Now that I've become interested in it, I actually realized that I have been encountering a lot of the term Affiliate Marketing since I-don't-know-when. The reason probably is because it has become what we all would like to call an emerging type of venture that many would wanna embark on.
So what is affiliate marketing?
It is actually one of the approaches of Internet Marketing that is on a commision-based framework. Here's how it works...
1. You own a website. You are the affiliate.
2. You enroll in affiliate programs and obtain affiliate links. The latter come in the form of websites like Commission Junction, Clickbank, Amazon, etc. They are a bridge between you(the affiliate) and the merchants (people or companies who wish to advertise their product or service).
3. Your website visitors access the affiliate links you obtain through enrolling in the programs. Visitors would either click on the affiliate link, purchase a product or service, or merely view the advertisement you've placed on your website.
4. You get a commission for every action done by visitors.
Easy as 1-2-3, huh? Well, not exactly. There are more than a few things you gotta learn and do along the way. Those more-than-a-few-things are what we'll be talking about in the next few posts.
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