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MailerLite Affiliate Program

The MailerLite affiliate program pays up to €253.58 per sale on a 45-day cookie window for the email marketing platform loved by creators and small businesses.

  • Free to join
  • No separate MailerLite application
  • Decision usually within 2 business days

Last reviewed by the LinkApprove partnerships team

01Overview

About the MailerLite affiliate program

MailerLite is an email marketing platform known for being simple, affordable and well designed, with a drag-and-drop editor, automations, landing pages, websites and paid newsletter subscriptions. It is a favourite of creators, bloggers and small businesses building their first email list.

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Every creator is told to build an email list, and MailerLite is one of the most recommended tools for doing it. It has a free plan, and as subscribers grow, customers move onto larger paid plans, which is where the biggest payouts of up to €253.58 come from.

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MailerLite pays up to €253.58 per sale through LinkApprove, the highest maximum payout of any email marketing program on the network, on its largest subscriber plans.

Program fit score

Weighted against 44 software & creator tools programs

3.6/ 5

FactorWeightPoints
Commission per conversion40%1.93
Cookie window25%0.90
Average order value20%0.50
Region breadth15%0.27
How this score is calculated

Cookie window

15 days longer than the median

45days

Longer than most software & creator tools programs, which gives buyers more time to come back and still credits you. Dots are the 44 programs in software & creator tools; the range is 1–180 days.

02Conversion

Why MailerLite converts

  • Every creator is told to build an email list
  • A free plan makes it easy to start
  • Simpler and cheaper than most rivals
  • Payouts grow on larger subscriber plans

03Audience fit

Which creators this suits

  • Creator economy and newsletter creators
  • Bloggers and online business channels
  • Small business marketing creators

04Search demand

When creators look for the MailerLite program

Monthly searches

“mailerlite affiliate program”, Oct 2025 to Sep 2026

262avg / month

Searches for the MailerLite affiliate program peak in May at about 480 a month and are lowest in August at about 170. Creators who apply and publish a few weeks before the peak are ready when interest is highest.

Estimated monthly Google searches, from LinkApprove keyword research (October 2026).

05Getting started

How to join the MailerLite affiliate program

  1. 1Create a free account on LinkApprove and submit your content channels for review.
  2. 2Get approved, usually within two business days, then find MailerLite in the program directory.
  3. 3Generate a deep link to any MailerLite product page, adding sub-IDs for the platform or campaign.
  4. 4Publish and track clicks and validated commission in one balance alongside every other program you run.

LinkApprove already holds the upstream approval, so you don’t submit a separate application to MailerLite.

Software & creator tools

How MailerLite compares in its category

Software pays differently from retail. Many programs pay a fixed bounty or a share of the first payment on each new signup, so a single referral can be worth more than dozens of shop orders. Buyers compare tools carefully and often start on a free trial, which makes tutorials, honest comparisons and "how I use it" content the formats that convert. The programs below cover the tools creators and small businesses actually run on.

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07FAQ

Common questions

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How much does the MailerLite affiliate program pay?

The MailerLite affiliate program pays up to €253.58 per sale (paid on referred customers' MailerLite plans, up to €253.58 depending on the plan).

What is the cookie duration for the MailerLite affiliate program?

The MailerLite program has a 45-day cookie window. A purchase made after that window has closed is not attributed to you, which is why content timing matters on this program.

How do I join the MailerLite affiliate program?

You can join the MailerLite affiliate program through LinkApprove without applying to MailerLite directly. LinkApprove already holds the upstream approval, so once your LinkApprove partner account is approved you can generate tracked links to any MailerLite product page immediately.

Which countries does the MailerLite affiliate program accept?

The MailerLite program accepts traffic from Worldwide. Traffic from outside these regions may not be attributed even when the click is tracked, so check your audience geography before committing content to it.

Does MailerLite pay on the free plan?

No. Commission is paid when a referred customer moves to a paid plan, with the largest payouts on large subscriber lists.

MailerLite or Brevo?

MailerLite suits creators and bloggers who want a simple, well-designed tool; Brevo suits businesses that want email, SMS and CRM together. Both are listed on LinkApprove.

When do searches for the MailerLite program peak?

In May, at around 480 a month, with another rise in March.

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For creators

Creators and publishers

Promote MailerLite and every other program in the directory from one account, with a single payout. Free to join, from 1,000 followers.

  • Free to join
  • From 1,000 followers
  • One payout

For brands

Advertisers

Recruit vetted creators across the UK, EU and US without managing hundreds of individual partner relationships.

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