5 Star Affiliate Marketing Blogs

Introducing our newest 5 Star Advertiser - the RealTech Network. Earn 3 ways…

We all know how popular and powerful product placement selling is on TV. Well here are some creative affiliates that are using the concept very tastefully and effectively on Flickr.

This new data published by WebSideStory was intended to drive home the importance of building customer loyalty online. So what does this data mean for affiliates?

I figure anyone that’s working on a holiday (like I am) and is reading my blog, either needs a good swift kick in the pants or a little motivation. Do you find yourself running around continously building more sites, even though 1/2 the sites you already own are not getting traffic and have old outdated links?

CJ’s new Link Management Initiative has caused more conspiracy theories and noise than our industry has seen for a quite some time. Due to CJ’s lack of info, answers and unwillingness to participate in forum or blog discussions - CJ is NOT controlling the facts or the conversation - everyone else IS!

Internet Retailer 2006 promises to be the largest e-marketing and e-retailing show in history. One of the workshops is 100% affiliate marketing related. Here is the scoop…

In case you haven’t heard the news yet today or you got the CJ email but are having a hard time decifering what it means (as usual) I can help boil it down for you.

I started to pay attention to the Share Results network once I saw that Chris Sanderson from AMWSO had been partnering with them on some of the AMWSO programs

Found a little hidden gem this morning. I don’t know anything about this affiliate - but I like the way she writes plus loved the subject line. Here’s a great message for affiliate managers about how ALL affiliates, not just women want to be treated.

I know a ton of affiliates that would love to go to the Affiliate Summit which is being held at Disney World in June, but either can’t afford the $1,449 ticket price or don’t want to spring for it.

Advertiser warning. The baddies have a new game.

Hey all you Parasite and Spyware Warriors. Founders of a well known spyware - adware - parasite distributor are finalists for the Entrepreneur of the Year Award by Ernst & Young.

A big part of the recent change, especially due to Big Daddy, affects affiliate sites and the traditional link building strategies we have become accustomed to.

A few months ago before this blog got as popular as it is today, I turned blog comments off because… So by popular request blog comments are back again

Got caught up in a little detective work today as I was chasing a lead on a blog story. I don’t envy affiliate managers and network quality assurance people that have to research and approve new affiliate sites and investigate this crap.

The new improved version of the Super Affiliate Handbook was just released… you can get the updated version at no charge or at a steep discount depending on

Just discovered a new datafeed solution, similar to GoldenCan - they have interactive shopping banners, similar to Chitika - tons of merchants and networks are featured.

For all the mortgage affiliates in the house and merchants that drive mortgage leads - there is a free webinar to help you boost your lead revenue and conversion rates

Those of us ‘in the space’ often comment on the plethora of new sub-affiliate networks that are continuously popping up. Lisa Riolo, from CJ, Jeff Molander and some people who wish to remain anonymous weigh in on this story

Now this is what I would call a Web 2.0 affiliate program. Pretty cool idea. Both bloggers and videographers can profit. They even give affiliates a hint of a pretty cool idea for building new sites and monetizing them.

Scott’s recent Affiliate Marketing radio show with Greg Niland AKA GoodROI… should be a good listen as Scott is one of the old pros in the industry and very well respected by affiliates.

Searching for the perfect, illusive niche that gets lots of traffic but is not too competitive in the search engines is a challenge that affiliates invest lots of time in. Even with existing sites, key word research is a constant activity that keeps us all busy. Adwords just released a new tool that will come in very handy

Declan Dunn moderates… Not sure if the public is supposed to be able to view this for free… should tune in now in case this link is removed

The deadline is tomorrow for affiliates who want to register a vote for their fav Linkshare Affiliate Program. The nominees for the Linkshare’s 3rd Annual Golden Link Awards in the Affiliate’s Choice Awards category include

Many of of you know Brook Schaaf from Zappos, Shoes.com, and Edmunds. They specialize in running affiliate-centered programs with an experienced, yet personal touch. Two of their new affiliate programs are…

As you all know, I post in forums a lot which is a great way to reach out and connect with others. One of the things that has been on my to-do list for awhile is to do more blog commenting

This is NOT a link baiting blog - this story is 100% true! Shawn Collins did just file a law suit against Ebates for it’s spyware tactics…

The (ACCM) is going on in Chicago this week. One of my clients, Mike Payne, the affiliate manager for zZounds is speaking, along with Chris Parks and Jeff Molander.

Big Networks were unresponsive and generally pretty rude unless you were in their top 10%. Now Affiliates hold much more power than before, and networks are changing because of it

There were reports long ago that Overture was playing in the sandbox with Gator and this lawsuit alleges Yahoo is still in bed with the wrong people and uses PPC click fraud to bump up their revenue around earnings times. Our friend Ben Edelman…

I’m proud to announce the launch of Revenue Allies a brand new 5 Star affiliate program that is as high integrity and affiliate-centered as they come. Highest commission on DIRECTV & DISH Network

BJ and Chrissie have challenged themselves and each other to create 50 new affiliate site before Christmas - a lofty goal. However with the way they are doing it, by publicly announcing their goals and having their readers and each other hold them accountable should make it both motivating and fun.

The group’s goal is to discuss all issues of importance to the affiliate marketing industry and of course, one of the most pressing issues is parasites and Adware. Adware hurts our ENTIRE industry and EVERYONE’S income! Not just affiliates - but also the networks that allow the adware are suffering from lower revenues due to their own actions.