The relationship between advertiser, publisher, and customer is at the heart of affiliate marketing.
Affiliate Marketing is a form of online advertising which consists of rewarding an affiliate for referring a visitor or rewarding a customer for performing a desired action, such as making a purchase or subscribing to a newsletter. In a way, Affiliate Marketing can be regarded as free publicity for your page—a network of related websites directing customers to purchase from yours.
Affiliate campaigns have the best results when they are combined with Search Engine Optimization (SEO), Pay Per Click (PPC) campaigns, and email marketing support. They are well-suited for travel, retail, and service industries due to their timely research process and large-volume sales.
Effective Affiliate Marketing is not throwing a bunch of links at different website owners in the hopes that something will stick. It is a well-planned, specified effort intended to develop long-term relationships with third party websites, research industry-relevant websites with trusted pages, and build up a valuable affiliate network for your website that will bring in quality, converted traffic.
