Affiliate
Thirteen that fit how creators publish: YouTube affiliate programs, social media affiliate programs and the software your audience already uses, with the commission, the window and the payout terms of each.
A creator has one advantage no affiliate site has: people believe you. So the right program is not the one with the biggest number, it is the one you would recommend anyway — the recommendation is the asset and you spend it once.
It also means the cookie window matters more to you than to a blogger. Your audience watches on Tuesday and buys on Sunday. A 24-hour window loses that sale; a 90-day one keeps it.
The list runs from software to fashion, because creator covers both a developer with a newsletter and someone filming outfits. The commission and window on each card tell you quickly which half you are in.
Affiliate programs for influencers and affiliate programs for blogs reward opposite things. A blog earns on search intent: the reader arrives already deciding, and a short cookie window barely matters. A creator earns on trust with a delay — someone watches on Tuesday, thinks about it, and buys on Sunday. That gap is where most creator commissions quietly die.
So the number to read first here is not the rate, it is the window. The other thing worth knowing is that social media affiliate programs and content creator affiliate programs cover two different audiences: software your viewers use to make things, and products they buy because you showed them.
Scheduling, DM and comment automation, and a shared inbox across 14 networks.
This one is ours.
Ours, and the reason this page exists. 30% of every payment with no end date and no cap: while your referral keeps paying, you keep getting paid. No minimum audience, free to join, and a 90-day window so an old post still counts.
Open the programBrand partnerships and affiliate links inside Shopify.
Not a program but a marketplace of them: brands post offers, you apply, and the links live in one dashboard. The obvious first stop if you review physical products.
Open the programTag products directly in videos and Shorts.
Requires meeting YouTube eligibility rules.
The rate is set by each brand, but the placement beats everything else: the product sits in the video instead of in a description nobody scrolls to. Eligibility depends on your channel.
Open the programCommission on almost anything sold on Amazon.
24-hour window.
Still the easiest way to monetise a "what I use" video, because the audience is already logged in. The 24-hour window is the price you pay for that.
Open the programEmail and audience platform built for creators.
Made for creators marketing to other creators, which makes it one of the easiest recommendations here to place honestly. Half of every payment for the first year.
Open the programSell courses, coaching and digital products.
If your audience is thinking about selling what they know, this is the natural next tool. Recurring for up to a year, and you can be paid daily.
Open the programSubscription library of creative classes.
Capped at $34 per referral.
Converts well with creative audiences because the free trial removes the decision. The cap keeps it modest, but the sign-up rate is high.
Open the programPhotoshop, Premiere and the rest of Creative Cloud.
The tools half your audience already opens every day, which makes the recommendation effortless. 85% of one month, or 8.33% of an annual plan.
Open the programMarketplace for freelance services across 300+ categories.
Fits the "I outsourced my editing" story perfectly, and you can choose between a bounty and a revenue share. Very broad, very placeable.
Open the programKeyword research, rank tracking and the rest of the SEO stack.
Pays for free trials as well as sales, which suits creators whose audience researches for weeks. A four-month window covers that gap.
Open the programWriting assistant and grammar checker.
Pays cents on a free sign-up and $20 on an upgrade, so a casual mention still earns. Almost any audience that writes anything can use it.
Open the programLuxury fashion retailer.
Low rate, high basket.
A low percentage of a very high basket, which is the trade fashion creators make. Works only if your audience buys at that price point.
Open the programFootwear and athletic apparel.
2% base rate.
The lowest rate here, listed because sportswear converts on volume and the brand does the persuading for you. Rates rise for high performers.
Open the programCommission and cookie as published by each program. Every link goes to the program page.
| # | Tool | What it does | Commission | Cookie | Program page |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ignix | Scheduling, DM and comment automation, and a shared inbox across 14 networks. | 30%, for life | 90 days | ignix.social/affiliates |
| 2 | Shopify Collabs | Brand partnerships and affiliate links inside Shopify. | Varies by brand | Varies by brand | shopify.com/collabs |
| 3 | YouTube Shopping | Tag products directly in videos and Shorts. | Around 15% on average | Depends on the brand | youtube.com/creators/partner-program/shopping |
| 4 | Amazon Associates | Commission on almost anything sold on Amazon. | 1–10% by category | 24 hours | affiliate-program.amazon.com |
| 5 | Kit | Email and audience platform built for creators. | 50%, 12 months | 90 days | kit.com/affiliates |
| 6 | Teachable | Sell courses, coaching and digital products. | Up to 30%, recurring | 30 days | teachable.com/affiliates |
| 7 | Skillshare | Subscription library of creative classes. | 20%, up to $34 | 30 days | skillshare.com/affiliates |
| 8 | Adobe | Photoshop, Premiere and the rest of Creative Cloud. | 85% of the first month | 30 days | adobe.com/affiliates.html |
| 9 | Fiverr | Marketplace for freelance services across 300+ categories. | 25–100% of the first order | 30 days | affiliates.fiverr.com |
| 10 | Semrush | Keyword research, rank tracking and the rest of the SEO stack. | $100–300 per sale, $10 per trial | 120 days | semrush.com/lp/affiliate-program/en |
| 11 | Grammarly | Writing assistant and grammar checker. | $20 per Premium upgrade | 90 days | grammarly.com/affiliates |
| 12 | NET-A-PORTER | Luxury fashion retailer. | Up to 6% by category | Varies | net-a-porter.com |
| 13 | New Balance | Footwear and athletic apparel. | 2% base, more for top affiliates | 30 days | newbalance.com/affiliate-program.html |
One more program
Most programs here pay you once, or for a year. Ours pays 30% of every payment with no end date and no cap — the referral you make in a video this month is still paying you when that video is two years old.
And it is a tool your audience already needs: scheduling, DM and comment automation, and one inbox across 14 networks. Every creator you know is doing that badly, by hand, at midnight.
30% for life
Every payment, no 12-month cut-off, no cap.
90-day window
First click wins, so an old post still counts.
No minimum audience
Free to join, no follower threshold.
Wide product
Scheduling, automation and inbox in one tool.
Plans run from $19 to $79 a month. A hundred referrals on the $39 plan is about $780 a month, and it does not stop after the first year.
30% of every payment, for as long as they stay
Free to join. No minimum audience. 90-day attribution window, first click wins.