5 Star Affiliate 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 [...]

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 CPA [...]

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