Affiliate marketing is a popular web-based marketing method wherein a business rewards one or more affiliates for each visitor or customer brought about by the marketing efforts. This unique and revolutionary marketing process is also the name of the industry wherein a number of different types of companies and individuals performing this method of internet marketing, which includes a host of networks, affiliate management companies, 3rd party vendors, and a host of various publishers who promote the products and services of their merchant partners.

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