pay-per-sale Last modified: Tuesday, January 29, 2008
A type of affiliate marketing program where the advertiser pays the affiliate based on conversion of sales. If a customer follows an affiliate link to the advertiser's site and makes a purchase in accordance with the affiliate agreement, the affiliate is paid. Affiliates can earn a higher commission through pay-per-sale affiliate programs, however these types of programs usually have the lowest conversion rate. See "How Affiliate Marketing Works" in the "Did You Know..." section of Webopedia. Also see Refer-It.com, a directory of referral & affiliate programs for e-commerce, featuring information on over 6,500 affiliate programs.
ECommerce-Guide ECommerce-Guide is the source for e-commerce news, trends, product reviews, and how-tos for businesses running online or e-commerce sites and selling and marketing products and services. ECommerce-Guide Affiliate Week Profile: Amazon Associates Launched in 1996, the Amazon Associates affiliate program is the granddaddy of all e-commerce affiliate programs. Amazon Associates has evolved over the years and currently offers a number of different opportunities for affiliates to profit from. ECommerce-Guide Affiliate Week Profile: Commission Junction For anyone looking to make some big bucks through affiliate advertising, one destination that you must seek is Commission Junction. ECommerce-Guide Affiliate Week Profile: eBay Affiliates If you're looking for a way to earn income from eBay without having to actually sell anything yourself, the eBay affiliate program is something to consider. ECommerce-Guide Affiliate Week Profile: Google AdSense Making money with Google is easily done. With a few basic guidelines, it's almost a sure bet your site can generate incremental revenue. ECommerce-Guide Affiliate Week Profile: Linkshare Linkshare has a large selection of online retailers to choose from allowing you to market certain merchants and products to your site's audience. Refer-It.com The Refer-It database lists thousands of programs offered by e-commerce vendors that share revenue with Website owners. Webopedia's 'Did You Know... How Affiliate Marketing Works?' Affiliate marketing is the term used to describe a revenue-sharing plan where an online automated marketing program lets Webmasters place an advertiser's banner ads or buttons on their own Web site. Webmasters will receive a referral fee or commission from conversions when a customer has clicked the affiliate link and performs the desired action, such as make a purchase or opt-in for downloads or newsletters on the advertiser's site.

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