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By joining us, you’re helping students and researchers succeed in academia and earning along the way. Every time someone signs up through your link, you’ll receive a commission.
On this page you’ll find everything you need to get started: our logos and colours, some ready-to-use copy, and a few quick rules to keep things clear and fair.
Thanks for being part of BEST Academic Courses. We can’t wait to see what we achieve together.
Brand Guidelines
We’ve put these brand guidelines together to make promoting our courses simple and consistent. Following them helps you share our message in a way that looks professional, builds trust with your audience, and keeps everything on brand.
Logos and Graphics
Use only the official BEST Academic Courses logos provided in this Affiliate Toolkit. Keep logos clear and visible on suitable backgrounds.
Don’t stretch, crop, or add your own logos.
Ready-to-use posts and ads are available below.
Brand Colours
Use the official BEST Academic Courses colours provided in the Affiliate Toolkit. Ensure that colours are accessible with appropriate contrast for readability. Don’t recolour our graphics or add effects.
#07293B
#4B98C3
#E8E8E8
#FFFFFF
Fonts
You can use your own fonts. If you prefer to be consistent with our brand, use Poppins or Lato.
Tone of Voice
✅ Professional but approachable
✅ Clear, supportive, encouraging
❌ Avoid hype or spammy language
Ready-to-use Logos and Graphics
To make sharing even easier, we’ve created a set of premade images you can use in your posts, emails, or ads. Feel free to make your own, too.
Course Promo Banner (1200×628px for Facebook/LinkedIn)
Square Post Template
Instagram Post Template (1080 × 1350)
Twitter/X Post Graphic (1200×675px)
Make Your Own (Components)
YouTube Trailer (Link)
Ready-to-use Brand Copy
We encourage you to make your own text that fits your audience, but you are welcome to start here.
Short (social posts, bios):
- BEST Academic Courses reveals the unspoken rules of academia so you can publish, progress and thrive.
- Publish with confidence. Step-by-step training trusted by researchers worldwide.
- Affordable and practical courses for students and researchers. Start today.
Medium (LinkedIn posts, website blurbs):
- Academia has a hidden curriculum. The skills, strategies and insider knowledge students are expected to learn on their own.
- BEST Academic Courses reveals these unspoken rules so researchers can publish, progress and thrive. BEST Academic Courses offers a course that breaks the process of publishing an academic paper into clear and manageable steps. From choosing a journal to handling peer review, learners gain strategies, insider tips and a guided workbook to keep them on track.
Long (emails, blog intros, YouTube descriptions):
- Publishing your first academic paper can feel overwhelming. BEST Academic Courses reveals the hidden curriculum of academia. The unspoken rules, strategies and skills that universities do not teach.
- The comprehensive course takes learners from idea to publication. It shows how to structure a paper, choose the right journal, navigate peer review and promote work with confidence.
- With 31 bite-sized video lessons, a guided workbook and support from a dedicated academic community, students and researchers gain the clarity and confidence to get published.
- Developed by a tenured professor (Master Academia) and an academic community founder (The PhD Place), this course blends real-world publishing experience with insider perspectives.
Affiliate Rules
To keep everything clear and fair, here are the key rules of the programme. Please take a moment to read them. If you’re ever unsure, just reach out, we’re here to help.
Rules & Restrictions
- Commission: 30% per course sale (£12 on a £39.99 course).
- Payments: Monthly via PayPal, £25 minimum.
- Tracking: 30-day cookie duration.
- No self-referrals: You can’t earn on your own purchases.
- No spam: Don’t use misleading or unethical tactics.
- Disclosure: Always disclose affiliate links.
- Compliance: Follow local laws and platform rules.
- No paid traffic: Don’t run paid ads directly on affiliate links.
- No brand bidding: Don’t use “BEST Academic Courses” or “The PhD Place” in search ads.
- No coupon dumping: Don’t post links or codes on third-party deal/coupon sites.
- No false claims: Promote honestly — don’t exaggerate results.
- No bots/spam tactics: Don’t mass-message or use fake accounts.
- No suspicious activity: Fraudulent, abusive, or inactive accounts may be suspended and commissions withheld.
- Our discretion: The PhD Place Ltd may approve, decline, or remove affiliates at our discretion. We may also withhold or cancel commissions if the rules are not followed.
- Terms & Conditions: Affiliates are also bound by our full Affiliate Terms & Conditions, which take priority in case of dispute.