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Verified Sep 2026

Portfolio website builder for photographers and visual artists; affiliates earn 50% of every recurring payment in a customer's first year.

Design & Creative Recurring (12 mo) Worldwide PartnerStack
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Applications reviewed manually.

Commission
50% +
50% recurring for 12 months
Cookie
90d
90 days
Est. EPC
$2.75
Affilobase estimate
Payout model
Recurring
Recurring · 12 months
Network
PartnerStack
Min. payout Not disclosed
Converts on
Sale
Intermediate level

Program terms

50% of every recurring payment for the first year of a referred customer. PartnerStack offer: 50% commission on new subscriptions. Additional incentives for successful affiliates.

Commission rate 50% recurring for 12 months
Cookie duration 90 days
Commission model Recurring · 12 months
Conversion trigger Sale
Platform / network PartnerStack
Tier structure No tiers published
Minimum payout Not disclosed
Payment methods PayPal, Stripe
Payout schedule Monthly; paid the month after commission is earned (around the 16th)
Refund / lock period Not disclosed
Approval Manual
Countries accepted Worldwide
Brand bidding Not disclosed
Paid ads Not disclosed
Coupon / cashback sites Not disclosed
Currency Not disclosed
Program status Active
Last verified Sep 2026 · official program terms
What partners get
  • Pre-written promotional content
  • Managed program with affiliate support
  • Extra incentives for top affiliates

Checked in September 2026 against format.com, format.partnerstack.com. Terms change: confirm on the official page before you promote.

Affilobase Score
75/100

Strong — solid anchor program for the right channel

Medium traffic needed Design & Creative Sale Intermediate affiliates
How the score is built
Earning potential 25% 95/100
Conversion potential 15% 76/100
Recurring value 15% 84/100
Cookie duration 10% 30/100
Brand demand 10% 66/100
Promotion flexibility 10% 68/100
Affiliate friendliness 10% 72/100
Data confidence 5% 78/100
Best for
✔ Instagram and TikTok content aimed at design & creative buyers
✔ Audiences that stay subscribed — the commission keeps paying
✔ Any market — the program accepts worldwide traffic
Why promote this
▸ 50% recurring for 12 months, tracked through PartnerStack.
▸ Recurring revenue compounds: each retained referral keeps earning after the first month.
▸ A 90 days window gives evergreen content time to convert long after publication.
Avoid if
✖ Your audience does not sit in the Design & Creative space
✖ You need instant approval and payouts under Not disclosed
✖ You have no owned audience to promote to
Main drawback

Earnings depend on retention — if referred customers churn early, the recurring tail disappears.

How to promote Format

Channel fit scored by our editors — allowed is not the same as recommended.

90% overall fit
🥇 Instagram 96%
🥈 TikTok 86%
🥉 Short-form 86%
YouTube 77%
Meta Ads 77%
SEO 67%
Blog 67%
Email 58%
Comparison 58%
Communities 58%
Google Ads 48%
Allowed traffic
SEO / organic content Allowed
Email marketing Allowed
YouTube walkthroughs Allowed
Google Ads Not disclosed
Meta Ads Not disclosed
Brand bidding Not disclosed
Coupon / cashback Not disclosed
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Strengths and watch-outs

What works well
✔ Recurring commission keeps paying after the first sale
✔ Commission of 50% recurring for 12 months
✔ Long 90 days attribution window
✔ Runs on PartnerStack — reliable tracking and payouts
Watch out for
✖ Approval and tracking depend on PartnerStack
✖ Recurring revenue only builds with retained customers
✖ Terms can change; re-check the public program page before scaling
✖ Category is competitive in search — differentiated content is required

Payouts and tracking

Schedule
Monthly; paid the month after commission is earned (around the 16th)
Methods
PayPal, Stripe
Minimum
Not disclosed
Lock period
Not disclosed
What does Format pay affiliates?

50% of every recurring payment for the first year of a referred customer. PartnerStack offer: 50% commission on new subscriptions. Additional incentives for successful affiliates.

How long is the cookie?

90 days.

Which platform runs the program?

PartnerStack.

When and how are commissions paid?

Monthly; paid the month after commission is earned (around the 16th). Methods: PayPal, Stripe.

Who can join?

Applications reviewed manually. Countries: Worldwide.

Are paid ads, brand bidding or coupon sites allowed?

The program does not publish its rules on paid ads, brand bidding or coupon sites.

Earnings calculator

Estimate what Format could pay on your own traffic.

Monthly visitors 10,000
500200k
Click-through to program 8%
1%30%
Click-to-conversion rate 2.8%
0.2%15%
Commission per referral, per month program avg $45 / mo
$
Average months a referral stays 12
1 month36 months
Avg. monthly in year one 22 conversions / mo
$6,552
Clicks sent to program 800
Value per referral (12 mo) $540
Lifetime value of one month's referrals $12,096
Estimated year one $78,624

Estimates only — actual earnings depend on approval, traffic quality, refunds and the program's current rates.

Break-even view

At 22 conversions a month you add about $1,008 of new recurring commission every month. With 12 months of average retention each referral is worth $540, and the run rate settles near $12,096 per month.

Half your traffic $3,276 / mo
Current estimate $6,552 / mo
Double conversion rate $13,104 / mo
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