9:14 a.m.
The line isn’t for the jet skis.
It's for the counter, where half your morning's renters are thumbing through a boater test on their phones while the next group waits behind them. The test is the law. Taking it at your counter isn't.
Your renters already have to take the test. Get paid every time they do.
Florida requires a boater certificate for anyone born on or after January 1, 1988. Send them to us through your own link and earn $6 on every certificate, plus the add-ons they buy, paid weekly, monthly or instantly by Stripe.
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More than $1.1 million earned by our partners so far, sending nearly 180,000 renters through their own links.
You know this Saturday.
The night before
Your link does the reminding.
It goes out the moment they book, in the confirmation and by text, with your name on it. They finish the test on the couch in about 20 minutes, and you get a heads-up when they pass, so you know who's ready before they pull into the lot.
9:14 a.m., again
They walk up ready. Keys, safety talk, gone.
No line at the counter, no one holding up the group. And every one of those certificates paid you $6, plus $1 when they added Express Exam Access and $10 when they upgraded to the Lifetime course.
6:40 p.m.
And it's already in your account.
Stripe pays you weekly, monthly or whenever you hit withdraw, or instantly to a debit card. No invoices, no quarter-end wait, no minimum balance to chase.
A real reel from the Florida course: Understanding Florida Boater Laws On Alcohol Consumption
What your renters actually take.
Not a textbook. The Florida course teaches in 40 short vertical videos, about 8 minutes of video in all, made for a phone in the parking lot. Then a short exam, and they're legal to ride.
Already sending renters to another test? Same renters. More money.
The same renters need the same certificate either way. The Other Guys pay operators 30% to 40% of a $13.95 certificate, and pay it quarterly. Even at the full 40%, that's $5.58. We pay a flat $6, pay you on the add-ons too, and pay it whenever you want it.
At 8,000 rentals a year, that's about 4,400 certificates.
The Other Guys
$24,552
Take My Boat Test
$33,572
$9,020 more a year, from renters you already have.
| What you get | The Other Guys | Take My Boat Test |
|---|---|---|
| Each Florida temporary certificate | $5.5840% of $13.95 | $6Flat, every time |
| Renter adds Express Exam Access | Nothing | +$1 |
| Renter upgrades to the Lifetime course | Nothing | +$10 |
| When you’re paid | Often quarterly | Weekly, monthly or instantly |
| Booking-platform setup and pass alerts | Do it yourself | We set it up, free |
The Other Guys: test-provider affiliate programs pay 30% to 40% of a $13.95 Florida temporary certificate; we show the top of that range. Checked October 2026. Programs vary; check your current terms.
Switching is one link.
Swap it in your booking confirmation
FareHarbor, WaveRez, Peek, Bookeo or anything else: replace the old test link with yours, and every booking from then on carries it.
Put your QR on the counter
We mail you QR flyers and a sticker with your link, for the walk-ups who didn't read the confirmation.
Or we do it with you
Five minutes on the phone and we make the change together, at no charge.
Made in Florida, by boat rental operators, for boat rental operators.
We built Take My Boat Test because we rent boats too. It's designed, built and run here in Florida, by people who know what a Saturday at the counter looks like. The Other Guys run their test out of Canada. We're American-made.
American-made
Designed, built and supported in the United States.
Fort Walton Beach, Florida
Our home office, on the Emerald Coast.
Built by rental operators
The link, the texts, the reviews: made for how a rental day actually runs.
Put in your own numbers.
Start with how many rentals you do in a year. Everything else is a slider you can argue with, and the math is printed underneath.
- $6 per certificate or course
- A flat commission on every standard-price course your link sells, in Florida and in every other state.
- Add-ons pay too
- $1 when a Florida renter adds Express Exam Access, $10 when they upgrade to the Lifetime course, and $10 on any Lifetime course bought outright through your link.
- 30-day cookie
- Anyone who clicks your link and buys within 30 days is yours, even if they come back through Google on day 28.
- Refunds reverse cleanly
- You earn the moment the customer pays. If they refund, that one referral reverses; we never claw back for any other reason.
Where do you rent?
Your renters get the Florida Temporary Boater Certificate they need to rent.
8,000
Boats, pontoons and jet skis — every booking that puts someone at the helm.
55%
Florida requires boater education for anyone born on or after 1 January 1988, and they need it before they take the helm, so every one of them buys through your link. The younger your customers, the higher this goes.
Plus the add-ons they buy
You earn on these too, on top of the certificate.
43%
A checkout add-on that takes them straight to the final exam. About 43% of buyers add it today.
12%
One click right after checkout adds the full Lifetime course, so they never need a temporary certificate again. About 12% of buyers take it today.
Estimated commission
$33,572 / year
- Certificates8,000 rentals × 55% = 4,400 × $6
- $26,400
- Express Exam add-ons4,400 × 43% = 1,892 × $1
- $1,892
- Lifetime upgrades4,400 × 12% = 528 × $10
- $5,280
The same 4,400 renters with The Other Guys, at 40%: $24,552
You keep $9,020 more a year with us.
