Please note the following:

• A page does not need to have all of these features to be considered a true merchant.

• Yahoo! Stores are true merchants - they are typically not thin affiliates.

• Some true smaller merchants take users to another site to complete the transaction because they use a third party to process the transaction. These merchants are not thin affiliates.

Many large web retailers offer affiliate programs. Some of the most common examples are Amazon.com, eBay.com, Zappos.com, Allposters.com, Hotels.com, Orbitz.com, and Overstock.com.

There are two methods you can use to learn if a result is a thin affiliate:

• Check the properties of an image on the page to find the source of the image.

• Attempt to make a purchase to see if a transaction can be completed on the website.

Shoe Store Thin Affiliate Example - We will focus on one pair of shoes on the landing page.
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