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When a visitor clicks on an affiliate link and logs on the website to find the details, the affiliate program of the merchant, stores a cookie on the visitor’s computer, which is used to track the future visits of the visitor, during the validity period of the cookie, for making the purchase or any action, based on which the affiliate gets rewarded.

It is a part of affiliate marketing, because the visitor was guided by the affiliate link to the merchant’s website, when the purchase gets made during the specified period of the cookie or any action of joining, for which there is a reward to the affiliate, the affiliate program generates commission and credits to the affiliate account followed by email confirmation to the affiliate.

This is the affiliate marketing process through which the traffic directed by the affiliate is recognized and credited.

The entire success of affiliate marketing depends on the quality of the ad copy, positioning and placing of the images, which the visitor sees and acts by clicking on the affiliate link. The cookie length is also a determining factor.

Since the role of cookies is very vital in affiliate marketing, it needs to be understood in detail. The following description shall clear the basics involved so that one can plan effectively the affiliate marketing:

Details of Stored Data in Cookies:

Lot of information can be stored in the cookies lodged at visitor’s computer like the IP Address, duration of visit, date & time of visit, the affiliate’s ID, Website URL etc. The above information is made use by affiliate programs in their analytics for keeping track on the clicks, conversions, based on which return on investment is calculated.