21 Best SEO Affiliate Programs
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If you have a website in the SEO or digital marketing niche, you can look into becoming a part of an SEO affiliate program. Most SEO tools offer them, so you can either choose the ones you yourself use, or go for the ones with the highest commissions.
Here is our list of the 21 best SEO affiliate programs:
Link Whisper
It’s only natural that we mention our own affiliate program first, isn’t it?
The Link Whisper affiliate program offers a 30% commission, both for initial payments and any recurring annual subscriptions. Our cookie lasts for 30 days.
You’ll be able to track all of your affiliate earnings, including pending and paid commissions, from one dashboard. You can send traffic either to our default sales page, or to any other page on Link Whisper you choose, with a custom code.
Note that you shouldn’t use any discount codes you’ve found online, as they are probably tied to another affiliate account. Get in touch with us to get your own!
Rank Logic
Rank Logic is a keyword tracker that syncs with your Search Console and automatically tracks your keywords. You can keep an eye on keyword positions, ranking changes, clicks and impressions from one simple dashboard.
The Rank Logic affiliate program comes with a 30-day cookie, so your website visitors will have plenty of time to mull over whether or not they want to give it a whirl.
Commissions are 30% for both initial payments and annual subscriptions, so it’s a great way to keep earning year on year.
SEMRush
SEMRush is an all-in-one SEO tool that can help you with all aspects of digital marketing. From keyword research and competitor analysis to website audits, you won’t need to use another solution.
The SEMRush affiliate program pays for both leads and customers. You will earn $200 for every new subscription, $10 for every new lead, and even $0.01 for every new free trial signup.
They also have a very generous cookie length of 120 days, so it’s definitely worth checking them out.
Hubspot
Hubspot is a CRM platform that can be integrated with practically every data source you can imagine. It’s a one-stop platform that can be used to handle all aspects of marketing, sales, customer service and content management.
The Hubspot affiliate program comes with a 30% recurring commission for up to one year. They also have three affiliate tiers, so you can earn even more after you hit 100 and 200 signups per month.
You can withdraw your payments by direct deposit or PayPal, after you hit a balance of $10.
Their cookie lasts for 180 days, which is quite generous.
SEO PowerSuite
SEO PowerSuite is another SEO powerhouse that lets you track rankings, do keyword research, monitor backlinks and run technical SEO audits (among other things).
The SEO PowerSuite affiliate program gives you 33% commission from every purchase your affiliates make. That includes renewals. The average commission is $133 per sale, while you can earn as much as $165 per sale.
Their cookie lasts for 120 days, so you have a very fair window to close those commissions.
They also provide great support for their affiliates, and reliable reporting and tracking.
AIOSEO
AIOSEO is a WordPress plugin and toolkit. You can use it to run SEO audits and on-page analysis, as well as to track keyword rankings and create better sitemaps.
The AIOSEO affiliate program pays a 20% commission for every sale you generate. Depending on what the customer buys, that means you can earn anywhere from $9.90 to $59.90.
Payments are processed around the beginning of each month, but they are first held for 30 days in case the customer demands a refund.
They don’t tell you how long their cookie lasts.
BuzzSumo
BuzzSumo is a content research app. It helps you discover the latest online trends and cover a topic in depth. You can also use it to find journalists and influencers to outreach.
The BuzzSumo affiliate program is a bit vague. They don’t tell you how and when they pay you or how long their cookie lasts. They do however tell you that you can earn up to 30% commission promoting their solution.
Since they are a popular tool and quite unique, it can be worth your while to partner up with them.
RankMath
RankMath is a WordPress SEO plugin. It lets you optimize your content directly from WordPress, saving you plenty of time. You can also use it to track keywords, do an SEO analysis and optimize your Schema.
The RankMath affiliate program pays commissions for both leads and customers. You will earn $0.20 for every free account signup, and between $17 and $149 for premium plan purchases.
They don’t tell you how long their cookie lasts, and they have a 30-day refund policy, so that’s how long you’ll have to wait to get paid. You will also need to accumulate $200 to withdraw a payment every time.
Frase
Frase is an AI writing tool. It also lets you do research to discover how better to optimize your content. You can also use it to create content outlines for human writers.
The Frase affiliate program pays a 30% commission to their Standard Affiliates, and you also get a $50 bonus when you refer your 100th customer. You can also qualify to become a Premium Affiliate, if you recommend 40 active customers. You’ll then be getting a 40% commission.
Payments are made monthly. You will have to wait 30 days after a purchase is made to get your commission though. They are made via PayPal when you exceed $100.
Their cookie lasts for 60 days.
SERanking
SERanking is an SEO platform that comes with a keyword rank tracker, an on-page SEO checker, a website audit feature and a backlink checker, among other things. It’s a scalable solution and can be used by both large companies and individuals.
The SERanking affiliate program pays a 30% commission for each sale on a lifetime basis. Payouts are twice a month, after you hit $50. They are made through PayPal.
