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Affiliate Marketing Explained
How affiliate marketing works as a performance-based promotion model, from both the merchant's and the affiliate's side.
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Affiliate marketing is a performance-based arrangement where a business pays a commission to independent partners (affiliates) for driving sales or leads through their own referral links.
How it works in practice
An affiliate promotes a product through content, reviews, or their own audience, using a unique tracking link. When someone makes a purchase through that link, tracking software records the referral and the affiliate earns an agreed commission.
Why merchants use it
Because affiliates are typically paid only after a sale happens, affiliate marketing shifts much of the upfront advertising risk away from the merchant and onto performance, making it attractive for businesses that want measurable, results-based spending.
Why it works for affiliates
Content creators, bloggers, and niche website owners can monetize an existing audience without needing to create or manage their own product, which is why affiliate marketing is closely linked to the broader world of freelancing and passive income.
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