WHAT IS AFFILIATE MARKETING?
Affiliate marketing is when you receive a commission
, for promoting other people’s products or services.
Pretty much every product or service you know has an affiliate program these days.
Being an affiliate is 100% free and it is the best way to get started,
since you don’t need to invest thousands of dollars in research, product development or marketing tools.
HOW AFFILIATE MARKETING WORKS
The merchant will provide you (the affiliate) with all the marketing tools you need: articles,
videos and banners or just plain text-links. The merchant will provide you with everything
you need to make promoting their products or services as easy as possible.
Each marketing tool will have an affiliate link embedded in it and each link has been assigned a commission, this could be a fixed amount per lead or a percentage of a resulting sale on the merchant's website.
When an internet user clicks on one of these links,
a cookie is set on the visitor’s browser to record the time of the event as well as the location and IP address. The link also identifies: the merchant, the affiliate, and the payment amount or commission rate you will receive.
When the visitor makes an actual purchase online or fills out a form,
that transaction is tracked and recorded by the affiliate program system.
Upon recording the transaction, the affiliate system handles all of the collection and processing required ensuring commission payments to affiliates
are processed on time. The affiliate system also takes care of all
the necessary administration tasks, commission reporting and verification protocols to ensure the quality of sales and leads meet the merchant’s standards
