The Kickbooster Marketplace is where affiliates can discover referral programs to join and promote.
By listing your referral program in the Marketplace, affiliates can learn about your product, review your commission structure, and apply to join your program. Once approved, they'll receive their unique referral link and can begin promoting your business.
How does it work?
Getting started with the Marketplace is simple:
List your referral program in the Kickbooster Marketplace once your program is live (and your crowdfunding campaign has launched, if applicable).
Affiliates discover your program and submit an application to join.
Review and approve or decline each application.
Approved affiliates receive their referral link and can begin promoting your business.
You always have full control over who joins your referral program.
Who can join the Marketplace?
Anyone can create a Kickbooster affiliate account and browse referral programs listed in the Marketplace.
This includes:
Content creators and influencers
Bloggers and publishers
Affiliate marketers
Marketing agencies
Customers
Anyone interested in promoting products they believe their audience will enjoy
Do I have to list my program in the Marketplace?
No. Listing your referral program in the Marketplace is completely optional.
You can also recruit affiliates by:
Sharing your affiliate signup page with potential affiliates.
Manually adding affiliates to your referral program.
Inviting creators, influencers, publishers, customers, and other partners directly.
Many successful referral programs use a combination of these recruitment methods.
Does the Marketplace guarantee affiliate signups?
No. Listing your referral program in the Marketplace helps increase its visibility to potential affiliates, but it doesn't guarantee affiliate applications, signups, or referral sales.
The most successful referral programs actively recruit affiliates in addition to being listed in the Marketplace. We recommend reaching out to creators, influencers, bloggers, publishers, media outlets, customers, and other partners whose audiences are a good fit for your product.
Think of the Marketplace as an additional recruitment channel—not a replacement for your own outreach efforts.
Frequently Asked Questions
Do I need to approve Marketplace applications?
Yes. Every affiliate who applies through the Marketplace must be manually approved before they can begin promoting your referral program.
Can I contact affiliates directly?
Yes. Once an affiliate applies to your program, you'll have access to their email address and can communicate with them directly outside of Kickbooster.
Can I see a list of Marketplace affiliates?
No. We don't provide a public list of affiliates or allow program owners to browse affiliate profiles before they apply.
Once an affiliate applies to your program, you can review their information, reach out to them directly with any questions, and decide whether they're a good fit before approving their application.
Are Marketplace referrals billed differently?
Yes. Referrals generated by affiliates who joined through the Marketplace, or through Kickbooster promotional placements such as our Marketplace or newsletter, are subject to a 5% administration fee. Directly recruited affiliates are subject to our standard 3% administration fee.
How do I get featured as a Staff Pick or in the newsletter?
Our team hand-selects programs for promotional opportunities based on factors such as the quality of the product, campaign presentation, marketing efforts, and activity within the referral program.
While these promotional features can help increase visibility, they don't guarantee affiliate signups or referral sales. Programs that actively recruit affiliates are generally the most successful.
Next Steps
Ready to list your program in the Marketplace?
Learn how to add your referral program to the Kickbooster Marketplace.