Best Email & Newsletter affiliate programs
8 Email & Newsletter affiliate programs compared on commission, cookie window and payout terms.
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Constant Contact or Ghost? Commission, cookie window, payout schedule and approval, compared side by side.
Constant Contact takes 2 of 3 compared terms. Which one earns more still depends on your audience — the table below shows where each one wins.
| Criterion | Constant Contact Top pick | Ghost |
|---|---|---|
| The money | ||
| Commission | $105 | 30% |
| Pays for | — | Lifetime |
| Payout type | One-time | Recurring |
| Tier ladder | No tiers | No tiers |
| Terms | ||
| Cookie window | — | 90 days |
| Ease of starting | ✔ 3 / 5 | 2 / 5 |
| Approval | Reviewed | Reviewed |
| Our rating | — | — |
| Getting paid | ||
| Paid out | Monthly (Monthly through Impact. The agreement says commissions are paid roughly 40 to 45 days after the end of the period they accrue in, on top of the review window.) | Monthly |
| Minimum payout | No fixed company minimum. You set your own payout threshold inside Impact when you apply, and Impact pays once you cross it. | $30 |
| Clearing hold | 40 days | ✔ None |
| Payment methods | PayPal, ACH | Wise, Bank Transfer |
| Rules | ||
| Self-referral | — | — |
| Paid search | Restricted | — |
| Affiliate assets | ✔ Text links, Banners, Banner code for use inside email campaigns | Referral dashboard |
A ✔ marks the better term on that row. Rows where the programs match, where the terms aren't comparable, or where a program hasn't published a figure are left unmarked — a dash means unknown, not zero.
Constant Contact is an email marketing platform aimed at small businesses, nonprofits and solo operators, with SMS, social ads and event tools bolted on.
Open-source publishing and newsletter platform. Pays 30% recurring for the life of the subscription — but you need an established audience and your own Ghost site to get in.
8 Email & Newsletter affiliate programs compared on commission, cookie window and payout terms.
beehiiv or Constant Contact? Commission, cookie window, payout schedule and approval, compared side by side.
MailerLite or Constant Contact? Commission, cookie window, payout schedule and approval, compared side by side.
Affiliate terms change often, and every figure here comes from each program's own published page on the date above. Confirm the current rate with the merchant before you promote it. Links to the programs are affiliate links.