what is Affiliate marketing and how does one make money with it?
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Let’s say I buy a cell phone and I’m so happy with it, I make a YouTube review where I explain why this is the best cellphone.
Here this review is my honest opinion, and I’m not getting paid for it.
On the other hand, if a cell phone company pays a YouTuber and says “make a cell phone review video where you explain that this cell phone is best” – then you’re now creating an advertisement and not an honest review.
This isn’t always a money payment. If your review gets millions of views – they company might call you and say “Hey, we loved your video of our product, and since you say good things about it, we’d love to give you a free laptop, accessories, and more phones to review”.
Now you might be excited to get all this free stuff, but you know if you write a bad review – they might stop sending you free stuff. As a result rather than giving 100% honest reviews, you might only say the good things about it..
All an affiliate means is that you have a connection to them because they pay you, give you free stuff, etc.
If you become big and famous, then companies will start contacting you hoping for you to become an affiliate.
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