Affiliate Marketing Blog by Shawn Collins

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Topics in this issue:

Jeff Molander Named MC [...]

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I’m not sure how many people have borrowed the concept from the legendary ad copy written by John Caples: “They laughed when I sat down at the piano. But when I started to play!–”, but it’s a big number.
The reason is that it was very effective copy. Caples was a master and his work has [...]

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In case you didn’t hear, there is a blizzard of historic proportions pounding the East Coast. That’s lots of folks that are snowed in with nothing to do.
The region’s first major storm of the season has canceled church services and shut down air travel from Washington to Boston.
So get out those newsletters today, affiliates. Enabler [...]

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The Affiliate Summit 2006 East conference program will include a buyer’s guide for affiliate marketers.
The affiliate buyer’s guide will be a comprehensive directory of vendors that provide products and services to affiliate marketers.
We want everybody to be represented, so every vendor is welcome to submit a free listing of contact information (company name, [...]

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I just heard from a former client that there is a new pricing option for the MyAffiliateProgram software from KowaBunga!
While KowaBunga! has a package that targets the same customers that typically go to CJ and LinkShare, they also appear to be focusing on the small to medium businesses who plan to run the affiliate program [...]

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There is a new report ContentBiz, a MarketingSherpa publication, that estimates online publishers who placed Google’s AdSense contextual ads on their sites made about $1 billion last year.
The report includes some how-to tips for affiliates to get a piece of that substantial pool of commissions. Some of the tips, suggested by Tim Carter, Joel “Dr. [...]

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I just came across a posting from Wade Tonkin where he was annoyed by some spam he received with the subject: Complimentary Affiliate Tracking Software from AffiliateTraction…
Then I saw a thread where many affiliate managers were saying they got anywhere from one to six copies of the same e-mail from AffiliateTraction.
I was wondering why [...]

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I am VERY new to this… so please excuse me if this is a stupid question. If I want to be an affiliate marketer, I need a Web site correct? My question is if I do not have a product to sell, how do I set up a Web site?
You do not need a Web [...]

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LinkShare announced today that Steve Denton has been appointed as President of LinkShare. This promotion followed the resignations of Stephen and Heidi Messer.
Steve will lead all day-to-day operations and will report to John J-H Kim, CEO of Rakuten USA and Executive Vice President of International Business Headquarters.
Previously, Steve Denton was the Senior Vice President [...]

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Berkeley Heights, NJ - February 7, 2006 — Affiliate Summit, Inc. has named Jeff Molander, CEO of Molander & Associates Inc, as the MC for the Affiliate Summit conference (http://www.affiliatesummit.com) to be held July 9-11 in Orlando. The Affiliate Summit, presented by Shawn Collins and Missy Ward, provides the unique opportunity for affiliate marketing professionals [...]

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