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WHAT IS AN AFFILIATE?
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An affiliate is somebody who promotes and redirects customers to a product or service in exchange for a monetary percentage. For example you promote widgets for business XYZ. Their product sells for $20. Each sale that is made from your marketing and promotion efforts earns you an agreed value of $5 per sale. You don't have to hold any stock or arrange delivery of the product just promote for XYZ.

The advantages of being an affiliate are enormous for the affiliate and the merchant. A merchant can substantially increase turnover through the efforts of an affiliate. In turn an affiliate can earn a tidy passive income by promoting a product or service.

Usually you become an affiliate utilising the technology of a third party - this is always free to setup with if you are an affiliate. These managers provide the merchant and affiliate with a secure way of maintaining transactions and paying affiliates. Both merchants and affiliates apply to these third parties so they can either sell or promote their products and services.

Read the amazing true story of how one woman, with no previous business experience, earned $436,797+ in 2002 and now earns MUCH MORE than that ... just by selling other people's stuff online!

In her down-to-earth, sincere and often humorous style, Rosalind Gardner guides you through the entire process of building an affiliate marketing business on the 'Net.

Frequently revised and updated to reflect industry changes, the Super Affiliate Handbook now consists of 236 pages and 124 screenshots that will show you step-by-step how to become a Super Affiliate. You'll learn how to pick the best affiliate programs, negotiate a commission raise and save time, money and effort on everything from affiliate software to web hosting.

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If you are considering becoming an affiliate or a merchant have a look our recommended affiliate/merchant third party managed system companies. On each one will provide further detail about how to use their service and obtain links on products and services as an affiliate. Click here to become an affiliate