Online Marketing Glossary: Affiliate Link

Posted on Jul 19, 2008 in Affiliate Marketing |

Affiliate Link:

  • A piece of code residing in a graphic image or piece of text that is placed on an affiliate’s webpage, notifying the merchant that an affiliate should be credited for the customer or visitor sent to their website.

glossary bookTraditionally these links have been within banner images or text links, but more and more people are turning to dynamic widgets.  Amazon has been the one of the best advertisers to come out with new and dynamic widgets, like their mp3 widgets and carousel widgets.

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Glossary Definition From
ABC’s of Online Marketing by Alexandra Wharton, Issue 22, Revenue Magazine