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Okay Scouts!  Pay Attention!  Scott has “let me out of my cage”  to rant a little again…  This time, it’s on being spammed by Affiliate Networks (the scummy ones).  He won’t let me name names and call out a few specifically.  Seems that the legal types don’t like that (lawyers are evil too)….
But I’ve received [...]

Are you using “Human Herding” techniques in your Affiliate Marketing efforts?  What’s that?  A simple concept really.  And more than likely your using Human Herding without realizing it.  But it’s a powerful way to generate sales, clicks, and there’s nothing wrong with the concept.
As an experienced Cattleman there is an analogy that fits.  If a [...]

Changing offers, adding features, making your affiliate sites work better usually involves alot of tools.  You’ve got editors, graphics programs, your CMS, SEO tools, plugins, AARRGGHH!  Wouldn’t it be great to have at least a few essential tools in an easy to use all-in-one package so you could fix those glitches, see what’s happening with [...]

I normally don’t dedicate an entire blogpost to a single company.  But this morning Andy at MoreNiche posted on AffSpot that they are now giving merchants the option to credit the First Click, the Last Click, and even the ability to split commissions between the First, Middle, and Last clicks that lead to a sale.  [...]

I was surfing Craigslist this morning and I clicked on the Jobs section to see what’s happening in the computing world lately.  I often use job listings to help me keep a handle on “what’s hot”, etc.  And what presented itself to me?  A WARNING statement talking about Affiliate Scammers!
Well, that’s okay.  There’s alot of [...]

Ever have one of “those” days?  A lot of people (Including the New York Times Co. CEO, Diane Sawyer of ABC News, New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg and White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel) are waking up to discover that their iPad data was compromised.
Yup, a Gawker Article this morning is reporting that AT&T [...]

Strange things pop into your head when your mind is on business and you see something pop up to interrupt you.  Like a world map broken down by which Social Networks are dominant where…
Which is pretty important data if your focusing some effort outside of the US and Canada…  In an article on Gawker today [...]

Remember CPM???  No, not Digital Research and S-100 Bus computers…  Cost Per Thousand Views?  It seems like it’s been a long time since that model was out there in any effective way.  We’re all focused on Performance Marketing and effectively delivering the offers we promote.  But Apple hasn’t (and most likely won’t be) using Performance [...]

Over the next several months some of the larger newspapers will cease to be indexed by Google (at the newspaper’s request).  The New York Times is moving back to paid content in 2011.  The UK’s Times and Sunday Times are making their move within the next month.  (See the NY Post Article Here).  How is [...]

2008 seems like so long ago.  But you need to be aware, and prepare, for changes in Affiliate Marketing due in 2011 because of the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008.  You see, a new IRS form (Form 1099-K)will be required from payment processors.  You know, PayPal, Google Checkout, Amazon Payments, Credit Card Processors, [...]