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Verified Sep 2026

Email marketing platform for creators (formerly ConvertKit); affiliates earn 50% for 12 months, plus 10-20% recurring afterwards at higher tiers.

Email Marketing Recurring (12 mo) Worldwide except OFAC-sanctioned countries PartnerStack
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Applications reviewed manually.

Commission
50% +
50% for 12 months, then 10-20%
Cookie
90d
90 days
Est. EPC
$3.10
Affilobase estimate
Payout model
Recurring
Recurring · 12 months (indefinite 10-20% from Bronze tier)
Network
PartnerStack
Min. payout Not disclosed
Converts on
Subscription
Intermediate level

Program terms

All tiers earn 50% of payments in each referred customer's first 12 months. After 12 months, Bronze (10+ paid referrals) earns 10% recurring, Silver (50+) 15% and Gold (100+) 20%, indefinitely; the Base tier earns no commission after 12 months.

Commission rate 50% for 12 months, then 10-20%
Cookie duration 90 days
Commission model Recurring · 12 months (indefinite 10-20% from Bronze tier)
Conversion trigger Subscription
Platform / network PartnerStack
Tier structure Base (0), Bronze (10+), Silver (50+), Gold (100+) paid referrals per year
Minimum payout Not disclosed
Payment methods PayPal, Other PartnerStack-supported methods
Payout schedule Fees take 30-75 days to process; approved by the 7th and withdrawable from the 8th of each month
Refund / lock period No fee on refunded or returned transactions; negative balances deducted from future fees
Approval Manual
Countries accepted Worldwide except OFAC-sanctioned countries
Brand bidding Forbidden
Paid ads Restricted
Coupon / cashback sites Restricted
Currency Not disclosed
Program status Active
Last verified Sep 2026 · official program terms
What partners get
  • Affiliate Promotion Hub
Program rules
  • No bidding on 'ConvertKit', 'Kit', 'kit.com' or variations; violation forfeits the prior 30 days of fees
  • No discounts, coupons, free trials or promo codes without written authorization
  • Referrals from paid methods such as PPC ads do not count toward tier status
  • Recurring commission after 12 months requires at least Bronze status
  • No self-referrals, cookie stuffing, cloaking, spam or data scraping

Checked in September 2026 against kit.com, market.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 Email Marketing Subscription 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
✔ Blog and Email content aimed at email marketing buyers
✔ Audiences that stay subscribed — the commission keeps paying
✔ Traffic from Worldwide except OFAC-sanctioned countries
Why promote this
▸ 50% for 12 months, then 10-20% on recurring (12 mo), 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 Email Marketing 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 Kit

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

93% overall fit
🥇 Blog 96%
🥈 Email 96%
🥉 SEO 86%
Comparison 86%
YouTube 77%
Communities 67%
Google Ads 58%
Meta Ads 48%
Short-form 38%
Instagram 38%
TikTok 29%
Allowed traffic
SEO / organic content Allowed
Email marketing Allowed
YouTube walkthroughs Allowed
Google Ads Restricted
Meta Ads Restricted
Brand bidding Forbidden
Coupon / cashback Restricted
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Strengths and watch-outs

What works well
✔ Recurring commission keeps paying after the first sale
✔ Commission of 50% for 12 months, then 10-20% on recurring (12 mo)
✔ 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
Fees take 30-75 days to process; approved by the 7th and withdrawable from the 8th of each month
Methods
PayPal, Other PartnerStack-supported methods
Minimum
Not disclosed
Lock period
No fee on refunded or returned transactions; negative balances deducted from future fees
What does Kit pay affiliates?

All tiers earn 50% of payments in each referred customer's first 12 months. After 12 months, Bronze (10+ paid referrals) earns 10% recurring, Silver (50+) 15% and Gold (100+) 20%, indefinitely; the Base tier earns no commission after 12 months.

How long is the cookie?

90 days.

Which platform runs the program?

PartnerStack.

When and how are commissions paid?

Fees take 30-75 days to process; approved by the 7th and withdrawable from the 8th of each month. Methods: PayPal, Other PartnerStack-supported methods.

Who can join?

Applications reviewed manually. Countries: Worldwide except OFAC-sanctioned countries.

Are paid ads, brand bidding or coupon sites allowed?

Brand bidding is forbidden; paid ads are restricted; coupon and cashback sites are restricted.

Earnings calculator

Estimate what Kit 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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