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What is Affiliate Marketing and how do I make money from it?
Merchants provide incentives to webmasters (Affiliates) for diverting traffic from their website or email campaigns, for example, via an advert.  Affiliates are financially rewarded either per click, lead or a percentage of a sale.

How does it work?
Affiliates are provided with code that will automatically track diverted visitors and credit an Affiliate account with the appropriate commission. Very little technical knowledge is required.

What are my options on advertising?
Advertising options include:

• Placing banners/ text links on your website/blog/emails.
• Writing reviews about a product/service/merchant.
• Advertising special promotions/discount codes.
• Providing price or product comparisons.
• Product Feeds.

DanITech use a combination of the above, for example, we run a Designer Clothes website which is based solely around Affiliate Marketing. We advertise special offers, discount codes and provide links to merchants and our recommended items of clothing.  

What products/services should I advertise?
It is very tempting to sign up with Merchants who offer the highest commission or incentives but in order to ensure the highest conversion rates, you should always choose products or services that are relevant to, and/or compliment, your website.  

How do I get started?
A number of websites provide Affiliate Programs direct or you can gain access to hundreds of merchants via Affiliate Networks.

Which Affiliate Networks can you recommend?
DanITech regularly use and highly recommend the following:

Affiliate Window: affiliatewindow.com
Affiliate Future: affiliatefuture.co.uk
Webgains: webgains.com