What is a affiliate provider?

What is a affiliate provider? So basically, every businesses either has a product or service.  Affiliate marketing is an awesome way to connect with companies that have products or services. The provider is the middle man between you and the company that manages your links and commissions. 

The provider connects affiliate marketers with businesses that offer products or services they want to promote. 

Affiliate marketing is a great way to monetize your website or social media channels by promoting products or services that align with your brand and values.

To get started, you need to find a product or service you want to promote and join an affiliate program that the company offers. The affiliate provider creates a unique tracking link for you, which you use to promote the product or service on your website or social media channels. When someone clicks on your link and buys the product or service, you earn a commission.

Different affiliate programs have different rules about how long the tracking cookie lasts, and how much commission they pay. For example, Amazon's tracking cookie lasts for 24-48 hours, while REI's lasts for 30 days. Commission rates also vary, with some programs paying higher commissions than others.

To become an affiliate, you need to sign up for the affiliate program and meet certain requirements, such as having a certain number of website visitors or not promoting with coupons or keywords that compete with the merchant's own advertising. Top affiliate providers are reputable and represent many high-quality companies, making it easier to find products or services that align with your brand and values.

It's also a pain in the rear to sign up for affiliate providers and companies like REI don't just let anyone in. It has to be a good match. Like I'm a Adventure travel company and they have adventure stuff so it's a great match. BUT! Companies have requirements such as minimum amount of people who visit your website, that you don't promote with coupons or basically go in competition in advertising with keywords. So I chose the top providers by reputation and how many companies they represent. There are a lot, but there are few that are actually good.