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How does this affiliate marketing site work?

by zgall1
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I just came across the following affiliate marketing site - Hot UK Deals (link removed so this post doesn't appear like I'm spamming. The site URL is straightforward). After doing some research, it appears to be wildly successful in the UK and I was thinking of starting a Canadian version. However, I can't exactly seem to figure out how it works. It appears that users submit affiliate links to products and then people up/down vote them. It's obvious how the user makes money but how does the site get their cut? Any thoughts are appreciated. Thanks.
#affiliate #marketing #site #work
  • Profile picture of the author Denise Patton
    This is what it says on their About page:

    How HotUKDeals is funded

    We don't run banner ads on the site, sell ad space, use your email address for marketing or sell your details to other parties. The site is funded by using commission links on merchants where HUKD receives a commission if a product is purchased. As members submit and vote on deals we believe this keeps the site unbiased.
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    • Profile picture of the author zgall1
      Thanks for posting that. I somehow missed that when first reading the site. However, I still don't get it. Here's the example I'm thinking of - I post my affiliate link. It gets upvoted and people start buying from it. It would seem that I would get the commissions, not HUKD. What am I missing?
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  • Profile picture of the author zgall1
    Anyone know who I might try to ask to figure this out?
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  • Profile picture of the author Raydal
    MAYBE they have a revenue sharing model so that they rotate their own affiliate
    link with yours.

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