What is Affiliate marketing?
{{complex|date=March 2024}} '''Affiliate marketing''' is creating content that recommends specific [[product|products]] with a shared [[revenue]] [[business|business model]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Affiliate Marketer: Definition, Examples, and How to Get Started |url=https://www.investopedia.com/terms/a/affiliate-marketing.asp |access-date=2022-09-25 |website=Investopedia |language=en}}</ref> Affiliate marketing is a relationship between three key players: The Merchant or Advertiser, The Affiliate or Publisher and The Consumer or Audience.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Sharma|first=Himannshu|date=September 21, 2023|title=Earn Passive Income with Affiliate Marketing|url=https://asecretmillionaire.substack.com/p/affiliate-marketing-path-to-passive-income}}</ref> The creators place affiliate links in the content. Usually, the pay is based on the [[commission]] for the products sold. Most of the big brands are happy to use this type of [[marketing]], directly by the company itself or through 3rd party affiliate networks. It is a very effective form of [[advertising]]. https://sites.google.com/view/amazon-remote-job-online-/home?authuser=1 Content recipients are often more likely to buy when clicking a link in comments from their favorite creators. == References == <references /> == Other websites == * {{curlie|Business/Opportunities/Online_Opportunities/Affiliate_Programs}} {{Authority control}} [[Category:Marketing]]