Affiliate Program Management

Tips (for Social Media Affiliates) to Get Your Application Approved

Did you know that Facebook is headquartered in Kingston, Jamaica? Neither did I. But at the first glance the below affiliate application makes it appear just like this: While many affiliate managers and merchants/advertisers are still very cautions about affiliates who use social as their primary method of promotion (and […]

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Affiliate Manager Training: Early Bird Registration Ends in 10 Days

Does your affiliate manager need training? Or maybe you, as a merchant who has an affiliate program, could use some affiliate management education — to know what to expect from your affiliate manager. Or there yet another scenario: you don’t have an affiliate program; you’ve heard about affiliate marketing, but

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Indiana and Florida Face Prospects of Affiliate Nexus (Amazon) Tax

In the course of this week, two states have already made moves towards jumping on the “affiliate nexus tax” bandwagon, joining the nine which have ratified such laws in the past few years. Indiana (news of February 4, 2013): Amazon.com and other online-only retailers would have to start collecting Indiana’s

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Statistics on Blog / Content Monetization via Affiliate Links

An affiliate network owner in a country where affiliate marketing is just developing has reached out to me recently. They are looking to attract more bloggers (and other quality content producers) to affiliate marketing, but with the majority of them monetizing via CPM and CPC models, getting them to switch

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Affiliates in Nexus Tax States, Reverse Geo-Target In-State Traffic

A recent BrandVerity’s Tweet sparked an intersting discussion. In case you’ve missed it, here it is: Since some may require definition of several key terms used above, here’s all you need to know here: Affiliate nexus tax — state-specific sales tax imposed on sales by in-state affiliate marketers to in-state

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Found a Good Affiliate? Look for Similar Websites (with Free Tool)

I know it sounds simple, but how many of you, especially among beginning affiliate managers, are using this extremely effective method of finding new affiliates? Looking for similar websites is especially important when you are searching for good content affiliates — yes, those with “unique content” which “suggests editorial credibility

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How to Become an Affiliate Manager: Books, Courses, Training

I have just received the following questions via email: I am looking into the possibility of becoming an affiliate manager.  Where would you suggest I go to get more information?  How does one become an affiliate manager? Since many of my current (and future) blog readers may find the answer

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Affiliate Management Conference in London: Dates, Call for Speakers

Ladies and Gentlemen, Today, I am thrilled to announce that Affiliate Management Days is coming to Europe! Building on the success of our American conferences (the next of which is set to take place in San Francisco in April of this year), and in strategic partnership with a4uexpo, we are

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