Digital marketing is often confused with online marketing. Digital marketing is the process of promoting a brand, service or product on the internet

There are challenges to making money from affiliate marketing, such as: 

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It can take time to generate the amount of traffic needed to result in income. 

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Affiliate hijacking can occur in which you're not given credit for your referral. URL 

masking can help. 

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A  bad  affiliate  can  ruin  your  credibility.  It's  important  that  you  choose  quality 

businesses to work with to avoid this. 

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No control over the businesses product, service, or how it does business. 

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Some companies have been known not to pay, although there are ways to screen and 

choose quality affiliate programs. 

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High competition. When you find a great program, you can bet that many others are 

promoting it as well.