Affiliate Marketing Primer For Beginners - Please Read This First!

Affiliate marketing is a way for Merchants on the internet to allow others to promote their products and pay a commission for sales. In order for you to find your way around the clixGalore site and understand what is going on it is imperative that you read and understand these basic concepts.

Terms - Who's Who!

Merchant - The company that is selling a service or product.

Affiliate - The company or individual who promotes and markets the website of the Merchant.

Affiliate Network - The company that provides the service by which Merchants and Affiliates are connected (like clixGalore!). The Affiliate Network is usually the creator of the software and websites that track transactions between the Merchant and Affiliate.

Terms - Program Types

%Sale - Where a Merchant pays a set % of every transaction to the Affiliate who sent the customer.

Per Sale - Where a Merchant pays a set $ fee of every transaction to the Affiliate who sent the customer.

Per Lead - Where a Merchant pays a set $ fee to an Affiliate who sends a customer that fills out a lead form.

Per Click - Where a Merchant pays every time a customer clicks on their advertisement on an Affiliate's website.