Affiliate dissemination method and system

Abstract

A method for effecting affiliate e-commerce. At least one virtual store interested in promoting products or services or web-pages via an affiliate method is provided. A plurality of affiliates are provided, each having access to an e-mail system, with an agent software which adds promotional material relating to the virtual stores to their e-mail signature, or appends such material to outgoing E-mail messages generated by them. Link information in the promotional material is provided, to a joint web server suitable to redirect a web surfer from it to one or more web pages, as well as information in the promotional material, that is suitable to identify the affiliate who has disseminated it. When a remuneration is received from a virtual store for a referral, a portion of such remuneration is credited to one or more of the affiliates.

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