An estimate, not a quote. Actual earnings depend on your customer mix and how consistently the link goes out. Commissions are paid on completed purchases and reverse if a customer is refunded.
Set it up once. It runs itself.
The commission is the smaller half of this. The bigger half is a dock that isn't backed up, because the test happened before anyone arrived.
It goes out when they book
We hook into your booking platform, so every guest gets a text minutes after booking with what they need and your link.
You hear when they pass
An email or text the moment a guest is certified, before they're standing at the helm.
Reviews, asked for you
After the rental we follow up by text and route happy guests to Google or TripAdvisor. The unhappy ones come to you privately.
Webhooks and a live lookup
Eight real-time events and a verification API, so your check-in system knows who's certified without asking.
Already running in production. Dockline creates a guest's boater credential from our certificate.issued webhook and checks our verification API at check-in as a backstop. Zapier, a custom system, a spreadsheet from 2009: tell us what you run and we'll wire it up at no charge.
More five-star reviews. Fewer surprises.
After the rental, every guest gets a text from us with your name on it. Happy guests go straight to your Google and Tripadvisor pages. Turn on the rating step and anyone who had a rough day tells you privately first, so you can make it right before it's a one-star review.
After the trip
Hi Jess, thanks for boating with Your Rental Co.! Would you mind leaving them a quick review? tmbt.info/r/… Reply STOP to opt out.4 or 5 stars
Straight to your Google or Tripadvisor listing, one tap.
1 to 3 stars
A private note to you instead, so you hear it first.
From your partner dashboard you pick the wording from versions we've written, turn the rating step on or off, and choose stars or smiley faces.
Your Rental Co.
How was your experience?
Let us know your thoughts.
Tap a star to rate
via Take My Boat Test
Tap the stars. It's the real page.
Your money, on your schedule.
Connect your bank once through Stripe. It takes two or three minutes and Stripe handles the ID check. Then you choose how the money moves.
Automatic
Weekly or monthly, above a balance you set. It just arrives.
Free
On demand
Hit withdraw whenever it's worth moving. A couple of business days.
Free
Instant
To a debit card in minutes, weekends included. Handy when payroll is Friday.
1% (50¢ minimum) · $2 minimum
The instant fee is Stripe's, passed through at cost. If a payout is too small for instant to make sense, we send it on the free rail instead.
Certified customers cost you less to insure.
Granite Insurance partners with Take My Boat Test to support watersport operators who make safety a priority. Certified training lowers the risk you carry, and it unlocks exclusive insurance discounts plus a plan built to steady your costs instead of watching them climb each renewal.
It's the part of this that pays whether or not anyone clicks your link: an operator whose customers are certified is a better risk, and the people who price that risk agree.
See the watersports programGranite Insurance is an independent agency. Coverage, pricing and eligibility are theirs to determine, not ours.
Not a rental operator? It still works.
Marinas hand the link to every new slip-holder. Charters, dive shops and boat dealers send it to customers asking about the law. Creators pin it in their bio. NASBLA-accredited, with courses in every state, a refund rate under 2%, and more than a decade of issuing certificates behind it, so the commissions stick.
Questions we get a lot.
We already send renters to another test. Can we switch mid-season?
Yes. Replace the link in your booking confirmation and on your site, and every booking from then on goes through yours. Renters who already started a test elsewhere just finish it there. We'll make the change with you on a call if that's easier.
How long until I'm approved?
Usually within 1 business day. We check the application is real, then email your dashboard login and your own link.
When do I get paid?
Whenever you want. Once your bank is connected through Stripe, turn on automatic weekly or monthly payouts, withdraw on demand, or push the balance to a debit card instantly. Standard transfers are free.
What does an instant payout cost?
1% (50¢ minimum) — Stripe's fee, passed through at cost. It needs a debit card on file and a balance of at least $2; below that we send it on the free standard rail instead.
Can you set up the booking automation for us?
Yes, at no charge. Tell us what you take bookings on and we'll wire it up so guests get the text after they book and you get a notification when they pass.
What if a customer refunds?
That referral reverses automatically. We don't claw back paid commissions for any other reason.
Can I run paid ads?
Yes, but you can't bid on our brand terms (e.g. "take my boat test") on Google or Bing. We send full ad guidelines after approval.
What if I was on AffiliateWP before?
Your account, link and historical earnings were all preserved. Go to Partner login with the same email. First time? Tap “Forgot?” to create a password.
Is there a minimum payout?
You set your own threshold for automatic payouts (default $25). On-demand withdrawals have no minimum.
Do you provide creatives?
Yes: QR flyers, a counter sticker, banners and copy snippets, all in your dashboard after approval.
Two minutes. One business day.
A few details so we know who you are, where to send your QR flyers, and how you plan to promote. We'll be in touch within 1 business day.