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Affiliate Marketing? Don't Get Tangled Up in Definitions!

Semantic discord – situation where two (or more) parties are misaligned on definitions of key terms which formulate a concept. I am an active user of Google Alerts and a number of other tools for online content monitoring. One of the key phases that I monitor daily is “affiliate marketing” […]

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Knowing What Fits: Types of Affiliate Marketing You Can Choose From

With its steady rise in popularity, affiliate marketing has been implemented as a means to earn money by more and more people. And with the right affiliate marketing tools and enough effort, the money just keeps flowing in! But what is affiliate marketing? The simplest explanation would be is that

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Affiliate Marketing Explained in 88 Words

Inspired by David Meerman Scott‘s older (but, nonetheless, genius) post on social media marketing, today I would like to take a stab at explaining affiliate marketing in just 88 words: You can strive for visibility in search engines (Search Engine Marketing) You can earn attention by creating engaging social content

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Possibly the Simplest Way to Explain Affiliate Marketing

I am sure, at one point or another, you have you have received a referral marketing type offer from a company you’ve worked with. I certainly have been getting these on an ongoing basis. The most aggressive ones have been those from DirecTV, and they advertise their offer on their

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Definition of Affiliate Marketing

I see people arriving at my blog in their search for a definition of affiliate marketing. Since I’ve not made any blog posts specifically on this, I have decided to put together one today. Here’s my definition of it: Affiliate marketing is basically performance-based marketing, whereby affiliates/partners promote a merchant’s

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