Internet marketing today makes use of strategies and tools that business and industry has known for decades. They just tweak it for use on the World Wide Web. Neighborhood store keepers have always made it their business to know what the friends on their street were selling so they could send customers to the right place when inquires were made.
Affiliate marketing essentially does the same thing. Viewers do a search (make an inquiry) about a product or service that you advertise on your web site, and your site carries an affiliate link that they click on to find what theyre looking for. You dont actually sell the product yourself, but you tell your viewers where they can go to buy what they want. And then you get paid a commission for the sale.
Like many new internet tools, affiliate marketing is relatively new. You dont have to sell anything yourself; but you do need to know how to set up affiliates on your site. Most companies that offer affiliate services provide step-by-step instructions for creating the relationship; they make it easy for you because they want your help selling their product or service. The best news is that it doesnt cost you a dime. Your...