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Online Marketing News August 31, 2009

Online Marketing News August 31, 2009

It's Monday and there's news:

MADIGAN FILES LAWSUITS AGAINST ACAI BERRY COMPANIES

IF the allegations filed by the Illinois Attorney General are true, GOOD GOING! The charges filed were not only filed against the Acia Berry companies but "an affiliate marketer that uses Internet search engines, pop-up ads, Web sites, and advertising on social networking sites to drive Internet traffic to suppliers’ Web sites."

Affiliate Marketing Industry Ripe for Quality Effort

Will Martin-Gill has posted an interesting article on the Feed Front website. Will says, "As the industry (affiliate marketing) matures and the stakes get higher, issues of quality weigh heavily on affiliates and merchants alike." Then he discusses "quality measures that can elevate the industry, lifting reputations and profits with them." Interesting!

2009 Top Performance Marketing Companies in the Inc 5000

On the ReveNews blog, Adam Viener says that he has "culled through this years Inc 5000 Advertising and Marketing list to try to pick out companies primarily focused on performance marketing and broke them into 3 categories." His lists are provided.

Pizza Hut Unadvertising: Cynical or Clever?

Shawn Collins is blogging about the "bit of behind-the-scenes footage of a commercial (Pizza Hut) posted on the Live Leak website. Shawn thought it was hilarious and memorable. I vote for "cynical".

YouTube Is Now The #2 Search Engine Behing Google

Jim Kukal says that he's " been telling you for over 3-years now that you NEED to get videos up on YouTube." And, Jim says, "Pretty soon it’s gonna be too late and you’re going to be playing catch up to your competitors."

Online Marketing News August 28, 2009

Online Marketing News August 28, 2009

And it's FRIDAY!

Pokens

Shawn Collins, on his Affiliate Tips Blog, is talking about Pokens. He says, "If you aren’t familiar with Pokens, there are little devices with USB connectors that house information on your social network profiles and contact information. When you meet somebody else who has one, you touch your Pokens with them and exchange your contact information." Now that's COOL!

Changes Are Good

On his blog Jim Kukral is talking about change. He says that change is a good thing and he's going to do it again. "I’ve been blogging since 2001 here at JimKukral.com (drink!). I think I’ve changed the site design about 15 times since then. Now here comes another one. In the next few weeks you’ll see a complete new design for this blog and for the main site."

Friday Podcast: Sports Affiliate Marketing With Joe Sousa

On his Who is Andrew Wee website, Andrew is talking about Joe Sousa. Andrew says, "Although I’ve known sports affiliate Joe Sousa for some time and have talked to him, it wasn’t until hanging out at Affiliate Summit that I got to know him better." Then Andrew tells you all about this affiliate marketer. Interesting read.

Facebook Competition, Murray Newlands Fan Page Facebook Competition

Evan is blogging about Murray Newland Fan Page. Even says, "By becoming a Fan at the Murray Newlands Fan Page you will have access to great affiliate and social media information- The MurrayNewlands.com blog, the @MurrayNewlands twitter feed, conference recaps and photos and other resources." Sounds like a plan!

Affiliates - Tips to Jumpstart Your Conversions and Profits

I like conversions and profits. Blogging on the 5 Star Affiliates blog, Linda Buquet says, "When it comes to boosting your CTR, conversion rates and revenue, nothing works better than a little inspiration!" Linda points you to three excellent articles.

Online Marketing News August 27, 2009

Online Marketing News August 27, 2009

It's Thursday and, of course, there's news!

Struq Launched Dynamic Retargeting Platform

Laurie Sullivan, writing on the Media Post Publication site, announced; "Struq officially launched a real-time behavioral retargeting platform Thursday in the United Kingdom that customizes ads in real time as consumers click from one site to the next." Wow! This platform is restricted to the UK for now but there are discussions taking place now about a roll out date to launch the program in the US.

Increase Your Conversions by Complementing a Merchant’s Website

On the Affiliate Classroom Blog, Tennyson Rog isn't advising plagiarism. She says, "Think about it. If your website promotes a merchant’s product, it is a mouthpiece for that merchant. What you present, and how you display it, reflects not only on you, but also on the merchant whose products you are promoting."

American Express Open Forum Post about Mom Bloggers

Newspapergirl, writing on her own blog, says, "Why mom bloggers? I’d rephrase that to why women bloggers. The answer is that women love to talk and share information with other women. If we like something we’re likely to become evangelists to our friends. If those friends are online then the reach expands." She's right.

Google to Open AdSense to Other Networks

Kate Kaye, writing on the ClickZ Blog, says, "Google plans to open its AdSense network to other ad networks, potentially giving the already huge ad net access to display ads flowing through countless other networks." Ya gotta hand it to Google! If there's money to be made, Google WILL find a way to make it.

Affiliate Marketers: How To Cut Your Article and Blog Post Writing Time in Half

On her Net Profits Today website, Rosalind Garner is says that she used to agonize over articles she wrote. She's found an easier way and she shares that knowledge in today's post.

Online Marketing News August 26, 2009

Online Marketing News August 26, 2009

And once again it's Wednesday. Here's what's making news around the net:

Twitter Is Becoming an Essential Affiliate Marketing Tool

Evelyn Grazini posting on the Affiliate Classroom Blog says that she has been kept busy with her Facebook friends, her Squidoo people, blog posts for a variety of blog topics, email, and other social networking activities. But, she says, that's going to have to change "because many affiliate marketers are forgoing blog posts in favor of making Twitter Tweets."

Sony recruits daddy bloggers to test and describe products

Several large companies have been recruiting "mommy bloggers" for several years now after they discovered that have a great influence on purchasing behavior. Now Sony is going after "daddy bloggers" turn for the same reason. Several high tech dads are going to participate in the program and they're listed.

New IMShopping Survey Shows E-Commerce Hindered by Lack of Human Assistance for Shopper

According to the Entrepreneur 2009 website in a story posted today a survey taken by IMShopping reveals that a "Large percentage of respondents indicate lack of assistance affected decision to purchase products online." This could be usable information to affiliate marketers who incorporate live chat into a comparison shopping website.

Online Video Ad Spending To Hit $4 Billion

Mike Sachoff, writing on the Internet Financial News website, says, "Online video ad spending is on track to nearly quadruple from more than $1billion this year to more than $4 billion in 2013."Online video ad spending is on track to nearly quadruple from more than $1billion this year to more than $4 billion in 2013."

Combine SEO and Social Media to Generate Web Leads

There's an interesting post on the Marketing Sherpa website today. The writer says, "Your prospects are using search and social media to evaluate potential vendors. Are you doing enough in those channels to demonstrate your expertise?" The writer lays out 5 steps to combining the two.

Online Marketing News August 25, 2009

Online Marketing News August 25, 2009

It's Tuesday and there is news.

5 best practices for affiliate landing pages

On the Post Click Marketing Blog Scott is talking about one of the roundtable discussions at Affiliate Summit East 09 - “Advanced Landing Pages for Affiliates”. It's an interesting post and Scott makes some excellent points.

On his Super Affiliate Mindset Blog Amit is talking about the....

Future of PPC Affiliate Marketing

He says that he "can tell you right now that PPC affiliate marketing is here to stay, however, you’ll need to change and adopt your strategy (and it’s more than just moving over to Yahoo and Bing). The savvy affiliates see what’s happening now as a HUGE opportunity to profit with a lot of the competition out of the way. (I can tell you that I’m VERY excited about it.)"

Pick one vertical and run with it

That's what Chad says in his post on the on the CDF Networks Blog. He says that a mistake he made early on was trying to promote in too many niches. Chad says, "A great strategy is to pick a certain vertical market and scale that market until you have tapped every traffic source, researched every possibly converting keyword, optimized every site, owned tons of domains, and basically became the #1 expert on marketing that niche on the Internet."

Jonathan Volk is talking about the

Facebook Lexicon

Jonathan says, "Lexicon is a tool provided by Facebook that visualizes conversation trends on Facebook Walls. By utilizing this tool you can better target your ads." Hey...we need all the help we can get. Thanks, Jonathan!

Improve Search Visibility with Video: 5 Strategies

On the Marketing Sherpa website there's an interesting article today about video marketing. The writer says, "Getting more than one organic link on a search results page can be difficult -- but powerful when accomplished. With the addition of image and video results, marketers are finding ways to boost their number of links on page one."

Online Marketing News August 24, 2009

Online Marketing News August 24, 2009

Happy Monday to all! Here's what is making news around the net:

How Much Time People Really Spend with Ads

There's an interesting post on the eMarketer website today. The writer says that just a number of clicks on an ad statistic does not provide a marketer with the whole picture. More information is required and he goes on the explain how long a user "dwells" on an ad is information that marketer's need.

Interview with Frank Kern and John Reese

Anthony Robbins interviews Frank Kern and John Reese. Both of them are millionaire Internet marketers. Anthony says, "neither had any “real” education. Neither one finished college and they both went from being broke to becoming wealthy." You don't want to miss this interview.

The use of spammy-looking web pages to promote sales

Minstrel, posting on the 5 Star Affiliates blog, says that one of the things that he has "found in reading blogs, ebooks, and article on affiliate marketing, and in viewing affiliate web pages is that there is a style in many of these sites which is not only common but apparently encouraged by many gurus. That style I can only describe as generally garish and extremely spammy looking, the kind of thing that any decent spam filter would intercept and funnel to the trash."

Shawn Collins on his Affiliate Tips blog says

Get Your Affiliate Videos on Home Televisions

Shawn says, "Magnify.net announced last week that they’ve released an application that will allow users of Boxee to view videos from Magnify.net video channels on their home TVs." Now that's interesting! Go read the whole post.

Twitter Accounts You Should Be Following As An Internet Marketer

Jonathan Volk says that he has not been following as many people on Twitter as he should be following. Jonathan says, "The reason why twitter is so important is because there are a ton of skilled marketers that opt out of having a blog in exchange for microblogging, which is twitter. Therefore, being a student of marketing, I'd like to find and compile a list of twitter accounts for people in the internet world." Jonathan asks for your help in compiling this list.

Online Marketing News August 21, 2009

Online Marketing News August 21, 2009

And it's Friday at last! There's news.....

Should You Optimize for Different Search Engines?

The editorial staff has made an interesting post on the Affiliate Classroom Blog. The writer says, "With the different search engines available and the arrival of Microsoft’s new search engine Bing, a quick look at the SEO basics might not be a bad idea. Because each search engine judges your site with a different set of criteria, you should become familiar with what does and doesn’t make a difference." Sounds like a good idea!

Oprah and Attorney General Sue Affiliates Over Acai and other Rebill Offers

The finger pointing has already started. Linda Buquet reports on the 5 Star Affiliates Blog that it looks like trouble is brewing. She says, "2 lawsuits hit the wires yesterday that CPA affiliates need to be aware of. If you have a flog or fake news site and are using fake celebrity endorsements or if you are doing rebill offers, you could be in trouble."

The Case of the Underpaid Affiliate

On his Affiliate Tips blog Shawn Collins is talking about how affiliate leave money on the table. Basically, here's the skinny; "if you’re a performer in affiliate programs and working at the base rate" and you haven't asked for an increase in your commission rate from an affiliate manager, you're leaving money on the table.

Over on the Click Consultant's website, Derek asks

What Are Your Experiences With Bing?

He says that the amount of traffic that he is "receiving from using the MSN Adcenter is growing and it’s particularly growing on with Bing.  It seems that more and more people are using Bing and the conversion rates for me are definitely higher on Bing than on both Google and Yahoo." And Derek also says that he would like to hear about your own experiences with Bing.

Don’t Focus On USA So Much!

That's what Jonathan Volk says on his blog. He says that most USA based markers have "the tendency to market only to the USA." He's likely right and he says that we should focus on a broader international market.

Online Marketing News August 20, 2009

Online Marketing News August 20, 2009

It's Thursday....just one more day until the weekend. As always, there is news:

eBay Podcast Today Regarding New Commission Structure

On the 5 Star Affiliates Blog, Linda Buquet is blogging about the new eBay Commission structure. Linda quotes William Martin-Gill who is Director of Internet Marketing for the eBay Partner Network as having said, “a new payout structure designed to further reward the affiliates who drive incremental transactions on eBay and who send value buyers to our sites.” Good! Effective affiliate marketers are going to be rewarded!

10 Things I Hate About Affiliate Marketing

Kristy is on a rampage over on the Affiliate Stuff blog. There are at least 10 things about affiliate marketing that drive her up the wall. Read the whole article to find out what they are.

7 Tips To Brand Yourself Effectively

On his blog Andrew Wee says, "Being perceived as an expert in your niche can play a great part in generating buzz, momentum and ultimately profits from your marketing efforts." Andrew gives 7 excellent tips about how to brand yourself.

Newspapergirl says that she is often asked the question........

How Much Time Should I Spend on Social Networking?

She says that there is no one-size-fits-all answer to that question. Newspapergirl said, "the answer depends on you, your stats and your working style." But she goes on to discuss the question in detail. Interesting read!

Customize Email to Engage Subscribers and Improve Results: 5 Tactics

The writer says, "Marketers have a wealth of data in their email and CRM systems that can take the guesswork out of creating email campaigns and newsletters that resonate with subscribers. The key is identifying segments of your database and customizing email messages according to their preferences." Spot on! And the writer gives 5 excellent tactics that do work.....

Online Marketing News August 19, 2009

Online Marketing News August 19, 2009

It's "hump" day as mom used to say and, of course, there's news:

Laurie Sullivan posting on Online Media Daily tells us

How Ad Position Affects Conversion Rates

Ms. Sullivan says that Google's Chief Economist Hal Varian calls the problem "tricky". Mr. Varian is quoted as saying this is true "because Google ranks ads by bid times and ad quality, so ads in higher positions tend to have higher quality. These higher quality ads tend to have higher conversion rates." For clarification, read the whole article.

Affiliate Datafeeds and Duplicate Content

Rae Hoffman (AKA SugarRae), writing on her blog says that she posted a question on Twitter. She asked, "If you could learn more about one aspect of affiliate marketing, what would it be?" The surprising answer was about datafeed usage and duplicate content in regards to SEO. Interesting read.

Quality Click Pricing at the eBay Partner Network

Shawn Collins, on his Affiliate Tips Blog, says, "The eBay Partner Network has introduced Quality Click Pricing, a new quality-based Cost Per Click (CPC) payout model designed to better reward top affiliates, simplify the commission structure, and increase the quality of traffic driven to eBay sites through the affiliate program." You might want to check that out.

One Promo Gift, Many Campaigns: 8 Steps to Recycle Offer and Double Conversion Rate

This is an interesting case study posted on the Marketing Sherpa website. According to the author you can find out "how a retention marketer used a promotional gift to launch a paid subscription service, and later used the same gift to maintain momentum."

Andrew Wee is blogging about

Mike Filsaime’s Affiliate Jump and the Facts About CPA Marketing

Everybody is entitled to an opinion and it's Andrew Wee's opinion that the term, CPA Affiliate Network is "used loosely here. For one, there’s a $200 entry fee." The post continues and it seems that Andrew Wee is underwhelmed by Mike Filsaimes' Affiliate Jump product.

Online Marketing News August 18, 2009

Online Marketing News August 18, 2009

It's a hot Tuesday and there is news:

Affiliate Business Models in August AC Magazine

Evelyn Grazini, writing on the Affiliate Classroom Blog, announced that the August Issue of Affiliate Classroom Magazine has been released. Evelyn says, "The August issue gives you a review of the most popular affiliate business models, so you can make an informed decision quickly and find the model that will help you succeed."

Cloudvertising: Social Media and Online Ad Targeting

Blogging on the ReveNews website, CT Moore isn't talking about skywriting or logos in the sky when he talks about cloudadvertising. He's talking about social media. He says, "social media (is)  completely changing how online ads are targeted. In a word, users are going to target advertisers, not vice versa." Interesting read!

On his blog Jonathan Volk says....

I Use Google’s Mail Servers

"Most people are unaware you can do this, but all my important email addresses are actually hosted and use the gmail mail servers. This includes their spam filters, etc. All emails are directed to my outlook email inbox still. My own domain (thanvolk.com) is pointed to google's mail server and I get it all delivered to my outlook inbox." Neat!

The Pros & Cons Of The Affiliate Model

On the SEO Book site there's an interesting article today. The author talks about the pros and cons of the affiliate model. There are some old but still interesting insights offered.

11 Lessons I Learned Earning $119,725.45 from Amazon Associates Program

Writing on the ProBlogger website, Darren Rowse, reveals secrets he learned about making money as an Amazon Associate. He provides graphs and some very interesting information you don't want to miss.

Online Marketing News August 17, 2009

Online Marketing News August 17, 2009

It's Monday and there is news.

Affiliate Marketing Companies Make the Inc. 500 List

Linda Buquet is blogging on the 5 Star Affiliates Blog about the 4 affiliate marketing companies that made the Inc.500 list this year. The Inc 500 list is a list of the fastest-growing private companies in America. She reports "IntegraClick who owns ClickBooth hit #5.MediaTrust, owners of the Advaliant affiliate network hit #9. AffiliateMedia who I’m not familiar with reached #129.Anik Singal’s Lurn, Inc (Affiliate Classroom & PPC Classroom) ranked #216."

Managing PPC Affiliate Cashflow : Where did My Affiliate Profits Go?

Amit has posted a video on his website to tell you why when "your profits are growing UP (but) at the end of the month you’re not seeing it".

Trust Agents

On his Affiliate Tips website Shawn Collins is blogging about the book Trust Agents: Using the Web to Build Influence, Improve Reputation, and Earn Trust that was written by Julien Smith and Chris Broga. He loved it!

Google’s Plan To Make Up For All The Recent Bans

Jonathan Volk says, "Well, it seems that because of all the Google bans / Slaps recently, that Google has to make up that revenue some how!" Jonathan goes on to explain just how Google plans to do this.

Cautious consumer spending dampens online sales

The Internet Retailer website reports that, according to the U.S. Department of Commerce, Internet sales are looking a bit gloomy. Online retail sales in the second quarter were down 4.5% from Q2 last year and the projections for future sales aren't rosy either.

Online Marketing News August 14, 2009

Online Marketing News August 14, 2009

It's FRIDAY! I hope you all have a fun filled late summer weekend. But before you go, there's news.

Affiliate Marketing Tips #8: How to Be A Successful CPA Affiliate

Andrew Wee says, "One of the most common questions new affiliates will ask “How do I become successful?”" According to Andrew that question triggered a somewhat "vigorous" debate on the WickedFire affiliate marketing forum. You might be interested in reading it even though you won't get any definitive answers.

How to write a private affiliate agreement

On the 5 Star Affiliate Blog, Linda Buquet is blogging about the article written by Rae Hoffman AKA SugarRae after returning from the Affiliate Summit East. Linda says, "Advertisers if you want to enable your affiliates to be more productive and thereby increase your revenue, make note of these tips." You can read the article, 5 things that make my affiliate life easier HERE.

