If you want to become a Hostgator affiliate you need to first have a hosting account with them before you begin. Feel free to use my Hostgator coupons to get started.

Once you have an account with Hostgator it is easy to start earning money as an affiliate. Hostgator pays out very generously and you can create custom 1 cent coupon codes through your hostgator affiliate panel.

How Much Do I Get For Sign-Ups?

You will be granted a commission for each person that uses your Hostgator 1 cent coupon in their sign-up. The great thing with the 1 cent custom coupon code is that it need not be followed through an affiliate link so promotion through media is easy. Even if a hostgator sign up is done through another promoters link and your promo code is used you will still be credited for the full commission. The payscale is excellent and is accumulative during the month take a look at the chart below.

1.  1-5 – 50$

2.  5-10 – 75$

3. 10-20 – 100$

4. 20+ – 125$

It is important to note that these 1 cent coupon sign-ups are based on the full monthly amount. For instance, if you get 11 sign-ups every single membership will be credited at the 100$ rate. Hostgator pays out after 2 months so if the customer does not pay their following months after the 1 cent coupon has expired you will not be credited. This commision will show up in the account as overdue. In addition to the Hostgator 1 cent coupon you can create other custom coupon codes including 25% off and $9.94 off. The benefit of these is that they can be used with other hosting plans including VPS.

How To Create You Custom 1 Cent Coupon Code

As a Hostgator affiliate you will be given an account password and login id. It is important to keep your password secure and always be aware of phishing as hackers have caused issues in the past. Once inside the control panel look in the navigation bar for `manage coupons` and open it. Scroll down to the bottom and look for create a coupon where there are two boxes. Here you can pick a name but try to make it one that will be easy to recognize as customers may wish to reuse them for more than one hosting account. A good one for instance would be HGATORCOUPON1. Once a coupon is created it is unique and cannot be duplicated in another affiliates account so you may need to try a few.

Is The Hostgator Affiliate Program A Scam?

There have been many questions about this on many websites and forums and i can confidently tell you that the answer is “no”. The issue with creating custom coupon codes is that often these types of people are looking for a short answer or may be unsure about the purchase. This is the nature of any business just like in retail when a customer returns the merchandise. Many webmasters who may use the 1 cent coupon may never even upload their website which just shows they are not all serious buyers.

Often, a commission may show up as valid in your affiliate account but after a month when it needs to be renewed it shows as “overdue”. This is because the 1 cent coupon expired and they only selected one month billing. This is why many say “Hostgator is a scam” because they believe all these commissions should be valid.  When push comes to shove, Hostgator needs to make money too and they just wont make money on these types of people. It can be very discouraging however, it is important to continue promoting as the cancellation rates vary from month to month. Like any internet business or affiliate program, the income will fluctuate dramatically.

The Hostgator affiliate program pays out tens of thousands each month to loyal affiliates and they are a legitimate company and definatly not scammers. If you have any concerns with your account just send an email to affiliates@hostgator.com and they will be happy to review your account. I have had issues before and after an email was sent i got a quick and helpful response from the administrators. Just because many discouraged hostgator affiliates have said they are a scam does not make it true.