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Affiliate marketing is a great way to make money online. It is a win-win-win situation.

However, in the end result the consumer can be the one who really benefits the most from products sold through affiliate marketing. As an affiliate marketer many times we focus on how much money we are going to make, when we should be putting the emphasis on the consumer.

Here is the normal flow chart for how a product was sold prior to affiliate marketing.

1. Manufacturer.

2. Wholesaler.

3. Retailer.

4. Consumer

The product had to go through three layers of manufacturing and distribution to make it to the end consumer. With affiliate marketing you are able to eliminate the wholesale house.

By eliminating one layer of distribution the consumer can save money on the purchased price of the product. There are a couple of other ways that this is good for the consumer.

Today most affiliate products are sold on the Internet. This can represent additional savings to the consumer.

For example, they do not have to get in their car and drive to a retail outlet. With the price of gas approaching $4 a gallon again this can be a big savings.

Consumers can do product comparisons easier online to find the best bargain. Hopefully your website is running specials as an affiliate marketer that capitalize on this Internet shopping.

Advertising costs are certainly lower for Internet marketers than off-line business owners. Many off line businesses continue to promote via a Yellow Pages, direct mail, newspaper advertising, radio, and television.

Internet marketers can promote via pay per click advertising, article marketing, blogging, email marketing, video marketing, and much more. Although there still is a cost associated with many forms of Internet marketing it is generally lower than off-line marketing would be.

This cost savings can be passed on to the consumer as well. Affiliate merchants can have their products sold through affiliates who find them in an affiliate network.

They don't have to spend a lot of money to recruit new affiliates. The actual running of the affiliate program can be handled by the network itself which is an additional savings to the merchant.

All of these savings can be passed on from the production cost of the product, to the affiliate, and ultimately the end consumer. This is one reason why you see so many consumers going online and purchasing things today.

As an affiliate marketer you want to find as many ways as possible to give people reasons to purchase from you. Price is an important consideration. You should also do other things such as offering additional benefits to the consumer to get them to come to your website and purchase from you.