How to Beat Adwords Landing Page Quality Score

Amit has made a video that will explain "how to make Big G happy and avoid having your affiliate income disappear overnight." Amit says, " You may have already experienced the wrath of Google lately. They’ve been on a damn bloody rampage, slapping people left and right, and even banning LOTS of accounts."

Microsoft Accuses Firefox Of Being Sly

There's an interesting article on the Media Post Publications website today. The writer says, "Talk about browser envy. Microsoft is accusing rival Web browser Firefox of fudging the numbers to make its recent claim of a billion downloads." Don't you love it when the big guys accuse one another of using "creative" math?

Online Video Ad Spending To Hit $4 Billion

Mike Sachoff writing on the Internet Financial News website says, "Online video viewing is increasing steadily and advertising spending is following suit, according to a new report from eMarketer." Now there's some good news!

A good way to end the week!

Online Marketing News, August 13, 2009

Online Marketing News, August 13, 2009

It's a beautiful summer Thursday. Here's the news:

Affiliate Classroom 2 Launches!

Tennyson Rog, writing on the Affiliate Classroom Blog announces, "The next generation of affiliate marketing training is now open! Affiliate Classroom 2 opened up to students yesterday, and it has since had an overwhelming response." And it WAS big, IS big and GETTING BIGGER by the hour. See http://v2.affiliateclassroom.com for more information

Cost Per What?!

Barry Silverstein is blogging about David Berkowitz’s post on Social Media Insider. Barry says, "In proposing the possibility of “CPSA” – Cost Per Social Action – Berkowitz recognizes the fact that “social networking, when done right, achieves something much different” from the current pricing models, Cost Per Impression (CPM), Cost Per Click (CPC), and Cost Per Action (CPA). Cost Per Engagement (CPE) gets closer, says Berkowitz, but still falls short."

IAB Releases Ethical Merchant Charter

On the 5 Star Affiliate Blog, Linda Buquet is impressed. She says, "The IAB Affiliate Marketing Council in the UK has released a new best practice initiative for merchants to encourage better relationships with affiliates."

New Affiliate Technologies of the Future

Heather Paulson is blogging about what's in the future for affiliates. She says, "Banner blindness is not new to the e commerce world as well there are many banner and advertising blocking systems that are commonly installed on most of the newer computers now days. How to get around the loss of eyes on your affiliate media? INNOVATE - ADAPT - Be NUBILE and inventive! This is where affiliate technologies and new media come into play." And she goes on to describe some of these new technologies.

Secret to How Super Affiliates Set Their Bids

In today's video Amit tells us about "one deadly mistake MOST affiliates make that keep them in the poor house." He also unveils an advanced strategy to make sure you never make this mistake AND increase your ROI at the same time.

Online Marketing News August 11, 2009

Online Marketing News August 11, 2009

It's Tuesday and there is news.

Google Aiding Twitter, Facebook In Cyber Attack Investigation

Writing on the Online Media website, Laurie Sullivan reported, "A Google spokesperson confirmed late Monday that the Mountain View, Calif., Internet giant 'has been in contact with some affected companies,' Twitter and Facebook, 'to help investigate' the distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks that began last week on some of the world's most popular social media sites."

People Will Hate You…

if you do well. That's what Jonathan Volk says. Volk goes on to say, "You know you're doing something right when some people begin to hate you. Whether it be from taking over their traffic source, to dominating a niche they are in, to whatever... The more you do, the more people will not like it."

How Super Affiliate Pick Winning Affiliate Offers

Amit, writing on his Super Affiliate Mindset blog says that he's "been getting a TREMENDOUS response to the recent videos I’ve been posting. Glad you like the videos, I’ve decided I’ll be doing a BUNCH more!" And he has. There's a new video posted.

100 Blog Posts Week 2 Update

You might have been following Court's experiment. He's written about half of the blog posts and he says that he's, "blown away by how well it’s already going - this week it produced $678.62." Nice going, Court!

Affiliate Summit Day 2 - Blog Coverage #ase09

Linda Buquet reports what the bloggers are saying bout day 2 of Affiliate Summit. There are links to several blog posts that you will find interesting.

Online Marketing News August 7, 2009

Online Marketing News August 7, 2009

And once again we've made it to Friday. Here's the news.....

Andrew Wee asks

Are You Killing It With Content?

He says we can defeat ourselves. Andrew writes, "When it comes to your marketing arsenal, words can be your most powerful weapon when it comes to getting killer results when you’ve launched a marketing campaign. Unfortunately, too many marketers take a step in the wrong direction and instead kill their leads with poorly developed content."

On his Affiliate Tip Blog, Shawn Collins is giving some

Quick Tips for Improving Your Pitch at Affiliate Summit

He says that if we're honest our tradeshow pitch "could probably use a little help." According to Shawn there's a free ebook that can help you polish your technique. The free ebook is “Quick Tips for Improving Your Pitch at a Tradeshow.”

On the 5 Star Affiliate Blog, Linda Buquet is talking about

Examples of Different Types of Affiliate Sites

Linda says, "One of the most common questions I’m asked on my affiliate forum is “can you show me some examples of good affiliate sites?” And then she points you in the right direction to get the answers you need.

Super Affiliate Keyword Research Secrets

Amit has posted his next video and he says, "No worries this time, I cut out that intro that kept stalling. This baby runs smoothly!"

HasOffers Update

Jonathan Volk loves HasOffers. He writes, "For those that are not yet familiar, HasOffers is free affiliate network software, allowing you to run your own offers / network." Interesting and worth a look!

Online Marketing News August 6, 2009

Online Marketing News August 6, 2009

And Thursday it is!

Online Advertising - Strict New Government Regulation Coming?

Linda Buquet, writing on the 5 Star Affiliates Blog is talking about a subject that concerns all of us. Linda says, "There’s a new Sheriff in town and he’s hell bent on cleaning up the wild wild web and the Internet marketing space. David C. Vladeck is the new head of the Bureau of Consumer Protection at the Federal Trade Commission. He has some pretty radical ideas about consumer privacy and is even talking about forcing marketers to have consumers opt-in before ads are served or any data is collected."

Back to School Style for Affiliates

There's an interesting and timely post on the ShareResults blog today. The writer says, "It’s back-to-school time! And with the back-to-school season the second largest retail season (second only to the major holidays), affiliates have a great opportunity to boost their earnings."

Automated Media-Buying Platforms Gaining Traction

Writing on the Online Media Daily website, Mark Walsh says, "As agencies increasingly turn to automated systems to buy media and manage online ad campaigns, more money is flowing to startups that provide that technology. In that vein, digital media-buying platforms MediaMath and Traffiq both announced new venture capital funding Monday."

Key PPC Affiliate Strategy: The Scatter Brained Affiliate vs The Super Affiliate

Amit says that he does have an ulterior motive. He wants to get the word out about PPC Classroom. But there's some very valuable information provided. He's "doing a series of videos (based on presentations I’ve given in various seminars and conferences) revealing some of my top ppc affiliate strategies."

Jonathan Volk asks
What makes you unique?

He invites you to tell him. Jonathan says, "It's something that I am constantly asking myself. What sets me apart from other internet marketers? How can I develop those differences better to separate myself even more?"

Online Marketing News August 4, 2009

Online Marketing News August 4, 2009

And here it is Tuesday. There's news.

Marketing a Current Trend Could Make One Blue

Evelyn Grazini, writing on the Affiliate Classroom Blog, is talking about "trend" affiliate marketing. She says, "A lot of affiliate marketers watch current trends to see what’s hot at the moment so they can ride the wave of success. This works out some times, sometimes it’s not so profitable. It’s a gamble, really."

Back to School: Targeting Teens Directly

On the ShareResults blog, Chris says that the big brick and mortar companies are targeting teens with their "back to school" advertising. Chris says, "So it only makes perfect sense that affiliates should also consider targeting teens directly." He's right. That's a big market.

Up To Here With Affiliating? Here’s How I Cleared My Affiliate Block!

Kristy says that there is life outside "affiliatedom". She took a four day break and it's worked wonders for her. She says that her affiliate mojo has returned.

Affiliate Marketing Tips #7: Should You Work Harder or Smarter

Andrew Wee wonders, "it’s possible to reduce the number of hours you’re working on your business AND increase profits at the same time?" He's decided the answer is "yes" and he explains why.

Amit gives us

5 Reasons Why PPC is STILL King

He says, "Yeah PPC is certainly not what it was in 2005 when you could buy as much traffic as you wanted at 0.05 a click and didn’t have to worry about Google slaps." This is an interesting read. Don't miss it!

Online Marketing News August, 3, 2009

Online Marketing News August, 3, 2009

The year is speeding by at an alarming rate. It's already August!

Contribute to Issue 8 of FeedFront Magazine

Shawn Collins is asking writers to contribute articles for the 8th issue of Feed Front Magazine which will be released September 1st, 2009.

Make Money Online With 100 Blog Posts Update

Court, writing on the Keyword Academy website says that he's been "working as much as possible on my new make money experiment. The point of this experiment is to create 100 targeted blog posts within a 30 day period while tracking my earnings."

Back to School Coupons

On the ShareResults website, Chris says that back-to-school season is great for retailers but "it’s also a hard one on families going back to school. They’ll be spending a lot of money, so they’ll also want to save wherever they can. What this means for affiliates is that there’s a great opportunity to promote back-to-school savings."

Advertising Key to Facebook Billions

I've always heard "advertising pays". Barry Silverstein, writing on the ReveNews website agrees. He says, "You know social media has come of age when sites like Facebook start talking about revenue. Facebook board member Marc Andreessen (fondly remembered for Mosaic and Netscape) recently told Reuters that the social media site could be a $500 million business by the end of 2009, predicting “billions” in revenue in the next five years." Cool!

Google Takes Silent Jab At Microsoft In Billboard Ads

Real competition! Ya gotta love it! Lauri Sullivan, posting on the Online Media Daily website says, " Google took online marketing to billboards Monday, launching an advertising campaign to promote its enterprise productivity suite of apps. Giant billboards will run in four U.S. cities throughout August to encourage businesses to rely on Google applications."

Online Marketing News July 31, 2009

Online Marketing News July 31, 2009

And we've all survived another week.....it's Friday!

When online retail videos falter, viewers blame the merchant, expert warns

According to the Internet Retailer website and Margaret River who is an industry marketing manager, e-commerce, for Akamai Technologies Inc., (a provider of content delivery technology). "Online video may be a hot online merchandising and marketing tool, but when videos fail to load properly on a retail web site, impatient shoppers tend to blame the merchant even if the problem lies off the retailer’s site." Now there's something to think about!

One of his readers asked Shawn Collins

Do People Make Money in Affiliate Marketing?

And in his answer Shawn does an excellent job of answering the reader's question. You'll enjoy the read and the resources Shawn points to.

What A Jerk!!!

Jonathan Volk has to turn people down. He explains why on his blog; "As my business has grown it's been a tough lesson learning to turn down new opportunities but even more difficult to learn to turn down the people behind the opportunities." Jonathan isn't a jerk.....he's a nice guy who is busy like the rest of us.

BAMroll Update: July 30, 2009

On the ShareResults website, the writer asks, "Blogs, ning, myspace, wikis, facebook, twitter, youtube. web-based CRM, google docs…What the heck is a website nowadays? He answers that question. You'll find out who made the cut.

Yahoo Hammered Due To Deal With Microsoft

Doug Caverly, writing on the Internet Financial News website says, "Carol Bartz, who was brought in as Yahoo's CEO after Jerry Yang failed to accept Microsoft's acquisition offers, seemed determined to get Yahoo back on its feet independent of all other companies. Or failing that, she was at least supposed to hold out for "boatloads of money." But she didn't. The new Microsoft-Yahoo deal doesn't involve any sort of upfront payment; a bit of revenue-sharing is all that's supposed to take place. So Yahoo's stock has taken quite a hit since the deal went through."

Online Marketing News July 30, 2009

Online Marketing News July 30, 2009

It's Thursday and there is affiliate marketing news.

You read part 1 yesterday. You don't want to miss part 2. See Boost Your Conversions with the AIDA Formula | Part 2 of 2 here on the Affiliate Classroom Blog.

Old News: Microsoft stole Yahoo’s search engine results pages

It is old news but it's news of such importance it's worth mentioning again. David Lewis writing on the ReveNews websites says, "search has been a confusing place from the beginning and it continues as such." He goes on to shine some light on the situation.

Exposed: I’m Going To Give You One Of My Niches… HHO Kits

On his website Jonathan Volk is doing something crazy. He's going "to give you one niche that I have been making money in and my dad has been making money in for a while now." The niche is HHO Kits. Interesting read.

AT&T Gets In The Small Business Help Game

On his blog Jim Kukral is blogging about the new AT&T small business site. Jim says, "Now AT&T is launching a new Web portal geared and targeted to small business owners (people like me)." He's pretty excited about what's being offered.

Buying an Established Blog: Lessons from Consumers Union

There's an interesting article on the Marketing Sherpa website today. The writer says, "Blogs can lift search rankings while introducing your content to new readers. But what happens when a publisher purchases an existing blog? How do you find a good blog to acquire and integrate its content? Can you attract new subscribers?" He goes on to answer those questions and others.

Online Marketing News, July 29, 2009

Online Marketing News, July 29, 2009

We've made to Wednesday again. There's news!

According to an article posted on pcmag.com website by author Chloe Albanesius

Google-Yahoo Ad Deal: This Is Not A Merger

The "non-exclusive" agreement which allows Yahoo access to Google's AdSense for search and content advertising programs in the U.S. and Canada was announced. This is a 10 year deal. An initial 4 year term is followed by two successive optional three-year renewal periods.

New York Affiliates - Important Advertising Tax Survey

On the 5 Star Affiliates Blog Linda Buquet is asking that all affiliate marketers in New York participate in the New York Advertising Tax Impact Survey being conducted by Affiliate Summit.

On his Affiliate Tip blog Shawn Collins says that Commission Junction has created a Thank You, Arnold Schwarzenegger group on Facebook to thank him for his recent veto of the advertising tax bill in California. . Take a look.

Boost Affiliate Conversions with the AIDA Formula | Part 1 of 2

On the Affiliate Classroom blog there's a very interesting and timely post about boasting conversions. The writer says, "Affiliate marketing, just like any marketing activity, is chock full of fancy acronyms. We have EPCs, SEO and SEM, PPC, OPMs, CTRs, SERPs, and whatnot. But every once in a while, it pays to remind ourselves of some of the slightly older acronyms in the realm of marketing." Do you know what AIDA stands for? Check it out.

Social Media Best Practices

On the eMarketer website there's an interesting article about using social media. The writer says that starting a conversation about your brand on a social network is a good thing. BUT, he says, "that’s only the beginning of the marketing effort." He goes on to talk about the best practices.

Using LinkedIn for Lead Generation: 6 Lessons

There's an interesting post on the Marketing Sherpa website today. The summary reads in part, "Marketers frequently cite LinkedIn as one of the most valuable social networks to incorporate in a marketing strategy. But even marketers who have LinkedIn on their radar screens still wonder how to participate. What works, what doesn’t, and what should you expect?" Find out more by reading the whole article.

Online Marketing News July 28, 2009

Online Marketing News July 28, 2009

Hello. It's Tuesday and there is news on the affiliate marketing front.

Free phone consultation contest

Chad, posting on the CDF blog, announced a new contest. Chad says, "It’s been over a year since the last mentoring contest.  The response was great last time, so lets do it again.  This time the prize will be a 45 minute, one on one phone consultation. I have done these consultation sessions on a very limited basis in the past and the feedback has been very good.   The last person I spoke with told me later he increased his affiliate income by about 10x after applying some of the new methods we discussed!"

Tips to Make You a More Productive Social Networker

Over on the Cost Per News website Chad is handing out some valuable free tips based on his success as a productive social networker himself. Chad says, "You don’t get 3000 Plaxo and 1500 LinkedIn connections by sitting on your fanny doing nothing!"

Category vs. Product Pages: Which One Tests Better? (You Might Be Surprised)

Posting on the 5 Star Affiliates blog, Minstrel talks about the test run by Al Scillitani. The category landing page won but you'll have to read the entire article HERE to find out why.

New Chart: Information Sources for Large Purchase Decisions Changing

There's an interesting and informative post on the Marketing Sherpa website today. According to the author, "Driven by economic circumstances, the buying process for large and complex purchases is changing. Marketers who are aware of changing buyer behaviors, such as the use of information resources, will be better able to align their selling process with the buying process to improve effectiveness."

Second Advertiser Alleges Facebook Click Fraud

Writing on the Media Post News website, Wendy Davis says, "For the second time this month, Facebook has been sued by an advertiser for click fraud." Interesting stuff....it's worth your time to read this one.

Online Marketing News, July 27, 2009

Online Marketing News, July 27, 2009

And once again it is Monday. There's news:

On the 5 Star Affiliates Blog, Linda Buquet is talking about

The Four Critical Cs of Affiliate Marketing

Linda says the four C's are: Content, Call to Action, Click Through and Conversion. She discusses each point. It's an interesting read.

Experience Advertising - Expert Affiliate Management Professionals

Evan, posting on the Cost Per News website says, "Running an affiliate marketing program for your ecommerce or lead generation website is one of the best ways to increase both your traffic and sales dramatically. Your affiliate program should grow consistently over time and be part of your overall long-term online marketing strategy." He goes on to discuss the concept in greater detail.

Becoming a Full-Time Affiliate

Over on the Share Results website, Chris is talking about how, "Nearly every affiliate has considered making the leap from being a part-time affiliate marketer to being a full-time one." He recommends watching the video of Coffee with Nicky.

Shawn Collins, on his Affiliate Tips Blog, answers a viewer who asked about

Display URLs vs Destination URLs

Shawn's explanation is clear and one you will enjoy reading.

At What Price Privacy? Part 2 of 2

There's a link provided to the first part of this two part series by Barry Silverstein on the ReveNews website. In the first part Barry talked about "the new online privacy bill that may be in the works, and the potential impact it could have on advertisers." In this part Barry talks about "the effect of such a bill on consumers." Interesting and timely!

Online Marketing News July 24, 2009

Online Marketing News July 24, 2009

It's FRIDAY! Here's what's making news in the affiliate marketing world today:

On Twitter, Spammers Perish

There's an interesting post on the ClickZ blog today. The writer says, "That question was being chirped this morning by scores of people using Twitter after the social network said it's "correcting follower and following counts."

According to a post on Twitter's "Status" blog: "In particular, those with large followings may see significant changes as we correct for spam accounts and data inconsistencies."

My Cutting Edge Landing Page Design Technology Revealed!!!

Kirsty is feeling generous. On her Affiliate Stuff blog she reveals the "the stunning cutting edge technology" she uses to design her affiliate landing pages. You might want to take a look.

