Remember my PPC Display URLs and Affiliate Direct Linking Are Interconnected post two months ago? In it — being guided by Google AdWords policy — I argued: Permitting “direct linking” (or Direct-To-Merchant (DTM) paid search bidding), however, implies that affiliates are allowed to link their paid search ads (through their […]
Bing Allows Anything for Display URL? Read More »
It appears that while I do my best to take note of positive news and developments in the industry it is when I blog about problems (read: a negative news/issues) that I get most interest and participation from my readers. And unfortunately this is natural… But today I’d like to
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On Friday last week, Susan Payton has published an interesting (and important) article at Small Business Trends, entitling it The War Against Affiliate Marketing Continues. She started it with: “it seems to keep getting harder to run your business, thanks to companies that don’t want to support affiliate marketers”, and
The War Against Affiliate Marketing? Read More »
Between yesterday and today, a sequence of events has happened, raising an important question… Let me quickly reproduce them for you: I found a product I was interested in. It was one of the major — one of the top ones on The Top 500 List — e-tailers selling it.
Bypassing the Affiliate: Coincidence or Strategy? Read More »
On Tuesday (October 18, 2011) the newest issue of FeedFront, the official magazine of Affiliate Summit, has become available for online viewing and download. In it, on page 18, you will find my new article, which answers the question in the title of this blog post — what money should
What Investment is Required to Launch Affiliate Program? Read More »
Yesterday evening I received a confirmation that one of my proposed sessions has been selected (yes, thanks to both your votes, and the votes of the conference’s Advisory Board and Founders) for Affiliate Summit West 2012 which will be traditionally held in Las Vegas, NV on January 8-10, 2012. This
Advanced Affiliate Program Management at Affiliate Summit West 2012 Read More »
Today, on October 19 2011, at 3:00 pm UK time — or right after finishing their It’s All in the Data panel discussion which finished literally 40 minutes ago at a4uexpo London (nice timing!) — Econsultancy has released its UK Affiliate Census 2011. They haven’t had one out since 2009;
UK Affiliate Census 2011 Report is Out Read More »
It seems like only yesterday I blogged about reaching 16,000 tweets, and the wins of focused tweeting, but the day before yesterday I’ve already crossed the 17,000 mark, and am now approaching a major milestone — that of 4,000 followers. And, as tweeted yesterday I’ve decided to put together a
Twitter Contest: Guess Date and Time – Win Autographed Book Read More »
We’ve been monitoring what’s been happening in California with affiliate nexus tax over the years, and now that the bill AB155 is signed, and many merchants are re-instating and/or re-inviting California affiliates back into their programs, I thought it’d be interesting to get an affiliate take on these things, and
Interview with Rexanne Mancini on California Affiliate Tax Read More »
Two weeks ago, shortly after delivering my keynote address at a conference in Israel, I agreed to keynote another international conference, and took my passport to an embassy in Washington, DC. Today I’ve received my passport back, and you may see a part of my visa on the left. Yes,
Invited to Keynote Software Conference in China Read More »