What Is Affiliate Marketing And How To Get Started

Affiliate marketing is a way to earn commission for every visitor, subscriber or customer that you send to a merchant’s website.

Most internet merchants (e.g. Amazon, eBay, Yahoo) have an affiliate program that you can join and earn commission for referring people to their website.

In a way, it’s a partnership between you and the merchant. The merchant will handle the product development, fulfillment, customer support and payment collection. All you have to do is refer people to the merchant’s website. Read more

Introduction To Affiliate Marketing

How would you like complimentary businesses to recommend and promote your products and you only pay them if a sale or lead is generated?

That’s what affiliate marketing is all about.

It is a marketing method whereby you reward third parties (known as affiliates) for every visitor, subscriber, customer and/or sale that they send to your website.

The types of compensation available:

  1. Pay per sale: The affiliate gets a percentage of the sale.
  2. Pay per click: The affiliate gets paid for every click on your ad.
  3. Pay per lead: The affiliate gets paid a specific amount per lead generated. Read more