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‘Spring’ into action! This month we have 9 exciting NEW 5 Star affiliate programs for your linking pleasure. Plus be sure to catch…

I left a big long post on Zacs blog about a resource thats 10 times hotter, but his spam filter must have eaten my comment. You guys are gonna love this…

Think this program sounds too B2B for your site? Think again! You get paid for every FREE subscription you give away. The RevResponse Marketing Widget makes it easy to add a huge variety of offers to your site or blog in minutes.

Follow-up this brief brainstorms with Google searches and pay attention to the ads. Are you going to be competing against common every day brand names or a bunch of mom and pops? I would discount the top 3 names and focus on how hard it is going to be to break into the second tier positions. Don’t let 1 or 2 brand names scare you

Take a look at the PROFILE of one of the top Epinions reviewers. He’s had over 3.9 MILLION visits has 415 “friends” that trust him. Has a link to his homepage in his profile and reviews that show up in the search engines. All targeted around his niche.

Merchants in the health and beauty niche have a new option for reaching highly productive affiliates in that space. Market Health, formerly Joe Bucks, has turned into an affiliate network. They are now accepting merchants with health and beauty offers

There’s a really good, resource-rich post over at our niche marketing forum filled with great advice on how to pick your 1st affiliate niche or how to determine if a niche will be profitable.

Bet you thought I was going to rag on another hype-filled eBook right? Well this is not a pie-in-the-sky sales letter it’s true - from New York Times yesterday about one affiliate marketer that makes 10 Million a year from home, working only 10 hours a week.

Google just released a PRETTY cool tool affiliates may find useful. It shows ACTUAL product sales/revenue volume. So instead of only knowing what products were searched for, you can see what products were bought, view product comparison data or seasonal buying trends.

Check out all of our NEW 5 Star programs - we’ve added 9 (so far) and have more great ones being prepped for launch as we speak! Also be sure to catch the latest 5 Star merchant news & updates below for great affiliate bonuses and commission increases.

ThinkHost Web Hosting Affiliate Program pays a hefty $100 commission per sale - even on the $7.95 hosting plan! 10 year cookies + IP tracking. Pro support from a cool affiliate manager that gets it!

As 2007 draws to a close, I thought it would be great if we could aggregate some of the best blog posts and most helpful affiliate tips of the year. Please add your most popular blog post or you can list a post someone else wrote.

The sun is quickly setting on 2007, but before we toast the New Year, lets take a look at back at the year’s top trends in search. Check out all these hot lists and see if you can get any niche ideas for 2008.

I know it’s a little late in the season to announce a new program. However with the high commission, conversions and average order - combined with low competition because this program is brand new - I think some of you could make some quick Holiday sales.

Maybe the Cool Yule Tool can help you whip up a couple great last minute Christmas gift pages.
Datafeeds with no programming include: Gifts for Him, Gifts for Her, Best Gifts Under $25, Best Gifts Under $50, Best Gifts Under $100…

We have 5 new 5 Star Affiliate Programs for your Holiday linking pleasure. Some great niches and high payouts! One pays 250 per Sale on a Free Trial. Also new digital Santa Greetings, Uniforms, Auto Parts and Football Gear.

Trust me when I say that if you get a Mom or a Grandma to one of these videos of the right toy, you’ll make a sale. A static image vs adorable little kids actually playing… no contest! No embed option so use my video trick below.

Aras Baskauskas, the winner of CBS’s Survivor: Exile Island has ventured into the affiliate marketing jungle. TundraGear sells unique Russian winter hats to NFL and College football fans. It’s a 5 Star program on ShareResults. Check out this WILD picture…

As I researched the affiliate gift certificate market for this story I thought WOW - I hit the motherload! I was so excited to let you guys know - then WHOA. I can’t believe this clueless merchant!

At 19 he started a little web business in the living room of his Grandma’s one bedroom apartment. Today he makes over 3 Million. How did he do it? He found a niche. A very nichey niche in fact, then leveraged his knowledge and passion for the topic.

Since so much holiday revenue comes from kids gifts, I thought it may be helpful and fun, to get Holiday sales tips for affiliates from a top toy retailer. I’ve been working with Linkshare’s PR firm to get these great tips from eToys for our 5 Star readers.

The 2 videos below each show a single person almost completely dominating the entire 1st page of Google. WATCH Who Stole Halloween From Google? A Terrifying SEO Thriller

Diversification or Single site/niche Domination? The following 3 super affiliates outline the pros and cons of each strategy. Then I’ll tell you what I would do if I ever decide to SELL 5 Star and become an affiliate.

New programs mean less competition. Some of these programs are VERY cool and NICHE! Also new improved 5 Star website and WordPress upgrade so we can turn COMMENTS back on.

eComXpo starts tomorrow and it’s FREE. Here are some of the affiliate marketing educational sessions. A couple of our 5 Star Affiliate Program Managers will be speaking and/or moderating sessions.

FALL into the Holiday Season with these great new merchants that just launched on the ShareResults Affiliate Network. New programs mean less competition and there are some great high paying NICHE programs below.

Beehiving, a term that was 1st coined by Iconoculture s different from and goes beyond niche marketing. The reason niche affiliate marketers would want to key in and latch onto the beehive concept is obvious.

Gives an entertaining and enlightening overview of the challenges that come with trying to run PROFITABLE PPC affiliate campaigns. Plus find out which 135 affiliate programs that made him over 1.3 MILLION. I’ve told him I think he’s giving away too much info for free in these videos.

This provides a great blueprint for other merchants that want to do offline affiliate promotion. If know any n00bs or technophobes that want to have a home-based affiliate business, but don’t what to learn to do the whole online thing, this is a good option to tell them about.

If you’ve been thinking about whipping up a last minute Halloween affiliate site or blog, here are a couple nice WordPress themes. These two are softer and more whimsical. They’d be great for a kids Halloween Costume blog.

Great screencast analyzing 3 top ecomm site’s product pages - showing what they do well and what they need to correct to boost conversions. Whether you are an affiliate or a merchant I think you’ll agree…

Start a niche Christmas site or feature Holiday gift ideas, here are some gorgeous Wordpress themes. I really like them all, except the SuperMan Santa, which is kinda gay…

Niche Hunting? Wonder what’s hot and what people are buying RIGHT NOW? Want to spy on people all over the world to see what they are buying in real-time? In just 10 minutes I’ve seen some super cool products I didn’t even know existed. I’ve spotted several people all over the world buy one particular new product In just 10 minutes I’ve seen some super cool products I didn’t even know existed. I’ve spotted several people all over the world buy one particular new product…

… just launched today and is filled with traffic generating tips you may have forgotten about or overlooked and they do NOT include PPC or SEO. Full color and FREE!

A couple new affiliates in my forum have high hopes for their affiliate businesses and want to get out of their J.O.B. so bad they can TASTE it. I sincerely hope this will help them find their way.