Wistia
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Wistia lets approved partners refer prospective customers to its video marketing platform through a unique referral URL. The link offers prospects a free 14-day Wistia trial. When an eligible prospect becomes a paying customer, the partner earns 20% of qualifying payments during the customer’s first year. Wistia provides a referral dashboard through PartnerStack for monitoring referrals and accumulated revenue. The program is free to join, but applications are reviewed before acceptance.
Overview
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Commission & Conversion Tracking
How Wistia calculates commissions and tracks conversions.
- Commission plans
- Earn 20.0% commission on both lifetime purchases (one-time payout) and subscription plans (recurring payouts). Choose the plan type that best matches your audience's purchasing patterns.
Annual Subscription
One-time commission on annual subscriptions during the customer's first year.
One-time
20%
Percentage
Monthly Subscription
Recurring commission on monthly subscriptions during the customer's first year.
Recurring
20%
Percentage
Tracking
Attribution model | Dedicated-link, cookie-based attribution; the official materials do not state whether a competing affiliate’s click is handled through a formal last-click or multi-touch model. |
Tracking method | Cookies attached to the affiliate’s custom referral link, with referral reporting and payment administration through PartnerStack. |
Cookie duration | 90 days |
Promotional Tools and Resources
Materials and resources provided to support your promotion efforts
BANNERS | |
TEXT LINKS | Yes |
SUPPORTS DEEP LINKING |
- More info about marketing materials
- Unique referral URL, Free 14-day trial offer for referred prospects, PartnerStack referral dashboard, Referral and revenue reporting, Affiliate onboarding information after approval, Wistia product and plan information, Potentially available PartnerStack link assets; public Wistia materials do not provide a complete asset inventory or banner-size list
Program Rules, Approval and Restrictions
Guidelines and limitations you need to follow when promoting Wistia
SOCIAL MEDIA ALLOWED | |
EMAIL MARKETING ALLOWED | |
PPC ALLOWED | |
Trademark Bidding | No |
GEOGRAPHIC RESTRICTIONS | No specific country or regional exclusions are stated in the publicly available Wistia affiliate materials reviewed. Payment-method availability, tax documentation, privacy rules, and PartnerStack eligibility may vary by jurisdiction. |
COUPON SITE ALLOWED |
- Approval process
- Manual approval. Applicants submit details through the partner application. Wistia reviews the submission and, if it considers the applicant a suitable fit, sends an approval and onboarding email. Approved partners receive PartnerStack access and a custom referral link. The public page does not state a mandatory website, minimum traffic level, minimum audience size, publishing-history requirement, or specific industry credential. Partners must be able to refer genuine new prospects and comply with the program’s traffic, PPC, email, and attribution rules.
- Other restrictions
- Affiliates must use their dedicated referral link and promote Wistia accurately. Prohibited or restricted practices include motivated or incentivized traffic, PPC bidding on Wistia and Soapbox branded terms, promotion to non-double-opted-in email users, attribution of existing or already-contacted Wistia prospects, and misrepresentation of pricing, plans, free trials, or commission terms. The affiliate must not imply that Wistia endorses the affiliate unless authorized. The full agreement should control where public summaries do not address a practice.
Payouts and Payment Methods
How earnings are paid out and which methods are supported
Payment frequency | Monthly |
Payout currency | USD |
Minimum threshold | $25 |
- More payout info
- Wistia states that payments are issued by the 15th of each month. PartnerStack handles payment administration, and affiliates must maintain a PartnerStack account to receive referral fees. Public Wistia materials do not specify a minimum payout threshold, payment-review period, tax requirements, or whether PayPal and Stripe availability varies by country. Annual-plan referrals receive one payment rather than monthly payments. Monthly-plan commissions continue during the eligible first-year period, subject to plan and account-status rules.; Schedule: By the 15th of each month; annual subscriptions generate a one-time payment. Some third-party directory listings describe the arrangement as Net 30, but Wistia’s official affiliate page specifically states payment by the 15th and does not publish a formal Net 30 term.
Payout methods
Direct Deposit
Banking
PayPal
E-wallet
Stripe
E-wallet
Wistia overview
- Company
- Pricing model
- Subscription / Freemium
- App types
SUPPORTED PLATFORMS
Web
Online
Partnerstack Overview
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