The most common definition of Affiliate Marketing is:
An internet marketing program, where an affiliate is rewarded for sending customers to a business (or merchant) through the affiliate's own marketing efforts.
Most of the affiliate's marketing efforts are common throughout the "Internet Marketing" industry. Using various campaigns, an affiliate advertises the "Merchant's products" and earns a commission on each sale.
Affiliate marketing is basically using one website to send business to another website. You can also use blogs, article submissions, social networks, and squeeze or landing pages. Always be on the lookout for new points of contact and opportunities to market your merchants products and or services.
Some of the more prevalent campaign or advertising techniques include email marketing, SEO, article marketing and website banner ads. There are many other techniques available to the savvy affiliate marketer.
Although affiliate marketing online is somewhat low key compared to other forms of mass and media marketing offline, the potential for successful online affiliate marketing is huge!
"Teamwork is the ability to work together toward a common vision. The ability to direct individual accomplishments toward organizational objectives. It is the fuel that allows common people to attain uncommon results." - Andrew Carnegie