Articles and blog posts that may be of help to affiliates
A few days ago, having registered that in April 2010 “35 million consumers visited coupon sites” (a number that was up 5% from the year before), Compete reminded us of the findings of their “Online Shopper Intelligence” study originally released in February 2010. In the ranking of sources / tools […]
Importance of Online Coupons for Shoppers, Retailers, Affiliates Read More »
A recent blog post by Logan Thompson made me think in the direction of “questions to ask your affiliate manager”, but in a slightly different way. Here are the 3 questions you may have not thought of asking your affiliate program manager: What’s your favorite drink? — Whether it is
3 Questions You've Never Thought of Asking an Affiliate Manager Read More »
In case you haven’t heard, the Zappos’ PATRON (Public API for Translating Request to Object Notation), originally announced two months ago, is already in early beta phase, and developers can start playing with it. Shopping APIs are great for affiliate marketers that are technologically capable of putting them to use,
Zappos Beta Testing Public API Read More »
Microsoft, the company which has quite possibly lost more money online than any other company (see the below chart published by the Business Insider in April of this year), has announced that they are closing Bing Cashback. Microsoft’s online services division lost over $710 Million dollars in the first quarter
Microsoft Ceases Bing Cashback – Good News for Affiliates Read More »
Direct deposit is by far the most preferred payment method among affiliates. Almost two-thirds of affiliates choose it over all other possible payment methods [more here], and out of the remaining one-third the majority has to look into other options, because they are located outside of the U.S. or Canada.
ShareASale to Waive International Direct Deposit Fees Read More »
Having looked at the blogging platform options for affiliates, it is only logical to continue the topic by looking at the top affiliate plugins and WordPress-friendly tools. Below you will find my list of plugins and tools that affiliates use, and rate highly. The order is merely topical (network-offered plugins,
Top 20 Affiliate Plugins for WordPress Read More »
Whether you’re starting a blog as a support platform for your affiliate program (i.e. as a merchant), or as a marketing vehicle (i.e. as an affiliate), the question of the best platform to choose inevitably springs up. The supply is bountiful — WordPress, TypePad, Blogger, Movable Type, etc — but
Best Blog Platform for Affiliate Blogging Read More »
John Woden, the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame coach, is known for saying that “perhaps the most important part of offensive basketball is the part played by each man without the ball.” Why is it so important? Because unless you play well without the ball, you don’t get the ball!
Affiliate Marketing and Playing Without the Ball Read More »
Last week I was reviewing the yearly stats of one of my sites, and was once again struck by how seasonal the interest in some niches can be. Here’s a very illustrative chart of that particular site’s visits: My December 2009 Holiday Niches or How to Make Annual Salary in
Holiday-Focused Affiliate Marketing Read More »
Back in March I wrote my Run Affiliate Program In-House or on Affiliate Network? post where I answered the “network vs in-house software” question from the merchant perspective. Yesterday (May 11) I’ve had a pleasure of interviewing one of the original developers of a famous affiliate program software, which led
Do Affiliates Prefer Network-Based or In-House Affiliate Programs? Read More »