Articles and blog posts that may be of help to affiliates
The holiday shopping has really picked on the Black Friday (November 27 this year), and continues to grow. The chart on the right shows an increase of affiliate-referred sales within just one affiliate program. I have noticed a very similar picture across several affiliate programs: a considerable slowdown in sales […]
Online Holiday Shopping in Full Swing: Stats and Trends Read More »
Got an email from an affiliate which goes as follows: “I’m a new affiliate and I would like to know if you know of any Turn Key operations available at this time.” While you can certainly purchase an already functioning affiliate website, and start your affiliate journey this way, I
Turn-Key Solutions for Affiliates Read More »
I blogged about the trademark use in affiliate domain names. But what about subdomains? Amazon, for example, deems it “unsuitable” for affiliate websites to: …include any trademark of Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates, or any variation or misspelling of any trademark of Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates, in any domain
Trademarks in Affiliate Subdomains and Subfolders Read More »
Here is a profile screenshot for an affiliate who has applied into one of the affiliate programs I know: This application got declined on the following 5 reasons. These are the things that are very frequently happening with affiliate applications, and I think it is important to devote my today’s
5 Things to Do to Get Affiliate Application Declined Read More »
An excellent question was posed by Eric Alexander earlier this morning: Does it [the passing of the new Federal Trade Commission’s disclosure rules for “endorsements and testimonials”] only affect product or service endorsements or even all affiliate links, banners, etc that a website may publish? I’ve just given the Guides
Will All Affiliates Be Affected by New FTC's Rules? Read More »
I have just found out that the Federal Trade Commission has published video responses to the following 6 questions: What’s new about the Endorsement Guides? Why did the FTC update the Endorsement Guides? What do the Endorsement Guides mean for bloggers? How do bloggers follow the Endorsement Guides? Is the
FTC's Video Response to Questions on Endorsement Guides Read More »
Earlier today Janet Meiners Thaeler (aka NewspaperGirl) tweeted: CMP.ly is said to have been born “in response to a continued push for transparency and honesty in blogging and within social media and digital communications”. This solution seeks to address the problem of “no established structure or format for disclosures to
CMP.ly Introduces a Disclosure Policy Solution Read More »
Twitter has just added a new feature — Twitter Lists. You can now create your own lists of Twitter users that you wish to follow. The cool part is that to add someone to the lists you actually do not need to follow them. Your list can be private or
Twitter Lists for Affiliate Marketers Read More »
An red flag has been raised by Melanie Seery of Affiliate Advocacy this morning. Her alert brings some worrying news about a new state considering going in the direction of the Internet tax. This time it is the State of Florida, and now the main reason behind the initiative is
Florida Considers Internet Sales Tax Read More »
In an effort to bring an “online Twitter mini-mall” to consumers LinkShare has announced a #tweetshop tool which allows affiliates to tweet recommendations of merchants’ products for their followers to see. Recommendations can be put together within one interface, and here’s a LinkShare’s video on how this works: Very cool
LinkShare Launches Twitter Tool for Affiliates to Use Read More »