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.Registration for Affiliate Summit 2006 East, taking place July 9-11, 2006 in Orlando, FL, is closing on Monday, July 3.
The Full Conference Pass, which includes access to all conference events [...]

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What are the biggest challenges holding back affiliates in 2006? A recent survey of more than 1,000 affiliates produced some answers for us.
The survey was conducted by PartnerCentric, and they gathered data from affiliates of a number of affiliate programs, including ClubMom, The Company Store, Domestications, FootSmart, LifeScript, and National Geographic.
The Affiliate Marketer Successes [...]

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MarketingSherpa has announced the top blogs of 2006 and ReveNews took the Affiliate Marketing title.
ReveNews has been around in various iterations since 1998. I recall stumbling on to the bright green site back in ‘99.
Back then, I thought of it more as an affiliate program directory, but they also had an “Opinion” section which [...]

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Tune in to the Domain Masters radio show tonight at 7 PM Eastern Time for a chat between host Monte Cahn and myself.
Monte is the Founder / CEO of Moniker, ICANN accredited domain registrar, premium domain sales and escrow services. He also runs TrafficClub.com, a domain profit maximization tool - perfect for affiliates that want [...]

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In less than two weeks, there will be a new Affiliate Marketing Legend Award given out at Affiliate Summit 2006 East.
The first award was presented to Wayne Porter last January at Affiliate Summit in Las Vegas.
The purpose of this award is to recognize individuals in affiliate marketing who have distinguished themselves as leaders and [...]

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Anik Singal, Founder of Affiliate Classroom, has put together an impressive package of educational materials for affiliate managers.
The Affiliate Manager 1st Edition is a comprehensive learning system comprised DVDs, CDs and print material from the leading authorities in affiliate marketing.
I’ve seen lots of information products out there, but nothing like this - it’s premier content [...]

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We have been running an in-house affiliate program for about six months now. We are struggling to sign-up good affiliates and are considering joining a network for better exposure. Do you think this is the way forward and which network would you recommend for a European based merchant?
There are many issues to consider [...]

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Registration for Affiliate Summit 2006 East, taking place July 9-11, 2006 in Orlando, FL, is closing on Monday, July 3.
The Full Conference Pass, which includes access to all conference events and lunches, is $1,449 through 7/3/06.
If passes are still available, they will be sold onsite at a cost of $1,999 for the Full Conference [...]

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The June 2006 issue of Affiliate Classroom Magazine is out and this month’s issue focuses on a couple of key issues in affiliate marketing for financial niches: writing good factual content and making sure insurance products are a good fit for your sites.
The focus this month is on financial products and services, because those affiliate [...]

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The DMA’s Internet Marketing Advisory Board has published a report, “Best Practices for Online Advertising Networks and Affiliate Marketing.”
According to the five point report from the DMA, their members should:

Obtain assurances than affiliate networks comply with laws and DMA guidelines for ethical business practice
Perform due diligence on the affiliate networks
Always utilize a written contract/agreement
Include specific [...]

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