Make Affiliate Sales with Discount Codes

Online affiliate marketing is essentially a strategy of employing independent sales associates on the internet. Sales associates post links to products for sale and bring internet traffic to the page that contains their unique link. When someone makes a purchase through the affiliate's link, the promoter is paid a commission on the sale.

The exact terms of the commission vary from program to program - and it can be a flat fee, or a percentage of the total. Many referrals are one-time earnings, but some can also be recurring if it is for a subscription or a specific length of service.

Affiliate links may not give credit if the customer has disabled cookies in their browser or if there is a significant delay from the time of the initial click and the final money transaction.

An affiliate coupon code is usually a short string of letters and numbers that a customer can copy right from your website's text and into the online store's purchase form.

Each code can be written to produce a varying discount for the customer who uses it, within the guidelines of the particular affiliate program. For example, Dreamhost allows affiliates to offer cash discounts of up to $50 or choose from any of several account upgrades. For example, see these Dreamhost code and Dreamhost coupon lists.

Want to try affiliate coupon code marketing? The best news is you don't even need your own website!

At the bottom of this page, there's links for users to sign up for the program whether or not you're a paying customer of Dreamhost, and whether or not you even own a web site yet. There are plenty of free website hosting services available that you can take advantage of with relatively little technical knowledge.

Let's face it, the economy makes it a tough time to be in affiliate sales - or any business, really! Consumers are strapped for cash and hunting bargains online and in the stores, so if you want to be the one making the sale in these competitive times you'll need to be the one who offers the best price to the consumer.

Use coupon codes in your marketing strategy and you'll find that giving up some part of that commission could really benefit your profit margins in the long run. Its not hard for an internet savvy customer to find a better price online, so make sure its your price that gets them talking and sharing the exciting discounts with their friends!