Earn 15% · 90-day tracking
Affiliate marketing for YouTubers
YouTube affiliate marketing works when the video helps someone buy the thing you mention. HSJ Host pays 15% when that purchase is Australian hosting, email, or a website. The link is free. Domain registrations are not commissioned.
The same link suits influencers on Instagram, TikTok, and newsletters. You do not need a separate creator program. Full rates and the calculator stay on the affiliate program page.
A small channel can still earn
The question under most YouTube affiliate videos is whether you need a huge following. You do not. One viewer who needs a website is worth more than a thousand people who scrolled past. A tutorial, a business-startup video, or a “what I pay for hosting” segment is enough of an audience.
What does not work is dropping a hosting link under a video that never mentions hosting. Recommend it when you are already talking about a site, a domain, email, or moving off a slow host.
Put the link where the viewer looks
After you join, the dashboard gives you one referral link. Tracking lasts 90 days, so a viewer who watches today and orders next month still counts.
- First lines of the YouTube description, not buried under timestamps.
- Say it on camera, then point people to the description. A pinned comment helps on phones.
- Write that you earn a commission. Australian Consumer Law expects that disclosure.
- On Instagram or TikTok, use the same link in the bio or caption. There is no second signup.
Videos that can actually convert
Send people to a page that matches the video. A hosting mention should land on hosting, not the homepage.
- Starting a small business site: shared cPanel hosting, from about $8.79 a month.
- WordPress walkthroughs: WordPress hosting.
- Agencies and client sites: reseller hosting with WHM.
- Servers and self-hosting: Linux VPS, from $32.95 a month.
Your referral link wraps the visit. The product page still does the selling. You do not have to build a landing page.
What 15% looks like on a video
These are the same example sale values as the main program. One referral is enough to see the maths. Recurring hosting can pay again on later invoices while the customer stays.
Shared hosting, annual
Sale $120
$18
Your 15%
VPS, annual
Sale $480
$72
Your 15%
Website project
Sale $3,500
$525
Your 15%
Domain names are excluded. The full table and calculator are on the affiliate program page.
YouTube affiliate questions
Creator-specific answers. Account, payout, and legal questions that apply to every partner are on the main program page.
Where do I put an affiliate link on YouTube?
Put the link in the video description, above the fold, and say on camera that the link earns you a commission. A pinned comment helps on mobile, where the description is collapsed. The same link works in an Instagram bio, a TikTok caption, or a newsletter.
How long does the affiliate link last?
Tracking lasts 90 days. If a viewer clicks your link and buys within that window, you still get the commission, even if they do not purchase during the video.
What can a YouTuber earn commission on?
15% on eligible hosting, VPS, business email, and website services. Domain registrations are excluded. Hosting and email are subscriptions, so commission can continue while that customer stays.
Do Instagram and TikTok creators use a different program?
No. YouTubers and influencers join the same HSJ Host affiliate program and get one referral link. This page is about how to use it in video. The main affiliate page covers the rest of the program.
Do I have to tell viewers it is an affiliate link?
Yes. Australian Consumer Law expects a clear disclosure when you earn from a recommendation. Say it in the video and write it next to the link. A hidden link is a bad recommendation and a compliance problem.
Get the link before the next upload
Join the same program as every other HSJ Host affiliate. Free, 15% on eligible services, 90-day tracking.