Affiliate Program Management

Affiliate Summit West 2014 Feedback on a Top-Attended Session

My most recent Affiliate Summit speaking appearance also happened to be my 10th time speaking at the show, and I have just received some encouraging feedback [quite in line with ASE11, ASW12, and other feedback I’ve been receiving]: As Tweeted earlier, I only wish more of the attendees turned in […]

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Five Reasons You Must Attend Affiliate Management Days Conference

Today is the last day of the (already extended) Early Bird registration period for Affiliate Management Days SF 2014. Combining the Early Bird rates with this coupon you will save nearly $740.00 on your pass. But why should you even care to attend this event? Even with this discount! Let

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Core Responsibilities of an Affiliate Program Manager

Just as any serious marketing campaign, your affiliate program must be managed. But what should you expect from your affiliate manager? What key responsibilities should you hold them accountable for (expecting their detailed reporting on these in their recurring reports)? Regardless of whether you are trying to find a “job

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3 Underused Ways to Improve Affiliate Program Visibility on Network

When asked about the avenues via which they like to find out about new affiliate programs, affiliates repeatedly point to affiliate network websites (and network-based directories) as one of their preferred methods of what I call “passive affiliate recruitment” (i.e. when they find you, as opposed to you reaching out to

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How Rogue Affiliates Use Fiverr To Swindle Pay-Per-Lead Programs

Let me start by saying that Fiverr is a great platform used by multiple upright affiliate marketers on a multitude of reasons. Some are finding affordable help (copywriters, web designers, coders, video production services, etc), others are earning money with Fiverr’s own affiliate program, but the group to which I

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12 Tools and Tips on How to Find, Attract and Recruit Affiliates

Two weeks ago I started a contest asking you to submit “some of the more innovative and effective ways to find affiliates, reach out to them, or convince them to sign up with affiliate programs.” The prizes at stake were 2 passes to the upcoming Affiliate Summit West 2014 (where

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Do Affiliates Drive $230 Billion in Sales to Top 1000 US e-Retailers?

Have you heard of the Internet Retailer’s new Top Tech 2014 Guide yet? This is an eBook based on their 2012 research of “the leading solutions providers to America’s top 1,000 retailers.” Among the providers analyzed they also looked into “affiliate marketing vendors” used by North America’s leading 1,000 e-retailers.

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What Google's Top Affiliate Management-Related Search Queries Tell

Autocomplete is a function “built into Google Search designed to make searching faster and easier.” It “predicts and displays queries to choose from. The search queries that you see as part of Autocomplete are a reflection of the search activity of users.” [source] Try typing in “affiliate management” and Google

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3 Free Email Verification Tools for Affiliate and Link Outreach

Whether you are working on link building or affiliate recruitment, you want to know if the recipient’s email address is intact before sending out that message of yours. After all, unless one has valid contact information at hand, how can he expect to make the contact? There are numerous email

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