Affiliate Marketing Blog by Shawn Collins

Thanks for visiting the Affiliate Tip blog. Subscribe to my RSS feed or enter your e-mail on the top right to get updates by e-mail.We’ve got an opportunity for any affiliates out there to get a free pass to Affiliate Summit 2006 East, taking place July 9-11 in Orlando.
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There is a troublesome story that hasn’t been getting enough attention lately, and it could negatively impact the pocketbooks of all affiliate marketers.
In late February, ICANN’s (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers) Board of Directors met and approved a pending deal with VeriSign for the .COM registry.
The registry is different from a registrar, in [...]

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How can I tell if my Web site is ready to offer an affiliate program?
I’m glad you asked. I see too many people try to launch an affiliate program at the same time they are launching their site, or shortly after the site has launched.
My suggestion would be to have your site out there [...]

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Anik Singal’s latest Affiliate Classroom Magazine is now available, and the focus this month is e-mail marketing.
There are articles on the current state of e-mail deliverability, Spam law compliance, and effective ways to develop your first e-mail marketing campaign.
If you are already gathering leads via opt-ins, there’s a helpful article that breaks down the process [...]

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Last Thursday, I participated in the ad:tech Connect show on Webmaster Radio with Kevin Ryan.
The ad:tech Connect shows are leading up to the ad:tech San Francisco conference at the end of April.
I’ll be on a panel, "How to Grow a Profitable Affiliate Channel: Recruit the Best Partners for Your Business" at ad:tech on Wednesday, April [...]

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WebmasterRadio.FM, an Internet radio network focused on the e-commerce marketplace, announced the re-launch of their Affiliate Marketing Today program, a weekly Internet radio show that covers the affiliate marketing space.
Brian Caldwell and Kim Dalzell of Commission Junction will host Affiliate Marketing Today, and the show will start broadcasting on Tuesday, March 21, 2006, at 4:00 [...]

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Axandra, the company that puts out the popular tool ARELIS to find competitor’s links, has just launched a great, new tool for Webmasters called AxROI (Axandra’s Marketing ROI Optimizer).
AxROI shows Webmasters which ads and search engine rankings perform well and which are just a waste of time and money.
It works for Google AdWords, Overture/Yahoo [...]

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I am going to be moderating a panel at the next eComXpo, “Biggest Mistakes Affiliate Managers Make,” at 1:15pm CST on April 5th.
The panel will cover threats to affiliate success and it features industry experts; Rosalind Gardner, author of Net Profits Today, Nikki Russell of FreebieJeebies and 77Blue founder, David Lewis. You can join in [...]

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On Thursday, March 30th at 3 p.m. EST / Noon PST, Affiliate Summit and Conference Call University will be hosting the second Affiliate Summit Preview call with two bold-faced guests: Dave Taylor and Jim Bouton.
First up on the mound will be the Blog Father himself, Dave Taylor, Principal of Intuitive Systems, Inc.
Dave is [...]

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Reuters reported this week that a U.S. House committee approved a bill aimed at stamping out the $12 billion Internet gambling industry by stopping businesses from accepting credit cards and other forms of payment.
According the the report, unlawful gambling, under the legislation, would include placing bets on online poker sites, for example, and any other [...]

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