Kinsta’s Affiliate ProgramGrow your marketing agency with recurring revenue
Earn passive income as a marketing agency by turning every client project into a long-term revenue stream
An affiliate program tailored for agencies like yours
Earn recurring commissions while providing your clients with access to premium hosting. Our affiliate program is designed with agencies in mind, making it simple to create lasting revenue streams as you grow your business
High commissions
Earn up to $500 per referral + 10% lifetime recurring commission.
Perfect for client referrals
Designing or developing a site? Recommend Kinsta: your clients get top-tier hosting, and your agency earns extra revenue.
Top-tier services
Promote Kinsta’s services that are trusted by 140,000+ businesses and brands worldwide.
Refer once, earn for life in 3 easy steps
Our dedicated affiliate managers will help guide you through the whole process.
1. Your agency’s first step toward recurring revenue
Join Kinsta’s hosting affiliate program at no cost. It takes one minute. Once approved, access your dashboard and start earning.
2. Integrate your affiliate link or affiliate ID into client workflows
Add your affiliate link to emails, messages, or client proposals to recommend Kinsta. Use our Site Transfer Tool to migrate client sites with your ID. Request a temporary test account to explore our dashboard.
3. Earn two types of commissions after every referral
Earn a one-time bonus between $50 and $500, plus 10% monthly recurring commissions whenever someone signs up with your affiliate link.
Why marketing agencies love recommending Kinsta’s hosting
Expert 24/7/365 support
All of our customers get technical support from Kinsta experts in under two minutes. Support is available 24/7/365 in 10 languages. No ticket system or tiered support, only useful and in real-time replies.
Top CPU servers
Kinsta customers get their sites on the highest-end CPUs and global availability. Usinf these Premium Tier Network servers, our clients see up to a 200% boost in performance improvements.
High-site performance
300+ PoPs locations worldwide deliver blazing-fast pages by serving customers’ cached assets from theri website visitors’ closest location. Kinsta’s CDN in HTTP/3 enabled and has a one-click setup.
Enterprise-grade security
Kinsta is SOC 2 compliant and focused on protecting WordPress sites with enterprise-grade security. The infrastructure handles DDoS protection, firewalls, malware removal, software restrictions, and automatic backups, so your clients stay safe without lifting a finger.
Unlimited users
MyKinsta comes with unlimited user access with specific granular access settings. This makes it easy for teams to collaborate and work directly with their customers. It’s also easy to customize your existing development workflow.
Staging environments
Every WordPress install at Kinsta comes with its own staging environemnt that’s separate from the live production site. Perfect for testing new versions.
See what agencies say about Kinsta hosting
With the expertise Kinsta offers, introducing clients as part of their affiliate program ensures that the client will be getting the highest level of service across hosting security, reliability, and speed, meaning that we could focus on what we do best – development and UX/UI for professional services firms.
Kinsta’s affiliate program is great to work with. Registration was quick and painless; within minutes our office was provided a panel to manage our accounts. We’ve used several large cloud hosting providers, and have yet to find a single company that is as attentive and helpful as Kinsta.
The registration process was as simple as possible. And the dashboard is extremely clean so you always know exactly where your commission payments are, and the deposits are right on time. As an expert in the web design and development industry, people look to us for hosting advice where recommending Kinsta is very easy and is now a part of each of our proposals.
Partnering with Kinsta through their affiliate program ensures clients gain access to industry-leading hosting services, celebrated for their unmatched security, reliability, and speed.
Recommend Kinsta as part of your client workflow
Hosting recommendation at project kickoff
Start client conversations by recommending trusted hosting. For example, “For best performance and security, I recommend Kinsta for hosting your site.”
Even if your client doesn’t use your affiliate link but still signs up, you can email us and claim your referral.
Bundle hosting setup into your services
Earn money by recommending hosting to clients, offering hosting setup as part of your package, and using your Kinsta affiliate link. This is a classic example of how freelance devs earn affiliate commissions by embedding value-added services into client projects.
Add Kinsta to your handoff docs
Include a section in your client handoff documents or guides: “Recommended Hosting: [Your affiliate link to Kinsta]”
Mention Kinsta in maintenance plans
Offer monthly support or maintenance and suggest clients switch to Kinsta for smoother workflows and fewer issues. For example: “My care plan works best with Kinsta’s hosting platform.”
Feature Kinsta on your website or portfolio
Add a “Tools we trust” or “Recommended hosting” section linking to Kinsta with your affiliate URL.
Share in client emails & proposals
Include a short line in proposals or emails. For example, “I recommend hosting with Kinsta for speed, security, and reliable 24/7/365 support.” This strategy is ideal for finding practical freelance developer recurring income ideas that don’t require extra work.
Write blog posts or tutorials
If you have a blog or a YouTube channel, create how-tos like: “How to set up WordPress on Kinsta” or “Kinsta’s hosting performance – testing and results.”
Transfer a website to a client via MyKinsta
Use our Site Transfer Tool to hand off a finished website directly to your client and include your affiliate ID in the process. It’s effortless for them, and profitable for you.
Why the Kinsta Affiliate Program for agencies
Dedicated affiliate managers
Whether you’re just getting started or you are scaling, our affiliate managers are here to support your content strategy. Contact our dedicated affiliate team at [email protected].
Lifetime monthly payments
Turn one customer referral into years of recurring income. With a customer churn rate of under 4%, your referrals earn you lifetime monthly commissions.
High conversion and retention rates
Kinsta is an easy sell. Trusted by businesses and brands worldwide, we deliver unmatched speed, security, and performance backed by top-notch infrastructure and 24/7/365 expert WordPress support.
Long conversion window
Earn commissions even if your customers don’t buy right away. With a 60-day tracking cookie and last-touch attribution, your efforts still pay off.
Transparent in-house tracking
Utilize Kinsta’s custom-built affiliate dashboard to track views, referrals, payments, and more.
Resources to grow your commissions
Increase your conversion rates with comprehensive guides, custom co-branded landing pages, test accounts, advanced tips, and a range of high-converting assets.