The SERanking cookie lasts for 120 days.
Serpstat
Serpstat is another more-in-one SEO platform. You can use it to do keyword research, cluster your keywords, generate content with the help of AI and audit your website.
The Serpstat affiliate program is tiered. You’ll get a 10% commission for your first 5 referrals. Your next 15 referrals will earn a 20% commission, and a 30% commission awaits after your 21st referral. Note that you can also regress a tier if you’ve not referred a sale in 365 days.
Their minimum withdrawal amount is $50, and payment processing takes up to 30 days. Payments are made via PayPal. You can also use your account to pay for Serpstat, in which case every dollar will be worth $1.50.
Their cookie lasts for 15 days.
Mangools
Mangools have a set of SEO tools, including a keyword research tool, a SERP analyzer, a rank tracker and a backlinks analyzer.
The Mangools affiliate program gives you a 30% lifetime commission, which includes both monthly and annual payment plans. Their average monthly payout is $487, so you can expect a decent passive income by promoting their toolset.
The minimum payment threshold is $150, and payments are made via PayPal. Their cookie lasts for 30 days.
Rank Watch
Rank Watch is a rank tracker that also lets you do competitor analysis and site audits. You can also use it for backlink analysis and keyword research.
The Rank Watch affiliate program pays a 15% commission. You will get paid every 2 months, as long as at least two people have used your affiliate link. They send payments via PayPal.
They haven’t specified how long their cookie lasts.
URL Profiler
URL Profiler can help you quickly compile large amounts of data. It will gather link, domain and social data for you. You can use it to bulk download link metrics, scrape for emails, find social media links and more.
The URL Profiler affiliate program offers a 25% commission on every sale, for the entire lifetime of a customer. The payouts are monthly, and the minimum payment threshold is $15. Payments are made at the start of each month.
Their cookie is apparently unlimited.
SpyFU
SpyFU is another SEO suite. You can use it to analyze PPC data, historic data, and do competitive analysis, among other things.
The SpyFU affiliate program offers 40% in monthly recurring commissions, during the entire lifetime of a customer. Payments are made twice a month, either via PayPal or wire transfer.
SpyFU has a 4% churn rate, so you can expect real value from their recurring commissions. They also have a 2.5% conversion rate, so your referrals won’t go to waste.
Their cookie lasts for 365 days.
SiteChecker
SiteChecker is an audit tool you can use to crawl your website, monitor its SEO performance, track its rankings and backlinks, and audit its on-page optimization.
The SiteChecker affiliate program provides a 30% commission for every new user, as well as a $10 commission for every coupon used.
Payments are made monthly, and can be done via PayPal, Payoneer or wire transfer. The minimum payment threshold is $100.
Their cookie lasts for 30 days.
AccuRanker
AccuRanker is a rank tracker that you can use to both stay on top of your own rankings, and analyze your competitor’s keywords. You can also use it to do keyword research.
The AccuRanker affiliate program gives you $220 for every paid purchase, as well as $12 for every free trial signup. They don’t specify how often or how you will get paid.
They do however tell you that their cookie lasts for 120 days.
Pro Rank Tracker
Pro Rank Tracker is a ranking tracker that makes tracking, analyzing and reporting on SERP rankings easier and less time-consuming. It’s built for both SEO agencies and individuals who want to track their website’s rankings.
The Pro Rank Tracker affiliate program lets you earn $60 for every “Starter” plan subscription, and $120 for every “Pro” or “Agency” plan subscription. Approved commissions are paid 20 days after the end of the month they were locked in. The minimum payment threshold is $50.
Their cookie lasts for 120 days for first signups, and 400 days for upgrades from a free to a paid plan.
Hunter
Hunter is an email outreach platform. It can help you find the email address of practically anyone, and you can also use it to send cold emails.
The Hunter affiliate program gives you a 30% commission within the first year of a customer’s subscription. Commissions are paid out 45 days after the customer has paid for it. The minimum payment threshold is $100.
They don’t state how long their cookie lasts.
Rank Ranger
Rank Ranger is a ranking tracker that you can use for both organic and paid search. It also lets you analyze competitor’s websites and do keyword research.
The Rank Ranger affiliate program offers a 20% recurring commission for the lifetime of a customer’s monthly payments. There is no minimum payment threshold, and payments are made via PayPal.
Their cookie lasts for 60 days.
Dash This
Dash This is a reporting dashboard. It is used by SEO agencies and freelancers to create reports for their clients. It allows you to integrate numerous data sources, and create easy-to-understand, custom reports.
The Dash This affiliate program comes with a 20% recurring monthly commission, for the duration of a customer’s lifetime. Payments are processed every month, on the 15th. The minimum payment threshold is $150.
Their cookie lasts for 90 days.
Wrapping Up
Which of these SEO tools do you use? Are you already affiliated with any of them? If not, which one would you like to partner up with?