Articles and blog posts that may be of help to affiliates
Not too long ago I’ve learned of a Los Angeles-based company called uCubd, and got really interested in it because of two things: (i) cool technology, and (ii) the fact that their technology is already integrated with at least one affiliate program, the Amazon’s one. So, I sat down with […]
uCubd Mashups – New Way to Engage and Monetize Read More »
I’ve had my Online Guide to Affiliate Marketing [for Merchants] up for a while, and to this date it has been one of the most popular (read: most frequently viewed, and linked-to) blog posts of mine. Today I’ve decided to go through all of my previous blog posts and pick
How To Guide to Affiliate Marketing [for Affiliates] Read More »
This is not the first time it is happening with me. So, I’ve decided to blog about it. Every once in a while, I get an affiliate application in, which does have a URL of the website (good thing), but when I try to review the website, I get a
3 Crucial Affiliate Application Components for Membership Sites Read More »
Good thing Dave Chaffey tweeted a link to Gary Robinson’s Your 60 Second Mobile Review post yesterday. I got hooked on this immediately, and was indulging myself in the analysis of my site’s mobile visitors literally seconds after reading Gary’s post. My Observations: Approximately 3.5% of visitors view my website
Are You Analyzing Your Mobile Traffic? Read More »
A merchant, who is launching an affiliate program, has emailed me the following question: How effective would very well produced videos be as creatives? We were thinking of possibly having some videos made and wanted to know how well these tend to pull in traffic and sales vs banners and
Effectiveness of Online Video: CTR, Conversion & Other Data Read More »
Having analyzed how affiliates see links on 5 affiliate networks — Commission Junction, LinkShare, ShareASale, Google Affiliate Network, and AvantLink — I have noticed that 2 of these 5 (CJ and AvantLink) offer data on link performance. Commission Junction shows link’s 3-months and 7-days EPC: AvantLink, in their turn, displays
Affiliate Link Performance Metrics are Misleading Read More »
About a month ago, I made a blog post on the 3 signs that tell you to decline an affiliate application. It was an international (i.e. non-US) affiliate, and an Ireland-based search and affiliate marketer, Dave Davis quickly commented: Wow, awesome seeing the “other side” of the applications. This example
Good Affiliate Application or What Affiliate Managers Want to See Read More »
Among other interesting facts, the Technorati’s State of the Blogosphere 2009 report revealed that “search ads” (which would include Google AdSense in this context) were the 2nd most popular blog monetization method, while “affiliate marketing links” came 3rd [more here]. It isn’t unusual for an affiliate to run AdSense units
AdSense and Affiliate Marketing: Conflicting or Complimentary? Read More »
In over 7 years of managing affiliate programs I have never seen this happen, and when I did I simply loved it, and surely took a screenshot to share with other affiliate program managers and affiliates. After approval into an affiliate program, an affiliate emailed me the following text: While
Better Safe Than Sorry Read More »
There’s no merchant that hasn’t ever wondered what makes an affiliate pick one program over another. Is it commission rate, conversion, EPC, or a combination of all these? Or maybe there’s a significantly larger number factors? There is. I believe that there is a set of 15 factors all of
15 Factors That Influence Affiliate Choice in Picking a Program Read More »