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.

Thanks for visiting the Affiliate Tip blog. Subscribe to my RSS feed or enter your e-mail on the top left to get updates by e-mail.The November 2007 issue of Affiliate Classroom Magazine is now available and the focus this month is on choosing an affiliate business model, testing the new Web 2.0 models, and structuring [...]

This week on the Affiliate Thing, we chatted with Jaime Luchuck, winner of the Next Internet Millionaire reality show, about the show, her new book, and future plans.
We also touched on news and music related to Black Friday and Cyber Monday, AdSense Video units spreading to the U.K., Canada and Ireland, and Oprah.
Plus, [...]

I am into my first week of using the Weight Watchers Core Plan. So far, I like it a lot. It’s the same plan my wife is using, so it’s making dinners easier.
I’ve been eating lots of chicken, fruits, and veggies… things I like anyway, and that’s keeping me satiated.
And so far the scale is [...]

Black Friday… whatever! That’s when everybody rushes into the miserable, crowded malls.
The big action for online shopping is next Monday, November 26, and the four Mondays after that one - the five Cyber Mondays.
Anyhow, as far as some hot things to focus on in newsletters and on sites, here is the list of things Oprah [...]

Since it’s Thanksgiving, I wanted to do something express my thanks to the helpful affiliate managers I’ve worked with over the years, and those who I will work with in the future.
I have created a 13 chapter DVD on managing an affiliate program, based on my book, Successful Affiliate Marketing for Merchants.
The DVD is available [...]

The thirteenth and final episode of the Next Internet Millionaire reality show, hosted by Joel Comm, is now online.
In this episode the final two contestants, Charles Trippy and Jaime Luchuck, are profiled as the show reaches the climax.
This show was filmed after the one week sales contest where each contestant created a product to sell [...]

Yesterday, Linda Buquet of the 5 Star Affiliate Programs Blog presented me with a call to action in her post, The Cyber Monday SONG - Sing It with Me Now!.
She wrote about how she’d modified the lyrics to “Monday, Monday” by the Mama’s and the Papa’s to be a song about Cyber Monday for affiliates.
Oh [...]

I came across the Smart Marketing Affiliates Blog, where they have a post on The Best Kind of Affiliate Link, which reinforces my experiences in testing different types of affiliate links.
The best converting affiliate links you can use are text links that offer a coupon code or mention some sort of discount.
Here’s what I’ve [...]

I’m going to take you on a little tour of a day in the life of an affiliate marketing. In this case, it’s a chronicle of what I did on Wednesday, November 14, 2007.
Since I get questions about my typical day at AskShawnCollins.com from time to time, I thought I’d put together a short video [...]

Google is rolling out the AdSense Video Units over the next several days to English-language publishers in the UK, Ireland, and Canada, according to the Google AdSense Blog.
With this new launch, publishers in the UK, Ireland and Canada will be able to show videos from our YouTube content partners and choose those videos by category, [...]