Articles and blog posts that may be of help to affiliates
Earlier this Spring a study by Arbitron and Edison Research revealed that close to half of Americans (48%, to be exact) have profiles on social networks, which actually is exactly double the level from two years ago [more here]. However, a more recent research conducted and published by the same […]
Is Twitter a Better Marketing Tool than Social Networks? Read More »
A few days ago, I published a brief article based on the data retrieved from both Econsultancy’s U.S. and U.K. 2009 Affiliate Census reports, and from the newest Affiliate Summit’s 2010 AffStat Report. The article was entitled: Communication with Affiliates: Methods and Frequency, and appeared at Econsultancy.com. I think everyone
Do Affiliates Want Relationship, Communication, or Neither? Read More »
I have this an-advice-a-day Fishing Tips calendar on my desk, and earlier this week I read the following advice in it: Learn how to fish for more than one kind of species. By doing so, you can take advantage of peak periods for different fish and avoid the inevitable slow
Marketing Diversification or Fishing for Different Species Read More »
In an interview I’ve given for the Search Engine Journal (SEJ) — which went live earlier this morning, and may be read in its entirety here — I was asked one of the questions that new affiliates frequently ask themselves (and others too). The question was: “Which niches are more
Most Profitable Affiliate Marketing Niches Read More »
Yesterday I have illustrated how popular and fruitful a marriage of social networking with comparison shopping can be. Today I’d like us to turn our eyes to some staggering stats. We’ve heard that this decade will be the decade of the mobile Internet, which per Morgan Stanley is expected eventually
Marriage of Mobile and Social Read More »
Not too long ago I’ve blogged about the bright near future for coupon affiliates. It seems that loyalty affiliates have a future as well, and certain strategic factors will make (or are already making) some of them significantly more competitive than others. For instance — according to the data from
Loyalty Programs and Affiliate Marketing Read More »
It is no secret that in affiliate marketing text links generally convert significantly better than banner links. Also, when it comes to text links, it is easy for an affiliate to split-test different text variations (improving conversions) on their end without getting the merchant involved in the process at all.
How to Convert Other Affiliate Links into Text Links Read More »
A worrying news has come through today: following New Mexico the state of Virginia — which is facing a $3.6 billion budget deficit this year [more here] — is now considering an affiliate tax as well. I’ve read about it in Scott Jangro’s AffBook blog [link to post], Googled the
Affiliate Tax Prospect Now Clouds Virginia Sky Read More »
Having read the Internet Retailer’s comparison of the online storefronts of these two merchants (my bullet point summary of it may be found here), the only logical next step for me was to see how Walmart.com’s affiliate program compares to Amazon.com’s associates program. By looking at the information provided in
Walmart vs Amazon: Affiliate Program Comparison Read More »
Melanie Seery of Affiliate Advocacy has tweeted: New Mexico has introduced its 2010 House Bill 50 (second edition) “clarifying nexus in regard to certain Internet sales.” The nexus definition/basis is very similar to those in the other states affected by the tax, namely: “A person with a business with no
New Mexico Looks Towards Internet (Affiliate) Tax Read More »