How to Write Copy for Higher Conversion Rates

On the 5 Star Affiliates Blog Linda Buquet is talking about a great two part article on theWeb Marketing Today website that Tim Ash wrote. Here's a link to Part 1.

Step by Step Guide to Combat Trademark Abuse on Paid Search

Shawn Collins says, "The Search Monitor has published a free whitepaper titled “Step by Step Guide to Combat Trademark Abuse on Paid Search” that provides a quick overview of trademark abuse and the steps you can take to protect your brand." You can see the report HERE.

Goodbye Platform-A, Hello AOL Advertising

Gavin O'Mally writing on the Online Media Daily website is talking about Time Warner recently confirming plans to spin off AOL as a separate and publicly traded company by the end of the year. There are already some changes being made. ADTECH will be renamed AOL Advertising this September.

Online Marketing News July 23, 2009

Online Marketing News July 23, 2009

It's Thursday, folks, and there's news....BIG news!

Zappos Acquired By Amazon!

Yep! It's true! It's a done deal. And what's really amazing is that they are buying it for less than 1X revenue which is a really, really low (usually companies get 3X revenue at least). This is just another indication of the depressed M&A market.

According to the article at PCW, "Under the terms of an agreement announced Wednesday, Amazon will acquire all outstanding shares and assume all outstanding options of Zappos in exchange for approximately 10 million shares of Amazon common stock. Those Zappos shares are worth about $807 million. In addition, Amazon will give Zappos employees about $40 million in case and restricted stock."

Affiliates - How To Set Up a Facebook Ads Campaign

Linda Buquet is blogging about Zac Johnson instructions about how to set up a facebook ad campaign. Linda says, "One good traffic option to consider these days in addition to PPC is Facebook. As everyone knows Facebook has gotten huge and with all the data they collect on people, the targeting capabilities make it an option worth trying out."

Three Tactics for Increasing Your Site’s Incoming Links

There's a new post on the Affiliate Classroom Blog today that discusses three tactics for increasing your sit's incoming links. The writer says, "If you’re serious about maintaining your site’s presence in the search engines, then you should never stop working on incoming links."

New Cool Site : Theme Wars & More on the Google Slap

Amit, on his Super Affiliate Mindset website says, "Google is SPECIFICALLY targeting affiliates. In fact, affiliates who have cloaked their links with php redirects (or some other method) have avoided this slap altogether. (BIG tip there)" He's also recommending the UniqueBlogDesigns.com website.

Online Marketing News July 22, 2009

Online Marketing News July 22, 2009

And we've arrived at Wednesday.....we have news to report

Google Slap for Product Review Sites

Dr. Glenn Livingston of Rocket Clicks posting on the Perry Marshall.com website says that he just "got word from several affiliate marketers that Google dropped the hammer today on affiliate review pages.   Many pages went from quality scores of 10 —> 1 overnight." Wow! He goes on to say "Google's on the war path against affiliate review sites" and then gives some good advice about how to avoid the problem.

Affiliate Blogging Strategies 101

An unnamed poster posting on the ShareResults blog is talking about blogging. He/she says, "when you run a blog in the right way, it can become a great addition to your affiliate site, or even make for its own, separate affiliate portal."

9 Reasons Why Your Online Business Will Fail

Rebecca Kelly says, "The fact of the matter is that it takes a lot to create a successful business and not much at all for it to fail." She lists nine easy ways to crash and burn. Interesting.

Inconsistency of MLB Spanish Sites

Okay....this has nothing at all to do with affiliate marketing that I can see but Shawn Collins is blogging about the inconsistencies of names for English language major league baseball sites and Spanish language MLB sites.

Opt In Cookies - Proposed Legislation

Linda Buquet, blogging on the 5 Star Affiliates blog says, "A recent joint subcommittee hearing probed behavioral targeting and privacy issues with legislation expected by year’s end. One of the options on the table is a possible push to make 3rd party cookies opt in. I hope this option isn’t even considered, but if it passed it could severely cripple our industry."

Moving To Twitter, Less Blogging, etc.

On the Uber Affiliate blog, Sup3rnova has made a post clarifying his decision to do less blogging since he has moved to Twitter. He encourages his readers to follow him on Twitter.

Online Marketing News, July 21, 2009

Online Marketing News, July 21, 2009

It's Tuesday and there is news on the affiliate marketing front.

Scary Stuff : Google Banning Affiliate Left and Right

On his Super Affiliate Mindset Blog, Amit says that one of his readers made an excellent point. He says "a LOT of affiliates are not only getting slapped recently, but flat out banned." Amit goes on to point out that, "The fear of Google slaps and potential bans is what motivated me to diversify my business outside of PPC. (Ever wonder why affiliates claiming to make a $100k/day profit are launching info products?)" Amit makes many good points in this post and it's worth your time to read.

6 Things That Affect Your Traffic

Chris, over on the Share Results blog has posted an interesting article about 6 things that cause "an increase or decrease in traffic might be, and what you can do about it".

How Billionaires View Wealth (And How To Avoid Financial Disaster)

Theres an interesting post by Dennis Yu who is the CEO of Bliz Local on Jonathan Volk's blog today. Dennis talks about the mistakes that those of us who are yet to become billionaires make.

Online Shopping Poll – One Question, Please Answer

Shawn Collins is taking a poll. He's "compiling opinions on sales tax and whether it influences online shopping purchases." The results should be interesting. Go put your 2 cents worth in.

Discover PPC Copywriting Tips and Pitfalls

Writing on the 5 Star Affiliates Blog, Linda Buquet says, "You only get a few words to make a good 1st impression when it comes to Pay Per Click ads. PPC copywriting is part art and part science and takes lots of skill. Even though the copy is very short there are many elements to take into consideration when writing the ads."

Online Marketing News, July 20, 2009

Online Marketing News, July 20, 2009

And here it is.....Monday....again! Here's the news...............

Why People Go Online

There's an interesting article posted on the eMarketer website. The writer refers to a survey taken during the second quarter of this year by Ruder Finn. According to the survey, 100% of all users went online to "pass time". The good news is that 33% intended to buy something.

What You Need for Super Affiliate Status: July 2009 AC Magazine

Everybody is talking about the latest edition of the Affiliate Classroom Magazine. This issue is loaded with outstanding "super affiliate" articles by Mark Thompson, Katalin Torok and David Long! Don't miss this one.

How to Survive After Google Slaps You Silly

On his Super Affiliate Mindset Blog Amit gives some very good and very simple steps to survive after "some pinhead manual reviewer (PhD from Berkeley) smacks you with a 1/10 quality score if they don’t like what you’re selling."

Shawn Collins on his Affiliate Tips websites asks

How many affiliate programs do you actively promote?

He says, "Many affiliate managers subscribe to the Pareto Principle (80-20 rule) when it comes to affiliates, where 80 percent of transactions come from 20 percent of affiliates."

WebVisible Sees Much Local Search Love

According to WebProNews, "The investments made by search companies into local search have been rewarded with extremely satisfied visitors, who become customers converting offline." Interesting take....read this one.

Online Marketing News July 17, 2009

Online Marketing News July 17, 2009

And it's FRIDAY!

Trade Show Strategy Overhaul: 6 Steps to 36% Larger Deal Size

There's an interesting post on the Marketing Sherpa website. The writer says, "Event marketing is a prime target for budget cuts in a down economy, but some marketers have at least one big, annual show they just can’t skip" and then he goes on to tell you how you can get the most bang for the buck.

Advertising Tax News Recap (Amazon Tax)

Over on the 5 Star Affiliates Blog, Linda Buquet has posted a good overview of the advertising tax situation with links to more detailed information.

Affiliate Day

Shawn Collins on his Affiliates Tip blog says that he and Missy Ward have "decided it was time for a day all about the industry… Affiliate Day." They've declared September 14th as that day and they will be "holding several fun-filled promotions over the course of the day, which are designed to increase awareness of the industry, as well as reward affiliate marketers with all sorts of goodies."

BAMroll Update

The writer says that BAMroll has "a host of colorful bloggers who are into affiliate marketing. They have varying methods of rising to the top–tips, tricks, and niches. The additions for this week tend toward the trick category, in a black hat/white hat way" and he invites you to check them out.

Cut The Fat – Some Quick Tips To Instantly Gain Profit

Jonathan Volk says, "When you expand your affiliate marketing campaigns, it's easy at times to forget about cutting off the fat." He's right and he has some interesting insights about how to go about trimming fat.

Online Marketing News, July 16, 2009

Online Marketing News, July 16, 2009

Thursday.....another hot day in July and there is news

A Guide to Podcasting for Profit and Pleasure

Andrew Wee is blogging about "the long running nature of the Friday Podcast (which started in mid 2007) and elements that help keep it growing in terms of it’s brand and readership." What Andrew says applies to many ongoing and repetitive tasks that we all perform.

A Creative Way to Practice Customer Support: The “Tell-a-Friend” Campaign

A member of the Affiliate Classroom editorial team has made an interesting blog post. Go read it to find out what the "creative" way to practice customer support is.

Recession Fuels Use Of Internet, Other Media

Joe Mandese, posting on the Online Media Daily site says that the recession news isn't ALL bad. Joe says, "Faced with tough economic times, consumers are consuming more media, not less of it, especially electronic media like the Internet and TV. In fact, the recession is actually fueling Internet usage among people looking for advice and information to deal with troubling economic timesFaced with tough economic times, consumers are consuming more media, not less of it, especially electronic media like the Internet and TV. In fact, the recession is actually fueling Internet usage among people looking for advice and information to deal with troubling economic times."

WordPress for Business Bloggers

Shawn Collin, on his Affiliate Tips Blog, says that he recently purchased an read the book, WordPress for Business Bloggers written by Paul Thewlis. Shawn says the book wasn't really helpful for him but might be helpful "for somebody who is just getting into WordPress and wants to start up a blog."

Clickbooth Review: Case Study on How to Write a Quality Review

On the Cost Per News website, Evan is blogging about what went into his writing of his ClickBooth review and what he hoped to accomplish by writing it.

Online Marketing News July 15, 2009

Online Marketing News July 15, 2009

And it's Wednesday.........half way there!

Hulu Adds Behavioral Targeting, Marking Step to Video Ad Maturity

Kate Kaye, writing on the Click Z website, has posted an interesting article about "behavioral target marketing". She explains, "Hulu, an online video venture owned by News Corp., NBC Universal, and Disney providing long-form TV programming, is using AudienceScience's behavioral targeting platform on a site-side basis." Take a look at Hulu.

Video - 7 Deadly Sins of Landing Page Design

Linda Buquet, on the 5 Star Affiliate Blog, is talking about the Tim Ash Video on the Inside Adwords Webinar. Linda says that Tim "shares insights and best practices that can help increase conversion rates."

FeedFront Magazine Issue 7 Now Available

On his Affiliate Tips Blog, Shawn Collins has posted an announcement. He says that the 7th issue of FeedFront Magazine "is at the printer and it will be hitting mailboxes in late July and early August 2009."

On his blog, Jonathan Volk asks,

Are Rebill / Free Trial Offers Ethical?

Jonathan is asking for reader responses to his question and he says he "would like to get as many votes as possible so please take a secons." We'll follow his poll.

Report: People Have Adjusted To Spending Less

On the Marketing Daily website Sarah Mahoney says it's true. She says, "As far as the majority is concerned, the dreary economic picture may finally be brightening: A new study reports that 57% of respondents say their household economic situation is either the same or better than it was at this time last year." That's good news!

Online Marketing News July 14, 2009

Online Marketing News July 14, 2009

It's a hot July Tuesday and there's news.

Finding High-Paying Niche Affiliate Programs

There's an interesting post on the Affiliate Classroom Blog posted by Evelyn Grazini. Evelyn says, "The best advice to pick your perfect niche is to start with something you already know about. Maybe it’s gardening, home improvements, dogs, cats, etc." and she goes on to explain how to go about doing just that. Good advice!

Facebook workplace targeting

In an article posted on the CDDF blog, the writer says, "One of the most critical component of any successful Facebook ad campaign is your targeting selections. Most people select either location, age, keyword, or sex targeting when creating their ad. But another targeting technique you might want to test is workplace targeting."

Dr. Robert Cialdini and Brian Clark to Keynote Affiliate Summit West 2010

On his Affiliate Tip Blog, Shawn Collins says that he's "very excited to announce the keynote speakers for Affiliate Summit West 2010, which is taking place January 17-19, 2010 at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas." He goes on to say, "We will have two keynote speakers for Affiliate Summit West 2010: Dr. Robert Cialdini and Brian Clark."

5 Unique Ways to Keep Affiliates Happy and Motivated

Linda Buquet, posting on the 5 Star Affiliates blog, say, "In this economy the last thing you need is a stagnant affiliate channel." She's right and she lists five unique ways that you can prevent that stagnation.

New Chart: Multi-Media Driving Skeptics to Become Social Media Release Converts

You'll find a printable chart posted. The writer says, "A primary advantage of a social media release (SMR) is the variety of multi-media content that can be used to engage an audience. A substantial portion of marketers who employ SMRs put this advantage to use with outstanding results."

Online Marketing News July 13, 2009

Online Marketing News July 13, 2009

How'd it get to be Monday so fast? There's news..........

The Great GRP Debate

Geoff Ramsey posting on the eMarketer blog says that if you'd really like to start a brawl in a meeting of online advertisers just "announce that online advertising should adopt the traditional media measurement metrics of reach, frequency and GRPs (gross rating points)." Geoff goes on to explain.

Email Subscription Fixed, FINALLY!

Jonathan Volk has been having a problem with his email subscription not working. He's finally gotten it fixed. He says that when visitors click the "subscribe" button they "can now subscribe actually." We've all been there.

WhoIsAndrewWee.com Affiliate Challenge End of Phase 1 Update

Everything doesn't always go as planned. Andrew Wee issued a challenge (with prizes). The contest was sponsored by Market Leverage....but things didn't go exactly as planned. Andrew says, "One of the risks in running a contest that’s specific to only one country (in this case, Singapore), is that you might end up with 0 participants." And that's just what happened....but Andrew is moving on to Plan B.

Which Offer Should I Use?

Derek, posting on the Click Consultants blog is talking about split testing. He says it doesn't have to be hard. You just have to "understand what exactly you’re doing when testing different offers and deciding which offers to use." He goes on to explain the process very well.

Interpublic: Ad Economy To Plummet 14.5%, Crawl Out Of Recession Next Year

On the Media Daily News website, Joe Mandese says, "Interpublic this morning forecast the U.S. advertising economy will decline 14.5% this year, and won't begin to crawl out of the recession until the second half of next year." That can't be a good thing. But at least there's hope it's going to crawl out.

Online Marketing News July 10, 2009

Online Marketing News July 10, 2009

It's Friday...Woo Hoo!

In case you missed the happenings the last 5 work days, I've posted a recap of the top stories on the Affiliate Classroom Blog.

This Week’s Top Affiliate Marketing News Stories (July 10, 2009)

Read all about it!

What is Your Niche? Affiliate Vertical Discussion

There's an interesting topic started by a 5 Star Affiliates newbie on the 5 Star Affiliates Blog. The writer wants to find out "what many affiliates consider to be their affiliate market niche and why." He goes on to explain his own niche choice.

21st Century Marketing Techniques Can Make You Rich

There's a (relatively) new blog on the block. Check it out. The writer says, " New technologies such as the Internet and Social Networking are changing the way we communicate ideas, keep in touch...." but he asks how this applies to making money.

New Share Results Site and Interface

Chris Sanderson of AMWSO says, "On Monday July 13 we can look forward to a totally redesigned Share Results  affiliate network! A range of new changes are just the start of many great features and services being added by to the Share Results system over the coming year."

Tax Talk and Crab Feast in Pictures

Shawn Collins is blogging about the Tax Talk and Crab Fest that was held yesterday in Baltimore, Maryland. Nice pictures! You can hear Shawn's Tax Advice presentation here.

Online Marketing News July 9, 2009

Online Marketing News July 9, 2009

Thursday got here fast this week. Here's today's news:

My Twitter Experiment -or- I am not Jeff Molander

There's a light-hearted (even funny) post by David Lewis on the ReveNews website about his first venture onto Twitter. He was a disbeliever in social network technology but he's been converted.

Trend Research For Affiliate Campaigns With Twittorati

Nope...Twittorati is NOT a typo. That's really the (unfortunate) name of the new site launched by Technorati. Andrew Wee says it's an attempt "to crawl back into relevance". The idea of the new service is to bridge the worlds of blogging and Twitter. Check out Twittorati.

Wait, what is this advertising, affiliate, Amazon, Internet retail tax?

On his blog Shawn Collins is talking about the state taxes that are impacting our industry but he says we have a problem. We do all call it the same thing. He says, "I’ve been calling it the advertising tax for quite a while, as have a number of others. Then there is the affiliate tax, the Amazon tax (popular in the media), and the Internet retail tax." So what's it going to be?

Interview with Rae Hoffman AKA Sugarrae

There's an interesting interview posted on the SEO Book website. It's an interview and you'll find lot's of good and interesting information.

Make Money Online With 100 Blog Posts In 30 Days

Court has posted an interesting report on the Keyword Academy website about a "make money" experiment he just complete. You'll be interested in the details.

Online Marketing News, July 8, 2009

Online Marketing News, July 8, 2009

It's a hot July Wednesday. Here's what's making the news:

Google Slaps Squidoo, Squidoo Blames Affiliates?

This is news that directly affects affiliate marketers and certainly should be noted and acted upon. Evelyn Garzina, writing on the Affiliate Classroom blog tells us that the two major changes are; 1) if you have a new lens, you need to have more than three modules (not including the introduction) or it will not appear to be publicly published, even if it has been and 2) no more iframes.

Affiliates banned from Twitter?

On the Fish and Clicks website Paul Wright is talking about how Twitter has "now taken steps to claw back commission from affiliates promoting their products via twitter." Is everybody out to get us?

Stiffing Your Affiliates Doesn’t Pay

Linda Buquet on the 5 Star Affiliate site is blogging about how Marketing Sherpa stiffed (or tried to stiff) and affiliate. She says, "You wouldn’t think a company like Marketing Sherpa would be the one accused of not paying affiliates." Whoa!

You can read all about it on the Online Marketer Blog.

Amazon accelerates its private-label strategy

There's an interesting article on the Internet Retailer website. The writer says that Amazon is "taking new steps to build out its burgeoning line of private-label merchandise." The writer explains that Amazon "......has been creating its own private-label brands since 2004 when the world’s biggest online retailer launched Strathwood, a line of home and garden products that includes outdoor furniture, décor and lighting." Go Amazon!

Affiliate Marketing Tips #3: Direct Linking vs Landing Pages

On his blog Andrew Wee is talking about direct linking vs. landing pages. Andrew discusses the pros and cons of both approaches.

