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.
Q: I have been trying the affiliate thing for about six months now, and I am not seeing any kind of progress. And I have this fear that I am going [...]

[Read more →]

Q: I am promoting an affiliate product, and I have created a lead capture page that is just like the sales page of my merchant. The question I want to ask is this… how can I insert the purchase link into my lead capture page without having my visitors have to go through my affiliate [...]

[Read more →]

Q: Which is better for generating income, parking a domain or building a site with affiliate links?
A: First off, I’d suggest testing both methods, because it depends on the market for PPC ads for the niche of the domain, as well as the age and popularity of the domain.
If it is a new domain that [...]

[Read more →]

Q: I am new to affiliate marketing. Is opening a store offering the best deals for brand names a good way to promote affiliate programs?
A: If you’re new to affiliate marketing, I don’t think you’ll have access to the best deals.
The deals that are better than those publicly available are typically made available only [...]

[Read more →]

Q: Is it more beneficial to have one network or two for an affiliate program?
A: There are pros and cons to going with a second (or third or fourth) affiliate network.
It can certainly be an asset to have your affiliate program in more than one network, because while many affiliates join multiple networks [...]

[Read more →]

Q: I am fairly new to affiliate marketing, but have been around the blog world for about a year. I am currently out of work with a back injury and my income is lower than normal. I am putting a lot of time into my online blogging life, and things are going great, but I [...]

[Read more →]

Q: I was wondering if you know how to embed an affiliate link into a multimedia Flash movie presentation and offer the movie as a marketing tool for affiliates?
A: I am not familiar with the technical process of doing embedding affiliate links to a video, but I have worked with a vendor that can [...]

[Read more →]

Q: Where can I go to find a coach? I am stuck and need to work with someone to not just get to the next level, but to move at all.
Since you are so early in your affiliate marketing efforts, I would suggest making forums your first stop.
Check out ABestWeb - you can go in [...]

[Read more →]

Q: I have a downloadable product that I want to market through affiliates. I’d like to run the affiliate software myself, instead of running through an affiliate network. What is the best software for tracking affiliate sales?
A: There isn’t a single answer there, as there are a number of variables, such as price-point, features you [...]

[Read more →]

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 storefronts, you are using a widget or script to generate it, so i don’t think it should be a long-term plan for you.
I’d look [...]

[Read more →]