All About Affiliate Links Where To Get Your Links Most people don't know that they've already used affiliate links. If you have ever bought anything online you've probably already used affiliate links. Most of the big sites on the Internet pioneered affiliate marketing in the 90's and early 2000's. The two biggest sites in India are Flipkart.com and eBay. In which both still have affiliate programs. How Do Affiliate Links Work Affiliate links are simply links that track customer referral, so that when a customer clicks on your link, it will track that it was your link that brought them to the site when they made a purchase, your reports will then show this purchase, and you will get paid. A customer clicks on your link, goes to the website, buys something and you get paid.