I went to Linkshare today in search of their affiliate agreement (was curious about how the different networks looked at forced clicks). Usually the fastest path to a network affiliate agreement is to click join. They’re almost always worked into the join form in one way or another and the join form is ALWAYS easy […]

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What have you done today to build your business?
This question is an important one for merchants, affiliates, part timers, life timers and pretty much anyone else dorking around online to generate income.
This is also an important question to ask yourself often. It’s easy to wake up and spend the day just going through the motions, and just […]

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I got an email today from TrafficZ, the domain parking service I use for all those domains I hope to build one day, but may or may not ever get a chance to. The email was alerting TrafficZ users to a phishing email going around posing as TrafficZ. Here’s the meat:
 ”Several of our clients have received emails […]

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In my last post, All Hail the New Parasite, I ranted a bit about networks, OPMs and affiliates taking advantage of merchants on the TM PPC issue. This time, I’d just like to post a bit of data.
Because poachers not only steal commissions from merchants, but also overwrite the cookies of affiliates who previously referred […]

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Affiliates, merchants and even some networks are pretty vocal about being anti-spyware, anti-parasite, anti-BHO scum, etc, but another parasite has quietly slipped onto the scene and has actually been hailed, defended and cheered by members of the industry.
Never by merchants though, surprise surprise…
I’m talking about trademark poachers, a breed of scum sucking bottom feeders that need to be […]

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The phrase “content is king” has been kicking around web marketing circles since the old days. More recently affiliate marketers have debated the point to death, some citing sales sites as the sliced bread of affiliate marketing and some tooting the content horn.
My company owns a pile of domains, a pile of sites and a […]

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I brought this up to Commission Junction nearly two months ago and held off posting anything to give them a chance to investigate before these creeps caught wind of the fact that they were under scrutiny. Anyone else owed money…?
Please forward to Publisher Support.
I have had funds related to InternetPayday.com (advertiser 1257161) on hold in […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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