5 Star Affiliate Marketing Blogs

RU an eTailer who wants to acquire more customers through affiliate marketing? Want to know what types of promotions will help you attract and keep good affiliates and get them working harder for you? DoubleClick Performics offers some insight in their semi-annual survey of affiliate publishers…

The most self-limiting thing I see about bloggers trying to make money is a self-defeating approach… many bloggers seem pensive or apologetic about making money. That doesn’t work.
People buy from people who are confident, likable and unquestionably enthusiastic about what they’re selling.

New Video Widget allows you to share your new or existing video, overlay product ads/links - with your affiliate link embedded. Viral video embed feature means people can grab your video, show on their site and you get the commish!

Affiliate stuff is bullshit ponzi scheme… Because bloggers had such differing viewpoints, my guess is you need to listen to it yourself - so here it is! Below the podcast is a list of many of the blogs that are buzzing about it.

Commentary on the controversial Calacanis Keynote is being added to ROUND #2. It’s a hot topic. I’ve added a BUNCH of emotionally charged blog entries that thought Jason’s talk was hot… or NOT! Here’s an easy way to scan all the best Summit coverage…

Congrats to all the winners and thanks for making a positive difference in our industry! For complete Summit coverage see: Affiliate Summit West 2008 Mega Round-up - Pictures, Videos… It’s a huge list that’s gotten way too long! So I’ll be breaking it off to start Summit Mega Round-up part 2 today.

If you are looking for the latest and greatest Affiliate Summit pictures, videos, news, twits and overviews… stay tuned to the 5 Star channel. I scour the net, so you don’t have to! This is the most comprehensive Affiliate Summit coverage available anywhere. (Even Technorati doesn’t have it all!)
During previous Affiliate Summits it was harder […]

Are you a CPA affiliate? Ever wish you could shop and compare all the network offers without having to join, log-in and search through each network one at a time? Well now you can. Two new (similar? competing?) solutions to this problem are rolling out at Affiliate Summit. Both are free!
I’m not a […]

If you are in the lead gen business you should be aware of a new conference that’s aimed right at you. LeadsCon is the 1st conference ever to focus on online lead generation. I see one affiliate related session on the agenda called, Proper Role of Affiliate Marketing in Lead Generation.

Linkshare publishers will now be able to quickly access all their information, plus get tools to manage their accounts and analyze results with enhanced usability and quicker access to programs, links, and reports.

I’m jealous of everyone that gets to go and I will be here vicariously blogging any news I can pick up and any pictures people send me of the show. In tribute to the coming Summit, I made a little motivational poster.

Thank you for your participation in the adCenter Affiliate program. Unfortunately, the adCenter offer will no longer be available after February 29th, 2008.

Tune in tomorrow for the next Affiliate Marketing Insider Radio Show. The special guest will be Rachel Honoway, Vice President of Marketing for AffiliateClassroom, previously with Kowabunga.

I had this idea, but since I’m neither a CPA affiliate or a coder, it was only an idea that went nowhere. However if I WERE a CPA affiliate, I’d be pretty excited about AffSpy. No it’s not another one of those spy on other affiliate’s Adwords campaigns type of deal.

Since I offer free consultations for merchants 2 of the questions I’m often asked are how much OPMs (Outsourced Program Managers) charge or how big a salary is required to attract a good in-house affiliate manager?

My how time flies! 5 years ago I left the corporate world to start my own affiliate management consulting business - so today I celebrate 5 years of FREEDOM! Freedom from having a boss, freedom from office politics and water cooler chit chat… most of all freedom to be my own boss and pursue my […]

Merchants and affiliate managers should know exactly what top producers are looking for. This months story comes from the mouth of a working affiliate who explains what you need to offer if you want to attract super affiliates. It’s not just about high commissions; there are many other factors that make affiliates select one program over another.

We helped launch the $100 per sale ThinkHost affiliate program last month, which started off as an Indie. Affiliates are earning a solid $90 - $100 EPC. I’m happy to report we just launched a new affiliate program on Shareasale.

Happy Valentines Day - we have some ’sweet’ revshare news for you! Check out the 9 new 5star programs we’ve recently launched. Catch the latest news for program updates and commission increases which could help increase your bottom line this month.

Happy Valentines Day From all the Merchants and Affiliate Managers at 5 Star Affiliate Programs

The special guest will be James Martel, Super Affiliate and Teacher/Trainer Extraordinaire. Linda and James will discuss building visitor profiles, creating content that earns high Google rankings and communicating with merchants for the programs you are promoting.

Watch the video to see the 1st 4 affiliate managers that received this prestigious honorary certification and learned why they were chosen. NOW it’s your turn to choose! Who is your favorite affiliate manager? Nominate them here - link…

Take a look at the PROFILE of one of the top Epinions reviewers. He’s had over 3.9 MILLION visits has 415 “friends” that trust him. Has a link to his homepage in his profile and reviews that show up in the search engines. All targeted around his niche.

Amit just blogged about Efficient PPC, a new tool for building huge PPC campaigns quickly. Costs much less than Speed PPC. I just watched the video - this looks pretty good.

What would banner ads look like if they were all required to tell the honest truth? Check out all the contest entries for a good laugh. I actually think some of the runners up are funnier than the winner, but maybe I have a warped sense of humor.

If procrastinate and decide to go at the last minute after the show sells out, your only chance may be buying a ticket from an eBay scalper! You don’t want to have to pay triple, right?

Amazon just enhanced their affiliate widgets, adding some great new features for widgets users.
Widgets now have the ability to: Shuffle Products, Use Default Search Terms & Custom Tracking Ids

Are you a merchant looking for the best way to train affiliate managers? Are you a new AM or do you want to be certified to command a higher salary? Would you like to break into the field of AM, be professionally trained, become certified and get placement help?

Tomorrows special guest is Kris Jones, CEO/President of PepperJam. Will discuss the new PepperJam network and the kinds of programs that will do best in it. Linda asks Kris “If you could wave a magic wand, what would you wish for in our industry this year? Industry trends will also be explored…

AOL announced today that it has acquired buy.at, a leading independent affiliate network which will operate as a wholly-owned business unit of Advertising.com, part of AOL’s Platform-A organization.

This FREE 60 minute tele-event helps e-commerce professionals find solutions to everyday problems through candid advice from peers and industry experts… this call will feature a debate on how to balance paid search & affiliate marketing strategies.

There was a guy with the pseudonym Diorex that once had a blog that grew a pretty strong following. The blog is now gone and no one can find him, but here is a really good blog post he wrote about how to scale an affiliate marketing campaign. He offers some unique advice about how […]

Billed as the ‘Oscars’ of the Affiliate Marketing world… This year the awards ceremony has grown into it’s own and will be a stand-alone black tie event. If you’d like to enter to win…

Affiliate Window just announced the new Affiliate Marketing Guide being offered by the IAB (Internet Advertising Bureau), the trade association for the internet marketing industry.
Even though the guide is from the UK arm of the IAB, the info is still applicable and a great introduction and overview of the industry, even for […]