Making money online seems to be an attractive way to earn a living and the reason why so many entrepreneurs are drawn to it. In this article, I am going to review two very different online business models – Affiliate Marketing and Dropshipping. So if I wanted to start an […]
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Without experimentation, a willingness to ask questions and try new things, we shall surely become static, repetitive, moribund. – Anthony Bourdain Whether you are an affiliate publisher or a brand with an affiliate marketing program, regardless of how long you have been in this business, you know what our industry
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Most marketers nowadays are very data driven. In our current world we have managed to break almost everything down and use analytics to make informed decisions. Sports, like baseball, have become so analytically driven that professional clubs are hiring data scientists left and right to work for them and help
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Welcome to the “Affiliate Marketing Legends” ! This new interview series of mine seeks to highlight the movers and shakers of affiliate marketing — those influencers who have been shaping our industry, contributing to it in multiple meaningful ways. As I interview these affiliate marketing heavyweights, I will seek to spotlight both
Q4 is the most wonderful time of the year. According to Adobe Digital Insights, the online holiday shopping season in 2017 topped expectations. The Thanksgiving weekend saw shoppers spending over $19B dollars during the days between Thanksgiving and Cyber Monday. Over $7B was spent on tablets and smartphones over the
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Your online business is doing well. You have good traffic, a strong following, yet you feel like you need another jolt to keep growing. This means it might be time to launch an affiliate program, but where do you start? Today I’m going to go over several mistakes to avoid
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There are lots of blogs and articles about what it takes to be successful in affiliate marketing and business. For me, the most important element of success has always been supported by relationships. It’s true that people do business with the people they like. Therefore, it is extremely important to
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Influencer marketing is relatively new territory. Even just a few years ago, influencer marketing was not like it is today. Today, anyone can start an Instagram account, gain a following, and become an “influencer.” These influencers can charge brands however much they want to for sponsored posts on their feeds.
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So you are ready to take the affiliate world by storm. The first big hurdle is to decide what you are going to pay your affiliates. Affiliates who refer sales to you get a commission once a sale (or a different conversion action) is completed. Payments can be either (a)
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The reality of the affiliate marketing landscape is such that some verticals are greatly represented on concrete affiliate platforms but not so much others. Software affiliate programs, however, are a notable exception. They are all around the place, which turns finding them into an interesting exercise. To ease the process
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