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Posts Tagged ‘Affiliate Programs’

Mon
3
May '10

Blog Monitization #Fail = Poor Affiliate Marketing

It never seems to amaze me with the extent some will go to monitize their blogs.  Sure, there are exactly TWO (2) advertisements on this blog (rotating).  And they do fairly well.  But I digress….
I submit for your approval the following screenshot of an article aptly named “WhatYou Don’t Know About Affiliate Marketing” (Site Name [...]

Mon
15
Feb '10

Affiliate Opportunity Knocks From a Press Release

Opportunity knocks in the strangest ways sometimes.  Being a big believer in Luck = Preperation + Opportunity I have retained several domain names over the years.  Mostly of places I’ve lived, activities I enjoy, etc.  And I maintain them mostly through automation and a brief posting every few weeks or so.
Then, over this past weekend..  [...]

Sun
24
Jan '10

Affiliate Summit West 2010 ReCap

AffSpot went to Affiliate Summit West 2010 in Las Vegas this past week.  My first representing AffSpot.  And about the umpteenth event of this type I’ve attended over the past 20+ years or so.  After you’ve gone to more than a few of these things there is alot that’s the same… And alot that is [...]

Fri
15
Jan '10

Amazon Penalizes Affiliates Natural Search Results

Amazon is doing the unthinkable over in the UK right now. Remember PPC going away in the US a few months ago? Well now they’re doing it in the UK and it does not bode well for US Affiliates (This Means You)!
In an article at SearchEngineLand they’ve quoted the UK Amazon letter ending [...]

Sat
26
Dec '09

The Perfect Affiliate Program Manager

Perfect is an unattainable goal, yet something to be strived for.  You’ve seen the guestblog about the Perfect Affiliate, and the Perfect Affiliate Network.  Now it’s time to put the Affiliate Program Managers on the “hotseat” and describe the traits we think makes a Perfect Affiliate Manager.
We all know the role of the Affiliate Manager…  [...]

Wed
23
Dec '09

A Christmas Gift – The Perfect Affiliate Network

Yesterdays reblog of “A Christmas Gift – The Perfect Affiliate” got me thinking about more “Perfect” wishes.  Today I’m thinking of the Perfect Affiliate Network.
Most of us have multiple Affiliate Network relationships.  Not every network has the best offer for every niche you fill.  Sometimes a Merchant you like may move from one network to [...]

Tue
22
Dec '09

The Perfect Affiliate – The Best Christmas Present

I AffSpotted a blogpost today that got me to thinking…  “The Perfect Affiliate”…   I’m going to be like a congress member and reserve the right to “revise and extend” my remarks (watch out, “The Perfect Network”, “The Perfect OPM”, will be coming out the next couple days).  But LinkValu put something out today that’s very [...]

Mon
21
Dec '09

Networks of Networks??? What’s the Point? Consolidation!

How many networks are there now?  At least a few thousand.  And a continuing trend we’ve been following is the propensity of networks built out of network affiliations.  What?  You got it.  There are Affiliate Networks that are nothing but a network who’s entire portfolio of offers are in reality nothing but that network being [...]

Thu
17
Dec '09

Google and Amazon Roll Out Amazon Associates for Blogger

Oh what a web we weave…  Google has GAN, but integrates Blogger with the Amazon Associates Program.  Which when you think about it is a pretty good idea for both companies…  and for Affiliate Marketers.  With just a few clicks you can now put Amazon offerings on a blogger page.  And Google will know who’s [...]

Tue
22
Sep '09

Building an Affiliate Marketing Powerhouse (part one)

(This is the first in a series of blogposts describing one of many methods of establishing a business in Affiliate Marketing.  Consider this an instructional foray into an example that hopes to deliver value no matter what approach you may take with your own Affiliate Marketing business.)
So you think you can be successful in Affiliate [...]