What is affiliate marketing? How do you define it, and how does it work? I’ve answered these questions (in details) in this video: Beyond it, however, you may read it all in textual form below. Definition Affiliate marketing is a way for a business to partner with independent marketers who […]
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One of the most important steps in setting up (and running an affiliate marketing program) is choosing the affiliate tracking software solution. Broadly speaking, you have two options: 1. Set up your program on an affiliate network 2. Run it in-house, with the help of affiliate marketing program software Each option has its
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So, you have decided to turn to affiliate marketing to promote your products and services. Perhaps you’ve even planned your budget and came up with some ideas on how to structure your affiliate program. If that is the case, your main goal is probably to get it up and running
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We talk a lot about launching affiliate programs and building them up from nothing, but what about the struggles of the average affiliate manager who has an established program that seems to have plateaued and gone stagnant? It’s easy for an affiliate manager to get caught up in the day-to-day
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Are you thinking of turning to affiliate marketing in order to promote your products or services and boost your sales? Now is the best time to do it, and Rosemarie Spiher did a great job explaining why in this recent post of hers. Of course, before you get started, you want
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As part of my “Affiliate Marketing Legends” interview series, I am excited to have interviewed one of the more well-known legends of the industry – co-founder of Affiliate Summit, author of one of the first books on affiliate marketing, Shawn Collins. Below you may find his brief profile (and the
Are you looking for a way to make money online but have no products or services to sell? Or, perhaps, you do have an excellent product or service but lack the skills and resources to promote it! Affiliate marketing could be the solution you’re looking for. It allows merchants (also
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According to Forbes, current retail trends show that 51% of Americans prefer online shopping, with e-commerce growing 23% year-over-year. E-commerce is expected to change at an even faster rate as brands embrace the power of voice search and Omni-platform/Omni-device options. Voice assistants are already being used to make purchases by
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China was one of the first places where I delivered a keynote speech on affiliate marketing in 2011. Two years later, Chinese ended up being the first language into which my affiliate management bestseller was translated. The Chinese version was called “70-Days’ Affiliate Advertising Combat”. Don’t ask why. Several days ago, a
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Every month, hundreds of new affiliate programs are being launched. Most of them, however, aren’t meant to succeed, and not because there’s something wrong with affiliate marketing. The reason why many advertisers fail at affiliate marketing is rooted in the poorly done work when setting up their affiliate programs. Having
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