Affiliate Marketing Blog by Shawn Collins

In late 2003 it seemed a perfect storm had swelled against the use of e-mail in affiliate marketing. The CAN-SPAM Act of 2003, signed into law by President Bush on December 16, 2003, made legitimate e-mail affiliates wary of clicking the “send” button.

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The next Affiliate Summit, taking place January 21-23, 2007 in Las Vegas, is accepting speaker submissions through midnight EDT on Friday, September 15.

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I was just reading the latest Associate Programs Newsletter by Allan Gardyne and got a kick out of a section called, “Seven ways to be your own BS detector.”

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Performics and the E-tailing Group have published a free white paper that covers the current state of affiliate marketing; shows site examples of best in class tactics and execution; and provides checklists for affiliates to help generate increased revenue.

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It was a beautiful sunny day when I showed up to work at ClubMom at 8:30 am on 9/11/01. At the time, the office was located a block from the Empire State Building.

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There are many companies out there with offers - how do I know which merchants with affiliate programs are best for my readers, as well as the top money making opportunities? Are they telling me everything I need to know?

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LinkShare announced the release of SynergyAnalytics 2.1 earlier this week. The newest version of SynergyAnalytics features an enhanced Network Transaction Analysis tab and can be accessed through the affiliate interface by selecting the Run Reports tab.

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I will be moderating an all-star panel on the future of affiliate communications at the next eComXpo.

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There are some affiliate networking events scheduled this month by a new site called Affiliate Dinner.

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The latest issue of Revenue Magazine focuses on green issues in affiliate marketing.

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