tracked shipping. The same commission structure, the same direct engineer access, and the same no-outsourcing guarantee apply regardless of where the referral originates.

While we prefer working with the client directly to avoid any confusion in the process, we will accept drives that have been sent from you as long as they authorize and understand the process.  Most cases sent through 3rd parties are rejected due to cost confusion.  Make sure you send your client to the website first to review the company policies and prices before just shipping it over. You will sign the agreement form stating that you have permission to proceed on their behalf.

REGISTER A REFERRAL

Tell us who you are and who you’re sending — we’ll confirm you as the referrer before the case begins and keep you updated throughout.

Send Us Your Information and Your Referral

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🎖 Military & Veterans Discount

Tri-State Data Recovery proudly offers a permanent 20% discount on all data recovery services for active military and veterans with valid military ID. We understand your sacrifice and are honored to serve those who served us.

Data Loss Is Stressful.
Referring It Shouldn’t Be.

One phone call starts the partnership: direct engineer access, transparent client pricing, and 10% of every approved and completed case — up to $300 or more — paid immediately. See you soon.