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Affiliate marketing is a program wherein third-party individuals or websites (affiliates) generate traffic or leads to a particular product, company or service. These affiliates then get revenue from leads or sales generated by their efforts.

This is common in influencer marketing, for instance, where an image or video will link to certain products, and the influencer will receive a small portion of any sales made from the link they provide. Certain industries will have opt-in programs as well, such as photography sites that provide affiliate links to the gear they use in exchange for revenue from the companies who benefit.

Website design group that creates custom, more personalized websites for their clients. Many organizations choose to work with boutique agencies because it’s easier to develop an ongoing relationship with them and craft a unique website that separates a company from their competition. Conversely, some boutique agencies are small enough that they cannot provide comprehensive web and marketing services, but rather specialize in a small subset of project types.

A calculation of how much each ad click costs in a given ad campaign. CPC can be affected by the ad itself, or by its competitive environment. If an ad is targeted at a high-volume search term, for example, more companies may be bidding for ads related to that search, thus driving up the price.