Affiliate marketing is a way to earn money by promoting other people’s products or services and receiving a commission for each sale [finance]. The model is simple: a participant registers for a company’s affiliate program (for example, a marketplace or online school) and receives a unique referral link. They then post this link on their website, blog, or social media. If a user clicks on it and performs a target action—purchasing a product, registering for a webinar, or downloading an app—the affiliate receives a fixed commission. The main advantage of this approach is that it eliminates the need to create their own product or handle logistics and customer support.