Social networks like Facebook, Twitter, Orkut, MySpace and many others are usually visited by millions of people who wish to connect with long lost family and friends and also let the world know a little more about them, thereby making more connections in the process.
Businesses have seen that this is the way to go in order to get more customers and visitors to their sites and this is why they will put up fliers, banners and ads on these popular sites.
Affiliate marketing with social sites is actually quite interesting.
For example, a blog or website can have 'share' buttons on their site that will enable them to post content and adverts on these popular sites.
In this way, you are promoting these social sites and in turn, people will be able to see what your site has to offer with more people sharing the same content to their sites and to their social site profiles.
As an affiliate marketer, you can create a profile on these sites that is closely related in name and description to the company that needs to be advertised.
This is the place where you will place links to the main site and build traffic.
You can also post their products, services and offers that the company may have on the site.
In that way, many people will be able to learn more about the business.
The good thing about using social sites for marketing is that you will be able to attract a worldwide base because these sites are international.
You will also enjoy 24 hour traffic because of the different times that people will log on and view the profile page.
The best thing about this kind of affiliate marketing is that it is free both for the marketer.
This means that you will be able to get great income from the business that is being advertised for the terrific traffic to their site.