Affiliate (e-commerce)
An
e-commerce affiliate is a
website which links back to an
e-commerce site such as
Amazon.com. When a reader of the website clicks on a link, they are connected to the e-tailer and if they purchase something the affiliate receives a small payment, usually a percentage of the money the customer spends. Several web businesses such as
Linkshare.com specialize in setting up these affiliate relationships.