I have a ZoneAlarm® Pro Firewall installed on my machine. This morning when I turned my computer on, it ran a routine scan for spyware and threats, and deleted the following cookies: Two of the above (Apmebf and Qksrv) are Commission Junction (CJ) cookies, and one (Linksynergy) is a LinkShare […]
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This is one of the most frequently asked questions by merchants that are deciding between different affiliate networks. Today it came to me in the following form: Which network was the highest number of strong affiliates? My answer is twofold: (i) most affiliate networks do not disclose such information, but
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I’ve noticed several people searching my blog for average PPL/CPL (pay per lead / cost per lead) rates, and decided to do a bit of research to publish those here. I have identified 13 service categories, and analyzed PPL payouts in each category across such networks as Commission Junction, LinkShare
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As I was wiring money at my local Bank of America branch today, I have noticed that the most aggressive advertising that is currently being done inside the branch is one for Add It UpTM program. It appeared to be a cashback program where “you can earn up to 20%
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I’ve received a question a frequent reader of my blog who is looking for guidance on “the best affiliate program” to join. Here’s the exact verbiage of her question: What is the best affiliate program you recommend joining: Commission Junction, LinkShare, Clickbank, Shareasale, or …? Well, first of all, there
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Earlier this morning I have been listening to Shawn Collins’ and Missy Ward’s InBound Marketing Summit presentation entitled “Five Successful Strategies for Monetizing Blogs”, and Shawn has mentioned some interesting statistics. Apparently, out of the 100 online retailers ranked by Internet Retailer as the “Hot 100 Retail Web Sites”, 75
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There are numerous affiliate networks out there, and when one is shopping around for the best fit, many factors come into play. Having worked in affiliate marketing for longer than many affiliate networks have been around, we put together the below table – for you to compare the main North
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Earlier today LinkShare’s Senior Vice President, Kelli Beougher, announced in the affiliate network’s official blog that due to “a few mutual differences” that cannot be overcome, “LinkShare has resigned as Overstock.com’s affiliate network provider.” [source] No further explanation has been given, and the real causes of this breakup remain unclear.
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Let me start with a story, a true story. I hosted a table at the last Affiliate Summit’s Meet Market. Meet Markets are networking events held for the purpose of affiliates, merchants, affiliate networks, outsourced affiliate program managers, and other agencies to “meet-and-greet” each other during the first day of
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