5 Star Affiliate Marketing Blogs

GREAT video - Angel Djambazov talks candidly about what he feels is wrong with our industry, the positive impact of the Google Affiliate Network, the PMA, affiliate marketing image and ethics and top resources for learning more about affiliate ethics.

How to Increase Conversions - A New Approach based on Psychological Methods, The Central role of Affiliate Marketing in the Digital EcoSystem, Strategies to Develop Profitable Websites with Mash-ups and APIs, How Video, APIs and Social will Shape Affiliate Marketing in 2009

It delves into topics like: what affiliates want, affiliates and the economy, the 80/20 rule, tracking issues and the important role relationships play in the affiliate marketing game

For the blackhatters out there that say cookie stuffing isn’t illegal and all is fair in love and affiliate marketing - I say you better take a very close look at this case! Shawn Hogan the owner of Digital Point Forums and 2 others 6 charges including

Seems like about every 3 months something hits the media that threatens to kill the online advertising industry. It has the potential to undermine the economies of the Internet said a VP of the IAB. Sensationalist journalism by the Post I hope.

CPA WatchDog is a newly launched service that claims to identify, track, and prosecute affiliate fraud, recovering an affiliate network or merchant’s stolen assets whenever possible. Some of you may remember that I was a victim of affiliate fraud and identity theft. Heres how they stole money in my good name.

In a nutshell - it is really quite complicated - an affiliate marketer transferring leads or personally identifiable information to its advertiser requires advance notice to a consumer and an effective 30 day opt-out option

Penalties? Up to $1,000 per violation (per each solicitation attempt)

RevUpCard is a service that helps merchants and networks handle affiliate commission payouts in a more cost effective way.

This week on the Affiliate Marketing Insider podcast Michael Jones, Chief Operating Officer for PepperJam. Discussion about ethics in the affiliate marketing industry based in part on the Affiliate Summit ethics panel discussion.

I and many others who weren’t at the event have been curious to hear more about the infamous PMA Session. Next a great video of the cool and funny intro the Blue Man Group did for the very inspirational Keynote with Major Corey Booker

Free articles include - Getting Your Money’s Worth From Natural Search, Developing a Natural Search Strategy, Shortcuts to Keyword Research and Affiliate Management: Blogging Your Program.

Melanie Seery of NYAffiliateVoice just posted a Summary Of NY Tax Session at Affiliate Summit. Merchants and NY affiliates in case you missed it be sure to read Two Steps to Comply with Tax Law there too.

This will be my last Summit East blog, but I’ll keep adding reports and pics as I find them over at the Affiliate Summit Forum. If I missed your blog or you find any good pics or videos, feel free to add it over there.

If you have ever wished you could put a face on a network and find out what makes each one better or unique, this is a good opportunity to do just that. He did a video interview of them all at Summit. Each network rep gives a 30 sec elevator pitch.

Frustrations from the PMA QA session. Updates from the PMA. Chocolate fountain shooter - FAIL at the Shareasale party

Yesterday I started gathering up the best live blogging reports and pics from Affiliate Summit and posted in our new Affiliate Summit Forum. So at risk of posting duplicate content and wearing out my carpal, I’m going to try to keep the info up in both places. CHECK this Pic!

Melanie Seery just blogged about the solution to the New York tax problem - 2 easy steps and sample documents. ATTENTION merchants affected by the New York Tax law ESPECIALLY if you severed your relationship with New York affiliates. Affiliates pass Mel’s post on to your merchants

Tickets are on sale for $759 from now until the end of Summit Boston, August 12th. The normal price for tickets is $1,449.

Here are 108 simple techniques for doubling your web business. Look at your web site like a it’s a sales funnel, if you look closely you’ll probably find it has a bunch of holes, like a leaky bucket. People often focus their energy on getting more visitors, which costs money. You can earn more by closing more sales with the traffic you already have.

The New York Times has done some research into the story I broke about the Repeal of the New York Amazon Tax. It doesn’t sound very good for New York affiliates