[Linda Buquet]

I just discovered a new command for G - at least it's new to me and I never knew it was an option.
Use define: to find definitions of terms on the web. Here's what G found for "define:affiliate marketing"

Thought these affiliate marketing definitions may be helful info for some n00bs.

(Also partner, pay for performance, performance-based, referral-based or revenue-sharing marketing) a revenue sharing partnership between a merchant and one or more affiliates, where the affiliate is paid a commission for referring clicks, leads or sales to the merchant website. www.shareresults.com/about_us_glossary.php

Affiliate Marketing is a widespread method of promoting a website, in which an affiliate is rewarded for every visitor, subscriber and/or customer provided through his efforts. It is a modern variation of the practice of paying finder's-fees to individuals who introduce new clients to a business. Compensation may be made based on a certain value for each visit (Pay-per-click), registrant (Pay-per-lead), or a commission for each customer or sale (Pay-per-Sale).
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Affiliate_marketing

A risk-free form of advertising in which a company pays its Affiliate partners a commission for sales and/or leads generated through the Affiliates marketing activities. www.webbloom.com/Help_Centre/Glossary/

This is a system of revenue sharing between one site (the affiliate merchant) which features an ad or content designed to drive traffic to another site (the advertiser). The affiliate will receive a fee based on the amount of traffic generated. internetworld365.com/Content/Pages/Glossary.aspx

Affiliate marketing is the use by a Web site that sells products of other Web sites, called affiliates, to help market the products. Amazon.com, the book seller, created the first large-scale affiliate programme and hundreds of other companies have since followed. adoofa.com/services/services_glossary.asp

A system of advertising in which site A agrees to feature buttons from site B, and site A gets a percentage of any sales generated for site B. It can also be applied to situations in which an advertiser may be looking for marketing information, rather than a cash sale. Popular among startups with very small marketing budgets. expedite-email-marketing.com/internet_marketing_glossary_internetmarketingterms definition.htm

Revenue sharing between two web sites. Affiliate site normally provide free advertising for an ecommerce site and compensation is based on performance ie sales, clicks, registrations, or a combination of all. positioning-search-engines.com/glossary.htm

A business relationship with a merchant or other service provider who allows you to link to that business. When a visitor clicks on the link at your site and subsequently makes a purchase from the merchant, you receive a commission based on the amount of the sale, a referral fee or a pay-for-click fee. showtheworld.com/glossary.htm

A system of selling products or services in context over the Internet that allows online merchants to promote their goods or services within the content of tens of thousands of Web sites. Affiliate marketing allows merchants to pay their affiliates based on performance. getrichfree.com/glossary_of_terms.htm

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