20 April 2006

Affiliate Marketing Primer For Beginners - Please Read This First!

If you are just getting started with your Affiliate marketing program, this quick tutorial will get you up to speed with what Affiliate Marketing is all about as well as the terms that are used.


Affiliate marketing is a way for Merchants on the internet to allow others to promote their products and pay a commission for sales. Terms - Who's Who!

Merchant - The company that is selling a service or product.

Affiliate - The company or individual who promotes and markets the website of the Merchant.Affiliate Network - The company that provides the service by which Merchants and Affiliates are connected

The Affiliate Network is usually the creator of the software and websites that track transactions between the Merchant and Affiliate.

Terms - Program Types%Sale - Where a Merchant pays a set % of every transaction to the Affiliate who sent the customer.

Per Sale - Where a Merchant pays a set $ fee of every transaction to the Affiliate who sent the customer.

Per Lead - Where a Merchant pays a set $ fee to an Affiliate who sends a customer that fills out a lead form. Per Click - Where a Merchant pays every time a customer clicks on their advertisement on an Affiliate's website.


Much of this contect of this article was drawn from www.clixgaloretutor.com





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