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affiliate
A person or company that promotes products or services as part of a partner program and receives a commission for generated sales or leads.
Als Affiliate verdient er Geld, indem er Links zu Produkten auf seinem Blog platziert.
As an affiliate, he earns money by placing links to products on his blog.
'Affiliate' is an English loanword (Anglicism). It is used almost exclusively in the specialist jargon of online marketing and e-commerce.
Er hat sich bei einem großen Online-Shop als Affiliate registriert.
He registered as an affiliate with a large online shop.
The word is often part of compound nouns that describe the business model. Common examples are 'Affiliate-Marketing' (affiliate marketing), 'Affiliate-Programm' (affiliate program), 'Affiliate-Netzwerk' (affiliate network), and 'Affiliate-Link' (affiliate link).
Durch Affiliate-Marketing kann man mit der eigenen Webseite Geld verdienen.
Through affiliate marketing, you can earn money with your own website.
In sentences, the construction 'als Affiliate arbeiten' (to work as an affiliate) or 'als Affiliate Geld verdienen' (to earn money as an affiliate) is often used to describe the activity.
Sie arbeitet seit zwei Jahren erfolgreich als Affiliate für Modemarken.
She has been working successfully as an affiliate for fashion brands for two years.
partner
'der Partner' and 'der Affiliate' can both mean a person or company you work with professionally. However, 'Partner' is much more general: it can refer to any form of cooperation, for example on a project, in a company, or with a customer. 'Affiliate' is used mainly in online marketing. An affiliate promotes products or services and receives money when this leads to sales or contacts. Learners may confuse the words because German also uses the term 'Affiliate-Partner'. In practice: for normal cooperation, 'Partner' fits better. For advertising in exchange for commission, 'Affiliate' is more precise.
Der Affiliate stellt den Link auf seine Webseite und erhält für jeden Verkauf eine Provision.
The affiliate places the link on his website and receives a commission for every sale.
Unsere Firma sucht einen neuen Partner für das Projekt.
Our company is looking for a new partner for the project.