{"id":14,"date":"2009-06-22T12:45:21","date_gmt":"2009-06-22T12:45:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tipsandtricks-hq.com\/wordpress-affiliate\/?p=14"},"modified":"2018-03-15T07:36:21","modified_gmt":"2018-03-15T07:36:21","slug":"how-the-wordpress-affiliate-platform-works","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tipsandtricks-hq.com\/wordpress-affiliate\/how-the-wordpress-affiliate-platform-works-14","title":{"rendered":"How the WordPress Affiliate Platform Works"},"content":{"rendered":"

The WordPress Affiliate Platform works like most other affiliate recruitment, management and tracking program.<\/p>\n

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  1. Potential affiliates visit your (the admin who installed the wordpress affiliate platform) site and decide to become your affiliate to promote the products\/services you offer.<\/li>\n
  2. They can sign up for an affiliate account to become your affiliate.<\/li>\n
  3. The affiliates can can now get affiliate ad code (banners\/links) for your products that they can put on their websites to direct traffic to your site.<\/li>\n
  4. A potential customer visits this affiliate’s website and clicks on an affiliate ad banner\/link (WordPress affiliate platform tracks this click).<\/li>\n
  5. The customer decides to buy product(s) from your site and makes a purchase (WordPress affiliate platform tracks this sale).<\/li>\n
  6. The WordPress Affiliate Platform rewards the affiliate (who directed the customer your way) with a commission.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    The following diagram illustrates how an affiliate program works<\/h3>\n

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    The following Video Uses Simple Examples to Explain How It Works<\/h3>\n