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King of Traffix
If you attend Affiliate Summit, you should have come across a company called Hot Rocket Marketing and their affiliate network RocketProfit.com. Then again, given their low key demeanor, you might not have. At Affiliate...
Affiliate Management 102
In June we wrote an article inspired by some of the most important people in the direct marketing space, account managers. As I wrote then, I still remember my entry into the online space. I was asked whether I wanted to do media buying or...
FTC Charges Online Marketers of ‘Debt Meltdown Program’ with Failing to Deliver Promised Debt Reduction Services
As an affiliate marketer, it’s imperative that you stay up to date with the latest FTC actions against online advertisers. You want to look out for trends, and you also want to be informed when any offers you might be running have attracted unwanted attention from the FTC. Be aware; it’s your best defense.
Understanding Sub IDs
After many IMs, phonecalls, emails about why we need subids and transactionids I felt there was a need for a reference piece that would explain their importance. This should clarify some questions and issues about setting up subids and transactionids when creating a new campaign on an affiliate network.
Understanding the Pixel
After encountering pixel placement issues with a number of affiliate managers, advertisers, and their tech team, a 101 pixel refresher course is much needed.
Facebook Eyes the Rest of the World
Though it has been no secret that Facebook has had hopes of expanding its territory into international markets, there has been renewed buzz lately thanks to The Financial Times reiterating this on Sunday, and a comment made by Facebook to MSN.
Google Leads Search Field in August
According to the latest figures released by Nielsen//NetRatings, Google handled the majority of all Web queries online in the U.S. in August. Yet again, the list was absent of any surprises.
Social Networking Sites Being Blocked More Often
According to online security firm ScanSafe, a third of employers are now blocking access to popular social networking sites. This is a 17% increase from last year.
Google Performs “Poorly” in the U.S.
Uptime monitoring company Pingdom recently listed Google’s downtime in 32 countries, and to some people’s surprise, the U.S. fared relatively poorly. Brazil, of all countries, experienced the least downtime, while Sweden experienced the most.
News, the Broken Variety: Prize Fighters
This episode of Broken News is brought to you by our trusted industry insider, Cauldron Larynx. Cauldron utilizes deep knowledge, deeper skills and deepest relationships to make up the most breaking and relevant news in the Affiliate Marketing sector.
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QualityHealth, a leading marketer and publisher, is looking for experienced online marketers for consumer-based direct marketing campaigns in the healthcare space. Individual must be creative and self-driven, organized and analytical, and have a strong working knowledge of online marketing strategies and metrics.
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Jazette Pester
affiliate.com
The capabilities of social media advertising seem to grow almost daily.
For example, Facebook just launched some great new tools that allow you to target thousands of additional cities with your ads.
Staying on top of the latest advertising tool updates may be a challenge, but it can have a real impact on the success of your campaigns.
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Lizbeth Cardozo
BlinkAds
Last week I suggested you "get out there", network and meet your potential affiliates.
While networking, be genuine.
People like to do business with people they like, and nobody likes a pretender. Most people can spot a faker and will run in the other direction. Be yourself. Being authentic will leave a lasting impression and people will want to work with you.
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Craig Richey
NeverBlue
Facebook and other social networking sites are great traffic sources. Most allow you to target specific demos and user interests, and don’t just limit your traffic to the United States.
Internationally social network traffic is a huge opportunity with less competition and, in most cases, less restrictions on what campaigns you can promote.
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Dan Buontempone
GlobalizerNetwork
As an affiliate, don't fall victim to banner blindness.
See which offers are being promoted most on websites, social media sites, etc. If you keep seeing the same offer over and over again, it's likely to be a successful campaign. If a particular offer fits within your niche, or even if you feel like testing something new, visit a site such as Offervault to see which networks have the best rates and go from there!
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Divya Patel
Swish Marketing
With the current economic state budgeting is key. But remember, be realistic
yet flexible. A sensible budget allows you to spend on testing offers, but
allows you to save at the same time.
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Andrea Blass
IronOffers
most of these affiliate marketing tips are no huge secret to being successful. the only real thing you need to be successful is to be a committed hard worker.
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Sean Wagner
InfiniteTraffic
Be careful who you trust in life and in business.
Our industry is abundant with money hungry and short sighted individuals who often times will sell anyone and anything out to get a quick buck.
Make sure you know who you put your trust in when it comes to your business. After all it only takes 1 bad seed to ruin a good thing!
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Samantha Singer
Bloosky Interactive
Listen to your publishers' feedback.
When your publishers give you suggestions on how to make a campaign perform better, take those into consideration and see what you can do with them.
Not only will this help to build your relationship and credibility with those publishers, it will also keep you on your toes and give you insight into what works well and what doesn’t for others in the space.
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Eugen Ilie
LeadPile
Consistently communicate with your publishers regarding reporting and tools they would need to have available to make their advertising more successful. Depending on whether your publishers are posting leads to you or sending you direct traffic, allow them to have more transparency in terms of what's been purchased by your advertisers and why. The more information is sent out there, the better ROIs for all parties.
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Jenny Solodukha
Direct Agents
Keep an eye out for sites with user-generated content.
These would include review sites, forums, etc. Placements with these sites convert well and placing there is a great way to reach an audience interested in a particular product or service. The number of these sites in the affiliate space grows all the time.
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Christina Meono
Advertise.com
“March is here! Have you sent the March Madness creatives to your affiliates?
Stay on top of seasonal trends and keep your affiliates informed of what’s available to them; they will thank you.”
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Sam Sim
Guppy Media
Its certainly proven that if you make calls to follow up with your prospects, as opposed to generic email blasts or even personal mass emails, your close ratio will almost always be higher.
As we all know, sales is a two way relationship and must be carried out and engaged with a personal touch to have any effectiveness. No automated tool or functionality can ever replace a live human's voice on the other line :)
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Rick Ahuja
Affiliate Venture Group
To be a successful entrepreneur, you have to be comfortable in
your decision-making.
This means you have to try to acquire as much knowledge as possible from a variety of sources, while surrounding yourself with experienced people whom you trust.
You want to be sure that if you need to know something, you
can get the answer quickly.
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Victoria Hansen
Qwik Media
"Beware the ides of March!
Not like Caesar should have been aware, but be aware that traffic will pick up.
There will be seasonal spikes from St. Patrick's Day (March 17th) and Easter (April 4th). You need to have those campaigns up before the ides of March are upon us."
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Lisa Galansky
W4.com
Don’t just stick to one offer - If an offer is working for you try others in the same vertical and see if they convert better for your data.
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Cydney Moora
XY7
How about something simple that I think we tend to forget...in work life and in our personal lives...Treat people how you want to be treated. It goes along way! :)
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