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.Thousands of advertising, marketing and media professionals hit San Francisco this week for another edition of ad:tech. What’s on their mind as these executives prepare to walk the exhibit floor aisles, [...]

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When I got the latest issue of Revenue magazine, the first thing I noticed was a two-page ad on pages 2-3 with the headline, “Become a Super Affiliate.”
The ad was for a new e-book by Jeremy Palmer, founder of QuitYourDayJob.com, called High Performance Affiliate Marketing.
I met Jeremy at CJU in September 2005, and I know [...]

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I received an e-mail last Friday from a guy named Dave Davis, President of Sea Breeze Media. The subject was: CJ Harassment.
Apparently, he’s cheesed about the part of the CJ Publisher Service Agreement where CJ retains the right to terminate inactive accounts.
Per section 3f (Dormant Accounts) of the agreement, “If Publisher’s Account has not been [...]

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The April 2006 issue of Affiliate Classroom Magazine is out and they’ve given the monthly publication a face lift.
Looks like the editors are trying out a less graphics-intensive look. Affiliate Classroom Magazine, as usual, has put out a comprehensive journal of affiliate marketing and management information, tips and resources.
The theme of this issue is PPC [...]

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What is the main difference between a company like MyAffiliateProgram and the DirectTrack software? I know with DirectTrack, the affiliates are your own - you have your own network, whereas with MyAffiliateProgram, you are using their network of affiliates?
Not meaning to be (too) smarmy, but the main difference between DirectTrack and MyAffiliateProgram is the [...]

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Earlier this week, I made a plea for the affiliate marketing fashion police to help me dress when I hit the podium to speak on a panel at Ad-Tech next week.
The outpouring of advice from fashion gurus has been much appreciated (sorry Mr. Molander, I don’t think I can pull off an ascot).
One item that [...]

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You know about the CAN-SPAM law, but probably not as much as you should. Any merchant whose affiliates are sending solo e-mails better be on top of them.
Anne Mitchell, aka Aunty Spam, has reported on a case where affiliates got a merchant in a big mess with the FTC.
There are lots of misconceptions about CAN-SPAM, [...]

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Wayne Porter recently blogged about the scourge du jour, the YapBrowser, in his post, 180 Solutions Re-Revisited Metallica Style- The YapBrowser.
It seems that 180 Solutions, who has told anybody who will listen how they’ve cleaned house, has partnered up with the worst of the worst.
According to Andrew Clover at doxdesk.com, YapBrowser, which is bundled with [...]

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ORLANDO, FL — Apr. 20, 2006 — Missy Ward, co-founder of Affiliate Summit, Director of Marketing of CPAEmpire.com and known for being one of the Affiliate Marketing industry’s superwomen, joins the ranks of this season’s celebrity moms including Katie Holmes, Angelina Jolie and Brooke Shields and announces that she’s taking maternity leave.
In a bold move [...]

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I was reading the latest issue of Entrepreneur magazine as I flew back from a long Easter weekend this past Monday and came across an interesting article.
The article was about how personality type matters for becoming a successful entrepreneur. And since affiliates are all entrepreneurs in their own right, I thought you all might be [...]

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