Affiliate marketing is a great way for bloggers to earn a solid income every month.
In fact, it can be the best way (aside from creating and selling your own product or service). Especially if you already have a good following.
But finding a high-quality product that has a good price tag and a great commission rate is pretty tough.
And that is why we’re both here today…
In this post, I will show you 11 high-quality products with high paying affiliate programs, so you can start earning affiliate sales.
Let’s jump right in.
What We Looked At
- Quality of product(s)
- Products pricing
- Commission rate
- Recurring commissions
- Affiliate tools (custom links, tracking, reports, etc)
HOSTING
Below are the affiliate programs of web hosts that provide fast, reliable, and quality services.
SiteGround’s Affiliate Program
SiteGround is one of the many web hosts that offer exceptional services. They offer shared hosting, cloud hosting, reseller hosting, and dedicated servers. Also, dedicated hosting for WordPress and Joomla.
Their services are used by some of the biggest names in blogging. Including Jon Morrow, the owner of Boost Blog Traffic.
The Products/Plans:
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- StartUp – $9.95 per month
- GrowBig – $14.95 per month
- GoGeek – $29.95 per month
Note: There is always a special deal going on. So the prices are usually 30-70% off.
There are also other services, like cloud hosting, for sites that get millions of visitors every month.
The Affiliate Program
- Free to join.
- Affiliate link creator/customizer.
- Custom link tracking.
- Detailed stats and reports.
- Several text/email links and banners.
- Commission rate rises every time you generate 5 sales.
- Provides tips for success.
- Weekly payouts.
Commission Rate
$50 per sale, goes up by $25 after every 5 sales.
Recurring Commissions
Unknown, but it’s there.
WP Engine is one of the best WordPress managed hosting services in the world.
They provide their services to some of the biggest names in the internet marketing space. These names include Brian Dean and Neil Patel (last time I checked).
The Products/Plans:
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- Personal Plan – $29 per month or $290 per year
- Professional Plan – $99 per month or $990 per year
- Business Plan – $249 per month or $2490 per year
WP Engine is one of the best WordPress managed hosting service in the world.
But I’d recommend only recommending them to sites that have 25k visitors or less, OR sites that have 400k visitors or more and don’t care about paying extra.
The Affiliate Program
- Free to join.
- Everything the Shareasale affiliate network provides.
- Bonus commissions when you reach 5 sales per month.
- Put your brand on their landing/sales pages.
- Affiliates can earn up to $7500 per referral.
- 180-day cookie.
- $50 two-tier commissions.
Their affiliate program is a little harder to get into than most. They don’t just let anybody join.
So make sure you have a good amount of traffic coming in every month before applying for the WP Engine affiliate program.
Commission Rate
$200 per referral (min.)
Recurring Commissions
Unknown, but it’s there.
BlueHost is one of the most popular web hosting services today. They’ve been around for years and have 100,000’s of happy customers.
They’ve had hundreds of positive reviews. Even from some of the biggest sites like TopTenReviews, Hosting Kingdom, and WP Kube.
The Products/Plans:
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- Starter – $5.99 per month
- Plus – $10.99 per month
- Business Pro – $23.99 per month
Note: Their prices are usually on sale.
BlueHost also offers other hosting services. Such as managed WordPress hosting, cloud hosting, and more.
The Affiliate Program
- Free to join.
- Tons of banners and links.
- A free plugin exclusive to BH affiliates.
- A responsive domain name checker you can embed anywhere on your site.
- Detailed stats and reports.
- Custom link tracking.
Note: Affiliates need to submit a tax form in order to receive payments.
Commission Rate
$65 per referral.
Recurring Commissions
Currently unknown.
WordPress
Below are the affiliate programs of online shops that offer WordPress themes and/or plugins.
Thrive Themes is the creator of some of the most popular WordPress themes and plugins. This includes Thrive Leads, Thrive Content Builder and Landing Pages, the Rise theme, and the FocusBlog theme.
I’ve been using Thrive Themes for a few months now. And ever since, I’ve captured more emails than I ever have.
Now I use their themes and plugins on all my sites.
The Products/Plans:
- Thrive Themes Membership – $25/month paid quarterly – $19/month paid annually (full access to the whole suite)
- Thrive Leads – $67 single site or $97 unlimited sites or $399/year agency license
- Thrive Content Builder + Landing Pages – $67 single site or $97 unlimited sites or $399/year agency license
- Thrive Clever Widgets – $39 single site or $47 unlimited sites or $399/year agency license
- Premium Themes – $49 single site or $67 unlimited sites each
The Affiliate Program
Thrive Themes’ affiliate program is as good as it can be.
It’s got everything you need to earn affiliate commissions, including:
- Free to join.
- Affiliate links for all their landing/sales pages.
- Text and email links and banners.
- Custom link tracking.
- Detailed and daily reports.
- Training and instruction videos.
Commission Rate
50% on all products
Recurring Commissions
25% on the membership
MyThemeShop’s Affiliate Program
MyThemeShop, one of the most popular sites for themes/plugins, has an affiliate program that is one of the best I’ve ever seen. Well, the commission rate anyway.
They’ve served over 300,000 people and have had a lot of them write positive reviews. Including the guys at Blogging Spell and Blogger Tips Tricks.
