What is an affiliate program? How does it work?

[zsikder]

Can you tell me what is an affiliate program? How does it work? I am a newbie?

 

[dickerson]

Affiliate Marketing is a popular method of promoting web businesses in which an affiliate is rewarded for every visitor, subscriber and supplied by the customer through their efforts. This is a modern variant of the practice of payment of the search for introducing new clients to a business.

 

[ritika]

Hello Friends..........

A partnership program that involves a third party performing functions like marketing or advertising to attract customers to a merchant or online business site. The affiliate is usually paid on a per-click or per-action basis, such as successful sale or transaction.

Thanks

 

[smoni57]

An automated marketing program where a Web advertiser or merchant recruits webmasters to place the merchant's banner ads or buttons on their own Web site