May 5 Star Affiliate Blogs Archives

RealTechNetwork: CPM Advertising + Residual Affiliate Commissions

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

Flickrpreneur – Affiliate Marketing with Flickr PLUS Mini Review of the Threadless Affiliate Program

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.

Repeat Visitors Result in 800% Higher Conversion Rates

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?

Affiliates: Staying Inspired and Getting Things Done

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around continously building more sites, even though 1/2 the sites you already own are not getting traffic and have old outdated links?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 Comments on the Big Link Change Debacle – New UPDATE

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!

Affiliate Marketing: Unsung Hero of Online Marketing – Internet Retailer

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…

Affiliates Up in Arms About MAJOR Link Changes at CJ

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.

Share Results Affiliate Network – Take a 2nd Look

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

Dear Affiliate Manager – Women Are From Venus

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.

Affiliates Get a 1,449 Ticket to Affiliate Summit – FREE

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.

PPC Click Fraud Bot Exploits 34,000 PCs – Hundreds Of Advertisers

Advertiser warning. The baddies have a new game.

Adware Spyware Distributors up for National Award at Gala Event

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.

The End of Big 3 SEO for Affiliates?

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.

Blog Comments Turned Back On – Weigh In, Your Opinion Counts

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

Affiliate and Ad Network Worm Invades MySpace

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.

Super Affiliate Handbook – New Improved by Rosalind Gardner

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

New Affiliate DataFeed Solution like GoldenCan?

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

Driving More Online Mortgage Leads – Free Webinar

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

The Sub-Affiliate Swamp: Quantity Over Quality

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

Web 2.0 Affiliate Program – Video Blogging RevShare

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.