Recurring commission, not one-shot
You earn every month the customer pays, not just on the first invoice. Most hosting affiliate programs cap at first payment. This one does not.
Affiliate program
Recurring commissions on every VPS sale.
Promote a hosting product that engineers actually like. Recurring commissions paid for life of referred customer. Instant tracking and monthly PayPal or SEPA bank transfer payments: no signup fees.
Why this affiliate program works.
The product converts because the audience trusts it. The economics work because the commissions keep coming. Two reasons most hosting affiliate programs do not work for technical audiences.
A product engineers like
KVM virtualization, NVMe RAID10, ECC memory, published benchmarks. As an affiliate you will have the best tool to promote a high quality hosting service to your technical audience.
Instant tracking and dashboard
Each and every click is tracked in real time. What you see in your affiliate dashboard is what you will get paid for.
Flexible payouts
Payouts are made on a monthly basis via PayPal (worldwide) or SEPA transfer (EU). The minimum payout threshold has been set very low, and there is no "clawback window" after the standard refund period has passed.
Four steps from sign-up to first commission.
All of the tracking and affiliate flows are set up for Affiliates by us, so they can start promoting within a day or so (most accepted Affiliates are set up and promoting within a day or so).
- Apply with your site
- Apply with your site to BuyVPS. We review 'fit' for sites with relevant technical audiences and generally accept within one business day.
- Get your tracking link
- Affiliate Dashboard & Tracking. The affiliate dashboard allows you to login and receive your referral link as well as access to all of the pre-built banners and deep links such as: /plans/, /vps-amsterdam/, /vps-new-york/, /nvme-vps/ and more.
- Promote on your channel
- You can add your unique referral link in the articles, reviews, sidebars, tutorials and comparison pages (for example: "the best VPS for _____" type of articles) of your website. You can also add your referral link in your own newsletter. We do not restrict the format in which you can use your referral link as long as you comply with the Program Terms.
- Earn on every payment
- Every payment received by a customer you've referred to us will garner you a commission on that payment. We pay out on a monthly basis and set a date and time to pay out each month that will be set and won't have to be 'claimed' by anyone.
Audiences that convert best.
Our VPS offers real infrastructure that can be compared on real grounds which is why the program performs best converts with audiences that tech in nature.
Hosting and review sites
Comparison content: side-by-side benchmark posts (e.g. our own benchmark for some of the key metrics of VPSes) as well as "the best VPS for"-type articles (e.g. the best VPS for gaming, the best VPS for node.js development, etc.).
Developer blogs and YouTube channels
Tutorials for deployment of deploying for example a Node.js application including Postgres database, using Docker, running containerized services on a VPS... VPS's are mostly used for self-hosting applications, and when explaining steps for building an application, hosting the application on the newly created VPS account of the user created after clicking on the affiliate link in the tutorial, is a perfect place to put the affiliate link.
SaaS founders and indie hackers
Build-in-public newsletters and Twitter / X threads where the infrastructure costs are part of the story of the founder. The recurring commissions compound nicely with the growth of the audience of the founder.
Agencies and consultants
Agencies. The same agency that you recommend hosting to your clients, you get a recurring commission.
EU and US audiences
Both regions deploy the same hardware at the same price. So an easy story to pitch to global audiences. No jurisdiction or currency mismatch to deal with.
Tech educators
They are teaching server administration, DevOps, container orchestration. Their students need a very simple way to have a VPS up and running.
Apply to the affiliate program.
Most accepted within one business day.
Fill in the affiliate form for the site or audience you wish to promote. Approval is fast and often within one business day, you and your team will get access to your live dashboard.
FAQ
Common questions
What commission rate do affiliates earn?
The current commission is paid as a recurring percentage of the referred customer monthly invoice, for the lifetime of that customer. The exact rate is confirmed in the affiliate dashboard at sign-up and visible against every conversion in your reporting.
How long do recurring commissions last?
For as long as the referred customer keeps paying. There is no fixed cap, no 12-month cutoff and no clawback after a standard refund window has passed.
How and when do I get paid?
Monthly payouts via PayPal (worldwide) or SEPA bank transfer (EU). Payouts run on a fixed schedule each month and are triggered automatically when your balance clears the minimum threshold.
Is there a minimum payout threshold?
Yes, kept deliberately low so commissions reach you quickly. Unpaid balances roll forward to the next cycle, so nothing is lost waiting for the minimum.
Where do I track my clicks and conversions?
In the affiliate dashboard at my.buyvps.com/affiliates.php. Clicks are real-time. Conversions appear when the customer pays. Geographic, source and creative breakdowns are available.
What kinds of sites are accepted?
Sites with a technical audience: hosting comparison content, developer blogs, YouTube channels, SaaS newsletters, agencies recommending hosting to clients, and educators in DevOps, sysadmin and cloud topics.
Are there any prohibited promotion methods?
No incentivised clicks, no cookie stuffing, no spammy paid search bidding on BuyVPS brand terms, no misleading creatives. Promotion methods that misrepresent the product are grounds for removal from the program.
Do you provide creative assets?
Yes. Banners in standard ad sizes, deep links to the plans, locations and feature pages, and copy snippets you can adapt to your audience.
Can I promote BuyVPS to my international audience?
Yes. Both regions deploy the same hardware at the same price. Commissions are paid in your preferred payout currency. The product works equally well as an EU or US recommendation.
Do you bid on our own brand keywords?
No, and we ask affiliates not to bid on direct brand terms in paid search either. Brand-bid arbitrage damages program economics and is grounds for removal.
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