Online Marketing News, July 7, 2009

Online Marketing News, July 7, 2009

It's a hot July Tuesday and there's news........

This is no joke folks....
Google Cracks Down and Bans Adwords CPA Scams

On the 5 Star Affiliates blog Linda Buquet is blogging about a new Google advertising wrinkle....and this is a biggie. Linda reports that the letter Google sent out to affiliates using the Google Money Tree scam read in part, ""It's come to our attention that you have submitted ads that promote Google Money Tree or ads that promote a misrepresented affiliation with Google. Due to multiple complaints from our users and publishers, we've made the decision not to accept these ads.

This is a notification that your account has been suspended due to the submission of these ads and your ads will no longer run on Google. Please note that future accounts you open will also be suspended." WHOA!

High Shipping Costs Top List of Reasons for Shopping Cart Abandonment

Nathania Johnson on Search Engine Watch reports that the main reason, according to a survey, that customers abandon their shopping carts online is because of high shipping charges.

Huge Money In Asian Markets

Jonathan Volk says that "if you’re an affiliate, whether you can speak Chinese, Hindi, or just English—you should be considering opportunities (in the Asian market)." Jonathan says there is money to be made.

Combine Social Media with Traditional Tactics: 3 Campaign Examples from IBM

There's an interesting article on the Marketing Sherpa website. The writer says, "As the number of social media channels continues to grow, it can be daunting to figure out which tools suit which purposes for marketing."

The $7.95 Marketing Plan

On his blog, Shawn Collins is talking about Jim Kukral's new free ebook. Shawn says the ebook is, "called The $7.95 Marketing Plan. The tagline is “Build your brand for less than the price of a pizza.”

Online Marketing News July 6, 2009

Online Marketing News July 6, 2009

Hello again. It's Monday and there is news.

PPC Management

There's an interesting post on the CPA Affiliates blog. The writer describes a 3-step program that he uses to manage his PPC campaigns once they are up and running.

Streamline Your Affiliate Program Management

On the Website Magazine blog Geno Prussakov has posted an interesting article for affiliate managers about affiliate program management and managing individual affiliates.

Squidoo Cracks Down on Overly Promotional Lenses

"Squidoo has marketers scrambling after announcing they are cracking down on spam, porn, junk topics, overly self promotional lenses and plagiarism." That's what Linda Buquet has posted on the 5 Star Affiliates blog. Interesting post...you should read it.

Will an Affiliate Program Work for My Business?

That's what the manager of a software company asked Shawn Collins. Shawn has posted the question and his answer to it on his blog. You'll be interesting is reading what Shawn has to say.

E-Mail Marketing Open and Click-Through Rates

On the eMarketer website there is an interesting article about email marketing. The writer says, "According to the “Email Marketing Metrics Report” by MailerMailer, 12.5% of unique marketing e-mails were opened in the second half of 2008."

Online Marketing News, July 3, 2009

Online Marketing News, July 3, 2009

It's Friday....and tomorrow is the 4th of July. Have fun! Stay cool! Be safe!

Launch Tree LIVE – July 23 – 25 in Las Vegas

On the Affiliate Classroom blog, Tennyson Rog is talking about the big Launch Tree live event that will take place in Las Vegas July 23rd through the 25th. Tennyson has posted the schedule of events. This is one you don't want to miss!

Net Neutrality Mandated in $7.2 Billion Broadband Stimulus Funding

Brad Waller posting on the ReveNews blog says there's some good news. I like good news. He says, "This administration has shown that they are committed to the principals of Net Neutrality based on language in the rules recently released for the broadband stimulus funding." You can read about it HERE.

Friday Podcast: Lessons Learned From Launching An Affiliate Network

On his blog Andrew Wee is talking about Jim Lillig (Offeratti Affiliate Network). Andrew says that Jim is "a colorful character - in the best possible way imaginable."

Facebook Groups, Facebook Pages & Other Facebook Tips

Newspapergirl is blogging about Joan Stewart's Facebook product. Newspapergirl says, ".....it’s written in an easy conversational tone. Because it’s easy to skim if you’re impatient like me and just want to get to the information you DON’T already know."

And on the 5 Star Affiliate Blog Linda Buquet tells us............

How Affiliates can do Media Buys like the Big Boys

Linda quotes an article written by Erin Cigich and posted on the Adotas website that says, "Affiliates actually have a HUGE advantage over agency media buyers - agency media buyers have to buy for their clients, according to their clients specifications. As an affiliate, you make all those decisions. While you are the one taking on all of the risk, this also allows you to reap a greater reward."

Online Marketing News July 2, 2009

Online Marketing News July 2, 2009

And here it is Thursday again. There's news!

Wendy Davis, writing on Online Media Daily reports

New BT Principles May Not Go Far Enough To Stop Regulation

"BT" for those who are wondering, stands for "behavioral targeting" standards. Ms. Davis says, "a coalition of the major ad industry trade groups have issued new privacy principles for online behavioral advertising, or tracking people as they surf the Web and serving ads based on sites visited." The principles were issued in response to the prospect of new regulations being issued by the powers-that-be.

Affiliates Can Win In The Media Buy Game

That's what Erin Cigich on the Adotas website. She says, "One of the absolute coolest things about affiliate marketing is the fact that a single affiliate can take on a Fortune 500 company for ad space on a site like MSNBC." Ms. Cigich goes on to explain the advantages have over agency media buyers.

Some really GOOD news for a change.....

Great News re CA and Hawaii Advertising Tax (Amazon Tax)

On the 5 Star Affiliate Blog, Linda Buquet says, "Governor Schwarzenegger just committed - NO advertising tax (affiliate sales tax) in CA."

And Hawii's Governor Lingle also vetoed the online tax bill.

HasOffers Review

On his blog, Jonathan Volk is talking about "the natural progression for successful affiliates is to begin to run their own affiliate network. Although many have failed but a lot of really amazing affiliate networks have stemmed from this progression." Jonathan goes on to talk about Convert2media, Ads4dough, Eagle web assets and, of course, Has Offers.

Convert2Media - The Affiliate Network That Cares

It must be the week for noticing new affiliate networks. Andrew Wee is impressed with Convert2Media’s Ralph “Ruck” Ruckman.

Online Marketing News July 1, 2009

Online Marketing News July 1, 2009

Here it is, Wednesday afternoon. The work week is more than half gone already.

New Sherpa Research 2,638 B2B Marketers and Buyers Reveal Lead Gen Strategies That Work

The writer says, "Lead generation stands at an economic cross road -- between recession and recovery." This is a 16 page PDF download that explains.

Overstock Terminates California Affiliates

States are looking to tax anything that's not already taxed. It's a short list. Advertising seems to be at the top of it. Shawn Collins says on his blog, "The media is making the state advertising tax issue out to be all about Amazon, but there are many thousands of other affiliate programs out there that may well fire affiliates in proactive or reactive measures against the legislation. Yesterday, Overstock served walking papers to affiliates in California."

On her blog Newspapergirl says.....
Never Assume all of the Risk in Exchange for Half the Reward

She's quoting an article from Entrepreneur Magazine. Newspapergirl points out, "don’t do all the work for nothing…because if you work with types identified in this article you’re likely to have nothing to split."

On his blog, Jonathan Volk tells us

Why You Shouldn’t Go Direct To An Advertiser

Jonathan says, "going direct to an advertiser means that you go directly to the website that you're promoting through an affiliate network and essentially bypass the affiliate network" and that's a bad idea. He tells us why.

40 min video on niche research

Kris has done a 10 minute video about niche research. It's posted on the Cash Tactics website. Good info!

Online Marketing News June 30, 2009

Online Marketing News June 30, 2009

It's the last day of June. I want to start today's report on a sad note. Billy Mays was a one-of-a-kind. He was the master of the infomercial....a hero to all of us who advertise. Billy Mays died of apparent heart failure. He was only 50 years old.

Billy Mays Remembered

Jim Kukral has posted a tribute to Billy Mays on his blog. It's worth seeing....

And now back to the world of affiliate marketing

Easy Way to Embed Affiliate Links in YouTube Videos

On the 5 Star Affiliate Blog, Linda Buquet is talking about a flash widget that adds link and sharing options to YouTube videos. You can find the widget at LinkedTube.

The Fork In The Road: Quality Or Quantity? And At What Price?

On the Cost Per News website Evan is blogging about the effect today's economy is having on affiliate marketing. He says there are two main points all affiliate marketers need to consider today; Quality of traffic and Costing Models.

Use Emotion & Tell A Story For Viral Success

Emotion sells product! Most of us KNOW that but don't apply that knowledge to our business. Jim Kukral has got an excellent example on his blog.

How Can Advertisers Get Through to Teens?

According to eMarketer Fuse Marketing did a study about marketing to US teen Internet users. The study found that, ".... the most effective ad content for reaching teens had “people like me enjoying the product” and humor."

Online Marketing News June 29,2009

Online Marketing News June 29,2009

It's Monday and there is news.

The Kiss of Death: Not Knowing What Business You Are In

The editorial staff has an interesting new blog post on the Affiliate Classroom blog. The writer says, "Believe it or not, most people fail at online marketing because they don’t know what they want." The post goes on to explain how to correct the problem.

Newsletters and Building a List

Newspaper girl is blogging about newsletters and list building. Newspapergirl says she "spoke to Joan Stewart of Publicity Hound last week. She asked me why I don’t collect email addresses. I didn’t have a good answer except that I haven’t." she goes on to give some useful tips about using a newsletter to build a list.

The Legacy of Your Brand

On his Brandmouthing podcast this week, Shawn Collins is talking about what happens to your brand when you pass away. Shawn says he was, "thinking about the impressions left behind for each of the icons that passed away in the past week: Farrah Fawcett, Michael Jackson, Billy Mays, and Ed McMahon."

Medical Patients Consult the Internet

There's an interesting article posted on the eMarketer website. The writer reports; "According to “The Social Life of Health Information Report” from the Pew Internet & American Life Project and the California HealthCare Foundation, 61% of US adults went online for health information." It makes a good case for an affiliate site related to health products.

No Global Ad Recovery Until 2010

A writer on the eMarketer website says, "Buckle up. Bumpy road ahead." "GroupM now expects global advertising spending to drop 5.5% in 2009"....and "ad spending a leading economic indicator."

Online Marketing News June 26, 2009

Online Marketing News June 26, 2009

TGIF! There's news....not all of it good....

News Corp. Kicks Photobucket

Gavin O'Malley, writing on Online Media Dailey, says, "The layoffs keep coming at News Corp. interactive units. Just a week after MySpace announced plans to cut its workforce by 30% -- or roughly 425 employees --Fox Interactive Media unit Photobucket has let go a third of its staff...."

There's more lousy news.....

Amazon Drops North Carolina and Hawaii Affiliates

Amazon affiliates in North Carolina and Hawaii woke up this morning and found out they'd been zapped. The laws haven't actually passed yet but Amzaon is practicing a little CYA! They don't want to get stuck if the law is retroactive.

But life on the Internet goes on......

Google Voice Opens Today!

Dennis Yu posted on Jonathan Volk's blog about Google's new service...."that ties all your numbers together, has free domestic calling and discounted international calling, voicemail transcription, phone routing, call forwarding, conference calling, call recording, and more".

FTC Regulating Disclosure by Affiliates

Shawn Collins is blogging about the new FTC regulations. The FTC plans to monitor blogs for disclosure. Shawn says, "it’s time for affiliate marketers to start thinking about a strategy."

You’re an Idiot if Your Not Split Testing

That's what Derek posting on the Click Consultants website says. Derek goes on the explain the full impact of split testing for affiliate marketers.

Online Marketing News June 25, 2009

Online Marketing News June 25, 2009

Good Thursday afternoon, there's news.....some of it is even relatively good news!

The Future of Online Retail Doesn’t Look…Too Bad

The best way to describe the post on eMarketer website is "cautious optimism". eMarketer predictions say, "US retail e-commerce sales (excluding travel) will total nearly $132 billion in 2009, down 0.4% from 2008." It could be worse.....much worse!

Killer New Tool to Build Affiliate Sites FAST

On his Super Affiliate Mindset blog Amit is talking about "Affiliate Theme". This is NOT an affiliate link. He just really likes the program. Packages start at $97.00.

Surefire Tips for getting the Thumbs Up on Affiliate Applications

Linda Buquet, on the 5 Star Affiliate blog points to several "insightful posts featuring important information about what merchants and networks look for" that can help you get approved as an affiliate marketer.

How Fast Would You Paddle To Keep From Going Over A Waterfall?

Joseph Ratliff asks that question on the 5 Star Affiliate blog. Joseph says that he, “trying to crack codes (search engine codes) with floating down a fast moving river in a rubber raft with oars…and trying to paddle faster and faster to stay away from a waterfall."

0 Days Off

Jonathan Volk is blogging about working from home. He says it's really funny that, "many people think they would love the lifestyle of a person who owns a business and works from home." Then Jonathan goes on to point out that affiliate marketing isn't exactly a 40 hour a week job.

Online Marketing News June 24, 2009

Online Marketing News June 24, 2009

It's Wednesday again...and there's news.

On the Affiliate Classroom blog the editorial staff has a post about

Leveraging Your Content More Effectively

The writer says, "This is mostly for new AdSense publishers. But all affiliates should think seriously about the role content plays on their sites — and the type of visitors that their content attracts."

A Matter of Image Building in the Mind of Customer

Ben Johnson, posting on the Cash Tactics blog as a guest, says, "n this day and age, one of the most crucial tasks for any business is to stand-out among the immense market competition. Therefore, businesses have to make extra efforts in order to create a unique brand image in the mind of prospective customer."

One the Biz Coach website, Jim Kukral has posted a video review of Dan Schawbel's book, Me 2.0

Video Book Review: Me 2.0 from Dan Schawbel

And Shawn Collins is blogging about

The Importance of Having a Presence at Conferences

He's talking about his Badmouthing Podcast where he discusses "the branding and tangible benefits of having a presence at industry conferences."

And just for fun...........

My Green Wife Has Gone Too Far This Time

Jim Kukral has tried to cooperate with his wife's "green-ness" but he says she's gone too far. He says "she got rid of my fluffy, cushy, soft toilet paper and replaced it with some kind of eco-friendly toilet paper."

Online Marketing News June 23, 2009

Online Marketing News June 23, 2009

And a happy Tuesday to one and all.....there's news

Keyword Tools: Google vs. Wordtracker

Rosalind Gardner answers a question submitted by a reader on her Net Profits Today blog. She says, "First of all, what you’ll notice when you do keyword searches using Google’s Keyword Tool and Wordtracker, is that you see wildly different numbers." Rosalind goes on to explain and supplies screen shots.

The Blind Sex Press and Domain Names in Affiliate Marketing

Andrew Wee is blogging about domain names. The domain name blindsexpress.com is the Blind Express. com website. Read this post where he discusses why you should be careful when you select your domain names.

It’s Advertising Tax Season for Affiliates

"This week on the Affiliate Thing podcast, Shawn Collins was solo and he talked about the return of the advertising tax in the California budget bill, a LinkShare Symposium preview, and MD affiliates getting together over crabs to learn more about the advertising tax.

FTC Going After Bloggers = Epic Fail

There's a post on the 5 Star Affiliate Blog about the FTC's plan to go after bloggers who "make fake endorsements or get paid in products for coverage without disclosing it."

Ten Strategies to Launch and Manage an Affiliate Program

Linda Buquet is blogging about Jay Berkowitz' simple 10 step formula for how to launch and run an affiliate program. You can see the program at www.tengoldenRules.com

Online Marketing News June 22, 2009

Online Marketing News June 22, 2009

We're just getting started...it's Monday.

Introducing ProfitSwami.com…My New VIDEO Blog!

Amit is posting on his Super Affiliate Mindset blog about his new video blog. It's called the Profit Swami The blog will consist almost entirely of video. Amit plans to "cover strategies and tactics beyond just PPC".

Friday Podcast: Becoming An Affiliate Marketing Success With Brandon Adcock

Andrew Wee says, "Brandon Adcock, better known by his online moniker MajorBTA came on the Friday Podcast to share his insights on starting out and becoming a successful affiliate."

Affiliate Marketing 101 Presentations at Affiliate Convention Denver

Even, on the Cost Per News blog says that he gave 3 presentations and that the "Affiliate Convention Denver 2009 was a great show with lots of great speakers and awesome attendees."

California Anti-Affiliate Advertising Tax Revived

Things are heating up again in California...and I don't mean the weather. Linda Buquet is blogging on the 5 Star Affiliate blog about the tax situation. She says the, "advertising tax has been revived in a desperate attempt to help California’s budget crisis." And she goes on to explain what's being done about the problem.

Facebook Click Fraud Enraging Advertisers

Michael Arrington, on the Tech Crunch blog says that small self serve advertisers on Facebook are more than a tad unhappy "about click fraud of up to 100% for weeks, and the situation doesn’t seem to be getting any better." He goes on the say, "In this case advertisers are saying that Facebook is recording and charging for clicks that don’t exist at all, even from bots."

Online Marketing News June 19, 2009

Online Marketing News June 19, 2009

TGIF Again!

Good to the “Last Click”

Joe Laszlo, who is Director of Research for the Interactive Advertising Bureau, was interviewed by eMarketer. Mr. Laszlo said, "In a bad economy, there’s a biased view that all the Internet is good for is direct response advertising. More people need to know that you can measure brand effectiveness online and there are going to be more ways to do that."

Affiliate Convention On-Demand Podcasts

On the 5 Star Affiliate Programs blog, Linda Buquet is talking about how the Affiliate Convention is in full swing right now in Denver. She says, "you can listen in to some of the sessions at WebmasterRadio."

A Peek into the Future of Advertising

Barry Silverstein is taking that peek over on the ReveNews blog. Barry says, "....if you believe television is on the decline because of digital media, think again." The future of advertising is always on marketer's minds.

Shawn Collins of Affiliate Tip is blogging about

The House that AzoogleAds Built

He says Jonathan Volk just built a new house and Jonathan said, "Thanks to AzoogleAds for pretty much being the main source of income to allow me to buy this house! I HIGHLY recommend signing up with them if you have not already!" Go Jonathan!

Know when to pass on an Affiliate offer

The writer of an article posted on the CPA Affiliates website is talking about how we all get bombarded with emails asking you to push this product or that. That's true. The writer says, "The key is knowing when to try out offers and when to pass on an affiliate offer." He goes on to explain the criteria.

Online Marketing News June 18, 2009

Online Marketing News June 18, 2009

It's Thursday and there's marketing news.........

Facebook Overtakes MySpace

An article posted on the eMarketer website reports that according to comscore Facebook is now in the number one spot. They both best keep an eye on Twitter. It's closing fast.

On his blog Andrew Wee is talking giving some..........

Affiliate Marketing Tips: The Industry and Getting Accepted

Andrew says, "This is the first in a series of educational post about getting started as an affiliate marketer. Whether you’re new to the industry or have some experience under your belt, you should get more tips and strategies to enhance and improve your campaigns."

