5 Star Affiliate Marketing Blogs

Google Trends can give you unique insight into your keywork research. This data could come in handy for both PPC and organic keyword targeting.

In an informal poll over at the hot new, very active WickedFire forum 75% of the responding affiliates prefer Azoogle over CJ.

Ive been waiting for someone to come up with a fun, unique spin on the sell a word craze. I bought AFFILIATES

Pro affiliates and merchants have already learned their lessons about leaky affiliate programs. However I’m amazed at the number of merchants that just don’t get it, so wanted to do a little piece to educate newer affiliates about leaks and hopefully educate some clueless merchants in the process.

The 1st report I’ve found said the panel talked mainly about how Google was mistreating affiliates when they were supposed to be talking about how to launch a program. Jeff can’t believe you said that

This affiliate link re-direction, tracking, ad split testing and link organizing program is very cool - the best Ive seen.

This powerful question is for YOU! Whether you are an affiliate, a merchant, an affiliate manager, an SEO or a blogger we want to hear from you!

The ROI on PPC vs. Affiliate Marketing: Which gives the best return on your investment. That will be the topic of a special no-charge teleconference call THIS Wednesday

Today I want to give more concrete instructions on how affiliates can improve their Google Adwords landing page scores.

If you are any good at affiliate marketing and have top rankings, you have no doubt been the victim of content theft and outright site stealing.

Affiliate Marketing now has it’s own online TV show! With video blogs and other advanced features, this is a new paradigm in publishing and where every merchant needs to be seen.

It’s often hard to determine if the “Google is taking over the world and hates affiliates” conspiracy theories are true or not. After all Google

Discover who the most ethical top paying programs are and learn the best ways to market effectively and safely in this ever-changing market.

They are creating an affiliate network all based on video promotions (and last I heard they’re even helping their clients create the video ad!)

The Summit after party videos ROCK and made me almost feel like I was there. These people were not just partying, they were bonding - big time!

I want to ‘out’ a merchant that’s been screwing affiliates. Not only are they not paying but they aren’t tracking period. Yet they are still recruiting affiliates and taking all the free advertising they get from affiliates.

Adsense holds a majority of most bloggers’ income generation, and affiliate networks like Linkshare & Commission Junction have thousands of existing relationships. But they don’t have the bloggers. BlogKits does.

While we wait for video and pics to be released hear 8 podcasts that were done at the show. Listen today while you work to some people that were at the event and hear what they have to say about the affiliate marketing industry.

Party pics, party pics! The women sure love Jeff Molander… Take my link bait and come see the party pics…

AffiliateFairPlay Fair Practice Award

Kris Jones, CEO of PepperJam will be doing today’s show LIVE from Affiliate Summit about Affiliate marketing, PPC and arbitrage. Call in with questions or post them in the chat room.

Some tidbits and rumors are starting to trickle out of Affiliate Summit into the blogosphere. The most exciting thing I’ve heard so far is a rumor that CJ announced legacy links won’t be going away

We’ve all heard of road rage - well now web rage is hitting shoppers that can’t handle the frustration of shopping online. 78% get so mad they turn off computer. 800# phone tracking for affiliates…

The feature story is about the growing importance and increasing compexity of affiliate marketing. Other than the fact that they call AM the ’stepchild of online marketing” it’s a good article

This is the 1st time I’ve heard of a popular TV show offering an affiliate program. Makes perfect sense though once you visit the Web site and see what they are selling.

You can think you intellectually understand CJ’s LMI links and the ramifications, but a picture is still worth a thousand words and you really need to SEE this from the consumer’s viewpoint to fully understand.

WARNING A well known industry trick used by Connie from Flamingo World and other savvy affiliates - is to ply their affiliate competitors with booze and then pry out all their secrets.

Dave Cole joins AffiliatePrograms.com as the New Account Executive and Associate Editor