Rank Math Affiliate Program
ActiveWordPress SEO plugin paying 30% on a referred customer's purchases, upgrades included, for 60 days after attribution.
Quick answer
Yes. Rank Math pays 30% on a referred customer's purchases, upgrades included, for 60 days after they are attributed to you, using last-click attribution and a 60-day cookie. Payouts start once your balance reaches $200 and each sale has cleared the 30-day refund window.
At a glance
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- Commission
- 30%
- Recurring
- Recurring
- Cookie window
- 60 days
- Minimum payout
- $200
- Network
- Not publicly disclosed
About Rank Math
Rank Math sells a WordPress SEO plugin and its paid PRO plans. The affiliate program is run in-house and documented on a public terms page. It pays 30% on all sales, upgrades included, but only inside a fixed window. Attribution is last-click with a 60-day cookie, and once a customer is attributed to you, you earn on everything they buy within 60 days. A renewal or upgrade after that window does not pay, so this is not a lifetime or long-term recurring program. Commission becomes payable once a purchase is past Rank Math's 30-day refund period. Rank Math then pays within 30 days, provided your balance has reached $200. Refunded sales earn nothing.
Listed in: Best recurring affiliate programs for SaaS
Commission details
30% commission on all sales, including upgrades
- Commission type
- Percentage
- Recurring
- Yes — duration not publicly disclosed
- Commission currency
- USD
Payouts and tracking
- Payout frequency
- Paid within 30 days after the 30-day refund window, once the balance reaches $200
- Payment methods
- Not publicly disclosed
- Payout currency
- USD
Attribution window. Rank Math's affiliate terms state a 60-day, last-click cookie: the last affiliate link clicked gets the referral. The same 60 days also limits commission, which covers only purchases made within 60 days of attribution.
Promotional rules
What Rank Math allows and forbids before you promote it.
- Pay-per-click marketing is prohibited, directly or through a landing page, even though the FAQ mentions paid marketing with prior approval.
- Paid ads on Rank Math's trademark or brand name, including search, social and retargeting ads, lead to account deactivation.
- Rank Math may not be promoted on coupon websites.
- Purchases through your own link earn no commission.
- Spam in any form (links, ads, email or comments) is banned, and Rank Math decides what counts as spam.
- Refunded sales, and referrals generated in breach of the promotional policies, are not paid.
Requirements
Rank Math reviews and moderates every affiliate registration, and the terms warn that review can take some time. If Rank Math asks about your application and hears nothing back within 7 days, the application may be rejected. Rejected applicants can reapply with more detail. You do not need to be a Rank Math user or own a website to join.
- A registration that passes Rank Math's review
- A reply within 7 days to any question Rank Math sends about your application
- Clear, frequent and conspicuous disclosure of the affiliate relationship
Who this is best for
Good fit
- WordPress site builders who buy Rank Math PRO for clients, which the FAQ explicitly allows
- Tutorial and review publishers whose readers buy within the 60-day window after clicking
Poor fit
- Affiliates looking for recurring income: renewals after the 60-day attribution window earn nothing
- Small sites that may take months to accumulate the $200 payout threshold
- Coupon sites and PPC affiliates, both prohibited in the terms
Pros and limitations
Pros
- Upgrades bought within 60 days of attribution earn the same 30% as the first purchase
- Commission rules, the 60-day last-click cookie and the $200 threshold are all on a public terms page
- No website needed: email marketing and guest blogging qualify for an application
Limitations
- Earnings from a customer stop 60 days after attribution, so annual renewals are not commissionable
- Nothing is paid until the balance reaches $200
- A sale waits out the 30-day refund window, then up to 30 more days for payment
- Only WordPress sites can use the plugin, which limits the audience
How to join
- 1Read Rank Math's affiliate terms and FAQ
- 2Register on the Rank Math affiliate page
- 3Answer any follow-up questions within 7 days, then use your link from the affiliate dashboard
Estimate earnings from this program
Rank Math vs the SEO median
| Term | Rank Math | Category median | Programs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cookie window | 60 days | 105 days | 4 |
Medians across published SEO programs that disclose each term. Undisclosed terms are left out, not counted as zero.
Program change history
Recorded changes to this program's terms. Older values are kept so you can see the direction of travel.
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Editor's notes
Until 27 September this record listed Rank Math's commission as lifetime recurring; the terms, last updated 22 August 2023, limit it to purchases within 60 days of attribution, so an annual renewal never pays. Rank Math's affiliate FAQ mentions paid marketing “after taking prior approval”, but the terms prohibit pay-per-click and the same FAQ rules out PPC directly or through a landing page, so this record treats PPC as banned.
Sources and verification
Frequently asked questions
Is the Rank Math affiliate commission recurring?
Only within a 60-day window. Once a customer is attributed to you, you earn 30% on all their purchases, upgrades included, made within 60 days; later renewals are not covered.
What is Rank Math's affiliate payout threshold?
$200. Purchases older than 30 days and not refunded are included in each payout, and Rank Math pays within 30 days after the refund period.
Can I use PPC ads to promote Rank Math?
No. The terms prohibit pay-per-click marketing and any paid ads on Rank Math's brand name, and brand-term ads lead to account deactivation.
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