What is an AFFILIATE PROGRAM?

An AFFILIATE PROGRAM (sometimes termed an Associate Program) is a means by which companies may advertise on web sites other than their own.

An Affiliate Program is a referral marketing strategy, which is often revenue-sharing, whereby a merchant web site increases its' traffic and/or sales by paying a commission to referring web sites. The commission is normally paid after the referred site visitor makes an action, such as signing up or making a purchase on the merchant's site.

How Does An Affiliate Program Work?

For example, If your web site is www.webdesign.medialinkers.com and you have an installed the affiliate program running on your web site. Mr. Shawn is interested in marketing your web site. He will sign up for affiliate program. After he signs up he will receive a link www.medialinkers.com/shawn123.html Although this link will take him to the same web site as www.webdesign.medialinkers.com but if the visitor of web site makes a purchase, Mr. Shawn will receive an Email that he has earned a commission. On a particular date, Media Linkers will pay Mr. Shawn the decided commission.

Affiliates have quickly become veritable sales forces for merchant web sites. As in a typical sales force, the affiliate sites receive their income from a pre-determined referral fee or commission rate that is based on a measurable action by the site visitor. This measurable action could be clicks, leads, an outright sale or any other action a merchant would like to reward.

Media Linkers web design service will design a complete affiliate program for your web site. You will only need to manage your program through a user friendly interface and pay your affiliates on your mentioned date.
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