How Do Affiliates Get Paid?

Each affiliate program deals with payments and statistics differently. Paying attention to statistics helps affiliates determine what they are being paid and how well their website is selling products. These statistics should be available through the merchant or affiliate marketing program. In general, affiliates will be receiving a payment for the work they do based on those statistics, and the way in which they get paid—that is, what actions or sales get them a commission—determines the amount of their payment.