What is affiliate marketing? Affiliate marketing simply put is referring a potential customer to a specific product or offer in exchange for a commission of the final sale cost. Some say it's the "lazy" way to make money online but I like to refer to it as the fast way to make money online. Now why do we say this? Because with affiliate marketing you the affiliate do not have to own a product, there is no copyright and steps to do in order for you to sell the product. There is virtually no start up cost on your part. Just search for a product to promote that offers affiliate sales. Most of the time you can do this online by simply finding products on the search engines and then scrolling down to the bottom and look for a affiliate link. Sometimes these can be found at the top of the pages but usually it's at the bottom of the main page.