OK, I’m going to admit it, I’ve hit a wall. I’ve tried SO hard over the past few months to keep up with my business and blogging no matter what, but when devastating health issues
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Archive for June, 2008
To Inc. or not to Inc. that is the question I often see affiliates asking. He had a great post last week I wanted to share with 5 Star readers.
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Pre-Summit Fishing Cruise, Whale Watching and Dinner Excursion. The captain of the our ship promises great fishing, lots of cold beer, a wonderful dinner and a fun time!
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Here’s a cornucopia of great stats for affiliates, niche marketers & PPC affiliates. Top 10 Online Retailers by Conversion Rate, Top 10 Search Terms in 10 Categories, Average PPC Cost per Click by Category by Month so far this year.
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Please don’t start an affiliate program IF your site is brand new and especially IF the product or business model is new. One of the best ways for retailers to test and optimize conversions prior to starting an affiliate program is to become your own ‘pseudo-affiliate’. Explained below.
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I thought this may be a good post for n00bs who may be reading up and trying to learn this game on a Sunday. Tomorrow I have a great post about why retailers should not start an affiliate program until they become their own pseudo-affiliate.
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5,000 major etailers and merchants attended. 400 merchants heard a panel discussion rant about what scum-bags affiliates are. No one was on the panel to stand up for the many honest affiliates in our industry. Could the PMA help in situations like this - See my RANT…
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OPM and AM ethics is not something I see blogged about very often. However considering the large amount of private information OPMs and AMs have access to that is vital to an affiliate’s survival, I think it’s a really important topic to bring up.
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Cool video interview from MediaTrust and blog interview from Pepperjam. Happy 16th birthday Harrison! Being 15 is a huge liability and every day I wish i were 18, or 21. I have people take me for a complete idiot who believe they can just play me to get info out of me etc.
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So heres the latest BUZZ, including the PMA (affiliate association) controversy, how to be a good affiliate manager, the excellent ShareASale Pledges and Expectations blog, traits of a successful affiliate marketer and more
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