Hey, it’s Sam Oh and welcome you to our affiliate marketing course for beginners. This course is made up of 16 lessons and will walk you through the process, tactics, and strategies to create your own revenue-generating affiliate site. There’s no fluff, no bs, and no sales pitches for a premium course. So let’s get started with the first lesson, where we’ll talk about what affiliate marketing is and how it works. So affiliate marketing is when you promote another company’s products. And when someone makes a purchase because of your referral, you’re compensated with a commission. Now, in order for the affiliate company to attribute sales to the right person, the merchant usually uses a unique link that looks something like this, which is called an affiliate link. When a visitor clicks that link from your blog, website, or wherever, a cookie is stored on their device. And an affiliate cookie does two main things. First, it helps the merchant attribute the sale back to the right person. And second, cookies usually hold an expiration
date, meaning people don’t need to immediately purchase the product after clicking your link.