Do you tell everyone you know about Canva’s straightforward and intuitive design tools, to the point where people joke that you should own stock in the company? Could you go on and on about visual branding all day? Is ‘design’ your second or third language?
With the Canva Pro Affiliate Partner Program, you might be paid for your passion.
What is the Canva affiliate program, and how does it work?
Our affiliate partners earn money by assisting us in spreading the word about the importance of good design. You may earn up to $36 for each new Canva Pro subscription who signs up using your unique referral link. You can earn a one-time commission on yearly Pro memberships.
If your referral signs up for a monthly subscription, you’ll get paid every month for the first two months they’re a member. We also provide regular and flexible payment alternatives to ensure that you receive your funds as soon as possible.
Are you ready to convert your passion for design into your next side hustle? Continue reading for our step-by-step guide to getting started and earning!
Who is eligible to become a Canva affiliate partner?
A real love for design—and, of course, Canva—is the most important quality we search for in our partners. You’re passionate about visual branding and marketing, and you enjoy sharing what you’ve learned with others. Influencers, academics, business bloggers, and content providers make up a broad group of our partners.
They are divided into three categories:
- Influencers in design: You work in the design community as a blogger or social media influencer. And your enthusiasm for Canva is infectious.
- Educators in design: We’re on a quest to make the world a better place to create, and you should be too. We’d want to hear from you if you teach design online.
- Have a huge number of people in the audience: You have over 1 million monthly visitors, and your site is about design - anything from stock photographs to fonts.
Other program requirements include:
- You use social media or digital marketing tools to promote your business.
- You have a large and active following of design enthusiasts.
- You’re willing to promote Canva on a regular basis through your social media and marketing channels.
- You create energizing and motivating content about design and entrepreneurship.
Can you tell me how to join Canva’s affiliate program?
Impact, an outside partnership organization, manages the Canva Pro Affiliate Partner Program. If you’ve never worked as an affiliate before, you’ll need to create an account when you apply.
Otherwise, log in to Impact using your existing account information and choose Canva from the brand list in the top left corner of the dashboard.
Info To Put In For The Application
When you open the form, the first thing you should do is select your nation in the top right corner. This ensures that the data you’re seeing is correct and relevant to your location. You will need to provide basic information such as your name, address, and contact information to complete your application form.
You must also indicate whether you are registered for indirect taxes such as VAT, HST, or GST and, if so, enter the appropriate number.
You’ll be asked to choose your partner type under ‘promotional information’ (s). This lets us know how you plan to advertise Canva, whether it’s through your blog, social media channels, email list, or software or app.
How do you know which spouse type to pick?
- If you’re a blogger or write for periodicals about design, you’ll probably want to go with ‘Content.’ You might also be interested in Social Media/Influencers.
- Choose ‘Email’ if you have a large and active mailing list.
- If you have a sizable social media following, ‘Social Media/Influencer’ is probably the best fit.
- Select either ‘Service Provider/Tool’ or ‘Consumer Software/Technology’ if you are a company or app that will be marketing Canva.
You can choose as many categories as you want, so don’t worry if you fit into more than one!
How do you go about adding your property types?
You’ll need to include a link to the platforms you’ll be promoting in the ‘property kinds’ section. There are three different categories to choose from:
Your blog, podcast, homepage, or landing page for your email newsletter might all be included on your website. Toggle ‘websites’ on and enter the required web addresses into the boxes if you plan to promote Canva through one of these channels.
This is where you would insert this if you have a mobile app and want to promote Canva (for example, through in-app advertising). Choose whether your software is for iOS or Android (or both, if applicable) and paste the link into your app store landing page.
Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest, and LinkedIn are examples of social networks. Copy and paste the proper URLs into as many as are relevant to you.
This is a crucial aspect of the application process because it determines whether or not you are a good match for the partner. So, pick the platforms where you have the most active and engaged audience who are interested in learning about design.
How do I begin promoting?
You’ve been accepted into Canva’s Pro Affiliate Partner Program. Congratulations! Everything you need to get started will be included in your welcome email, including your unique affiliate link, guidelines, instructions, and a login for your Impact dashboard.
You’ll find a section called ‘my brands’ inside your Impact account. When you choose Canva, you’ll see what kinds of advertisements you’re eligible for. You’ll find two types of links here:
An HTML code: This produces a Canva display ad/banner that will appear after the code is embedded on a website page. It’s preferable to put these on your homepage, in a sidebar, or in a pop-up where your audience is most likely to view them.
A tracking link is a more straightforward link that you may use anytime you engage with your audience online. When talking about Canva Pro, you can include it as a text link inside blog articles or email newsletters, in your podcast and YouTube show notes, as a swipe’ link on Instagram, or inside your social network biographies.
This link can also be found on your homepage, in the ‘make a link’ section on the right-hand side. The person who clicks on these links will be directed to a Canva Pro landing page. We utilize this link to track any referrals you bring in and payout your commission if they take the next step and sign up!
Canva pays you within 30 days of the first click using Impact’s cookie-based affiliate tracking software. All you have to do now is market your business, sit back, and watch your profits soar!