Affiliate Marketing Blog by Shawn Collins

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Q: Is a storefront a successful way to promote products as an affiliate?
A: It can be successful, but I would consider it to be an introductory way into affiliate marketing.
With affiliate [...]

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Commission Junction University (CJU) 2008 will be held September 16-18 at the Fess Parker DoubleTree Resort in Santa Barbara, CA.
They’ve got a limited number of spaces available and CJU sells out every year, so it is a good idea to register early if you plan to attend.
Registration opens on May 1 and the [...]

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I got an email the other day from a guy who is writing a new book on affiliate marketing.
He sent a form letter to me requesting that I contribute content to the book, and how he’s written a bunch of previous books on various subjects.
He is the sort of author I don’t care to read [...]

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The April 24, 2008 episode of Affiliate Thing was a solo turn for me, as Lisa Picarille was busy at the Web 2.0 conference.
I covered all of the nuts and bolts involved in launching a new affiliate video blog, including the costs, resources, vendors and services I used to launch the site in a [...]

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Performance based ad network MarketLeverage has outfitted themselves nicely in GeekCast.fm gear.

GeekCast is the latest site to be featured by the MarketLeverage fashion brigade. Previous recipients of their t-shirt Valentines have been ProBlogger, ShoeMoney, and ZacJohnson.com.
Also, Jim Kukral just blogged about their keen marketing efforts - the MarketLeverage folks are making an effort to stand [...]

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Q: What kind of information do I put on a Web site once I decide on a niche?
A: That’s sort of an unusual question. I would think you’d typically pick a niche where you have some background knowledge.
My topline advice would be that you should develop some original content.
Rather than pick a niche, because it [...]

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The Google AdSense Ad Review Center is now available to all affiliates using AdSense.
This feature enables you to review all ads placement-targeted to your site, so you get more control over which ads are displayed.
Some advice from the AdSense team…
Before getting started, we strongly recommend keeping your review preference set to the default of ‘Run [...]

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The LinkShare Symposium 2008 is taking place June 23-24, 2008 in New York City.
LinkShare has two keynote speakers lined up: James Surowiecki, Author of The Wisdom of Crowds and a columnist at The New Yorker, as well as E. Kinney Zalesne, co-author of Microtrends.
Register by May 15 and save $100.
You can nominate yourself for a [...]

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There is a new Revolution theme available for free for WordPress users.
The Revolution themes typically cost $79.95 for a single use license, $199.95 for a multiple use license, and $399.95 for a developer package.
I like them a lot and got the basic Revolution theme for GeekCast.fm. Also, I picked up the Revolution Magazine Theme this [...]

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GoldenCAN, a provider of tools enabling affiliate marketers to easily create affiliate storefronts in one line of code, is no longer branding their tools with a “Powered by GoldenCAN” link.
This change includes all existing and future stores, coupons and search integrations, according to an announcement from GoldenCAN.
There is a discussion on the removal of the [...]

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