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.There is a new Performics today - actually, it’s DoubleClick Performics, rather than Performics Inc., the performance marketing division of DoubleClick.
What to make of the change being unveiled today at Ad-Tech [...]

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The culture of Internet marketing is sometimes warped. When reading some message boards and blogs, I get the impression that too much is never enough for many.
I was reminded of this ethos recently when I declined an opportunity to speak at a conference, because I have plans for a family vacation at the same time.
The [...]

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EPOIA Interactive Studios has launched the PodshowCreator ContentPay service, in association with Amazon.com’s Associates program, where podcasters can earn revenue with a customizable storefront that showcases Amazon.com products relevant to the content of the podcast.
Podcasters can earn up to 10% in referral fees from revenue generated through their ContentPay-based storefronts.
See a sample of a ContentPay [...]

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I was just catching up on the big affiliate marketing stories at BUMPzee! and saw quite a few on the topic of Google Checkout in the UK.
The Affiliate Marketing Blog from Clarke Duncan asks the question, “Google Checkout UK - is commission being tracked?”
Clarke goes on to say…
Affiliate sales are not tracking, Affiliates are losing [...]

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The April 2007 issue of Affiliate Classroom Magazine begins with how you can incorporate e-mail marketing into your affiliate business, and winds up with utilizing RSS to make sure your messages get delivered.
The first article, “How to Be a Good E-mail Affiliate,” features representatives from a top merchant describing the criteria they use when [...]

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Free Beer from Affiliate Summit on April 25, originally uploaded by Affiliate.

On April 25 at Ad-Tech in San Francisco, Affiliate Summit co-founder Shawn Collins will be pouring free beers at the Affiliate Summit booth (#6452).
Shawn has been working towards this moment since he was a fraternity pledge in 1988, so don’t miss it.

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E-consultancy.com has published an Affiliate Marketing Business Case to assist folks who need to convince their boss that affiliate marketing is right for their company, as well as those who want to be sure they are spending their budget in the best possible way.
The Business Case for Affiliate Marketing is an 18-page examination of how [...]

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Jess Luthi, who runs AffiliateProgramAdvice.com, an independent affiliate marketing consultancy agency and respected UK authority in affiliate marketing best practices, was the guest on Affiliate Thing this week.
We chatted about the IAB entrance into affiliate marketing in the UK, as well as the formation of the ANC (Affiliate Network Council).
Other items covered on [...]

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I see pictures posted from time to time on forums and blogs of the work spaces of affiliate marketers. So I figured I’d give a little tour myself.
Instead of pictures, I put together a short video of my affiliate marketing crib.
Have a look into my inner sanctum where “all the magic happens.” Or rather [...]

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On April 16, 2007, a lone gunman killed 33 people at Virginia Tech. It was a horrible tragedy that tore apart countless families. One affiliate saw an opportunity.
I came across a post on Earners Blog today about an affiliate who launched a site to cash in on the killings.
This character quickly registered a site, vashootings.com, [...]

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