The Products/Plans:
They’ve got a buttload of WordPress goodies. Altogether, they’ve got 99 themes and 19 plugins (about a quarter of them are freebies).
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- MyThemeShop Membership – $20 or $97 per month OR $147 per year (full access to the whole suite)
- Premium WordPress Themes – $50 – $70 each
- Premium WordPress Plugins – $20 – $40 each
The Affiliate Program
- Free to join.
- Affiliate link generator.
- Downloadable banners.
- Basic tracking – clicks, sales, commission earned.
- 60-day cookie.
- Two tier 10% commissions.
Commission Rate
70% on all products
Recurring Commissions
Unknown
StudioPress is owned by the guys at CopyBlogger. They are the owners of the famous Genesis Framework and themes.
Their themes are used by some of the biggest sites including Darren Rowse’s Pro Blogger.
The Products/Plans:
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- All StudioPress Themes – $500 ($1000+ off)
- Single Theme – $100 each
The Affiliate Program
The StudioPress affiliate program is part of the Shareasale network. So that means you’ll be in good hands (Shareasale is only one of the best affiliate networks in the world).
- Free to join.
- Everything the Shareasale affiliate network provides.
- 60-day cookie.
- 5% two tier commissions.
Commission Rate
50% on all products
Recurring Commissions
Yes, but the rate is unknown.
Elegant Themes is much like Thrive Themes and MyThemeShop.
They offer the same 3 products. Which are WordPress themes, plugins, and a membership where they offer everything at a discount price?
But they don’t sell any of their plugins or themes separately. Which is a little odd, but it’s really a win-win for both the customer and the company…
The customer gets everything they paid for and the company gets a long-term customer.
They’ve got a lot of positive reviews, including pro blogs like Bloggers Ideas and A Blog on Blogging.
The Products/Plans:
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- Personal Membership – $69 per year – access to all their themes (only)
- Developer Membership – $89 per year – access to all their themes and plugins
- Lifetime Membership – $249 one-time fee
The Affiliate Program
- Free to join.
- Affiliate links for all their landing/sales pages.
- Affiliate link creator.
- Text and email links and banners.
- Detailed stats and reports.
Commission Rate
50% per sale.
Recurring Commissions
50% per renewal.
TRAINING
Below are the affiliate programs of high-quality internet marketing training sites.
Wealthy Affiliate is an interactive membership site that is made up of thousands of internet marketers of all levels.
They offer affiliate marketing training, an advanced website builder, state of the art web hosting, a basic keyword research tool, an advanced forum and content creator, and more…all at one low price.
The Products/Plans:
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- Wealthy Affiliate Membership – $47 per month, $359 per year
The Affiliate Program
- Affiliate links for all their landing/sales pages.
- Custom affiliate link creator and tracking.
- Several affiliate links and banners.
- Detailed stats and reports.
- Automated messaging (to your referrals).
Commission Rate
50% on all memberships
Recurring Commissions
50% on all memberships
Affilorama’s Affiliate Program
The Products/Plans:
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- Affilorama’s Premium Membership – $67 per month
- AffiloBlueprint – $197
- AffiloTheme – $97
Note: There are 2 other products called AffiloTools (currently in BETA) and AffiloJetpack (a limited time product that’s currently on version 2.0).
The Affiliate Program
- Free to join.
- Affiliate links for all their landing/sales pages.
- Custom link creator and tracking.
- Detailed stats and reports.
- A Clickbank product.
Commission Rate
50% on all products.
Recurring Commissions
Currently unknown.
TOOLS
Below are the affiliate programs of popular tools used by thousands of bloggers and marketers.
SEM Rush’s Affiliate Program
I’m sure you’ve heard of the great SEMRush, arguably the best competition research tools around.
It has positive reviews by some of today’s greatest marketers. Including Robbie Richards, Pauline Cabrera, and Ana Hoffman
The Products/Plans:
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- Pro Plan – $69.95 per month, $699.40 per year
- Guru Plan – $149.95 per month, $1499.40 per year
- Business Plan – $549.95 per month, $5499.40 per year
The Affiliate Program
- Free to join.
- Ability to add your affiliate ID to any of their URL’s.
- Several flash/static banners and text links.
- Advanced tracking.
- Detailed stats and reports.
Commission Rate
40% on all plans
Recurring Commissions
40% on all plans
Long Tail Pro’s Affiliate Program
It’s used for keyword research by 70,000+ bloggers and marketers.
That’s pretty good, eh?
Matthew Woodward and Tung Tran think it is, too.
The Products/Plans:
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- Long Tail Pro – $97 one-time payment
- Long Tail Platinum – $297 one-time payment
The Affiliate Program
- Free to join.
- It’s a Clickbank product (which is good).
- Several animated and static banners.
- Advanced tracking.
- Detailed stats and reports.
Commission Rate
50% on all plans
Recurring Commissions
Unavailable
Conclusion
Affiliate marketing is a great way to earn money with your blog. Especially if you already have an audience.
And with the products and affiliate programs I showed you above, you can promote and cash in without feeling bad about it because of their quality products.
And if you have any questions, leave it in the comments below.