Introducing the Affiliate Summit Advisory Board

Shawn Collins has posted pictures and short bios of the members of the Affiliate Summit Advisory Board. You'll want to "meet" them.

Totally free pay per click advertising guides

On the CDF blog the writer says you don't have to spend a fortune to learn PPC marketing. "Each of the big 3 PPC sources, Google, Yahoo, and MSN (Bing) have full featured tutorials." And the writer provides links to information.

Google Affiliate Network - New Affiliate Programs 

Linda Buquet is blogging on the 5 Star Affiliate Programs Blog about 5 new affiliate programs being offered by the Google Affiliate Network; iFloor, Global Test Market, Goldwing Country, Real Hog and Ring Central.

Online Marketing News June 17, 2009

Online Marketing News June 17, 2009

And a happy middle of the work week to all!

Ten Golden Rules of Affiliate Management

Shawn Collins is blogging about an interview Jay Berkowitz posted (episode 41 of the Ten Golden Rules podcast). Shawn says, "The chat focused on ten strategies for launching and managing an affiliate program."

Amazon to Drop NC Affiliates if Advertising Tax Passes

On the 5 Star Affiliate Blog Linda Buquet says, "The latest development in the advertising tax front is not good news at all." She's right! North Carolina is close to passing the anti-affiliate sales tax. They're so close that Amazon has already sent out notices to affiliates in North Carolina saying that if the tax is enacted Amazon will drop them.

On the CostPerNews Blog Even says,

Famous People on Twitter and Twitter Marketing: What is the Effect?

"Social media does beg a different marketing approach, and the presence of famous people on Twitter has both profound and under-the-radar effects on Twitter marketing. The presence of famous people on Twitter and how they use the micro-blogging service exerts an influence over the etiquette, the approach and the metrics of Twitter Marketing." Evan goes on to explain how and why. Interesting post.

Making Successful Facebook Campaigns

Jonathan Volk is blogging about Facebook campaigns. Jonathan says that Facebook advertising is a system that he has "hated for awhile". His success, he says, has been limited. Jonathan says, ".....if you're a big Search Engine Pay per click person such as myself, you have to completely change how you think of structuring campaigns."

Why E-Mail Subscribers Unsubscribe

There's an interesting post on the eMarketer blog. The writer says, "According to an Epsilon and ROI Research study, 55% of e-mail subscribers in the US and Canada unsubscribe from opt-in e-mails occasionally—and 14% do so frequently." The writer goes on to examine the reasons for the high rate of un-subscribes.

Online Marketing News June 16, 2009

Online Marketing News June 16, 2009

And a good Tuesday to all......

East and West Coast Affiliate Bashes

On the 5 Star Affiliate Blog, Linda Buquet is blogging about the upcoming affiliate bashes. There's one on the right coast called the Surf and Turf Affiliate Bash and another on the left coast called the Affiliate Tax Talk & Crab Feast.

Make Money Online With HubPages Experiment Complete

On the Keyword Academy website Court provides a recap of his HubPages experiment that started May 11.

Linda Burquet answers a readers question on the 5 Star Affiliate Blog. The question is:

Do you send custom links via Aweber?

The question has now been moved to the forum.

Affiliate Marketing by the Numbers

Here's a link to the Affilite Thing Podcast. "Shawn Collins and Lisa Picarille talked about the Facebook username rush, the launch of the Affiliate Summit AffStat Report, and a lawn full of pink flamingos."

Some Ramblings of Mine

Derek, on the Click Consultants Blog is talking about several things. One of them is about Yahoo’s Competitor Spy Feature Derek talks about several other recent Internet marketing events as well.

Online Marketing News June 15, 2009

Online Marketing News June 15, 2009

Monday....we're getting down to business..........

June AC Magazine: Expanding Your Affiliate Business

Evelyn Grazini, posting on the Affiliate Classroom Blog, talks about the newest issue of the Affiliate Classroom Magazine that was just released. There are several interesting articles written by David Long, Kathy Jackson, Mark Thompson and Katalin Torok.

AffStat: Affiliate Marketing Statistic Report Now Available

On his Affiliate Tip Blog, Shawn Collins is talking about the 2009 Affiliate Summit AffStat Report. The report is available to be read online or it can be downloaded. Shawn says, "Over four-hundred and fifty affiliates were surveyed on their methods, preferences, and strategies ...."

Affiliate Marketing Helps Companies Grow Even in a Tough Economy

On the ReveNews blog, Brad Waller has made an interesting post. He says, "Commission Junction released some data today that goes a long way to show that having an affiliate program helps you grow your business compared to competitors without programs."

Yahoo competitor spy feature

Yahoo has decided to get on the PPC spy tools bandwagon. Over on the CDF Networks blog, Chad says, "When using the manual campaign builder, they now let you see your competitor’s ads right in your own account."

LivePerson leads the way in a mixed week for e-commerce stocks

A report on the Internet Retailer blog today says that with the live chat provider LivePerson Inc. leading the way, "The Internet Retailer Online Retail Index advanced 0.52% last week, in line with the gains for the broader market" That's good news!

Online Marketing News June 12, 2009

Online Marketing News June 12, 2009

Thank Goodness It's Friday! Have a great weekend!

Consumers shop differently in m-commerce, and retailers must understand why

There is an interesting article on the Internet Retailer site today. The subject is mobile commerce. The writer says that people shop differently using mobile devices than they do using computers and that's "the first factor retailers must consider when planning for mobile marketing and merchandising success....."

Sharpie's Out To Prove It's More Than A School Supply

We were just talking about this last week. Now Aaron Baar, posting on the Marketing Dailey blog, says that Sharpie has a "new marketing campaign that positions the marker as the enabler of self-expression."

Virtual Chat Room Monetization: Micro-windfall or mega bucks?

There's an interesting post on the ReveNews website by Duane Kuroda. He says, "Offerpal and IMVU have announced they are teaming up to monetize virtual chat rooms." He goes on to discuss the implications.

Offer Your RSS by Email

Posting on his Affiliate Tip Blog, Shawn Collins is talking about offering email as a subscription option for RSS feeds. He says, "Not only does it give people another choice to consume RSS feeds, but this option has been far more popular among reader of my blogs than subscribing with RSS readers."

SmartMedia2009 and Musings on Conferences

Newspapergirl is one of the organizers of Smart Media 2009. She says that there will be a group of trainers who will show people how to use social media rather than just talk about using social media.

Online Marketing News June 11, 2009

Online Marketing News June 11, 2009

Hello, it's Thursday and there is news.

Quality Sites Are Longterm

Jonathan Volk, writing on his blog today, says "....it's really easy to make a one page site, throw up 100 links on the page all going to your affiliate link, throw up a quick google campaign...." But he says these kind of campaigns don't last.

Win Prizes In The WhoIsAndrewWee.com Affiliate Challenge

If there's anything that gets an affiliate marketer's heart pumping, it's a challenge...with prizes! Andrew has "partnered with Market Leverage affiliate network to host the first Affiliate Challenge, which will provide education to help you kickstart your campaigns and promises prizes for participants."

Don’t Be Afraid of Big Niches

Derek, writing on the Click Consultants blog says sometimes new affiliates are told by more experienced affiliates that they should avoid niches such as Payday Loans, Weight Loss, Credit Reports because there is too much competition in them and they are too saturated! He says, "This is completely and utterly false"....and goes on to explain.

Eric Brantner asks....

Is Your AdWords Copy Powerful?

Eric says, "Keywords are only half of the battle. The other half is writing great copy that makes buyers click." He's right and he provides some excellent guidelines.

Opportunity in Your Hand

Barry Silverstein, writing on the ReveNews blog, says the economy is in the pits but "But the next breakthrough marketing opportunity may be right in your hand. Handheld or mobile marketing is positioned for growth. Barry quotes an interesting report on MediaPost Publications.

Online Marketing News June 10, 2009

Online Marketing News June 10, 2009

Happy Wednesday. There's news.

Simple Registration Form Changes To Lift Conversions: 5 Ideas to Test

The writer says that when resources are limited (when aren't they?) it means "generating incremental improvements from your proven tactics, rather than testing big new campaign strategies.

Free Feedfront Affiliate Magazine Ready 4 Download

Linda Buquet is blogging on the 5 Star Affiliate Programs Blog about the release of "Feedfront" issue 6. Feedfront is a free magazine published by Shawn Collins. There are several interesting articles in this issue.

Does Doing What You Love Mean The Money Will Follow?

The editorial team at Affiliate Classroom says that it isn't necessarily so. "Today, if you want to be a success in affiliate marketing, you MUST start with a product." But the writers go on to say that the product you choose should relate to a topic that interests you.

On the Reve News blog Adam Viener asks......

Do you make $75k / Year Blogging?

Adam quotes an article by Mark Penn that appeared in the Wall St. Journal today that said, "there are over 20 million bloggers out there, and according to a recent Technorati poll, 2% of them are making a living through blogging." Wow!

Vanity URLs on Facebook Starting This Saturday

Shawn Collins says that now is the time! According to the Facebook Blog, "Starting at 12:01 a.m. EDT on Saturday, June 13, you’ll be able to choose a username on a first-come, first-serve basis for your profile and the Facebook Pages that you administer by visiting www.facebook.com/username/. You’ll also see a notice on your home page with instructions for obtaining your username at that time."

Online Marketing News June 9, 2009

Online Marketing News June 9, 2009

Hello, it's Tuesday.

When a Blog Isn’t Enough: Expanding Customer Interaction with a Branded Social Network

There's an interesting article posted on the Marketing Sherpa website. The writer says, "Social media helps marketers create more interaction with their customers. But sometimes, adding a single element -- like a blog or a forum -- isn’t enough." The writer goes on to explain using social media to multiply sales.

On Affiliate Tips, Shawn Collins is blogging about

How to Make Affiliate Sales

after a reader asks how he would make money after he, "....joined an affiliate program and the product was digital with a price range around $20." Shawn gives a good answer.

Today on the 5 Star Affiliate Programs Blog, MzJme talks about

Helping others about Affiliate Marketing

She is asking for suggestions to pass along to her friends who have been hurt by the slowing economy and who want to start blogging to make money.

Using Social Media to Drive Sales

On the Share Results blog a writer says that in "a recent study conducted by Sage Software and AMI-Partners shows that more than 260,000 small businesses in the US and Canada are using social media in some form, but sales/conversions didn’t at all figure into the top 7 social media priorities."

Bing In The Cash

On his blog, Jonathan Volk is talking about the attention Microsoft's new "Bing" search engine is getting. He says that "according to some articles on tech crunch, it may actually be surpassing Yahoo's search traffic pretty soon!"

Online Marketing News June 8, 2009

Online Marketing News June 8, 2009

Good Monday afternoon to all. There is news.

Twitter's Innovation Drought

There's an article in Business Week by Eric Jackson about how Twitter grows and grows without changing or improving. Mr. Jackson says, "People who cover Twitter in the media often criticize it for its lack of revenue, even with its impressive growth. However, I have grown baffled and annoyed at one of Twitter's greater nonaccomplishments."

34 Million Moms Online

On the eMarketer website there's an interesting article that suggests marketers just might be missing the boat....."Moms are the key decision-makers for many family purchases, and increasingly the information they obtain and activities they engage in online affect those decisions.

Jonathan Volk says......

“Don’t Market To ME! I’m a Marketer!"

According to Jonathan, "marketers (internet marketers especially) cannot stand being marketed to. He asks why and he gets some interesting answers from his readers.

Great Video - Million Dollar Affiliate and Lisa Riolo

On the 5 Star Affiliate Programs blog, Linda Buquet reviews a ".....a great new video that features Andrew Warner, a former Commission Junction million dollar affiliate and Lisa Riolo." It's worth the read.

Post Your RSS to Twitter and Facebook

Shawn Collins discusses how to post your RSS to Twitter and Facebook. He gives very specific instructions that shows you a way to post your RSS only once.

Online Marketing News June 5, 2009

Online Marketing News June 5, 2009

TGIF! Here's some news to keep you thinking over the weekend.

Dissecting Affilicon: What Made it So Successful?

Scott Parent attended the Affilicon in Tel Aviv. Scott thought the conference was great. He says, "The vast majority of the sessions I attended were built with practical applications in mind. Presenters used specific examples and answered really tough questions from the audience. If you were an affiliate attending this event - and the vast majority of attendees were - you left with a stack of good notes that will help elevate your business to the next level."

Why can’t I make money in affiliate marketing?

Shawn Collins answers that question asked by a reader. Shawn's first suggestion to the reader was, ".......to run your ads through an ad server. I use OpenX, which is free. You could also try Google Ad Manager and a variety of other ad servers.

Sharpie Uses Social Media to Go From Boring to Sexy

Newspapergirl is impressed with the way that Sharpie is making use of social media to advance their (rather boring) product. Go read the whole post. It is interesting.

Interview with Affiliate Manager Dave Newman

On the 5 Star Affiliate Program blog, guest poster, C. T. Moore from ShareResults interviews Dave Newman, affiliate manager for Cute Kid....one of the largest online baby photo contest sites. The interview is wide ranging and far reaching. It's worth your time to read.

This Video Sucks So Bad… But It Works

Jim Kukral, writing on his blog, talks about a homemade video that is anything BUT polished and slick. The video is of a woman who sells trees and plants in her backyard. Jim says the video works because it is real. Interesting observations...and actually Jim is right on here.

Online Marketing News June 4, 2009

Online Marketing News June 4, 2009

It's Thursday and here's what's happening around the net..........

The $16,189 misspelled keyword

“Do misspelled keywords still work?” That's what a reader asked and the answer posted on the CDF Networks blog is an unequivocal "YES"! The writer describes how he generated $16,189 in just 12 months with a misspelled word.

Nicole Munoz writing as a guest on the Trish Lyn.com blog gives

5 Reasons Why You Should Outsource Now

Nichol says that one reason we should all consider outsourcing now is because of the global financial downturn, "Many experienced professionals with new-found time on their hands are turning to outsourcing their skills to make some extra money while they search for full-time work." There's a lot of talent available. She gives four other compelling reasons to consider outsourcing.

Tips to Enhance Your Opt-In Process

There's an interesting post on the Affiliate Classroom Blog today that provides some excellent tips to improve your opt-in process. And, as we all know..."an effective opt-in process can bump up the profitability of your website." Profit! That's a good thing!

Fail, Fail, Fail

Jonathan Volk claims to be an expert at the art of failing. But that's not a bad thing. He says that he has failed often enough to know what NOT to do and what WON'T work. He says the only way you won't fail is if you don't try. He's right.

On the 5 Star Affiliate Programs Blog, Linda Buquet tells..............

Merchants - 4 Ways to Implement Affiliate Phone Tracking

Many affiliates just won’t work with merchants that don’t have phone tracking set up. Merchants who publish an 800 phone number on their websites and do not provide phone tracking are robbing affiliates of their fairly earned commissions. Merchants are realizing this and more of them want to implement phone tracking. Linda tells merchants how.

Online Marketing News June 3, 2009

Online Marketing News June 3, 2009

It's Wednesday and there is news being made.

Facebook is king but Twitter makes waves

David Goldman is a staff writer for CNN. He has posted an interesting news article that says, ".....no social network is safely on top of the market." According to Nielson, "Facebook users logged 13.9 billion minutes on the site in April. That compares to 5 billion minutes on MySpace, 300 million on Twitter, and 202.4 million minutes on LinkedIn."

Linda Buquet has an interesting post on the 5 Star Affiliate Blog about the

a4uAwards Affiliate Marketing Award Winners

She talks about the a4uAwards event that was held last night in London and provides links to a list of all of the winners.

Affinity Group Marketing – Consider the Source

Jeff Flowers has posted as a guest blogger on the Cost Per News website. He talks about the value of affinity marketing. Jeff says there is advertising everywhere and, "today’s consumers are relying on advice from trusted sources for recommendations and referrals. This is the power of affinity marketing."

Companies Should Never Use Free Email

That's what Shawn Collins says. There's a link to Shawn's "Badmouthing Comcast" where he talks "about companies that use freebie emails like @comcast.net when promoting their business." He says that companies that operate online should figure out how to set up their own email.

Profit Vs. Time Spent

Jonathan Volk is blogging about recognizing profit made versus time spent when choosing where and how to invest time in an affiliate marketing business.

Online Marketing News June 2, 2009

Online Marketing News June 2, 2009

And a happy Tuesday to one and all! I'm going to start today's news report a bit differently than usual........

Aseema

Nothing is being sold. Aseema is strictly non-profit and this has nothing at all to do with Affiliate Marketing. The purpose of Aseema is "To provide underprivileged children with a nurturing and stimulating educational environment that helps them recognize their limitless potential. Go....make a donation....help a child. It will do YOU good.

Bing: Microsoft’s Identity Crisis

Have you heard about Bing? It's a search engine and Microsoft's newest attempt to overcome the identity crisis it's been suffering for several years now. David Lewis has posted an interesting article on the ReveNews website about Bing....what it is and what it is not.

Linda Buquet writing on the 5 Star Affiliate Blog sites an article written by Darren Rowse at ProBlogger:

6 More Tips for Affiliate Marketing on Blogs

Darren had already written 10 tips now he's added another 6 to the list making a total of 16 and they are all relevant to today's affiliate marketing scene.

Affiliate Marketing Gets Texas-Sized

Go to Shawn Collins website and click on the link to Affiliate Thing Podcast. There's an interesting discussion between Shawn Collins and Lisa Picarille about "Inbound Marketing Summit in Dallas last week, Internet Week in NYC, LinkShare’s Bento Box, and a change to Google AdSense Link Units."

Scaling Your Campaigns - Video Interview

Tracking 202.com interviewed Jonathan Volk. You can watch the interview on video. The link is provided on Jonathan Volk's website.

Online Marketing News June 1, 2009

Online Marketing News June 1, 2009

It's Monday and the first day of June. Things are warming up!

Pay Per Click Affiliate (PPC Affiliate)

There's an interesting post on the CPA Affiliate Blog today. The writer says, "With the Pay per click model you have the ability to turn pay per click into pay per action profit." He/she goes on to explain how.

Forbes on the Advertising Tax

Shawn Collins is steamed. There's an article in Forbes; "Taxing a Virtual Presence" written by Lee Gomes that has made Shawn a little hot under the collar. Shawn says, "First off, the article didn’t include any perspective from an affiliate marketer, and the view of affiliate marketers was rather narrow and uninformed". But what really burned Shawn up was the statement, " “a large percentage of all spam e-mails are from aspiring affiliate marketers”....WHOA! Who says so? Where are the statistics to back that up. That's what Shawn wants to know. I want to know, too.

Affiliate Twitter

Writing on the Affiliate Classroom Blog (which is about to undergo a major facelift), Kathy Jackson says that as affiliate marketers we, "need to use the tools at our disposal wisely and marketing on Twitter (and other social networks) is at the top of the list of “tools that need to be used with caution.”

