Understanding Affiliate Marketing Acronym Dictionary Affiliate Marketing Definitions
Understanding Affiliate Marketing Acronym Dictionary Affiliate Marketing Definitions
A great post to help new affiliates understand the online talk of affiliates posted from sal on best affiliate forum abestweb.
ABW - ABestWeb - The Internet's Leading Affiliate Marketing Forum!
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ASCII - American Standard Code for Information Interchange.
ASP - Application Service Provider.
BHO - Browser Helper Object.
B2B - Business to Business.
B2C - Business to Consumer.
EPC - Average pay out per hundred clicks.
EPM - Earning per thousand impressions.
CR - Conversion Ratio.
CGI - Common Gateway Interface.
CPA - Cost Per Action.
CPC - Cost Per Click.
CPL - Cost Per Lead.
CPM - Cost Per Thousand.
CPS - Cost Per Sale.
CR - Conversion Rate.
CRM - Customer Relationship Management
CSS - Cascading Style Sheets.
CTR - Click Through Rate.
DMOZ = Directory MOZilla.
LTV - Loan To Value.
FFA - Free For All.
ODP = Open Directory Project.
Payment Threshold - The minimum amount of commission earned before payment is made.
PFI - Pay For Inclusion.
PFP - Pay For Performance.
PPA - Pay-Per-Action.
PPC - Pay Per Click.
PPI - Pay Per Impression.
PPL - Pay Per Lead.
PPCSE - Pay Per Click Search Engine.
PPS - Pay Per Sale.
ROI - Return On Investment.
RON - Run Of Network
ROS - Run Of Site.
RSS - Real Simple Syndication
SE - Search Engine.
SEM - Search Engine Marketing.
SEO - Search Engine Optimization.
SEP - Search Engine Positioning.
SERP(s) - Search Engine Results Page(s).
SPIFF - Additional commission on specific products.
SSI - Server Side Include.
SWF - Shockwave Flash File.
TOS - Terms of Service
USP - Unique Selling Proposition.
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DHTML - Dynamic Hyper Text Markup Language.
HTML - Hypertext Markup Language
Hypertext - Machine-readable text that is not sequential but is organized so that related items of information are connected.
PHP - Scripting language that is especially suited for Web development and can be embedded into HTML.
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Parasite - ParasiteWare™ - is technology (including, but not restricted to, browser helpers, browser plug-ins, toolbars and pop ups/sliders) that knowingly or unknowingly undermines or removes another affiliate's ability to compete by changing, intercepting or redirecting an affiliate link. Parasiteware™ may be installed knowingly or unknowingly by the end user, altering their normal web browser functions and/or installing a third party application that works through the user's altered browser.
Cookie - A short line of text that a web site puts on your computer's hard drive when you access some web sites.
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AM's - Affiliate Managers.
OPM's - Out Sourced Program Managers.
PM - Private Message.
CYA - Cover Your @ss
Adwhore™ - Search ABW for that one or ask, Webmaster's Mike and Charlie. 
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CJ - Commission Junction ®
LS - Linkshare ®
SAS - Shareasale ®
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Extra Info.
Active Users = ABW, Members and Guests on the board now.
Guests = Lurkers at the moment.
Member is on-line now. = 
Member is off-line now. = 
Active Users: New Link Colors.
RED - Administrators.
BLUE - Affiliate Managers.
GREEN - Moderators.
NAVY - The rest of us.
Some old Standard Titles for Members of ABW.
Newbie
Member
Full Member
Super Member
ABW Veteran
Standard Pips* for Members of ABW.
Pips* = 
When you're a Newbie, you will have no Pips.
They will grow on you if you become an active member and not just a lurker.
You can work your way up by learning all you can and by helping others too.
From One as a Member to Six. as a Super Member
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Sal. 