An Affiliate Marketing Plan for Beginners
First, this is not intended to be an end to end course in web marketing, nor is it meant for anyone who has been at this a while. What it is is some free advice on how to do it right WITHOUT some lame e-book pitch at the end.
Simple success […]

continue reading.....

It’s common knowledge that text links kill when it comes to converting potential customers to affiliate commissions, but why, and more importantly, how? Some would say banners get ignored or that surfers know to click on blue text, etc, but I guarantee that slapping a bunch of text links on your pages will not see […]

continue reading.....

A lot of affiliates, when they first start out, are really keen to promote big brands or hit the big money industries. New affiliates hear how much money is spent every year in online travel, or that adult topics are more highly searched than any other, or than education, insurance, gaming (last year anyway), forex […]

continue reading.....

What makes a top holiday affiliate program offer? Okay, obviously it’s something people will buy, but there’s just a bit more to it. In this article I’m going to discuss one new program and why I think it’s spot on perfect for marketing this holiday season. You may end up thinking I’m nuts, but you […]

continue reading.....

1. Sell like a banshee
Merchants, before you start recruiting understand your audience. Make a decision on who you’re looking to recruit and try to get into their heads before you send that recruiting letter. So often I see recruiting emails telling me about the amazing FREE income opportunity with program X. These offers try to […]

continue reading.....

Just a quick update today.
For anyone who’s worked to get listed and ranked well in Google over the years, you’ve likely noticed that of all the engines, Google gives credence to the phrase “Knowledge is power.”
From the early days of pouring over “The Anatomy of a Large-Scale Hypertextual Web Search Engine” and other works from […]

continue reading.....

This may be an odd beginning to a link building article, but I’m a strong believer in context, so bear with me.I recently had a client shut down by the US Government. As this was the second time in as many years, both times leaving me hanging for payment (no, the Feds don’t settle up […]

continue reading.....

You can keep your 401k. Being an affiliate, especially a successful one has its own set of benefits. Following is a list of ten benefits that we affiliates have that more than make up for the lack of a standard package. While the list is mainly for entertainment purposes, there are a few real gems […]

continue reading.....