Beware of TwitterOnlineSystem.com

Newspapergirl says that her Twitter account has been suspended. She says that she believes her account was suspended because she was "stupid enough to try the free “TwitterOnlineSystem.com”."

Jonathan Volk has an interesting post on his website today. He talks about

Using The New Adwords Interface To Increase Efficiency

Jonathan provides some helpful tips about using hotkeys, filters and graphs in the new Adwords interface to improve efficiency.

Online Marketing News May 29, 2009

Online Marketing News May 29, 2009

TGIF! Happy Weekend!

Affiliate Datafeeds - Duplicate Content and More

Linda Buquet has put together a good explanation. There's an article by Scott Jangro and a video from Matt Cutts of Google that explains why you can no longer just "slap up a data feed site and do well".

LinkShare Serves Up a Bento Box of Affiliate Treats

Shawn Collins discusses LinkShare's "Bento Box" (?). He says the contents of, "Bento Box includes their WordPress plug-ins, Mac Widget, and links to some developers making good use of LinkShare Web Services. The newest item in LinkShare’s Bento Box is the US version of their Deep Linking LinkGenerator Bookmarklet."

Affiliate Links on Twitter Posts

Newspapergirl is concerned with the ongoing debate about identifying links on Twitter posts as affiliate links. First, she says, there's no logical way to accomplish this. She asks, "how do you disclose that your link on twitter is an affiliate link - in 140 characters or less? Does it really matter?"

Social Media Strategies for Affiliate Marketing

Evan says that, "Everyone knows social media is on fire right now". He's right! Social media is the hottest topic on the net. He discusses how to leverage the social media buzz into affiliate marketing profits.

Report: Online Video Fastest-Growing Medium In The History Of The World

Gavin O'Malley, writing on Online Media Daily, says, "online video is the fastest-growing media platform in history, according to a new report from social media research consultancy Trendstream and research firm Lightspeed." Interesting article.

Online Marketing News May 28, 2009

Online Marketing News May 28, 2009

Happy Thursday!

How to be a High Quality, High Revenue Affiliate - Podcast

Today on 5 Star Affiliate Programs, Linda Buquet reviews the podcast. "Jonathan Miller, CEO of Forge Business and OfferForge.com, Shares the Biggest Mistakes and the Best Moves You Can Make In Affiliate Marketing Today!"

Best Website Platform for SEO

Shawn Collins answers the question, "what is the best platform for an affiliate marketing website, in terms of faster, natural search engine rankings, landing pages, etc.?"

UStream of PPC Classroom Live Now Available

Tennyson Rog blogging on the Affiliate Classroom Bog from the PPC Classroom Live Event in Las Vegas says, " for those of you who aren’t able to make it, don’t despair! If you are not joining us in person, we invite you to come back here and watch the presentations LIVE." Cool!

Jonathan Volk, writing on his blog tells us

Why Most Bid Automation Packages Suck

He says, "No bid management system we know can beat the power of a motivated human, who can account for brand terms, seasonality, competitive actions, what's going on in TV land, or any of a zillion factors that aren't quantifiable by a change in CPC, average position, and conversion rate." I agree!

Boost Promotion Frequency Without Taxing Your List: 5 Steps to Lift Revenue 69%

There's an interesting case study posted on the Marketing Sherpa website detailing "how a wine marketer increased a weekly email promotion to a daily promotion -- boosting its frequency 400% -- without upsetting their list. Revenue generated through email has since increased 69%, and is now over 50% of total revenue."

Online Marketing News May 27, 2009

Online Marketing News May 27, 2009

What's happening on Wednesday? Let's see!

PPC Live Event

Our own Evelyn Grazini is on her way to the PPC Live Event in Las Vegas today. The event actually starts tomorrow but Evelyn wanted to be sure she "got a good seat". It's all sold out. She says if you are going to attend, be sure to look her up.

Shawn Collins talks about

Affiliate Fatblogging: Swimming Laps with My iPod Touch

Shawn has been on a "weight-loss" program. He's always looking for ways to make dieting and exercise easier. He saw a guy swimming with an armband that had his ipod secured and the guy was wearing headphones.

Simple keyword conversion tracking

There's an interesting article posted on the CDF Networks website. The writer says, "Tracking is essential to the success of any per click affiliate campaign.  In order to know what keywords are converting, you have to track down to the keyword level.  This used to be a fairly complex thing to set up, but now its very simple." There are both free and paid options and the writer outlines both.

How Google’s Trademark Change Impacts Affiliates and Merchants

Linda Buquet, writing on the 5 Star Affiliate Programs blog, details the changes this action will have on affiliate marketers. She quotes an article posted on the Search Engine Land website.

Evan, writing on Cost Per News website answers the question

What is Commission Junction Affiliate Network?

He says that it is essential that a merchant have a good affiliate management program in effect in order to be successful.

Online Marketing News May 26, 2009

Online Marketing News May 26, 2009

It's Tuesday but it sure feels like Monday.

Microsoft's New Search Engine: "Bing"

According to Media Post there's an article in today's issue of The New York Post about Microsoft's intentions to unveil " a revamped version of its search engine at the D: All Things Digital conference in San Diego this week. The New York Post has named the search engine "Bing".

Managing Growth And CashFlow

On his website, Jonathan Volk says that managing growth and cash flow is an area that he wishes he'd had more experience in when he started his affiliate marketing business. Jonathan talks about the financial booger bears we all have faced and offers tips for avoiding the pitfalls.

On his blog, Shawn Collins talks about

Affiliate Link Redirecting And Cloaking

He says, "Affiliates cloak their links for a variety of reasons, but I do it so my affiliate links will be short, so I can use then in text email newsletters, and some people don’t like clicking affiliate links." Shawn discusses a free redirecting and cloaking program called .htaccess.

5 Ways To Write Email Headlines That Get Read

Jeremy Reeves, writing as a guest on Trish Lyn.com outlines 5 ways to write email headlines. He says that if you don't know how to write headlines, you are "dead in the water".

Affiliate Marketing Business Model

There's an interesting article on the CPA Affiliates website about starting up and affiliate marketing business. The writer says that it's possible to start an affiliate marketing business with no money at all but he/she doesn't recommend doing so. The writer recommends $5000 in startup funds.

Online Marketing News May 22, 2009

Online Marketing News May 22, 2009

TGIF! I hope you all have a wonderful, sunny and SAFE three day weekend!

Cut the Blah Blah Blah – When Less is the New More

Writing on One Degree, Lynda Partner says that one of her pet peeves is what she called "“blah blah blah" marketing copy". Lynda goes on to give examples and offers tips for taking the blah, blah, blah out of marketing copy.

Models for Paying Affiliates

Shawn Collins answers a question from a reader about payment models and incentives for affiliate marketers.

There’s an App for That

On the ReveNews website, Barry Silverstein says, "Apple’s iPhone applications are opening the door to hand-held computing in a big way." Barry goes on to explain the positive impact Apple's opening up the iPhone to developers has had.

My Twitter Questions

On her website, Newspapergirl says that she used to be afraid to admit that she had questions about social media. She discovered that because social media is so fluid everybody has questions and nobody should be afraid to ask. She goes on to discuss building a following on Twitter.

Gates Says Tech Can Help U.S. Out Of Recession

Mike Sachoff reports on the Internet Financial News website about Bill Gates speech at the CEO Summit at the company's campus near Seattle. Bill Gates is quoted as having said, "The opportunities for innovation are stronger today than ever." Bill Gates believes that "technology can help lift the United States out of the recession and aid the globe's struggling markets."

Online Marketing News May 21, 2009

Online Marketing News May 21, 2009

It's Thursday.....that means tomorrow is Friday if anybody is counting.

There's news..........

Buy This!

Jonothan Volk talks about his pet peeve.....those who post some stupid message on Twitter about themselves and follow it with "check out this product."Jonathan says, "If you want people to trust you, just like a blog, provide good solid twitter content and then, only then, offer then valuable products that can help them with their business."

BAMroll Update: May 21, 2009

There are a couple of reviews about blog sites on Share Results that you might want to check out.

Don’t let your Affiliate Network hold you back

There's an interesting post on the CPA Network website about how affiliate managers sometimes try to make and affiliate feel bad about jumping ship and going for a higher payout. We're reminded that this is not about friendship...it's a business. You always go for the money.

The Affiliate Link Disclosure Manifesto

Shawn Collins, writing on Affiliate Tip, takes a look at the ballyhoo surrounding the question of whether one should or should not disclose the fact that a link is an affiliate link when tweeting on Twitter.

Chris Brogan’s Social Media Advice for Marketers

There's a short (under 2 minutes) video posted on the Share Results website that you'll be interested in watching. Chris discusses, "how communities are best used for building trust-based relationships".

Online Marketing News May 20, 2009

Online Marketing News May 20, 2009

It's Wednesday and there's mid-week news.

On Share Results the question is asked

What Role do Race and Gender play in Affiliate Marketing?

The writer sites an recent article on Marketing Vox that confirms that women, especially those with children under 18 living in the US, spend quite a bit of time on the internet. The writer points out that affiliate marketers would do well to learn more about their audience.

Find Specific Keywords With AdWords

On the Affiliate Classroom Blog the editorial staff has posted an article describing "how to get set up with AdWords so that you can determine the right keywords for whatever campaign you choose to deploy".

Shawn Collin on Affiliate Tip discusses

Seven Common Pitfalls New Affiliates Should Avoid

This is a primer written by Missy Ward. Shawn says, "Very helpful information for new affiliates, as well as seasoned veterans. While I have been an affiliate since 1997, it’s always helpful to have things reinforced."

Twitter Proves Its Value for Small Business

Duane Kuroda, writing on Reve News says that he has come to the conclusion that, "Twitter really is useful for businesses. If you have customers, products, or trade in your personal fame as a source of income, then social media can really be a leverage/broadcast point for your business." He goes on to explain why and how.

Ask Kirsty - Google Penalty For Link Spam on My Site?

Kirsty takes an in depth look at the reason a site vanished from Google. The site was apparently the victim of a Google slap. The article offers real insight and some very practical advice for getting back into the good graces of Google.

Online Marketing News May 19, 2009

Online Marketing News May 19, 2009

And now it's Tuesday. There is news

MSN Adcenter desktop update

According to CDF Networks, MSN "Adcenter just finished their big spring update. Some much needed changes have been implemented to make the interface easier to work with." Check it out.

Affiliate Classroom Magazine May, 2009

The May issue of Affiliate Classroom Magazine focuses on email marketing. The cover story is "The Do's and Don'ts of EMail Marketing" as well as articles titled, How to Write a Hot Newsletter, Optimize Your Opt-in Process and more.

Linda Buquet asks

Are Affiliate Links Unethical Without Disclosure?

Linda says that some bloggers in the social media arena think that in order to be "trustworthy" affiliates should disclose the fact that the links they post are affiliate links by putting something like (aff) beside a link. She thinks the entire idea is silly.

Quality Wordpress Theme - My Review of Thesis by Newspapergirl on her blog.

She says that she broke down and actually bought the new Thesis Wordpress theme. She goes on the write a fair and even-handed review of it....the good and the bad.

Mike Sachoff writing on the Internet Financial News website says

Online Retailers Bullish On Web Sales

He says, "......companies are optimistic about online operations with four out of five retailers say the Web is better suited than other channels to withstand the recession and one third say the downturn has helped them to capture greater market share."

Online Marketing News May 18, 2009

Online Marketing News May 18, 2009

Monday AGAIN....and there's news.....

Shawn Collins writing on Affiliate Tip gives us

Reasons to Attend CJU Video

CJU is taking place September 15-17, 2009 at Fess Parker’s DoubleTree Resort in Santa Barbara, CA. Jackie Huba is the keynote speaker and Shawn says the topic looks interesting;

Affiliate Time Management

There's an interesting article on CPA Affiliate that discusses some ways in which affiliate marketers can better manage their time.

There's a post by Neil Patel on Quick Sprout about

Building Relationships

Neil tells us the Real Secret to Successful Networking.

Performance Marketing Gets More Sophisticated

Evan says, "Many of us were around when the concept of affiliates was a new thing – the market has grown tremendously since then – not only in reach and influence but also in marketing sophistication."

Banner Ads: Beyond the Click

There's an interesting article on emarketer about banner ads. According to iProspect, "When Internet users were surveyed to find out what actions they took when viewing a display ad on an ad-supported Website, nearly one-third said they clicked on the ad."

Online Marketing News May 14, 2009

Online Marketing News May 14, 2009

Another thrilling Thursday!

Tips for Getting the Most Out of Your List Part 2 of 2

In part 2 of this 2 part blog post, the editorial staff at Affiliate Classroom continues its look at how affiliate marketers can get the money out of their lists....convert....make SALES!

PPC Suicide - Part 3 - Must Read

Andrew writes about something that we all need but few of us have enough of. He talks about the trait that all marketers must develop in order to have real success!

Adversity And Making Money Online

At Keyword Academy Court is talking about his money making experiences on Hub Pages.

Make Money Online with Affiliate Programs

Shawn Collins talks about what goes into creating a new affiliate site. He's outlined the seven important elements when he takes when he starts up a new affiliate project.

Localize Your International Email Campaigns: 4 Proven Tactics

According to this article posted on the Marketing Sherpa website, "Different email laws aren’t the only challenges marketers face when creating multi-national email campaigns. They also must adapt email content for language and cultural differences in each country."

Online Marketing News May 13, 2009

Online Marketing News May 13, 2009

Happy Wednesday! It's HUMP day!

Tips for Getting the Most Out of Your List Part 1 of 2

In this two-part blog post, the Affiliate Classroom staff will take a look at the whole process - from gathering names to converting those names into valuable clients.

The Web Success Show

Every Wednesday at Noon Jim Kukral does a show called “The Web Success Show”. It’s a free show where he talks about all of the tips, resources and ideas he has floating around in his head based upon his experiences. Links to past shows are available on his website.

FlickBank iPhone App for ClickBank Affiliates

Shawn Collins says "There is a new, free iPhone / iPod Touch application called FlickBank that allows ClickBank affiliates and vendors to see their weekly earnings on their iPhone or iPod Touch." Cool!

Use Google’s Brain To Find Keywords

Bill Sebald writes about the Firefox free add on, Greasemonkey. He says, "Greasemonkey accepts user scripts for on-the-fly editing of many HTML pages, including Google SERPs."

Did you hear about Google’s NEW rule?

On Cash Tactics, Kris says, "Effective June 4th Google will no longer be protecting trademark terms." That means you'll be allowed to bid on your favorite music artists, celebrities, and brands.

Online Marketing News May 12, 2009

Online Marketing News May 12, 2009

And it's Tuesday....LAUNCH TREE HAS BEEN LAUNCHED!

Renewed Opportunity for Email Affiliates

According to this article, AdAge reports, "E-mail has emerged as a recession darling, as retailers look to proven programs that are cost-effective and results-oriented. That’s led to increasing investment in technologies that better target customers and serve up more enticing messages."

Now there's some welcome news!

Getting Started with Twitter

Newspapergirl gives some excellent tips to those who are new to Twitter and the tips are even helpful for those who have been tweeting for awhile now.

Justifying Social Marketing: From Publishing to Sales

Jeff Molander asks, "What is an acceptable payoff in terms of time investment put IN and the return taken OUT (actual sales) of social marketing?" Then a sets about trying to find an answer to the question with some interesting results.

On the Affiliate Classroom Blog Evelyn Grazina tells says you can

Easily Make Your Site Social with Google’s New Friend Connect

Friend Connect is still in Beta but Evelyn says that with this cool new tool, "anyone can turn their site into a social site, similar to Facebook - for FREE!"

Johathan Volk asks

How Much Actual Profit Are You Making?

He says, "many affiliate marketers (newbies especially) often judge success on gross daily sales. For me this doesn't matter as much as it used to" and he goes on to explain why.

Online Marketing News May 11, 2009

Online Marketing News May 11, 2009

It's been Monday all day!

Recommended Reading for Internet Marketers

Shawn Collins answers a readers question about reading lists for marketers. He gives the writer a list of personal favorites that he uses regularly for guidance and reference.

Internet Marketing to Grow 11% in 2009 According to Forrester

According to Evan writing for Cost Per News, Forrester research says that it expects online spending by advertisers to be up a nice 11% over spending in 2008. That's good news!

Learn from Others - Zappos.com

Jonathan Volk says that he has always enjoyed reading about successful entrepreneurs and CEOs of multi-million and multi-billion dollar companies.He gives a rave review of Zappos.

My Therapy Journal Affiliate Program

Associate Programs.com features the affiliate program of My Therapy Journal. The service provides users the first-ever, therapy-oriented online journaling tool.

Cory Booker, Mayor of Twitter

Shawn Collins talks about the Cory Booker (Dem), who is the Mayor of Newark, New Jersey Tweets on Twitter.

Online Marketing News May 8, 2009

Online Marketing News May 8, 2009

TGIF!

Borders boosts its rewards program membership by 23%

According to the Internet Retailer website, "Since launching its e-commerce site a year ago, multichannel bookseller Borders Group Inc. has expanded its number of Borders Rewards program members by 23% to more than 32 million, the retailer says."

Q1 online sales recover, if you can call it that, from their Q4 dip

Based on recession numbers, “Flat is the new up" according to Internet Retailer. "Online sales in the first quarter were flat compared to Q1 sales a year ago, comScore reports. While that is pretty grim news by historical standards, it’s an improvement over the 3% decline that comScore measured in the fourth quarter of 2008."

100 Most Commonly Misspelled Words in American English

Okay....it's one of my pet peeves....misspelled words. Trish provides the list on her blog.

3 Twitter Resources for Affiliates

You'll find three great tips that will help affiliates the most out of Twitter. Twitter is hot! Tweetdeck, TweetMe Wordpress Plugin and the Affiliate Twit list can help.

Twitter Crazy

Jonathan Volk talks about networking using Twitter. He says that Twitter is a great place to build personal relationships with those with whom you've already done business.

Loyalty program offer helps drive repeat customers to Geeks.com

More than half of Geeks.com's business comes from repeat customers. The vice president of business development Peter Green says that Geeks.com keeps people coming back by " by offering a $10 gift certificate to try a third-party loyalty rewards program." Cool!

Online Marketing News May 7, 2009

Online Marketing News May 7, 2009

It's been a terrific Thursday.

Add A Blog To Your Site

On the Keyword Academy blog, Court says that several years ago when he created his first website he didn’t know HTML and he certainly didn’t know about blogging. He goes on to tell how when he added a blog his site grew and grew.

More landing page examples

On the CDF Networks site there is an interesting article that takes a look at 3 lead generation landing pages in one of the most competitive industries around....mortgage leads.

