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.

Colorado-based affiliates of Amazon received a termination letter earlier today. Just a month ago, it seemed affiliates were in the clear, but they still ended up being collateral damage of HB 10-1193.
The Amazon letter below provides a couple links for affiliate marketers to express their views to members of the General Assembly in Colorado, as [...]

Affiliate Compliance 101 panel from Affiliate Summit West 2007, which took place January 21-23, 2007 in Las Vegas, NV.

John Engler, Vice President, UnsubCentral (Moderator)
James J. Fosina, President and CEO, Fosina Marketing Group
Jennifer Leuer, VP Strategic Asset Assurance, Experian Interactive

Insight, guidelines and a complete view of compliance from both the advertiser and publisher sides of the [...]

My basement got flooded last week, because my sump pump died. The bad news was that a lot of stuff got trashed. The good news was that none of the three computers, or any other electronics were ruined.

I had flooded basements in the past, due to sump pump issues, so I got a battery back-up. [...]

Domaining and Address-Bar Driven Traffic presentation from Affiliate Summit West 2007, which took place January 21-23, 2007 in Las Vegas, NV.

Monte Cahn, Founder and CEO, Moniker

How domain owners, web developers and businesses can increase revenue by owning a portfolio of domain names. This program examines the various strategies for domain traffic monetization.
Note: the companies and [...]

The ShoeMoney System, a program from Jeremy (ShoeMoney) Schoemaker that helps new affiliates learn how to make money online, has reopened.

Shortly after I wrote about the ShoeMoney System a couple months back, it sold out.
But now it is open again, and I’d suggest this video training program for anybody new to affiliate marketing, as it [...]

Internet Marketing from the Real Experts is an affiliate marketing book, but then again, it’s not.
The book has 88 authors covering affiliate marketing, as well as email, search engine marketing, social media, productivity, and more.
There are 130 articles in Internet Marketing from the Real Experts, and 60 of those articles are about affiliate marketing.
Most of [...]

Affiliate Eric Nagel revealed on his blog how the panties.com affiliate program cheated him out of a bonus he earned.

Eric had mentioned the panties.com contest on an episode of the both sides of the tracks podcast. When I heard it, I thought it sounded too good to be true.
We are so confident you’ll make a [...]

Q: Do you do paid reviews? [name removed] is keyword research tool company and we are interested in paid review of our tool by you. Please let me know if there is an interest on your end and cost.
A: No, I don’t do any paid reviews. I am happy to read and review books sent [...]

Affiliate Jonathan Volk has created a free guide, Affiliate Marketing 101, that provides a quick overview of affiliate marketing and tips on breaking into the business.
He is making is available to read online or as a downloadable PDF.
Affiliate Marketing 101 covers the basics of affiliate marketing, creating redirects, landing pages, PPV, PPV, and more.
It’s not [...]

Internet Marketing From the Real Experts, a book on affiliate marketing, social media, search marketing and more, is now available on Scribd.
The book is already available at online and offline book stores.
You can read excerpts of the book on Scribd before making a purchase.
Here is a description of Internet Marketing from the Real Experts:
What do [...]