What Is An Affiliate?

What Is An Affiliate? In internet marketing, an affiliate is an individual, group, or organization that promotes a product or service which is not their own, in exchange for a commission on any sales that result from their efforts. The affiliate is not an employee. The affiliate is an independent contractor whose promotional and sales methods are "loosely" regulated by contractual agreement with the affiliated company.

An affiliate can be any gender, any race, and any age, as long as the age does not violate any labor laws or company policies. No advanced formal education is normally required, and there are no extraordinary physical requirements to meet. However, it is a plus for the affiliate to have an "acceptable" level of verbal and written skills, as well as the ability to use a computer.

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