Audio from My Affiliate Marketing Lecture at NYU

Shawn Collins has made the audio from the lecture he gave at NYU available online for free. He speaks about "Opportunities in Affiliate Marketing". You'll enjoy listening and you'll probably learn a thing or three.

Overcoming Blogging’s Style Versus Substance Challenge

Andrew Wee takes another look at the age old question whether it’s more important to focus on style or content (also sometimes referred to as “form or function”).

Google Affiliate Network - 9 New Affiliate Programs

Linda Buquet takes a look at 8 new affiliate programs that are being offered by Google Affiliate Networks; Billion Dollar Babes, Elliott Lucca, The Sak, RVCA, ZipZoomFly, Healthy Living Network, Pool Center, Pastry Kicks and Precious Moments.

Online Marketing News May 6, 2009

Online Marketing News May 6, 2009

This is on-your-toes Tuesday and there are things happening around the Internet.

A Look Inside Performance Marketing - Part 1

Michael Mothner has written part 1 of what is to be is to be a multi part article about performance marketing. Michael discusses performance marketing; what it is and where it is going.

Link Juice Explained

Court from the Keyword Academy has made an interesting post. He talks about "link juice"; what it is and how it works. He says that "link juice" is the Google currency.

Should Magazines Consider Affiliate Marketing?

The newspaper industry is in trouble and the magazine industry is in even deeper trouble. The author of this article wonders if it isn't about time that the print industry start considering the affiliate marketing option as a cure for their ills. He makes a pretty good case.

New Affiliate Payment Option from buy.at - Prepaid Debit MasterCard

Shawn Collins says, "The new payment option enables buy.at affiliates to receive commissions faster, safer, and more cost effectively than checks, wire, and even EFT/direct deposit." Faster money....sounds like a good idea!

Beware the Twitter Flitterers

The author points out that Twitter eagerly tells the world how many new titterers there are but never, ever mentions the twitterers who flew away. The author says that, "figures released by Nielson Online suggest that Twitter’s retention rate is only 40%."

Online Marketing News May 5, 2009

Online Marketing News May 5, 2009

It's Cinco de Mayo and there is news.

Converging Marketing Roles

Christine Beardsell says, "No single person can solve all the world's problems (or even the world's online video problems!), but we can recognize gaps in our own thinking and find people who can help narrow the ingenuity gap...."

Why You Can't Trust Keyword Research

According to Stoney deGeyter says the the keyword research tools that we all use fail to take into consideration which keywords resulted in sales and which didn't. He bases his opinion on his own search techniques.

Discover How to Create Killer Content in 3 Simple Words

Linda Buquet of Copy Blogger tells us what those 3 simple words are. I won't tell you but I will tell you the words are not "I-love-you" or "Dinner-is-ready". You'll have to read the post yourself if you really want to know.

Online Sales Slip

According to the emarketer website, "After years of unbroken growth, eMarketer forecasts that continued recessionary pressure will cause online sales to actually contract in 2009—by 0.4%."

New Chart: How Accurately Can You Gauge the ROI of Social Media Tactics?

This article tells us that because of constant pressure to measure everything they do marketers often default to tactics that are more easily and accurately measureable whether they are effective of not. "This is especially true in social media marketing which often requires qualitative measurement rather than quantitative metrics that are more familiar to online marketers."

Online Marketing News May 4, 2009

Online Marketing News May 4, 2009

Happy Monday! :)

Paulson To Speak at Affiliate Convention in Denver

If you plan to attend the Affiliate Convention that will be held in Denver, Colorado between June 17-20, 2009, don't miss hearing Heather Paulson speak on "Super Affiliate Marketing Techniques" on Thursday, June 18, 2009 from 11:00 until 12:15 PM.

CJU Registration Opens - Early Bird Discount

Linda Buquet, writing on the 5 Star Affiliate Program blog, says that you can save $100 by registering early for the Commission Junction University session that will be held September 15-17 in Santa Barbara, California.

Mobile Marketing for Affiliates

Shawn Collins answers the question, "Where can I find the best information to capitalize on the next new marketing front with the publisher/affiliate business model?"

More Bang for the Buck – Optimize PPC Campaigns

Kathy Jackson, writing on the AC Classroom Blog says that "the whole idea of optimization is to make your advertising dollars produce more traffic and more conversions, and thus put more money in your pocket" and then provides four excellent tips for doing just that.

Getting Down to Business

In Reve News, Barry Silverstein says that "Nielsen Online clocked 7 million unique visitors to Twitter during the month of February". Wow! Barry discusses the marketing opportunity offered by social networking sites.

Online Marketing News May 1, 2009

Online Marketing News May 1, 2009

TGIF!

Managing Risk and Reward

Chad at CDF Network writes about the relationship of risk and reward. He discusses using PPC coupons to begin a PPC advertising campaign to decrease risk and increase reward free.

Selling Your Brand with First Impressions

In his article about the importance of first impressions, Shawn Collins says, "The way you represent yourself tells a story about you. What is your brand telling strangers about you and your potential?"

‘All of the Web is a Social Media’

Jeff Molander talks with Brian Clark of GMD studios (who has an impressive client list) and Joel Loll who is an automotive sales lead generation expert about social media. You'll find interesting observations by all.

Google Affiliate Network - New Affiliate Programs

Rainbow Appliance is featured. The family owned business was founding in 1992 and is today one of the leading providers of consumer appliances in the nation.. A 3.75% commission is offered.

Art e-retailer uses social technology to let customers shop together

Is this the next big breakthrough in online shopping? Some seriously unconventional technology is being used by Novica that allows shoppers to browse its online store with one another and invite friends to join them or asking other shoppers for advice.

Online Marketing News April 30, 2009

Online Marketing News April 30, 2009

Here's what's happening today.....

Share Results talks about the potential of social media to affiliate marketers

12 Tips for Social Media Newbies

On day 3 of his 30 day series Court tells you

How to Optimize Your Body Text

Read Shawn Collin's

Interview with Murray Newlands at ad:tech San Francisco

On the net business blog, Roy talks about

Common problems faced by a startup

Ed Henrich of ClickZ reveals the secrets of

Creating a Good E-Mail Marketing Strategy

Online Marketing News April 29, 2009

Online News April 29, 2009

Today there is interesting news about online marketing

Keyword article says that there are

6 Ways To Improve The Usefulness Of Your Web Pages

Newspaper Girl writes

PRNewsWire’s Social Media Press Release

Reve News has a "must read" article written by AngelDjambazov

Giving Affiliates a Voice: Melanie Seery’s path to advocacy

The Affiliate Classroom Editorial Team answers the

Five Questions About Cookies You Never Dared to Ask

Hard copy books have always been a big Internet market but now

Barnes & Noble sticks it nose deeper into audio books

Online Marketing News April 28, 2009

Online Marketing News April 28, 2009

There is some noteworthy news for affiliate marketers

From the Affiliate Classroom Blog - Evelyn Garzini tell us

Find Your Niche by Knowing What Customers Want

Shawn Collins Talks about

Swine Flu, American Idol, and Affiliate Marketing DBs

Jim Kukral offers a free webinar to answer the question

What’s Next In Internet Marketing?

Cupons are back bigger and better than ever!

Online Coupons Gaining Popularity

It's going to get better. Mike Sachoff says........

Ecommerce Spending To Rebound In 2010

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Online Marketing News, May 27,2009

Good Monday Afternoon!

Here's what's making news in the world of affiliate marketing today.

Implementing SEO Strategies from The Keyword Academy

30 Days to Better SEO

Great News! Lisa Picarille Twittered

No Hearing for California AB178

On Winning the Web, Gyutae Park says there are

3 Reasons Why It Pays to Go Niche (Literally) - Smaller Niches, Bigger Profits

From Marketing Sherpa

How to Encourage Customer Interaction: Curse.com's 4 Steps to Retaining Prospects

Shawn Collins answers the question;

Why don’t more affiliate programs and networks send direct mail?

Online Marketing News

Monetizing Blogs & Web Sites in April AC Magazine

Google Funding Widget Incubator

Pushed” SEO Case Studies - Does “Old-School” SEO Still Work?

SEO Case Study: From Zero to a Hero in One Month

eBay Investment in Affiliates in 2009

Online Marketing News

How To Become A Successful Make Money Online Blogger

How To Deal With Failure When Building An Online Business

Are you Stuck in Your Affiliate Marketing Comfort Zone?

Monetization Builds Strong Websites 12 Ways

Direct Linking & Display URL Usage: How to Work with your Search Partners

Want to Get Your Google Profile Verified?

Online Marketing News

Affiliate Thing Live from ad:tech San Francisco 2009

Web 2.0 Expo: The Social Media Trilogy: Three Vital Components for Building a Successful Online Strategy

Finding local lead generation customers

My Customers Will NEVER Use Social Media!

Tips for Increasing the Life Span of Your Content

Second Episode of Coffee with Nicky

Geekcast Ups The Content Ante With BrandMouthing and TheSpew

Web 2.0 Expo: Optimize Your Organic Search Results Leveraging Social Media & Blogging

Craigslist and Local Search

Connecting With Green Consumers

Lead Gen Overhaul: 4 Strategies to Boost Response Rates, Reduce Cost-per-Lead

New Sherpa Ecommerce Benchmark Results 2009: 1,418 Ecommerce Marketers Surveyed – 180 Charts, Tables and Graphs

Online Marketing News

Top 10 Search Terms in 10 Categories, March 2009

Design To Sell: 8 Useful Tips To Help Your Website Convert

Split Testing Your Domain Name!

Say Hello to the Goodbye Page

New Momentum for Ad Network Building Tools

How to Leverage Google's Changes to Referring URLs

Healthcare Advertising's Newest Model

Is Your B2B Site a Good Salesperson?

New Chart: Internet Video Gains Popularity with TV Viewers

Setting Quality Standards in Affiliate Marketing

Online Marketing News

Monetizing the Susan Boyle Phenomenon

Interview With Clickbooth CEO About Their New Guidelines

Review: Website Hosting

A Great Reason To Study And Work

Basic Meta Info for Affiliates

In the Shadow of Twitter

New Research: Paid Search Builds Branding

Is Your B2B Site a Good Salesperson?

Case Study: Keeper of the Flame

Online Marketing News

Minnesota Affiliates - Urgent Action Needed

Video Book Review: The Truth About Pay Per Click

The importance of residual value

Affiliate Voice Founder on Affiliate Marketing Insider Thursday

Marketers Mull Value of Twitter Search Ads

Testing the Microblogging Promise

10 Tips to Socialize Your Affiliate Site | Part 2 of 2

Ruck Brings Affiliate Network Fraud Exposure To A New Level

FTC To Clamp Down - Affiliates Beware

Online Marketing News

A Connecticut Affiliate in King Arthur’s Legislature

Basic Blended Search Optimization

10 Tips to Socialize Your Affiliate Site | Part 1 of 2

How to Monetize Your Site with Widgets

Marketers Mull Value of Twitter Search Ads

Testing the Microblogging Promise

Mind-Blowing Facebook Stats and What to Do With Them

Metrics for Non-Transactional Web Sites

Average Search CPC Data by Category for March 2009

New Chart: Majority of Marketers Believe No Experience is Needed to be a Social Media Expert

Online Marketing News

Affiliate Intangibles - Attitude And Out Of The Box Thinking

Connecticut Affiliates - Immediate Action Needed

The Law of Scarcity

You didn't pay to join an affiliate program, did you?

Create a Site Like Gary Vaynerchuk’s PleaseDressMe.com

Importance of One to One business communication

Speaker Proposal Deadline for Affiliate Summit East 2009

How Affiliate Marketing Can Save the Economy

Linkshare Now Integrates with GoDaddy eCommerce Merchants

The Write Stuff: Hire Good Copywriters and Get Ideas for Life

Online Marketing News

Aggregated Affiliate Reporting

Friday Podcast: Optimizing Your Web Business For Success

3 Reasons The Easter Bunny Shouldn’t Be Your Marketer

Joan Rivers to Host LinkShare Golden Link Awards Luncheon

Branding an Unbrand

Advertising Tax - Two Minute Drill

Is Online Advertising Ending?

What's the State of Your Paid Search Campaign?

Online Optimization, Like Parenting, Never Ends

Online Marketing News

Achieve 6x-8x Jump in CTR with Emphasis on Newsletter Links and Bonus Content: 4 Strategies

Ad Networks Are For Idiots -- And Here's The Math To Prove It

Texas Shield Law Won't Protect Bloggers

How to Get a PPC Budget You Deserve: 5 Steps

Finding Long Tail Keywords

BAMroll Update: April 9, 2009

The ROI for Social Media Is Zero

The Data Dilemma

Trademark: The Next Generation

Online Marketing News

Affiliate Sales Tax Discussion on WebmasterRadio Tomorrow

Using conversion funnels to increase profits

Landing Page Testing To Increase Conversions

Affiliate Marketing Fanatics 5: Staring Down the Governator

At the Intersection of Search and Social

Increase Conversions with Simple Site Redesign: 7 Steps

Online Marketing News

Why Affiliate Marketers Will Win Big In 2009 -- And How They Will Do It

Internet Marketing Essentials for Website Retailers

Affiliates Fight the Power as More States Initiate Advertising Tax Bills

DoubleClick Embraces Transactional Banners

Amazon Cuts Off Affiliate Search Bidding

New Chart: Marketers Disclose Viral Video Costs

How to Increase Sales by Choosing the Best Promotional Product for Your Campaign – 5 Steps

A Note About Tracking Cookies

Online Marketing News

Introduction To Ethical Affiliate Marketing

Change to Amazon Associates Program

California and Maryland Sales Tax Updates

Hot Button Marketing (Factors that Call Your Readers to Action)

It’s all about Communication

Friday Podcast: Traffic And Conversion Strategies With Rachit Dayal

Is Pay Per Click Affiliate Marketin Becoming too Difficult to Enter as Newbie?

The Anatomy of a Crawler Friendly Web Page

Two Free E-mail Deliverability Tools

Google/Twitter Marriage Would Be Joyous Occasion For Marketers

Online Marketing News

Spending A Day With Gary Vaynerchuk

Affiliate Marketing 2009: What Really Works Now

Big Affiliate Marketing Blogroll

Performance Marketing Newbie Boom

Recession Marketing: Down, But Not Out

Let Your Customers Buy From You

Sources: Google In Talks To Acquire Twitter (Updated)

Online Marketing News

Direct Linking Affiliates: Nuisance Or Serious Problem?

Whitehat Linkbuilding Strategies: Beginner to Advanced

Google Adwords Strategy

Wiki Advertising That Engages

Top 10 Triggered E-mail Programs to Build Relevance

How to Get 70% Conversions: American Greetings’ 6-Step Campaign

Study: Online Coupon Cutting Gains Favor

RMI creates service to track competitors' online marketing

Online Marketing News

Leveraging Social Media for Affiliate Marketing

Ethical Issues in Affiliate Marketing

Tips for Effectively “Duplicating” Content without Penalties

Recession proofing your affiliate business

How to Transition from Print to Electronic Thought-Leadership Content: 6 Steps to Triple Subscribers

How to Refine Your Database: 4 Important Variables to Track for Ultimate Segmentation Strategy

Online Marketing News

B.I.G. Challenge for Affiliate Marketers in California

How to Sell WITHOUT Selling

Google Says Goodbye to AdSense Video Units

How Individuals Can Build a Robust Social Presence

A Conversion Professional's Dream: Behavioral Marketing

Top-Load Your E-Newsletter for Better Performance

Diagnosing Search Issues From the Query Box

SAdvertising Placements by Industry, January 2008 and January 2009

New Chart: Anticipate Consumers’ Interests in Your Niche Content

How to Maximize AdWords to Increase Conversions: 3 Processes

Online Marketing News

Higher Payout Is Not Always The Better Offer

Ignoring The Content Network? Think Again To Vastly Improve Conversions

News Media: The Definition Just Keeps Getting Broader

Commission Junction Trademark Infringement Webinar - Brand Hijacking

Splitting singular and plural keywords

Leveraging Offline Content — Without Major Rewriting

Want to Stop AB 178? Talk to a Legislator

Steps to Writing Effective Affiliate Marketing Reviews

Affiliate Marketing Fanatics Episode 4: Listen to your Community

Who Says Everything Has to Be Monetized?

Online Marketing News

Friday Podcast: Affiliate Strategies With Ruck

Ideal SEO Software for Small Businesses?

The Value of Content Marketing

Your Search Campaign Needs Two Brains

Search Gets Holistic

Top U.S. Ad Networks, February 2009

A Letter in Opposition to AB 178

Enriching Retail Product Relevance

Personalization: Putting the “A-Ha!” into Online Shopping

Don’t sweat over Google’s changing search algorithms...

Budget-conscious marketers step up focus on natural search partner link

Online Marketing News

Baby Steps in Blogging

Are you a crazy social media marketer?

Resources and tips for creating landing pages

Over 30 Companies File Joint Letter to Stop California’s Anti-Affiliate Bill

Connecticut Bill Passes Initial Test in Joint Finance Committee

Free Online Political Ad Event in D.C. April 10

When All Search Is Local

The Future of Media Buying: The Twitter Edition

Code for 'Tell Me More'

Is Your E-Mail Getting Delivered on Prime or Subprime IP Addresses?

How to Staff Talented SEOs In-house: 8 Tips

Firms Seek Profit in Twitter's Chatter

Online Marketing News

California Affiliates - Join the Fight Against Bad Legislation

Spring Cleaning Your Affiliate Business (Part 2 of 2)

Why Small Companies Will Win in This Economy

Building a Brand on Twitter

Affiliates & Internal Search: Recipe for Disaster?

Why You Should Be Using PPV

Spring Cleaning Your Online Marketing Strategy

Why 'Opt-Down' Improves on 'Opt-Out' for Unsubscribers

The Behavioral Targeting Stimulus Plan

Google Intros Two Search Features

How to Build a Subscriber List Inexpensively Using Blogs, Contests

How to Generate Revenue Quickly with a Lead Generation Campaign: 5 Steps

Online Marketing News

How To Develop A Niche Website From Scratch

Can Affiliate Marketing in California be Saved?

Affiliate Classroom Blog Affiliate marketing news updates from Affiliate ClassroomSpring Cleaning Your Affiliate Business (Part 1 of 2)

Tracking202 Pro - Make Your Campaigns Profitable

Recropical Link Cloaking - What you Need to Know

Igniting Inspiration

Newbie Affiliates - Find a Niche you can be Passionate About

AG Cracks Down On Acai - Threatens to Sue - ABC News Video

Google Responds to Behavioral Targeting Questions - Sort of

Online Advertorial Still an Ugly Duckling in 2009

How to Tailor Ads to Demographic-based Preferences & 5 Tips for Motivating Mature Consumers

New Chart: Follow Our 3 Steps to Turn Your Opt-in into a Subscriber

'Save Now' Is the New 'Buy Now" -- And 6 More Recession-Messaging Ideas

Online Marketing News

Time to Bailout Lousy Affiliates

Domain Tools to Save Time and Money

Convert Your Direct Links to Affiliate Links

Necessity Necessitates Profitability - NO!

