5 Star Affiliate Marketing Blogs

At least in it’s current iteration, Google Pay per Action is not going to be viable for most retail affiliate programs and should not really rock our boat much at all. Here’s why. New info.

Wow, had no idea how many 2.0 solutions were out there. Other areas online marketers should take a look at include: ECOMMERCE 2.0 tons of fresh new ideas and solutions here that should help both affiliates and merchants think outside the box. Multimedia, classifieds, project management 2.0.

Ok here it is. This is it! Barry shows us step by step with screenshots how the Google Adsense Publisher side of the new beta CPA program works.

I’ve used Ebay Pulse for niche research but didn’t get full advantage from it until I read Bo’s tutorial. Click below and Bo will show you how he personally uses eBay Pulse to locate a highly profitable niche markets quick and easy.

Super affiliates are BUSY and getting any mindshare at all is not easy. The 95/5 rule. However before you try to go after the big boys, you better be sure your program measures up and can pass intense scrutiny.

Undercover Profits just launched and only 300 copies will be soldIf you want a serious competitive edge as an affiliate or Adwords advertiser, then you want to look at this!

Qoof just launched and has a VERY interesting affiliate video concept. Can’t believe no one is blogging this, not even TechCrunch. I think I finally scooped Everyone

What if you could find out which affiliate programs and key words convert well and are profitable before you bother to build a site or invest in an PPC campaign? SEE VIDEO BELOW - Whats YOUR Time Worth?

Instantly generate City/State/Keyword lists to target locally this can help you get better CTR, conversions and lower PPC prices. Certain keywords and phrases get a large percentage of localized City or City/State searches.

Can’t believe no one’s blogging this yet. I think it’s pretty hot news! Check out these examples.

Have any affiliates tried buying paid reviews to advertise their affiliate links? Creative affiliates may want to test out this idea. Here are a few leads - check to see if they have some blogs in your niche.

Want to see what the Google CPA beta conversion tracking setup page looks like from the advertiser/merchant side? Here are the options that are offered currently.

It happens to the best of us - even us white hats. Google tweaks the knobs and your traffic goes south. What’s a poor affiliate to do? Tons of great ideas and advice.

You can play and design 10 logo ideas and save them. Send to friends or collegues to have them help you decide which is best, then only pay for the one you decide to use. Cost? On sale right now for…

Look out here comes the GooFiliate Newtwork. Here’s the corresponding Adsense announcement inviting Adsense publishers to join the beta and start pushing the new CPA ads.

Well it’s official!Google Adwords is starting the CPA Beta test phase. Will this rock our world and change affiliate marketing as we know it? Are CJ and Linkshare scared?

Thats chump change compared to the 100K per day that domainer Yun Ye was pulling in before he sold his domain portfolio for about $164M. Although you may not be quite as successful it’s never too late to start in the domaining industry.

We all know video is hot and a well done product demonstration or sale video can super charge your pre-selling efforts and boost conversion rates. However VERY few merchants are offering video ads to affiliates yet. What’s a poor affiliate to do?

Listeners of this radio show can learn about The Long Tail of affiliate marketing. There’s a revolutionary demand for minority products… because of that affiliate marketers now have an amazing opportunity.

Today at the new 5 Star Niche Marketing Blog you will find a TON of resources to help you dig deep and find health related problems and solutions that all the “average” marketers haven’t saturated yet.

Niches to Riches - How to Find that Rich Niche, Think Small, Narrow Your Focus, Small is the new BIG. Welcome to the new 5 Star NICHE Marketing blog. I firmly believe that niche marketing can be one of the most lucrative avenues to pursue online. Here’s some top nichey resources.

If you are doing high risk ad buys it might make sense to sign up as your own affiliate and make it look like it was one of your affiliates who bought that keyword or ad. Can’t believe he SAID that!

Whether you’re a content marketer, or just looking for another way to increase conversions,
this one centers on a topic dear to every affiliates heart. Its all about how to write copy optimized for affiliate web sites. Plus Affiliate Pre-Sales Checklist is packed with useful FREE tips

Will we soon see a TV Network option in our Adwords account next to the Content Network? The TV ad market is about 5 times bigger than the online market, so would give Google lots of room to grow even beyond the Web.

It’s designed to help you find the long tail keywords on your own site. However it’s also very interesting to use for niche research BUT you need to think OUTSIDE THE BOX! Plus I’ll save you some time by warning you about how NOT to use this tool.

He gives the advice Ive been wanting to give affiliates for a long time but he hits harder and minces NO words. He also says TRUE super affiliates need to make 250k a month to truly be super…

There is some interesting info on how much the average affiliate earns, keyword bidding policies, best communication mediums including blog, video and RSS use as well as challenges facing the industry.

Explores a revolutionary shift in e-commerce and affiliate marketing - understanding what “the long tail” means - learning to incentivize affiliates to better monetize niches - finding ways to take advantage of the long tail opportunity

Do you have affiliate marketing related pain? No I’m not talking about the pain that comes from checking your weak stats!

I am often asked if there are any other training books for affiliate managers besides Shawn’s book. This one just launched. New affiliate managers are bound to learn at least a few new tricks.

6 Reasons merchants should outsource PPC efforts to the affiliate community. Some very good points about why affiliate programs SHOULD let affiliates bid on their brand and dominate the paid search results.

Love the fact that the affiliate referral program is built right in. Smart thinkin’ Shoe! Plus they are CURRENTLY paying out 100% of Ebay commissions to AuctionAds publishers.

Love the fact that the affiliate referral program is built right in. Smart thinkin’ Shoe! Plus they are CURRENTLY paying out 100% of Ebay commissions to AuctionAds publishers.

The biggest problem with most affiliate marketing books is that they are either to basic for experienced affiliates or to advanced for beginning affiliates. Affiliate Outline bridges that gap.

From affiliate templates built specifically for James Martell based affiliate sites, to Dr. Andy Williams’ SEO Web Site Builder templates, to gorgeous free CSS and XHTML strict templates - you’ll find the best of the best here.

So I suggest if you have any work you need to do in CJ, do it this weekend. Will be down for several hours over 3 days next week. Nothing more frustrating than having work planned, then not being able to get into your affiliate network for hours on end.