Geno on August 5th, 2011

It is no secret that content is still king, and bloggers know this like no one else. Regularly updated blogs help achieve amazing SEO results in a matter of seconds; and nearly every successful affiliate I know of blogs at least several times a week. Since WordPress remains to be one of the most popular [...]

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Geno on September 30th, 2010

Not too long ago I’ve learned of a Los Angeles-based company called uCubd, and got really interested in it because of two things: (i) cool technology, and (ii) the fact that their technology is already integrated with at least one affiliate program, the Amazon’s one. So, I sat down with one of the company’s co-founders, [...]

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Among other interesting facts, the Technorati’s State of the Blogosphere 2009 report revealed that “search ads” (which would include Google AdSense in this context) were the 2nd most popular blog monetization method, while “affiliate marketing links” came 3rd [more here]. It isn’t unusual for an affiliate to run AdSense units simultaneously with affiliate banners, text [...]

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Geno on August 3rd, 2010

I have just received the news of a new big acquisition in affiliate marketing. Seeking to strengthen its positions on the market of outbound traffic monetization VigLink has just acquired Driving Revenue. The official press release (to be circulated online in just a few hours) will read: Both companies provide Web publishers an entirely new [...]

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Have you ever wondered how popular affiliate marketing is among bloggers. It turns out to be quite popular among those that do monetize their blogging efforts. According to Technorati’s State of the Blogosphere 2009 report, in popularity it beats paid postings, rich media ads, and is third only to display ads and search ads. Technorati [...]

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