affiliate network

Affiliate Network Software or Marketing Multiple Programs

A question came in from a person who is contemplating starting his own affiliate network: I am interested in starting my own Affiliate Network…  Having said this I do have a question for you.  On your page “Affiliate Program Software – Options to Consider” you list many platforms and recommend

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ShareASale vs Commission Junction: Banner Upload Convenience

I manage an affiliate program for a merchant who is simultaneously utilizing two affiliate networks: Commission Junction and ShareASale. I’ve just had to upload 6 new banners to each network, and in one case it took me 8+ times longer than in the other. Here are the details: Commission Junction

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Do Affiliates Prefer Network-Based or In-House Affiliate Programs?

Back in March I wrote my Run Affiliate Program In-House or on Affiliate Network? post where I answered the “network vs in-house software” question from the merchant perspective. Yesterday (May 11) I’ve had a pleasure of interviewing one of the original developers of a famous affiliate program software, which led

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Run Affiliate Program In-House or on Affiliate Network?

A merchant who is planning on starting an affiliate program, has studied my Online Guide to Affiliate Marketing and emailed me this question: Can you please give me a quick overview of the pros and cons of running our program in-house or going with a network like Google’s Affiliate network?

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Interview with John Ferber, Founder of Video Affiliate Network

Five days ago Nielsen reported a 10.5% year-over-year growth in the number of online video viewers — “from 127.6 million unique viewers in February 2009 to 141 million in February 2010.” Two days ago I’ve found out about the birth of a new affiliate network — a video-centered network, founded

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CPA Marketing, Affiliate Marketing, and the Confusion

While I fully understand that the motivation behind this particular article was to generate affiliate sign-ups for one given “CPA network” — and this fact alone makes the endorsement highly subjective — I do feel that it is important for me to address a few misconceptions that this article is

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How to Read Affiliate Program Statistics & Calculate Commission

I’ve had a merchant approach me with a basic question, but since many other merchants who are also new to affiliate marketing may wonder about the same things, instead of just replying to him via email, I am posting my reply below. This particular merchant is considering starting his first-ever

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