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.

There is an Affiliate Summit team for the 2010 Komen North Jersey Race for the Cure, and we’re looking for more team members.
The 5k run/walk is taking place Sunday, April 25, 2010 at Essex County Branch Brook Park in Newark, NJ.

You can also join the team and participate in the 1.5 Mile Fun Walk. And [...]

Words That Work by Frank Luntz is one of my favorite business books.
You may know Frank Luntz from TV appearances around election time. He has a dial system that reflects how voters react to the words of political candidates.

Frank Luntz has also worked with dozens of Fortune 500 companies to fine tune the use of [...]

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This week on the Affiliate Thing podcast, Shawn Collins and Lisa Picarille talked about advertising tax updates, Shawn aching after a triathlon, merchants with nexus in various states, and the future of buy.at.

Also, the new Scribe plugin for WordPress, monetizing Corey Haim, Affiliate Summit, and an affiliate get together [...]

Internet Marketing from the Real Experts is not really a legal book. There are 130 articles in Internet Marketing from the Real Experts, and 9 of those articles are about legal issues that impact affiliate marketers.
The book has 88 authors, and in addition to the legal coverage, there are articles on affiliate marketing, email, search [...]

Scribe is a new WordPress plugin from Brian Clark, publisher of Copyblogger, that helps writers optimize content.
I have never been much of an SEO guy, so I was excited when I heard about this tool to improve my blog posts. I’ve been using the All in One SEO Pack plugin for quite a while, but [...]

Affiliate nexus laws are being discussed in many states, and this sort of advertising tax legislation could be around the corner in any of the other states, as well.

It’s vital for affiliates to know which merchants could potentially drop them if an advertising tax is instituted in their state.
GTO Management, an outsourced affiliate management agency, [...]

There is a theme song contest for the ShoeMoney System, a program from Jeremy (ShoeMoney) Schoemaker that helps new affiliates learn how to make money online.
Jeremy has posted a video about the ShoeMoney System theme song contest that features some unique vocal styling.
Highlights include some auto-tune work and a Miley Cyrus cover.
In order to enter, [...]

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. [...]

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 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 [...]