Looking through the pile of old mail yesterday (the mail that I didn’t need to reply to, but kept for one reason or another) I have found a piece of mail received in 2009 when one of my domain names was coming up for renewal. The letter came from a […]
Domain Renewals at 30 US Dollars a Year?! Read More »
Back in mid-October I wrote about the upcoming Affiliate Summit West 2010, which as all previous West Coast summits is being held in Las Vegas, NV, and starts this Sunday (January 17) to go on through Tuesday (January 19). This is going to be the largest Affiliate Summit ever, gathering
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Following the example of Amazon.com and Amazon.ca, Amazon UK has just notified its affiliates/associates that DTM (direct-to-merchant) linking will be prohibited starting from February 1, 2010. Unlike their North American counterparts, Amazon.co.uk is explicit that they are against direct linking of both paid search ads and organic SE results. Those
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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
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As it was earlier announced in this press release, and then reemphasized both by Shawn Collins and Scott Jangro, a new kind of an affiliate marketing platform was born yesterday morning, and given the name Impact Radius. I have interviewed two of the co-founders of Impact Radius, Todd Crawford (TC)
Todd Crawford and Lisa Riolo Interview on Impact Radius Read More »
Upon surveying “4,600 US consumers about their interactions with a variety of companies gauging the usefulness, ease of use, and enjoyability of those experiences”, Forrester has arrived at its 2010 Customer Experience Index (not to be confused with the Customer Satisfaction index recently published by ForeSee Results). It is being
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Some claim that back in 1899 the Commissioner of the U.S. Patent Office, Charles H. Duell, stated that “everything that can be invented has been invented.” There is proof that this phrase is just another myth, and in fact, just the opposite is true of Duell’s approach. We all experience
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A few days ago Russia celebrated Christmas, and while choosing a movie to watch yesterday night my attention was naturally drawn to a new film by Pavel Lungin — “Tsar” [more here and here | it’s also available in the U.S. with English subtitles]. It is not an easy movie
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We hear it being repeated time again: affiliate marketing is a relationship industry. But how do affiliate program managers build the relationships? One way is by attending events like the upcoming Affiliate Summit, or other affiliate gatherings where you can meet affiliates face to face; another one — by participating
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There is a book co-authored by Dave Chaffey, Richard Mayer, Kevin Johnston and Fiona Ellis-Chadwick, and entitled Internet Marketing: Strategy, Implementation and Practice. In the chapter on Traffic Building the authors spend some time talking about affiliate marketing. One thing that jumps right at me is the following statement: To
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