How It Works
Choose the commission structure that fits your business model. For one-time course purchases, use percentage-based commissions on each sale. For subscription-based courses, use recurring commissions that reward affiliates for every renewal. For lead generation, pay affiliates a fixed commission for qualified leads—course enrollments, free trial sign-ups, webinar registrations, or demo requests. Review each lead before approving the commission, ensuring affiliates only get paid for genuine prospects who are ready to learn.
What you track:
- One-time course purchases (percentage-based commissions)
- Subscription enrollments (recurring commissions)
- Course enrollment submissions (lead-based commissions)
- Free trial sign-ups
- Webinar registrations
- Demo requests
Why Education Platforms Use Affiliate Programs
Scale student acquisition profitably:
- Performance-based growth: Only pay when you receive a qualified enrollment—no wasted ad spend on unqualified traffic
- Leverage educator networks: Turn teachers, coaches, and industry experts into referral sources who trust your content
- Quality control: Review every enrollment before paying, ensuring affiliates only send you serious students
- Track conversion rates: See which affiliates drive enrollments that actually complete courses, helping you optimize your program
- Predictable costs: Know your exact cost per student, making it easy to forecast ROI and scale profitably
Education platforms use affiliate programs to generate consistent enrollments from trusted sources. Instead of competing on expensive paid ads, reward affiliates who bring you qualified students—only paying when you receive a real enrollment.
Getting Started
Set up your affiliate program in minutes. Create your program, configure commission rates (one-time, recurring, or lead-based), and add tracking to your enrollment forms, free trial sign-up pages, and webinar registration forms. For one-time and recurring sales, connect Stripe or Shopify for automatic transaction tracking. For lead-based programs, use our conversion tracking to monitor form submissions. Revshare automatically tracks everything and attributes it to the right affiliates—giving you complete visibility into your student sources.
Start by inviting educators, coaches, and industry experts who already teach your target audience. They already have trust and credibility—now they can earn by referring qualified students. As your program grows, affiliates discover you organically, bringing you a steady stream of enrollments and sign-ups.