Affiliate marketing is a type of performance-based marketing in which a business rewards one or more affiliates for each visitor or customer brought by the affiliate’s own marketing efforts. The industry has four core players: the merchant, the network, the publisher, and the affiliate. The merchant is the company that sells the product or service. The network is the company that connects the merchant and the publisher. The publisher is the company that publishes the affiliate’s marketing efforts. The affiliate is the individual who promotes the merchant’s product or service.
There are five types of affiliate marketing websites:
1. Shopping Cart Affiliate Marketing Websites:
This type of affiliate marketing website is the most common. It allows customers to browse and purchase products from the merchant’s online store. The affiliate is responsible for adding products to the shopping cart and checking out.
2. Lead Generation Affiliate Marketing Websites:
This type of affiliate marketing website is used to generate leads for the merchant. It usually consists of a landing page with a form that collects the visitor’s contact information. The affiliate is responsible for sending the leads to the merchant.
3. Review Affiliate Marketing Websites:
This type of affiliate marketing website is used to review products or services from the merchant. The affiliate is responsible for writing honest reviews about the products or services.
4. Coupon Affiliate Marketing Websites:
This type of affiliate marketing website is used to promote coupons from the merchant. The affiliate is responsible for adding coupons to the website and promoting them.
5. Membership Affiliate Marketing Websites:
This type of affiliate marketing website is used to promote memberships from the merchant. The affiliate is responsible for adding memberships to the website and promoting them.
