How Ghost's affiliate program works — and how to launch one like it
Partners earn 30% of every payment for life.
Creator tools · Lifetime revenue share · Verified October 20, 2026
Ghost affiliate program terms
| Partner earns | 30% of every payment for life |
|---|---|
| Earned when | A referral becomes a Ghost(Pro) customer |
| Who can join | Applicants need a Ghost publication, original content, and an audience of about 10,000+; accounts with no referrals are suspended |
| Payout | Paid monthly to Wise or a bank account after $30 accrues; 90-day cookie |
Source: Ghost Referral Program, read on October 20, 2026. Terms change and can differ by country; the source page decides.
The same terms in a RefRef Referral Widget. An illustration built by RefRef, not Ghost's own widget.
What this structure costs on your numbers
Take a plan of $50 a month: $600 in the first 12 months, at a 70% gross margin. Keeping half of the gross profit leaves a reward budget of $210 for each referred customer. These are example figures, not Ghost's.
With Ghost's structure, the rewards for one referred customer cost $180. For 100 referred customers, if 50% would not have bought anyway, the program returns $3,000 of net contribution (16.7% ROI). It breaks even when 42.9% of referred customers are new because of it.
Lifetime revenue share
Start from the “Lifetime revenue share” template
Partners earn a percentage of every payment from the customers they send, for as long as those customers pay.
- Create a free RefRef account and add your Project.
- Create a Program from the “Lifetime revenue share” template.
- Set the rewards: 30% for life for the partner, or your own amounts.
- Install the landing script and send the signup and purchase Events. RefRef connects each customer to their referrer and records the Rewards.
Questions about Ghost's affiliate program
01What does Ghost's affiliate program give?
Partners earn 30% of every payment for life. RefRef summarized this from Ghost's own page on October 20, 2026; check that page for the current terms.
02When is the Ghost reward earned?
A referral becomes a Ghost(Pro) customer.
03How do I launch a program like Ghost's?
Create a RefRef Program from the "Lifetime revenue share" template, then set the amounts to your own: 30% for life for the partner. RefRef tracks each referral from the shared link to the paid customer and records the Rewards that your rules give.
04Is RefRef affiliated with Ghost?
No. RefRef is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Ghost. This page describes Ghost's public program terms to show how the same structure works in RefRef. To join Ghost's program, use Ghost's own site.
Programs like Ghost's
Not affiliated with Ghost
Ghost is a trademark of its owner. RefRef is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Ghost. This page summarizes Ghost's public program terms in RefRef's words to explain the program's structure; it is not an offer, and it has no referral codes.
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