8 Most Profitable Language-learning Affiliate Programs

Especially if you've been promoting affiliate programs for travel bloggers, you've probably noticed that few people are booking flights and hotels at the moment.

To add insult to injury, Amazon also decided that the middle of a global pandemic was the best time to slash their affiliate commissions.

Luckily, all is not lost and I would like to suggest promoting a type of product you may not have considered: language-learning courses.

In this post, you will discover:

• Why promoting language-learning affiliate programs makes sense
• The best language-learning affiliate programs
• How to effectively promote these programs based on experience

Why promoting language-learning affiliate programs makes sense

Language learning is a huge industry that's predicted to grow to $5.13 billion by 2024.

And while people aren't booking trips at the moment, they are still eager to learn languages so they can impress locals when they can finally travel again.

This makes language affiliate programs the perfect rebound affiliate programs for travel bloggers.

Here is a selection of affiliate programs I have used for years and personally recommend, plus a few to look at if your audience wants to learn less popular languages.

You'll also find my suggestions to promote them, based on past campaigns I've run.

Best Language Affiliate Programs

Here are the best language affiliate programs, along with some of the results I've had with them:

• Rocket Languages affiliate program
• Innovative Languages affiliate program
• italki affiliate program
• FluentU affiliate program
• Mimic Method affiliate program
• Memrise affiliate program
• LanguaTalk affiliate program
• Mosalingua affiliate program

Rocket Languages

• Program name: Rocket Languages Affiliate Program
• Network / Software: ClickBank
    Integrated in Affilimate
• Commission: 40-70% depending on the number of sales you make
• Cookie duration: 60 days
• Markets: US

Rocket Languages is one of the most generous language affiliate programs and comes with a personal recommendation from one of Affilimate’s customers and founder of French Together, Benjamin Houy.

Both the commission percentage and cookie duration are quite generous for the education industry and a high conversion rate is the cherry on top.

With their top courses priced at $449, your 40-70% commission rate can net between $179 and $314. Lower priced courses at $99 still provide decent commissions as well.

You can choose to promote one of 14 languages: Spanish, French, Italian, German, Japanese, Chinese, Korean, Russian, Arabic, Hindi, Portuguese, ASL, English. Monica recommends inserting their pre-made free trial form into high-performing blog articles to optimize for conversions.

Innovative Languages

• Program name: Innovative Languages Affiliate Program
• Network / Software: Direct
• Commission: 25% commission
• Cookie duration: Forever
• Markets: Global

This is the favorite affiliate program of popular language blogger Benny Lewis from Fluent in 3 Months and one I have been using for years.

With language learning podcasts in 34 languages and lifetime cookies, Innovative Language is a solid option if you are looking for excellent language courses to promote.

A good way to promote it would be to add an Innovative Language banner to your articles or to write an email where you share the best ways to learn a language.

Languages: Afrikaans, Arabic, Bulgarian, Cantonese, Chinese, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Filipino, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Persian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Spanish, Swahili, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, Turkish, Urdu, Vietnamese

italki

• Program name: italki Affiliate Program
• Network / Software: ShareASale
    Integrated in Affilimate
• Commission: $15.00 the first time a new italki user you referred makes a purchase
• Cookie duration: 30 days
• Markets: Global

italki is a platform language learners can use to find language teachers for online 1-on–1 lessons.

Most language learners are terrified of speaking a foreign language and italki is a great way for them to practice in a safe environment.

This is the perfect program to promote in city guides and articles where you share your (sometimes embarrassing) experiences interacting with locals.

You could also highlight the fact that many teachers offer trial lessons for as low as $1.

Languages: English, French, Chinese, Spanish, Japanese, German, Italian, Portuguese, Arabic, Russian, Korean, Dutch, Turkish, Polish, Serbian, Hebrew, Hindi, ASL

FluentU

• Program name: FluentU Affiliate Program
• Network / Software: Refersion
    Integrated in Affilimate
• Commission: 20% of the lifetime of a user
• Cookie duration: 30 days
• Markets: Global

FluentU is every language learner's dream. It promises to help you improve your language skills by watching and interacting with real-world videos.

The best way to communicate that to your audience is to publish a review on your blog and present FluentU as a fun way to get immersed into a country’s culture and language without being there physically.

Languages: Chinese, Spanish, French, English, German, Japanese, Italian, Korean, Russian

Mimic Method

• Program name: Mimic Method Affiliate Program
• Network / Software: Tapfiliate
• Commission: 50% commission
• Cookie duration: 365 days
• Markets: Global

The Mimic Method teaches language learners the sounds of each language and helps them master pronunciation through music.

This is the perfect course for people who tried to speak a foreign language but couldn’t be understood by locals. Here are the 2 emails I sent to promote it a few years ago to give you an idea of the type of copy you could use.

Languages: Spanish, French, German, Russian Portuguese, English, Chinese, Italian, Japanese

Memrise

• Program name: Memrise Affiliate Program
• Network / Software: Sovrn
    Integrated in Affilimate
• Commission: 15% on Subscription sale
• Cookie duration: Not listed
• Markets: Global

Along with Mondly, it's not a program I'm actively promoting. But it's a good option for people who already have the language basics down, and are looking to establish vocabulary around a specific topic. Given the breadth of languages available, it's an option to consider if the language you're promoting isn't available on other language-learning platforms.

Languages: Almost every language (European languages, Chinese, Japanese, Indian, Asian and Pacific, Middle Eastern, Slavic, African, Native Americans, Classical Languages, Sign Language, and more)

LanguaTalk

• Program name: LanguaTalk Affiliate Program
• Network / Software: Rewardful
• Commission: $30.00 after a new student buys 5 lessons or more
• Cookie duration: 60 days
• Markets: Global

LanguaTalk is another website language learners can use to find online tutors. It offers much higher payouts per signup than iTalki ($30 vs $15) but requires students to purchase 5 lessons before payout (instead of 1 for iTalki.) This makes it a great affiliate program if you have a very motivated audience that is likely to purchase more than one lesson. Another advantage of this affiliate program is that LanguaTalk founder Alex Redfern provides support with promotions and will be happy to provide suggestions to improve your promotional copy or to suggest strategies that worked for other affiliates.

Languages: Spanish, French, German, Italian, Dutch, Swedish

Mosalingua

• Program name: Mosalingua Affiliate Program
• Network / Software: Direct
• Commission: 50% with a minimum commision of $29 per new user
• Cookie duration: 120 days
• Markets: Global

Mosalingua was originally a flashcard app but now offers a set of language learning apps people can use to learn vocabulary, improve their pronunciation and work on their listening skills. The Mosalingua app is organized by category and situation which makes it perfect for articles about specific destinations and activities. For example, you could promote Mosalingua Spanish and mention the “food and drink” flashcards in an article about the best restaurants in Barcelona.

Languages: French, Spanish, Italian, German, Portuguese, Russian, Chinese, English.