Affiliate marketing is a performance-based advertising technique where businesses reward affiliates for each customer brought in through their marketing efforts. Here's a breakdown of the core parties involved:Advertiser (Merchant): The company with a product or service they want to sell.

Affiliate (Publisher): The individual promoting the advertiser's product/service. Affiliates can be bloggers, social media influencers, website owners, etc.

Platform (Optional): An intermediary service that connects advertisers and affiliates, tracks conversions, and facilitates payments. Here's how it works:The Affiliate Joins a Program: Affiliates sign up with an advertiser's affiliate program.

This program provides them with unique tracking links or codes to identify the traffic they generate. Promotion by the Affiliate: Affiliates promote the advertiser's product/service through various channels like blog posts, social media recommendations, video reviews, etc.

They use their tracking links/codes in their promotions. Customer Clicks and Converts: When a potential customer clicks on the affiliate's link and makes a purchase on the advertiser's website, a sale is tracked through the affiliate's code.

Commission Earned: The advertiser pays the affiliate a commission based on the pre-determined agreement. This commission can be a percentage of the sale or a flat fee.

Benefits of Affiliate Marketing:Cost-Effective for Advertisers: Advertisers only pay when they get results (sales or conversions). Increased Sales and Brand Awareness: Affiliates can tap into new audiences for the advertiser.

Targeted Marketing: Affiliates can target specific demographics interested in the product/service. Scalability: Affiliate programs are easily scalable for both advertisers and affiliates.

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