You’ve Just Earned a $1 Commission!
Hey everyone,
Big changes are here, and they’re designed to help you earn more, faster. Starting today, you’ll earn $1 for every single referral who joins Wealthy Affiliate as a Starter member, whether they upgrade or not or whether or not they set-up their profile and description.
This means that every time someone signs up through your link, you get paid. It’s that simple.
Who Can Earn These $1 Commissions?
Only Premium level members can take advantage of these $1 referral commissions. If you’re not yet a Premium member, you won’t be able to earn from these Starter sign-ups. This is just one of the many exclusive benefits available to members who have levelled up and are actively promoting Wealthy Affiliate.
How It Used to Work.
Previously, you could only earn a $1 commission when your referral:
- Added a profile description.
- Uploaded a profile image.
- Set their goals within Wealthy Affiliate.
While this was a great way to encourage engagement, we wanted to make it even easier for affiliates to start earning immediately.
Now, you’ll earn $1 as soon as someone signs up as a Starter member, no extra steps required.
How It Works Now.
Here’s how simple it is to start earning these commissions:
1. Share Your Affiliate Link
Go to your Affiliate Dashboard and grab your unique referral link.
2. Promote Wealthy Affiliate
Use your website, social media, user generated content sites, email campaigns, or paid ads to invite people to join Wealthy Affiliate as a Starter member.
3. Earn $1 for Every Starter Referral
Each time someone signs up through your link, you’ll receive $1, as long as you maintain at least a 5% conversion rate (meaning 5 out of every 100 referrals upgrade to Premium).
- This threshold ensures that affiliates are bringing in quality traffic.
- Wealthy Affiliate’s average conversion rate is nearly 10%, so achieving the 5% requirement is very realistic.
4. Full Commissions on ALL Upgrades.
In addition to the $1 commissions, you’ll over course continue to earn full affiliate commissions, for the lifetime of your referral. Currently we are converting the best we ever have, with our value per sale being the highest it has ever been.
Also, with 1 in 5 member upgrading to yearly right away, the affiliate program has never had more immediate and significant returns on your marketing efforts.
Need a Fresh Start? Use the Reset Option.
If you’ve had lower-quality traffic in the past that hasn’t converted well, you might find yourself below the 5% conversion requirement.
Wealthy Affiliate offers a Reset option within your stats area that allows you to start fresh.
- If you’ve experimented with different traffic sources that didn’t convert well, this reset can help you clean your stats and refocus on high-quality traffic sources.
- This ensures that you have the best possible chance to maintain the 5% conversion rate and continue earning $1 commissions for every new Starter referral.
Why This is a Game-Changer...
- Earn From Every Referral – Even if a referral never upgrades, you still get rewarded.
- Subsidize Your Ad Costs – These $1 commissions can help offset your marketing expenses.
- Unlimited Potential – There’s no cap on earnings. The more you refer, the more you make.
- High Conversion Rates – With an average 10% conversion rate, the 5% requirement is more than achievable for all affiliates.
Get Started Today!
If you’re ready to start earning $1 commissions for every referral, here’s what to do next:
- Log in to your Wealthy Affiliate account and visit your Affiliate Dashboard.
- Grab your referral link.
- Start promoting Wealthy Affiliate and watch your commissions add up.
These changes make it easier than ever to start earning immediately as an affiliate. Whether you’re just starting or looking to scale, this is a huge opportunity to grow your income.
If you need help getting started, have any questions or any feedback about the $1 commissions, drop them in the comments below. Lots of other affiliate side updates to come in the months ahead, including an entirely new affiliate environment.
It is an exciting time to be a member (and an affiliate) of Wealthy Affiliate!
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WOW!!! If only this was retroactive, I'd be on a private beach right now from all those starter members I got when I was actively promoting WA back in 2015-2017. LOL
This earning opportunity is definitely a great motivation to get back to promoting WA again. Thanks Kyle for keeping things interesting here at WA. It's a great perk!
Haha, you may own your own island by now. It was a different program back then, than it is now. WA is moving in a direction where it is far more lucrative than ever, and our product/service is the best it has been yours.
Now let's get you that private beach in 2025!
This is great Kyle! I've been in WA a long time. I've earned $417 in credits that I've never been able to cash out because I'm not at the 5%. If I do the reset, will I lose that $417 in credits?
I can see I'm currently at 3.39% Debra
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Thanks Kyle this is an awesome development in Wealthy Affiliate and for sure quality traffic is key in this business. So say if I get around 300 sign ups this month of February , is there a Window period before I get paid the $1 sign up commissions while we wait to see how the premium conversations go about to reach the 5 percentage threshold
You would be able to cash those out (as a Premium Plus+ member of course), and you are paid on the 1st of every month. You have to make 3 sales, and maintain a 5% threshold before your credits are activated. This will naturally happen as you promote WA. ;)