How Affiliate Marketing works

There are 3 Kinds of people involved.

•     Pat: – The Affiliate: “I Have a Blog about Hats!”
•         Andy: – The Merchant: “I Run a Hate E-Store!”
•     Sue: – The Shopper: “I want to buy a Hat!”

How Do They All Work Together?

1.       Pat Wants To Make Some Money: – “Hmm… I Blog about Hats That I Like. Maybe I Can Make Some Money While Doing That!”
2.       Pat Joins An Affiliate Network: – “I Can Add Links To My Blog And Get Paid For It! Now This Is What I’M talking about!”
3.       Andy Want To Get More Business: – “Maybe I Can Get Bloggers & Others To Promote My Products For Me!”
4.       Andy Joins An Affiliate Network: – “Now I Have Program And Publishers Will Promote My Store For Me!”
5.             Pat Joins Andy’s Affiliate Program: – “I Can Join This Program & Use the Affiliate Network Tools to Promote!”
6.      Pat Adds A Banner To His Blog: – “Now People Will See This Ad for Andy’s Hat Store and Maybe They Will Shop There!”
7.      Sue Read Pat’s Blog & Sees the Banner: – “Wow, I Love Pat’s Blog! Oh, Andy’s Hat Store? I Think I Will Check This Store Out!”
8.      Sue Clicks The Ad & Buys a Hat: – “This is The Cutest Hat I Have Ever Seen! I am Right Now!”
9.      Andy Sells a Hat, & Pat Get a Commission: – “I Thanks to Pat I Sold A Hat! Now He Will Get A % Of The Sale!”
10.      The Affiliate Network Pay Pat: – “Wow! I got a % of a Sale from Andy’s Hat Store! This is super!”