Articles and blog posts that may be of help to affiliates
There is some good news for affiliates who are already using different types of media, and something to think about for those that are not yet incorporating media in their marketing strategies. TNS Media Intelligence studies (as quoted by eMarketer.com two days ago) show that people’s hearts and minds are […]
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A blogger has e-mailed me seeking advice on affiliate programs that work best on blogs. In scenarios involving blogs the choice of the affiliate programs to partner with should not be based on the means of promotion (banner/ad placements on blogs), but rather on the topical match between the blog
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Last week I blogged about the three R’s of affiliate program management success. Today I would like to list the three P’s that I believe to be pivotal to one’s success as an affiliate. I have noticed these three things in every super affiliate I know, and today I would
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Jason Rubacky’s “unique content tips” he’s been systematically posting in ShareASale’s blog since April 17 reminded me of an one amazing post made by Rand Fishkin earlier this month. In it Rand listed and discussed 21 tips that every blogger simply must incorporate into their overall blogging strategy if they
Lots of Good Blogging Tips Floating Around Read More »
Today Seth Godin has posted a few interesting predictions that point to the fact that “the old world is about to end” and major changes are on the way. He predicts that: a) There will be no significant newspapers printed on newsprint in the US by 2012 b) 90% of
Old World Coming to An End. Time to Refocus. Read More »
Almost a month has passed since I have made my Blog — Best Friend of An Affiliate post, and today I would like to return to the topic of running blogs once again. Over the past months I have been noticing a significant growth in traffic of the two blogs
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As I was watching a video by Gerhard Gschwandtner of SellingPower.com, where he was talking with Seth Godin about mediocrity and the mindsets that winners have, I was once again reminded of what makes “super affiliates” stand out. So many affiliates want to become super and win big, yet so
Mediocre Affiliate Marketing & The Secret To Winning Big Read More »
I have come across a blog post where the author states that “discount vouchers will destroy affiliate marketing” because consumers look for discount coupons “at the point of sale” and “not while researching retailers.” To support the claim (at least partially) the Father of Advertising, David Ogilvy, is quoted, who
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It seems that mobile is both one of the less crowded affiliate marketing arenas, yet one of the fastest developing ones out there. The total number of mobile Internet users in the U.S. has grown from an average of 10,821 unique users a day in January 2008 to 22,369 a
Mobile Affiliate Marketing: Are You In? Read More »
Numerous concerned affiliates have been e-mailing me about the California online sales tax bill AB 178 asking for a concise clarification of what this situation really means for affiliates. I believe we should be looking at two sets of implications here: (a) the immediate (state-specific), and (b) the wider (nationally-spread)
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