Affiliate marketing

image source Affiliate marketing is the process of promoting other peoples products while earning a certain percentage of the product you sold.
However, 4 parties are involved in affiliate marketing :
*publishers
*networker
*merchant
*customer.

*publishers :they can also be known as the affiliate. They can range from single individual to company services. An affiliates promotes as many as possible affiliate products and tries to attract and convince customers on the merchants products.
Networkers:this part of affiliate marketing is least important and lowly considered. The networker works as the middle man between the publisher and the merchant. Sometimes affiliate have to go through network affiliate to promote their products.
Merchant:They are also known as the creator, seller, branded, retailer or vendor. They create the product. It can be a big com like Dyson who produces vacuum cleaner or an individual.
Customer :They make the affiliate market go round or possible, because without them sales wouldn't take place. The affiliate or publisher will try to market a pro to the costumer.
How to be an affiliate marketer?
*coming up with your idea
*validating your idea
*creating your product
*finding affiliate program partner
By following the above steps you are good to go.