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How many of your 2007 New Year Resolutions did you really stick to? Are you truly passionate about any of them right NOW? Or did you make them because it’s the thing to do… actionable tips to help your New Year net results, instead of just unkept promises to yourself.

The voting is open for the Best Search Blog Awards. There are 19 blog categories. The 5 Star Affiliate Blog is proud to be one of only 5 finalists for the Best Affiliate Marketing Blog Award.

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.

By the end of the year JoeBucks, one of our 5 Star clients, will be changing their name to MarketHealth.com. They will be redirecting affiliate links to the new site on the 1st but don’t worry…

When all the Affiliate Managers sat on Santa’s lap this year, what do you think they wished for???
They all asked Santa for … of course!

On behalf of all the 5 Star Merchants and Affiliate Managers, Merry Christmas. We hope you have the happiest holiday ever! Thanks for your partnership and support over the past year. We wish you all a very profitable and successful 2008!

Widgets are a hot commodity on the Web, pushing aside banner ads. In an effort to help online advertisers track those widgets and who interacts with them, LinkShare today is announcing Flex Links. Embedded link technology that allows a new level of tracking to the Web’s most popular advertising content, such as widgets and video.

5 Star Forum hit 5,000 member milestone. Next 5 Star launched the Microsoft adCenter Affiliate program. Wed the 5 Star blog 3 year anniversary. The stockings are hung, most of the shopping is done. I hope the 4th quarter was a revenue milestone for all of you!

What was rated the Affiliate Marketing Product of the Year??? Whether you’re an aspiring super affiliate, a top earner, or a part-time affiliate looking to make a little extra each month, this…

5 Star Affiliate Programs is proud to announce the long-awaited adCenter Affiliate Program. We are proud to have Microsoft join the 5 Star family of high integrity affiliate programs, said Linda Buquet. Now you can earn revenue for spreading the word and referring new advertisers to adCenter.

Affiliate activation and retention are issues most AMs struggle with, but there are not many good resources on the subject. He offers actionable tips and cites lots of good resources including 2 articles I wrote…

The 5 Star Affiliate Blog made the list. Thanks Durk you are a truly a GOOru! I’m planning to do my own top 10 affiliate blog list WITH A TWIST - closer to the end of the year.

Seth Godin and the Grok - These two will offer insights into Web 2.O and beyond. They have both totally revolutionized the way people think about marketing and will share their insights with our listeners. This is the just the beginning of many special events with industry icons on our network…so stay tuned for more to come!

If you wanted to make MarketingSherpa’s Landing Page Handbook seminar yesterday, but missed it - I have some good news. Here are some great landing page tips from the webinar that could help to boost your conversion rates.

In an effort to help affiliates capitalize on last minute gift card sales and make it easy for you to link up and profit - they have a nice treat for you! All the different merchants gift card links, just add your affiliate ID. VOILA!

LinkConnector just sent me a press release I thought 5 Star readers may be interested in.

Well that’s a new one on me… didn’t know anyone did TV commercials on a CPA basis, so I thought some of the big advertisers that read the 5 Star blog may be interested in learning more.

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.

We are at the homestretch for hitting the 5,000 member milestone at the 5 Star forum. As of this writing we are at 4,945. Pretty good considering the forum is only a couple years old! BETTER ENTER QUICK - the contest will cut off some time this week!

Been meaning to share this for awhile now. Just gotta play it if you are into Web 2.0 or even the web in general - isn’t that ALL of us???

If you are thinking about launching an affiliate program, or already have a program you wish was doing better - this free webinar is for you. Topics include: Attracting and nurturing super-affiliates, Brand management and competitive concerns, In-house affiliate marketing vs. outsourcing…

Think eBay user-powered classified ads on Facebook with user-defined affiliate commission built in. An affiliate widget for the masses! No expensive affiliate program, no affiliate manager needed - just user2user affiliate marketing. BRILLIANT!

I wondered what my friend Karen White who used to manage the Wynn Las Vegas program was up to. She’s helping launch an exciting new affiliate program for the Blue Man Group, one of the top shows in Vegas.

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…

DoubleClick Performics has definitely been attracting some top affiliate programs to their line-up. They just congratulated 15 of their advertisers (merchants) who just made the Internet Retailer Hot 100 list. Listed below…

Here are some Christmas decorations any GEEK would love. And if they happen to be a GREEN Geek, even better. They have an affiliate program too!