LifterLMS

LifterLMS pays 25% per sale through ShareASale. The company's own marketing mentions rates up to 50% for high performers, but 25% is the number you should plan on.

The product, and its unusual pricing

LifterLMS is a WordPress LMS with a free core plugin and paid add-ons stacked on top. That structure matters to you: a reader can install it, build a course and never pay, which no other program in this category has to contend with quite so directly.

The money comes from bundles. Course creators who get serious buy an add-on pack or the Infinity bundle, and those orders are large enough to make 25% worth having.

What you'll actually earn

Commission is 25% of the sale. ShareASale handles tracking, sets the standard 30-day cookie and holds payouts until $50. Payments run monthly.

The free core cuts both ways. It lowers the barrier to recommending LifterLMS, so more readers try it, but many of them stop at free and never convert. Expect a lower conversion rate than a paid-only competitor and write accordingly: your job is to show why the paid add-ons are necessary, not just that the plugin exists.

Who converts

Solo course creators and small training businesses running WordPress who want to avoid monthly platform fees. Content that works: migration guides away from Teachable or Thinkific, membership site tutorials, and honest breakdowns of which add-ons you actually need.

Enterprise LMS buyers will look at LearnDash or a dedicated platform instead. And anyone shopping for a free solution is a click you'll never monetise, however well the post ranks.

LifterLMS vs LearnDash

LearnDash is the better affiliate program on both attribution and conversion. LifterLMS earns its place when your reader specifically wants to start free and scale, which is a real and common requirement. Recommend it honestly on that basis rather than trying to out-earn LearnDash with it.

Getting approved

Join ShareASale and apply to merchant 62106. Approval is routine. ShareASale's reporting is dated compared with Impact but the tracking is reliable, and the $50 threshold is easy to clear.

Verdict

A fair program with a structural handicap. The free core makes LifterLMS easy to recommend and hard to monetise, so treat it as the honest answer for budget-conscious readers rather than your main earner. Pair it with LearnDash on comparison pages and let the reader self-select.