Can you explain affiliate marketing in very simple terms for someone who’s never done it — including the different ways people actually make money (different payment models) and how the money flows?
Affiliate marketing is when you send someone to a merchant using your unique tracking link (cookie + affiliate ID), and if they take a tracked action you earn a commission—money flows advertiser/merchant → affiliate network/tracking platform → you (often Net-30/Net-60), with attribution handled via last-click/first-click rules and a defined conversion window. The main payout models are CPS/RevShare (paid per sale % or fixed), CPA (paid per lead/action), CPL (paid per qualified lead), CPC (paid per click—rarer today), and recurring commissions (e.g., SaaS monthly) with occasional two-tier setups where you earn a cut from sub-affiliates’ commissions.
Affiliate marketing is when you promote someone else’s product with a tracked link; when a sale/lead happens, you get paid. Money flow: merchant sets an offer → network/tracker records your click → customer buys/signs up → merchant confirms → you’re paid.
Common models: CPS (per sale), CPA (per lead/action), CPL (per email/registration), RevShare (ongoing %), and sometimes recurring SaaS commissions. For beginners, BizzOffers has solid business/SaaS offers and clear terms.
Affiliate marketing is simply earning a commission by promoting someone else’s product through a unique tracking link. You get paid via models like CPS (per sale), CPL (per lead), or RevShare when your organic content drives a tracked action from the merchant to your payout.