AFFLIATE WEB MARKETING

Affiliate programs bring merchants and website operators together for a mutually profitable relationship. An affiliate places links on his site to promote the merchant's products. In exchange, the affiliate receives a commission for all valid transactions he has referred. Affiliates direct traffic to merchant Web sites through banners, personal recommendations, or links within an electronic newsletter. Merchants automatically pay affiliates commissions for referrals (Amazon pay 15%) which may be measured as clicks, leads (such as when a consumer fills out a form or joins a mailing list), sales (such as when a consumer purchases a product or service) - or all three.