How to join the GoDaddy affiliate program
GoDaddy publisher signup for the Web Pro / affiliate path commonly runs through CJ Affiliate. Merchants’ public pages deep-link to CJ publisher registration; activation is a multi-step checklist.
Terms checked November 2026; may change. Full rate cards live inside CJ Program Terms after join.
Typical steps
- Open GoDaddy’s affiliate programmes pages and continue to CJ’s publisher signup for the GoDaddy advertiser.
- Provide language, country, email, password, and complete reCAPTCHA (often an image challenge).
- Confirm the email via a link in the message CJ sends (links can time out on the first open; retry may still work).
- Accept publisher agreements (age, authority, service agreement, software and privacy policies).
- Complete user info, network description, and promotional property (website type, tags).
- Reach CJ’s onboarding checklist. Tax forms (W-9 or W-8BEN) and payment information (CJ Payments or Tipalti) are typically required before Activate Account.
- Only after activation can the GoDaddy Program Term be fully accepted; until then the merchant application may remain pending.
What is asked for
- Identity and contact details, including phone and street address on the profile path.
- Promotional property description.
- Tax declaration and payout rails before activation — unlike many Impact brand applications that defer tax.
Gotchas
- Having a CJ account ID is not the same as an activated publisher account.
- W-8BEN / W-9 is a signed legal declaration — publishers must complete it themselves where required.
- Public GoDaddy pages may not list cookie length or the full commission table; treat those as Not published until visible in CJ.