Affiliate Marketing Blog by Shawn Collins Affiliate marketing news and opinion from Shawn Collins, an affiliate marketer since 1997, co-founder of Affiliate Summit and author of Successful Affiliate Marketing for Merchants.

The ad:tech awards are now accepting submissions. These awards recognize the talented designers and strategic thinkers that lead the industry, demonstrating excellence in interactive marketing.

The Affiliate Jam Session and Sing-a-Long, sponsored by ShareASale, will be a live music karaoke and networking party for attendees of Affiliate Summit 2007 West.

I’ve been thinking a lot about how affiliates might leverage video in the near future, and it looks like Google (GOOG) has already started rolling out video ads within videos on Google Video.

In preparation for the Affiliate Summit conference in Las Vegas January, 21-23, event emcee Lisa Riolo will be hosting a pre-conference radio special featuring event speakers and interviews today on WebmasterRadio.FM.

I keep hearing how it’s primetime to earn affiliate commissions in December. What are the best products or services to promote for Christmas?

I am always curious about the story behind the affiliate marketer. In the past, I surveyed affiliate marketers on whether they belonged to a fraternity or sorority in college (about 1/3 did).

Top Ten Affiliate Programs for November 2006 as tracked by the Affiliate Tip Affiliate Program Directory.

Connie Berg, founder of super affiliate site FlamingoWorld.com, asked a pointed question on her blog, is Google (GOOG) out to put an end to affiliate marketing?”

Affiliate Tip newsletter for December 1, 2006. The new Affiliate Thing radio show, finalists for the Affiliate Summit awards, top 10 affiliate programs and more.

I have teamed up with Lisa Picarille, editor-in-chief of Revenue, to create Affiliate Thing, a weekly podcast covering the state of affiliate marketing.