Bluehost
Bluehost allows approved affiliates to promote Bluehost hosting services using tracked affiliate links, banners, or other approved promotional assets. Affiliates earn a one-time commission when a referred customer clicks an affiliate link and completes a qualified hosting purchase. The program uses Impact for current tracking, reporting, and payout administration. Bluehost separates this affiliate program from its Agency Partner Program, which serves agencies building websites for clients.
Overview
Commission & Conversion Tracking
How Bluehost calculates commissions and tracks conversions.
- Commission plans
- Multiple commission tiers available based on performance volume. Higher sales volumes unlock better commission rates.
Tracking
Attribution model | Primarily last-click affiliate attribution through the tracked affiliate link and cookie. Bluehost's current public page describes a 30-day cookie window; the exact Impact attribution rules, including any assist or override logic, are controlled by the current program terms. |
Tracking method | Affiliate tracking links and cookies managed through Impact, with dashboard reporting and payout administration. Bluehost also describes links and banners as mechanisms that record referral credit. Historical guidance refers to multiple tracking methods, but the current public program information does not specify a complete technical postback or server-to-server specification. |
Cookie duration | 60 days |
Conversion window | 30 days |
Promotional Tools and Resources
Materials and resources provided to support your promotion efforts
BANNERS | Yes |
TEXT LINKS | Yes |
SUPPORTS DEEP LINKING | Yes |
- More info about marketing materials
- Tracked affiliate links, Banner advertisements, Affiliate dashboard reporting through Impact, Performance and commission reporting, Program terms and qualification information in the Impact account, Affiliate guidance and promotional recommendations, Affiliate disclosure guidance, Potential plan-specific creative assets supplied through the affiliate dashboard
Program Rules, Approval and Restrictions
Guidelines and limitations you need to follow when promoting Bluehost
SOCIAL MEDIA ALLOWED | |
EMAIL MARKETING ALLOWED | |
PPC ALLOWED | |
Trademark Bidding | |
GEOGRAPHIC RESTRICTIONS | The gathered current official sources do not publish a complete country-by-country eligibility list. Third-party directory material describes the program as broadly global while excluding or restricting sanctioned jurisdictions such as Iran, Cuba, North Korea, Syria, and Sudan. Final eligibility depends on the applicant's country, payment availability, sanctions rules, tax requirements, and the current Impact program terms. |
COUPON SITE ALLOWED |
- Approval process
- Conditional approval. Submit an affiliate application., Operate a promotional channel capable of referring genuine Bluehost customers., Accept the applicable Bluehost affiliate agreement and current Impact insertion order., Provide accurate account and payment information., Submit required tax documentation before commissions become payable., Use approved tracking links and promotional methods., Comply with Bluehost terms, advertising-disclosure rules, anti-fraud requirements, and applicable laws., Meet any additional qualifications specified inside the current Impact account.
- Other restrictions
- No fraudulent, deceptive, misleading, or illegal promotion. No cookie stuffing, hidden iframes, forced clicks, or tracking-cookie placement without informed user action. No fabricated testimonials, unsupported performance claims, or unauthorized Bluehost representations. No unauthorized coupon codes or misleading price claims. Do not generate commissions through self-referrals, artificial transactions, incentivized abuse, or accounts with high cancellation activity. Provide clear affiliate disclosures. Maintain required tax documentation. Follow the current Impact insertion order and Bluehost affiliate agreement for PPC, trademark, email, coupon, and paid-social rules.
Payouts and Payment Methods
How earnings are paid out and which methods are supported
Payment frequency | Net30 |
Payout currency | USD |
Minimum threshold | $20 |
- More payout info
- Commissions are paid only for qualified transactions after validation, refund-period review, and any applicable fraud or cancellation checks. Bluehost states that commissions are processed approximately 45 days after the end of the month in which the credit is recorded or the qualified transaction occurs. Other Bluehost materials describe a broader 45–70-day processing range. Bluehost may withhold or reject commissions associated with fraud, excessive cancellations, missing tax information, or otherwise unqualified accounts.; Schedule: Approximately 45 days after the end of the transaction month; payments are generally issued monthly after the applicable validation and refund period. Legacy FAQ material says payments are processed between the 16th and final day of the month.
Payout methods
Bluehost overview
- Company
Bluehost Inc.
- Pricing model
- Subscription / Paid
- App types
SUPPORTED PLATFORMS
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