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If someone you refer ends up buying the said product or service, you get paid. It may be a percentage of the cost of the product or service, or it may be a fixed amount set by the company or individual. Pretty easy, right? As I mentioned, it is a great way to create a passive income stream for all bloggers. But especially so for newbies because new bloggers likely have no product of their own to sell. But with affiliate marketing, they can start selling from day . The challenge is, of course, getting people to buy. But I m getting ahead of myself. Great, but how does this actually work.

The basic idea is simple. You mention a product or service, but for the sake of brevity, I ll continue photo editing servies to say product here on forth and link it to the website from where people — your audience — can purchase the product. The link here is key. It s called an affiliate link”. This link is unique to all affiliates and it is how merchants companies or individuals know where the referral came from. The merchant provides you with this unique link at the time you sign up to be an affiliate.



If someone clicks on that link, a cookie is placed on their browser, and if they make a purchase, the merchant knows to reward you for the referral. For example, In the post where I show you how to set up a self hosted WordPress blog,  my favorite hosting company is. As a matter of fact, I m an affiliate of this hosting company. So, in the post mentioned above, there were several places where I mentioned the name of this company, and in a few places.