We have two types of referral programs that you can choose to enroll in. Each program has it's own advantages and disadvantages. This article will guide you through the major advantages and disadvantages of each.

At a Glance: Affiliates vs Refer-a-Friend

Affiliate Program

Our affiliate program is designed for content creators, website owners, and influencers to refer new users to NodeSpace directly. When someone uses an affiliate link, a cookie is placed on their device that is valid for 90 days. This means that if someone uses an affiliate's link, a cookie is placed. If they decide to buy at a later date, but within 90-days, as long as they use the same device, your account will be credited with the referral and you'll begin earning after 30 days.

Affiliate programs are also met with more scrutiny on some sites. That means you may not be allowed to "hide" or mask affiliate links. You may also have to disclose that it is an affiliate link. We also conduct our own investigations on affiliate links. If we find that you are "spamming" our link, you are harming our reputation and we will remove you from the program.

You are not automatically enrolled in our affiliate program. You must go to the affiliate program page in our Client Area and activate it.

We offer several tiers of earnings. Obviously, we pay out larger amounts for higher-valued products. Here is our current tier list:

We pay up to a 30% recurring commission. *30% is the maximum commission rate we currently offer without any promotions. Here is our standard commission payout by product:

• Shared Hosting: 5%
• Reseller Hosting: 10%
• Virtual Private Servers: 5%
• Dedicated Servers (Bargain Bin): 10%
• Dedicated Servers (Regular): 15%
• Dedicated Servers (Custom Build): 20%
• Dedicated Servers (Premium): 30%
• Domain Names: 5%
• Web Services (professional email, SSL certificates, etc.): 5%

Please note that this list is subject to change at any time without notice. Additionally, we may offer affiliate promotions where there is a higher payout for certain products/services.

We delay commission payouts by 60 days because of our 45-day guarantee (only for shared hosting). If a client wishes to cancel their service for any reason within 45-days, we reverse payment. Statistically, once a client gets out of the 45-day period, they stick around for a while.

Commission can drop if clients cancel service. That is why we want you to refer only long-term and good accounts. If you notice a large commission drop, it could be a large account cancelled or a lot of smaller accounts cancelled.

Refer-a-Friend Program

Our refer-a-friend program is open to everyone and all clients are automatically enrolled in it. Our refer-a-friend program is a lot more flexible than our affiliate program. We allow you to join our affiliate program as well, but our refer-a-friend program is designed for infrequent referrals. The program is a lot more simple to manage. Every user is given a unique link. This link is used to track referrals. When the link is used and a user orders a product or service, a 10% commission is reserved. This is a flat-rate commission, regardless of the product or service. If a referral orders shared hosting and then comes back and upgrades their account, your payout will only be for the initial amount. This commission is delayed by 90 days - again, this is like our affiliate program due to our 45-day guarantee. Additionally, since this program is a flat-rate, we require some time to prevent abuse.

All payments earned are deposited as Account Credit in your account. Account Credit can be used to pay for existing services or purchase new services. Account Credit cannot be cashed out for money. There is no minimum requirement for a deposit to be initiated. After pending account credit clears, our system will automatically deposit it into your account.

Payments are one-time payments. This means you can only earn credit on a particular client once, and only on their initial order. If a referral is already a client, you will not receive credit. Opening multiple accounts to bypass this is considered fraud and will get you removed from the Refer-a-Friend (and Affiliate program, if applicable).