Geno Prussakov on June 15th, 2009

A few days ago Shawn Collins wrote a good post on recruiting targeted affiliates, in the comments to which I suggested several more me methods of affiliate recruitment. Among these methods I have mentioned affiliate program directories as one of the ways to get a word about an affiliate program out. I personally have never [...]

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Geno Prussakov on June 14th, 2009

It is good to see this year being so fruitful for affiliate marketing reports. In February Econsultancy released their UK Affiliate Census 2009. In March the US Affiliate Census 2009 was published.  Another great report — this time from the Affiliate Summit — is being released tomorrow, June 15, 2009. Thanks to Shawn Collins, I’ve [...]

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Geno Prussakov on June 13th, 2009

The June issue of FeedFront, the official Affiliate Summit’s magazine, is going to be hitting mailboxes very soon. On page 10 of this issue you may find my newest article. In it I write about the desperate need for education that is present in the affiliate marketing circles. You may download this newest issue of [...]

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Geno Prussakov on June 12th, 2009

Almost three weeks have passed since I have blogged about keyword-rich domains as a part of the peel-the-inventory method, but after reading today’s post on the topic by Ann Smarty, I have decided to single this one idea out, and write about it separately. I have seen this method working for my translation website, and [...]

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Geno on June 11th, 2009

I’ve been hosting my website with Globat for some time, and have been having problems with their marketing methods, but never with their tech support. Maybe because before I decided to start blogging every day I haven’t really had much need in a technical support for a 10-page website. Consequently, I have not paid much [...]

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Geno Prussakov on June 11th, 2009

I’ve been hosting my website with Globat for some time, and have been having problems with their marketing methods, but never with their tech support. Maybe because before I decided to start blogging every day I haven’t really had much need in a technical support for a 10-page website. Consequently, I have not paid much [...]

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Geno Prussakov on June 10th, 2009

I’ve received a question a frequent reader of my blog who is looking for guidance on “the best affiliate program” to join. Here’s the exact verbiage of her question: What is the best affiliate program you recommend joining: Commission Junction, LinkShare, Clickbank, Shareasale, or …? Well, first of all, there seems to be a confusion [...]

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Geno Prussakov on June 9th, 2009

What are the top 5 reasons why an affiliate would choose one merchant over the other while deciding between companies that sell identical products/services? Based on what I have seen in the past, the following 5 components (yes, they all start with a C too) are the ones that affiliates look at: 1. Commission It [...]

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Geno Prussakov on June 8th, 2009

Not too long ago I posted images of 5 creative advertising ideas which caught my eye in the past. Today Jeff Sexton of FutureNow has posted an excellent article on the why, the how, and the what for behind all of these outstanding billboards that blast our imagination, and make it click inside of mind [...]

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Geno Prussakov on June 7th, 2009

Yes, I know, the title of this post may sound nonsensical to mainstream marketers, but give me a minute to explain what I mean a bit further. Over the past two days I have been looking through hundreds of affiliate applications into the DaySpring’s affiliate program, and I’ve been noticing that surprisingly large numbers of [...]

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