When promoting ClickBank products, there are times when it would work out best to link directly to the checkout page instead of the merchants sales copy. One situation where this would be useful is if you feel the sales copy on the merchants landing page is weak, and you would like to test your own sales letter for that product. You dont want to send a visitor through two pages of sales copy before they get to the order page...
Amazon aStore News: Multiple Stores!
Posted on September 27, 2006 1 Comment
I was really pleased to see the email from Amazon this morning regarding their next release for aStore. Specifically the fact that they are (soon) going to allow us to create multiple aStores. The only thing I was left wondering about was the payout structure. They didnt mention any details when they released the first beta version...
CPA Networks
Posted on September 25, 2006 10 Comments
With all of this talk about Pay-Per-Lead (PPL) and Cost-Per-Action (CPA) lately, affiliates are looking at all of their options and searching out a good CPA Network to work with. There’s a new one on the scene that I am checking out myself, at ModernClick.com...
Affiliate Management Services
Posted on September 23, 2006 Leave a Comment
Since I've added the Affiliate Program Manager section to my Discussion Forum, the top question has been about which service or software to use to manage an affiliate program. Which Affiliate Program Manager do you use? Or if you dont have any personal experience as a merchant - which of the systems do you like most as an affiliate, and why?
Coupons, Rebates & Special Offers
Posted on September 22, 2006 2 Comments
As the holiday shopping season approaches, most of us are on both sides of the fence: we are both sellers and shoppers. Even if you dont sell products directly, you are likely brokering traffic for the merchants in exchange for commission...
Life After Adsense Review
Posted on September 21, 2006 7 Comments
Review: Life After Adsense is a free report that was just released this morning, following the controversial report titled The Death of Adsense, where the author named Smart Pricing as the end of good Adsense earnings...
Life After Adsense Released
Posted on September 21, 2006 Leave a Comment
Life After AdSense, Climbing the Internet Marketing Food Chain was just released this morning, following the controversial report titled The Death of Adsense. Whether you agree with the content of Scott’s report or not, you have to admit that the marketing strategy itself is interesting. As successful as it has been, you cant help but keep an eye on this one to see how it plays out - and how Scott follows up...
MySpace Marketing
Posted on September 19, 2006 8 Comments
MySpace Marketing: How exactly do you advertise or promote in a social network where people tend to look over ads to get what they are actually there for? Obviously I believe it can be done, or I wouldnt be asking. But I am asking the obvious to put it in perspective. People in tight knit social communities abhor spam and put up with the site ads. How do you slip into this great pool of users and work it?
Affiliate Marketing is a Scam?
Posted on September 12, 2006 6 Comments
Is Affiliate Marketing a Scam? That's what one of my forum members has decided after spending an entire year trying to earn a living as an Affiliate Marketer: I'm beginning to think affiliate marketing is just a big scam. Been working on things for about 1 year and have only made about $350 dollars from adsense. Well, I did make like 2 affiliate sales. The markets are completely flooded...
