Affiliate program

    Refer a newsletter operator.
    Earn for 18 months.

    Promote the AI newsletter writer that learns operators' voices and saves them 40+ hours a week. 35% on month one for every affiliate. 25–35% recurring through month 18, climbing with referral volume. Plus a 20% bonus on every affiliate you refer.

    Get your affiliate link

    Sign up and start sharing in under a minute. No approval gate.

    What HeyNews is

    An AI newsletter writer that learns your voice.

    HeyNews trains on the operator's past issues to learn how they write. It watches their sources for new stories, ranks each story by relevance to that newsletter's audience, and drafts the next issue ready to review.

    The operator still hits send. They just stop spending Sunday afternoons drafting from scratch. Plans run from $39 to $499 a month, so a single Pro conversion ($299) is worth about $1,375 over the 18-month window. Higher than most SaaS programs.

    Commissions

    Three layers of earnings.

    35%

    First month of every paid plan, regardless of tier

    25–35%

    Months 2 through 18. Rate climbs as you refer more.

    20%

    Of every sub-affiliate's commission, forever

    Recurring tier breakdown

    Your recurring rate climbs as you bring in more paying customers. The 35% first month is the same at every tier.

    Bronze
    25%
    Default

    Every new affiliate starts here.

    Silver
    30%
    15+ conversions

    Earned once you bring in 15 paying customers.

    Gold
    35%
    30+ conversions

    Top recurring rate. Reached at 30 conversions.

    Every paid plan uses the same percentages; higher plan prices scale the payout.

    What you'll earn

    The math is simple.

    Per referral on the Pro plan ($299/mo)
    • Month 1 (35% × $299)$104.65
    • Months 2–18 (25% × $299 × 17)$1,270.75
    • 18-month total per referral~$1,375

    Assumes the customer stays the full 18 months at Bronze (25% recurring). Cross Silver (15 conversions) and each new customer is worth about $1,629 over 18 months. Cross Gold (30+) and each is worth about $1,883.

    Scaled (Pro plan, 18 months)
    • 5 referrals
      ~$6,877
    • 25 referrals
      ~$34,385
    • 50 referrals
      ~$68,770

    Starter ($99) and Team ($499) scale linearly off the same percentages.

    Who this is for

    Built for people whose audience already trusts them.

    Solo and aspiring creators

    Solo newsletter creators, or people about to start one. Promote HeyNews as the tool you wish you had when you were figuring out your own voice.

    Media operators with small teams

    Operators running multiple newsletters with a small team. They tend to land on Pro or Team, so per-referral payouts run higher.

    Agencies running newsletters for clients

    Agencies that run newsletters for clients. Pitch HeyNews as the tool that turns weekly newsletter delivery into a 30-minute review. Recurring commissions on every retained client, plus the 20% bonus if you bring in other agencies.

    How it works

    Three steps. Live in a minute.

    01

    Sign up

    Create an account at affiliates.heynews.co. No application form, no waiting. Your tracking link is live immediately.

    02

    Share

    Grab your tracking link and promo code from the portal. Start sharing through any channel that fits your audience.

    03

    Earn

    Commissions accrue automatically. Track clicks, conversions, and payouts in real time from the affiliate portal.

    Sub-affiliate bonus

    Bring affiliates, not just customers.

    When you refer another partner to the program, you earn 20% of every commission they generate, for as long as they're earning. No cap, no expiry, no separate enrollment.

    Most programs pay you once for a customer and stop there. Bringing other partners in compounds. Your network keeps earning even when you're not posting.

    Promote it your way

    Every channel is on the table.

    Most affiliate programs restrict the channels you can use. We don't. Promote HeyNews wherever your audience already is, including the channels other programs forbid.

    Websites
    Blogs, content sites, banners, text links.
    Email
    Newsletters, automated sequences, promo blasts.
    Paid Social
    Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, X ads.
    Organic Social
    Posts, threads, videos, reels, lives.
    Paid Search
    Google Ads and Bing Ads, including non-brand and brand keywords.
    Organic Search
    SEO, comparison pages, review content.
    Mobile traffic
    In-app placements and mobile-only campaigns.
    Rebrokering
    Resell traffic through your own affiliate network.
    Incentives
    Cashback, rewards, and points-based promotion.
    Brand Bidding
    Bid on "HeyNews" and related terms. Most programs ban this. We don't.

    Server-to-server postbacks for advanced tracking.

    If you're running paid traffic and need conversion data sent back to your ad network, the program supports S2S postbacks out of the box. No custom integration required. Configure them in the affiliate portal.

    Program details

    The fine print, up front.

    90 days

    Cookie / attribution window

    First week of each month

    Payout schedule

    $10

    Minimum payout threshold

    PayPal or wire transfer

    Payout methods

    Frequently asked

    HeyNews

    Built by newsletter operators. Sold by their friends.

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    Questions? support@heynews.co