ValueClick Offers Dynamic Ad Tools, Spurred by Rivals and Demand

Using Social Media Advertising to Drive Results

Give Consumers Choice: Ads vs. No Ads

Understanding Your Customers' Language

Just Plain Wrong: TC Article About Online Advertising

Online Marketing News

Affiliate Taxation - Time to Fight Back

Help us Lobby Against CA AB 178 - Affiliate Sales Tax

Getting Your Affiliate Marketing Program Noticed

Online Marketing vs. Traditional Media - Why Merchants Should Focus Online

Friday Podcast: Successful Affiliate Marketing With Billy Kay Knoblach

Niche Social Networks by Category

Search: No Results Equal No Sale

Book Review: "The Truth About Search Engine Optimization"

Avoiding the 'Winner's Curse' of Paid Search

Online Marketing News

Affiliates Are from Mars. Arbitragers Are from Venus.

How to save money in the startup phase during recession

Cool Publisher Barcode Scanning Tools

Photography for Webmasters - Tips and Equipment

The Women of Affiliate Marketing - WebmasterRadio Show

6 Fool-Proof Steps to Make More Money With Your Website

A Modest Proposal for the Online Ad Industry

When Marketers Go Gross

Look for Business Opportunities During These Tough Times

The Decision-Making Funnel, Stage 1: Awareness

Everybody Loves Social Networking, Except Some Advertisers

A Search Tool Sifts Smarter

Privacy Protection Is Now A Centrist Issue

Email Summit Wrap-Up Report: 8 Takeaways on Segmentation, Triggered Campaigns, Web 2.0 Integration and More

Online Marketing News

Hot! Affiliate Theme - Wordpress Affiliate Pages Made Easy

Why Blog Commenting is Good for SEO and Search Rankings

Landing Page Quality, Free Privacy Policy and More Good Stuff

Getting Indexed

Outsource Your Landing Pages - High Quality Premade Landing Pages

SEO Concerns and Product Update Issues with Affiliate Product Data Feeds

Local Small Business Interactive Ad Market Shows Promise

Horses and Cars in Online Advertising

Where to Get a Social Media Education

The Internet Is Getting Gray

How to Implement Ask-and-Answer Section to Cut Returns 23%, Lift Conversions

Optimize a Lead Nurturing Campaign: 5 Steps to Boost Conversions and Warm a Cold List

IAB Preps Anti-Regulatory Campaign

Display Ads Do Have A Future -- We Just Can't See It Yet

Online Marketing News

Niche Markets and Targeted Traffic - March AC Magazine

Organically growing your affiliates..

Why e-mail marketing should be part of your budget

The Best of 2008 in Affiliate Marketing - A Best Web Awards

I Wish I Would Have…

A Direct Marketing Revolution

Common Tracking Issues and How to Address Them

Ad Groups Ask FTC To Reconsider Proposed Testimonial Guidelines

Eyeblaster: Conversions Remain Important Metric

Online Marketing News

How to save money in the startup phase!

Niche Markets and Targeted Traffic

2nd tier pay per click network consolidation

COMPETITIVE INTELLIGENCE TOOLS: GOOD OR BAD?

A4uAwards 2009 nominations now open

Affiliate Programs and the New York Nexus Law

California Internet Tax Law Proposal

Cashing Out: Week of March 8th -14th, 2009 in Online Marketing News

Four Cheap or Free CRM Tools for Marketers

The State Of Search Ad Trends In 2009

25 Random Things' Is No Way To Write A Newsletter

Online Marketing News

The Most informative video on Adwords with Insight into Adwords Quality Score & Bids

Affiliate marketing and behavioural targeting

The Consumer Cries, "Coupon!" How Will You Answer?

Friday Podcast: Building a Podcast Network with Sam Harrelson

Pubcon: Affiliate Marketing and Performance Marketing Session

Finding Profitable Affiliate Niches in a Recession

Utah Search Bill Stalled, Sponsor Hopes for Compromise

Google Raises the Behavioral Bar

Building a Dynamic E-commerce Team

Your Quick Help Needed for New Ecommerce Study

Online Marketing News

New Deep Linking Interface

The Ups And Downs Of Affiliate Marketing

Right time to start an online business but…

Et tu, Twitter? - Will New Social Media Render Blogging Obsolete?

Tools for Local Search

Top 10 Search Terms in 10 Categories, February 2009

Three Must-Have PPC Tools

Flash and SEO Primer, Part II: How to Get Flash Content into Search Results

Customer Service and Site Usability Drives Online Sales, Expert Says

Online Marketing News

Adwords - New Contextual Product Datafeed Ads on YouTube

Affiliate Summit Teams Up with Big Brothers Big Sisters of New York City

Create your own Lead Generation Business

Google Finally Embraces Behavioral Targeting

The Latest Ad Click Count

Use Dynamic Content and Testing to Optimize Newsletters: 4 Strategies to Create Customer Dialogs

How to Make Display Ads Suck Less

Online Marketing News

US Affiliate Census

Creative Keywording

Flourishing or Floundering in Todays Economy

Keeping Tabs on the Interactive Advertising Bureau

Trends from the Omniture Summit

Why Google Will Buy Twitter And Make Billions

Online Marketing News

Microsoft Confirms Marketing Funnel Remains Relevant

Gauge Email’s Impact on Indirect Sales: 5 Metrics to Monitor

'Brandjacking' More Prevalent, Sophisticated

Utah House Passes Bill To Bar Using Rival Trademarks In Ads

More states follow New York’s efforts to tax web sales from affiliates

Legislators aim to curb retail crime, including in online marketplaces

Free Affiliate Website Builder Tool with Free Hosting

Online Marketing News

Remember, Your Affiliate Business Can Change In A Single Day

5 Things Every Internet Marketer Should Know

Twitter Rolls Out Search Toolbar

Warning - New Affiliate Sales Tax Problems - Minn, Conn, Hawaii

AdvaMed Issues Consumer Ad Guidelines

Omniture SiteCatalyst Integrates With Twitter

Optimize Your Personal Brand (If You Want To Exist)

Team Publishing: Stop Whining

Online Marketing News

New Yahoo Search Marketing Features!

Google Still Hating on Paid Blogs Posts

Comparison sites heat up as economy tanks

FMCG and Social Media

Survey: Web Users Less Wary of Behavioral Targeting

Utah Lawmaker Wants To Ban Trademark Triggers

Ad Gurus Find The 'Real Value' Of Online Advertising Remains Elusive

Google Adds Expandable Ads To AdSense

Online Marketing News

20/20 TV Show - Work at Home Scams & Affiliate Marketing

The Upside of the Proposed California Affiliate Tax

FTC to Web Publishers: Get Rid of Stimulus Scam Ads

Google Exec: Clicks Don't Equal Success, Bounce-Rate Does

Facebook Connect To Add Facebook Ads

Ad Buyers: Value, Loyalty Are The New Lures

Startup Unveils Display Ad Keyword Retargeting Tool

'Emailers, You Don't Know How Good You Are!'

Online Marketing News

FTC Vs. Affiliates Smackdown

Microsoft Testing New Brand, Features for Live Search

Gender-Bending Brands an Easy Way to Increase Product Reach

Battle Breaks out Over Online Video Content

Innovating Our Way Out of the Downturn

View-Through Conversions Are Not Conversions

How to Increase Conversions by Assuring Customers with Green Address Bars

Facebook Unveils Revamped Classified With Oodle

Online Marketing News

Legal Video - Should Merchants Be Held Liable for Affiliate Actions

Tweet Later Twitter Productivity Tools Enhance Services

Longer Search Queries Getting More Popular

Free Keyword Tracking Tool for Affiliates

Announcing the Cost Per News Affiliate Marketing Social Network

Web Analytics for Social Media

Obama to Nominate Leibowitz to Head FTC

New Skittles Site Has More Than a Flavor of Modernista

Online Marketing News

Internet Success Spider is Now Free

Evolution in Affiliate Marketing - Time to Focus on Quality

Companies Collaborate to Define Clicks

Building Optimization Into Your Business Culture

Conversion Data: How Much Is Too Much?

Digital Boost May Not Help Local Media Market Regain Traction

You Can't (NOT) Afford to Invest in SEM Analytics

Facebook Fans and Dunkin’ Donuts

BT: Privacy Peril Or Key To Web Prosperity?

Online Marketing News

Warning - California "Affiliate" Online Sales Tax Proposed

Is Affiliate Marketing Right for Your Business Webinar by Commission Junction

South Florida Marketers Come to the American Marketing Association Meeting

Ads in Google News Search May Tempt Media Lawsuits

Mobile Publishers Asked to Verify Display Ad Campaigns

Is Professional Content the Future of Online Video?

Finding Google AdWords Super Converter Keywords

CMOs Look To Web For Improved ROI

Online Ads: Even the Evangelists Turning Bearish

Online Marketing News

Commission Junction Webinar for Advertisers

Online Video Ad Vendors Must Face Standardization Hurdle

The Effects of Human Emotions in Your Ad Copy

Yahoo Search Marketing Massive Bid Price Reductions?

Peter Bordes on Affiliate Marketing Insider - WebmasterRadio

Increasing Facebook ads CTR by 2,166%

Expand Your Marketing While Maximizing Your PPC ROI

Behavioral Ad Guidelines: Compliance May Be Challenging

Searching for New Customers in the Recession?

Online Marketing News

Firing SQAD: Data Firm Sets 'CPM' As Online Ad Metric

Yahoo Refines Display Targeting Capabilities

Five Gaming Trends Marketers Need to Follow

Using P2P to Distribute Branded Video

The Powerful Potential of Permission-Based E-Mail

How to Merge Brands: 8 Easy Steps to Gain Market Share

Are Facebook And MySpace Becoming Uncool?

Microsoft Wants To Be Less Hard: Unveils Initiatives To Reduce 'Friction' For Advertisers, Publishers

Online Marketing News

PPC Classroom 2.0 Relaunch Tomorrow, February 24, 2009!

Landing Page Design and Optimization Tutorial and Video

Top 10 Converting Online Retailers According to Nielson

Overstock Affiliate Program Moving to Commission Junction

Choosing a Network for Your Affiliate Program

Creating an Actual Social Media Marketing Strategy

Niche Social Networks

Top 10 Search Terms in 10 Categories, January 2009

The Click Is Not The Right Metric For Many Advertisers

Microsoft Rolls Out Integrated Ad Network Unit

Online Marketing News

IAB Seeks Creative Rebirth for Banner Ads

January Online Sales Up According to ComScore

Ask Kirsty - What Do Affiliates Look For In A Merchant?

How to Get Rich with Affiliate Marketing

Thesis WordPress Template Product Review

Yahoo Enables Video and Other Rich Media in Search Ads

3-D: Best Practices and Trends

Online Marketing News

Yahoo Shows Search Ads With Images and Video

Using demographic and trend research tools

BAMroll: Big Affiliate Marketing Blogroll

Microsoft Adcenter Desktop Tool!

Affiliates Click Phishing in Twitter

Offline Affiliate Tracking - Plugging a Giant Leak

Top 500 Internet Retailers Report Big Gains in 2008

Choosing the Right Affiliate Software

Stealing Funds From Weak Channels

Turnaround Measures for E-Mail Marketers

Tough Times Make Tough Buyers

Coupon Sites Grow at a Fast Clip

Online Marketing News

New Pay-per-Call and Video Tracking at CJ - AMI Podcast

Limited Potential Syndrome and 7 Deadly Sins of Affiliate Marketing

What is an Acceptable Cost Per Acquisition

Proposed Toolbar Policy from ShareASale

MarketingSherpa on Social Media & Online PR

Top Ten Tools for Monitoring Affiliates

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Creating a Whopper of a Viral Campaign

Affiliate Survey Deadline Approaching

Customer Acquisition vs. Customer Retention: Which is More Important?

Expanding Ads Come to the iPhone

Microsoft's Streamlined Search Makes Targeting Critical

Online Marketing News

5 Essentials of Affiliate Marketing Software

Twitter Power

Affiliate Summit East 2009 - August 9-11

The Revolution Won't Be Televised

The Power of Persona-lization

Active Home Internet Users by Country, November 2008

Activating A Brand On Twitter

Online Marketing News

CJ Class Action Settlement Payements Made on Feb 9th, 2009

Branded PPC: Search Ads Can Offer Great ROI, Along with Some Challenges

Baby boomers are more likely to consume than create online social content

Big 3 search engine webmaster consoles

Relevantly Speaking, Ten Golden Rules, and Website Profits on GeekCast.fm

'Day of Reckoning' May Come to Online Ad Sector, Says FTC Commissioner

Are You Really, Really Sure?

APrivacy Advocates: FTC's BT Guildelines Not Sufficient

Online Marketing News

How to Build a Campaign and Profit from Valentine’s Day

FTC Targets Weight-Loss Marketers’ Allegedly Bogus ‘Free’ Sample Offers

Selling Without Selling

Death of the Affiliate Program Directory

Event Marketing Gets Great Grades In Industry Survey

ANA Survey Finds Marketing Industry Hit Hard

Online Marketing News

Twitter to Begin Charging Brands for Commercial Use

Bad Economy is Great for Online Dating Affiliates

Ditch The Corporate-Speak: Use Terms Your Subscribers Can Appreciate

Quantifying the Pass-Along Value of Online Advertising

Reporting and Analysis: Understanding the Difference

Traffic Spikes for Ad-Supported Games

Online Marketing News

New Facebook Actually Helps Twitter

In-Text Ads Growing Nicely

How to be a Super Affiliate

Some Fundamental Questions About Performance Media

Future of Information Marketing

Commentary from Geoff Ramsey: How Staying Positive Is Good for Business

Online Marketing News

Special Report: Marketing Wisdom 2009 – Download Your Complimentary PDF of Real-Life Lessons Learned

MSN's New Celebrity Site Gets Ad Support From MediaVest

MySpace Ad Revenue Is Flat as News Corp. Battens Down Hatches

Personalized Ads Pack Bigger Punch

US Search Ad Spending Falters?

'Where's The Chase, And How Do I Cut To It?'

Email Marketers: Have You Hugged Your CIO Today?

Online Marketing News

The Affiliate Marketing Stimulus Package

ShareASale Toolbar RoundTable

A Quick Way to Test a Niche

10 Questions With Rae Hoffman… Again

Integrating Marketing Campaigns with Link Development

IAB Pushes for Common Language Between Video Ads and Players

Advertisers/Marketers: In Tight Economy, Consumers Prioritize Spending

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Top Affiliate Programs for January 2009

Broad Match Can Cause Unintentional Trademark Abuse

Facebook Loosens Ad Restrictions for Affiliates

Job Search Online Fastest Growing Category

What a Pixel and Cookie Can Reveal

New Data: Year-End Survey Shows ROI and Budgets by Tactic

How to Create High-Conversion Content for Lead Generation: 5 Key Questions Answered

Online Marketing News

The Beginners Guide To Advertising On Facebook

Contribute to Issue 5 of FeedFront Magazine

Think Your Google Penalty is Gone? Are You SURE?!

Losing Money on Your PPC Campaigns?

Jango Creates an Ad Network Based on Music Affinity

The Online Generation Gap Narrows

User-Generated Content Draws Fans

Marketers Bringing Back The Great Depression

Online Marketing News

Google's Chrome Browser Flaws Expose Consumers To Clickjacking

Is Your Landing Page Relevant?

Link Building 101, Part 1

The Worse Things Get, the More Some Consumers will Shop Online

GroupM Revises Terms For All Online Ad Buys, Claims Data Is 'Confidential'

Facebook Users Stay Engaged As Audience Expands

Twitter In The Ascendancy

Google Moves In On Yahoo's Display Turf

Google Glitch Briefly Shuts Down Search Engine Saturday

Online Marketing News

Amazon says sales grew 18% in the fourth quarter and 29% for the year

Battling Click Fraud is Important for All Involved

What's a Yahoo Advertiser to Do?

ShareASale and Toolbars / Call for Participation on Guidelines

Mobile Affiliate Marketing - WebmasterRadio Show

Going Underground

How to Apply & get Accepted by Affiliate Networks

Landing Page Testing for Success

Best-Kept Secret in PPC? Part II

And, to start your Super Bowl Weekend off right...Super Bowl Commercials Preview

Online Marketing News

Track Those Alternate Conversions

Shifts in Media Raise Questions of Where Ad Value Lies

Commission Junction Launches a Blog

Top Tactics for 2009

Early reports from Top 500 retailers show strong sales growth in 2008

Marketing When Consumers Aren't Buying

LinkShare Symposium in NYC in June 2009

Online Marketing News

Facebook Lets Advertisers Poll Its Users

Click Fraud Rates Hit Two-Year High

Why do you need feed readers?

One Key Concept To Growing Your Internet Business In 2009

Can User-Generated Content Change Your World?

Social Network User Demographics

Microsoft Unveils Latest Internet Explorer

Online Marketing News

CPM Prices Falling Precipitously

Prime Season for Affiliate Marketing

AzoogleAds Announces Party at the Playboy Mansion

Its Print Program Dead, Google Still Aims to Transform Radio Ads

10 Ways Twitter Can Make Money

How to Go Bankrupt with Affiliate Marketing

Analysts Expect Rough Q4 For Yahoo

Online Marketing News

Top Affiliate Programs for December 2008

Advertising Placements by Industry and Top Sponsored Links, December 2008

Google Surpasses Analysts Expectations

What Moore's Law Means for You

Top U.S. Parent Companies and Stickiest Brands on the Web, December 2008

Obama Is “Failure” At Google & “Miserable Failure” At Yahoo

Online Marketing News

Author Stores and Blog Widgets for Amazon Affiliates

Don’t Put All Your Eggs In 1 Basket - Bad Advice for Affiliates

Google's Q4: Advertisers Keep Spending, Consumers Keep Clicking

Next Up for 'The Pool': Standards for UGC Advertising

Microsoft Ad Revenue Up 7 Percent in Q2

Google Clicks Past Estimates, But Profits Decline

eBay Reports 12% drop in Q4 Gross Merchandise Sales

Online Marketing News

Google Makes More Cuts; Keyword Prices Decline

Google Affiliate Network Launches User-to-User Forum

Mobile Web Opportunities — Affiliate Summit West 2009 Session Report

Advanced Forum Link Building

Affiliate Video Marketing Strategies From Affiliate Summit West 2009

Social Network Advertising - POLL

Microsoft Expected to Cut Jobs as Profit Weakens

Online Marketing News

Sam Harrelson - I’m Quitting Marketing

Yanik Silver’s Underground Seminar 2009

Rental Sites Cash In on Inauguration With Search Ads

Paid Search Surges Despite Economy, Cost Continues To Fall