Make Money with Affiliate Offers

When I was a kid I created an arrangement with my local computer store in which I would refer friends and acquaintances to them, and the store would then give me a small percentage commission based on what those people bought. I didn’t know it at the time, but the service I was providing to that store was a form of affiliate marketing.

This type of arrangement can be extremely beneficial for both the company and the affiliate. The company receives new business from customers it may not have reached otherwise, and the affiliate gets a commission for each sale that can be directly traced back to the affiliate’s site (online, usually through a cookie or coupon).

Typically, online affiliate offers work like this: ...

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