The Basics of Affiliate Marketing
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Definition of Affiliate Marketing : according to Wikipedia
“Affiliate Marketing is an Internet-based marketing practice in which a business rewards one or more affiliates for each visitor or customer brought about by the affiliate’s marketing efforts. It is an application of crowd sourcing. Examples include rewards sites, where users are rewarded with cash or gifts, for the completion of an offer, and the referral of others to the site.”
In simple jargon, you promote a product to a customer that is offered by a merchant and if the customer buys the product through you then the merchant will pay you a commission.
There are 3 major role players in Affiliate Marketing
1. An advertiser or merchant is the company who is selling a product or service.
