Articles and blog posts that may be of help to affiliates
With Google “retiring Google Affiliate Network effective July 31, 2013” [source], Skimlinks has developed an overwrite to minimize the disruption to content publishers when their unalternated GAN links go inactive. Today’s announcement on the company’s website reads: We are very excited to announce that our GAN link overwrite is now live… […]
How Skimlinks' Google Affiliate Network (GAN) Overwrite Works Read More »
Earlier this week, my friend Bryan Eisenberg Tweeted a link to a ClickZ article he authored a year ago, the gist of which may be boiled down to this quote: If you just set it and forget it you can also kiss your money goodbye. He started talking about paid
Successful Affiliate Marketing is Always Proactive Read More »
Yesterday, when blogging about the importance of affiliate-merchant transparency (and setting the right merchants’ expectations right from the start of affiliate’s relationships with merchants) I had no clue that on the very next day I will have to put together a “Part 2” in continuation of that post. Today a
Surprising Example of (Toolbar) Affiliate Transparency Read More »
A year ago IAB UK released an updated Ethical Merchant Charter, a document that “offers guidance on how merchants can strengthen their relationships with affiliates through increased transparency. The Charter primarily focused on increasing “the knowledge of merchants by outlining to them that they need to treat publishers as partners.”
In Affiliate-Merchant Relationships Transparency Goes a Long Way Read More »
Having just returned from Search Marketing Day 2013, which took place in Poznań, Poland, I have decided to put together this post recapping my experience at the show, as well as the main part of my presentation. This was my first SEO conference to attend, and I must admit: I
2013 Digital Trends Reveal Affiliate Marketing Opportunities Read More »
User-authenticated websites are commonplace these days. And many affiliates — from such power players as Bank of America and ShopDiscover to smaller websites — make their offers available only to registered users, putting most of the website behind the login form. And such strategy absolutely understandable. However, if you run
Run a Login-Based Affiliate Website? Provide Access to Get Approved Read More »
Affiliate marketing is in the rage these days. But still, not that many people are being very successful in this field. There are even those who, with all the internet marketing tools at their disposal, are still having a hard time making money out of it. What could be the
On Your Way to Success: Qualities of Effective Affiliate Marketer Read More »
Not too long ago, upon a friend’s recommendation, I’ve decided to give a new WordPress plugin a try. It was Super Popup, a neat little tool for creation and management of popups in a blog. I must admit that in five and a half years of blogging, I have never
Popup Generates 69% Less Clicks Than In-Post Ad in Half the Time Read More »
The first thing a new affiliate marketer needs to know is how to properly operate the business. This is the most crucial part, since the foundation needs to be strong in order to sustain the venture in the long run. If you make a good and stable start, the return
Affiliate Marketing Tactics Every Beginner Should Know Read More »
Did you know that Facebook is headquartered in Kingston, Jamaica? Neither did I. But at the first glance the below affiliate application makes it appear just like this: While many affiliate managers and merchants/advertisers are still very cautions about affiliates who use social as their primary method of promotion (and
Tips (for Social Media Affiliates) to Get Your Application Approved Read More »