Affiliate Terms Explained

merchant

Question: What does "merchant" mean?
Answer: A company that markets and sells goods or services online. In affiliate marketing programs, merchants contract with affiliates to get consumers to register for services, purchase products,, fill out forms, or visit web sites.

Other Common Affiliate/E-commerce Terms

A
 

above the fold
affiliate
affiliate agreement
affiliate program
affiliate announcement service
affiliate directory
affiliate forum
affiliate link
affiliate manager
affiliate marketing
affiliate merchant
affiliate network
affiliate recruiting
associate
auto-responder


B
 

B2B
B2C
banner exchange
banner farm
banner
bookmark
bounty
brand image
brand identity


C
 

chargeback
click through
cobranding
commission rates
compensation rate
context centric
conversion rate
cookie
copyright
coupon
CPA
CPC
CPM
CPS
cross promotion
CTR


D

DART
demographics
digital cash
doorway page


E
 

e-commerce
EFT
eighty-twenty rule
e-mail list
embedded commerce
EPC
escalating commission
ESD
exclusivity
ezine


F
 

favicon


G
 

guerilla marketing


H
 

hit counter
hit
hyperlink


I
 

image advertising
impressions
inbound link


K
 

keyword
keyword density
keyword popularity


L

 

link exchange
link popularity
linking code


M
 

market segmentation
merchant account
merchant
meta tags


N
 

niche sites


O
 

OEM
opt-in
opt-in e-mail
opt-out e-mail
opt-out
outbound link


P
 

page rank
page view
pay for performance
payment threshold
performance marketing
popunder
popup
PPC
PPC search engine
PPI
PPL
PPS


R
 

rate card
reciprocal links
reseller
residual earnings program
revenue sharing program
rich media
ROI
RON
ROS
royalty


S
 

secure server
SEO
shopping cart
site map
skyscraper
spam
super affiliate


T
 

target market
testimonial
tracking method
tracking pixel
trademark
trial version
two-tier affiliate program


U
 

unique visitors


V/W
 

VAR
vendor
viral marketing
web ring
webmaster




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