{"id":2383,"date":"2022-07-01T12:30:00","date_gmt":"2022-07-01T11:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/commission.academy\/blog\/?p=2383"},"modified":"2023-03-15T19:23:58","modified_gmt":"2023-03-15T19:23:58","slug":"is-affiliate-marketing-commission-based","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/commission.academy\/blog\/is-affiliate-marketing-commission-based\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Affiliate Marketing Commission-Based (And How To Get Started)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Quick Answer:<\/strong> Yes, affiliate marketing is a commission-based business model where affiliate marketers get paid a set commission rate on each sale they generate for an online store. Commission rates can range anywhere from 1% to 90% depending on the affiliate program. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Simply put, affiliate marketing is the process of earning commissions<\/a> every time you generate a sale of a product or service for an online store. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

You earn commissions like a sales rep would, except there’s no face-to-face selling or sales calls and start-up costs are super low<\/a> because everything’s done online. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

You don’t need stock or inventory either as you’re making a percentage on other people’s stuff<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It’s a flexible and straightforward 4-step income strategy:<\/p>\n\n\n\n