Online Income – How Does Affiliate Marketing Work?
By now, many people are familiar with making money online. Many more people are now used to affiliate marketing. Many large companies use affiliates to help them market their products. Amazon and eBay, two big online sellers, have their own programs that you can sign up for.
But, you say, how does it all work? How am I credited for my sale? How do you know?
Unless you have studied computer science and programming, you may not be very familiar with all the technical aspects. But don’t let that scare you. You have probably come across some very strange words like “cookies” and “tracking pixels”. Many computer programmers will explain these terms using more technical terms that probably won’t help you.
To put it simply, cookies and tracking pixels are your friends. When you use them, they send a signal to the host computer to let them know that the user’s computer has just clicked on your link and that any orders you place should be credited to you. In a nutshell, it’s how affiliate marketing works.
All you need to do to make money is tell people about all your links and get them to click and buy through them. When you start, you will be bombarded with so many suggestions that it will feel like your head is about to explode. Don’t let that happen. Explore your options and pick one way to get traffic and stick with it until you master it. You can then move on to other methods.
