Affiliate marketing is an online marketing practice where an online merchant gives a small amount of money to a website it’s affiliated with for each unique visitor they attract to the business due to the affiliate marketing. While many online retailers continue to shy away from this practice as a legitimate marketing strategy, affiliates are becoming more prevalent in the online business model. The fact is, many e-tailers have embraced affiliate marketing because of the reduced financial ris

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Why Affiliate Marketing