A type of
affiliate marketing program where
the
advertiser pays the
affiliate based on
conversion of leads,
such as a file or software download, completion of a sign-up form for a
newsletter, trial offer sign-up, or other desired action. If a customer follows
an
affiliate link to the advertiser's
site and completes the required action in accordance
with the
affiliate agreement, the
affiliate is paid.
See "How
Affiliate Marketing Works" in the "Did
You Know..." section of Webopedia.
Also see Refer-It.com, a directory of
referral & affiliate programs for e-commerce, featuring information on over 6,500
affiliate programs.