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5 Star Affiliate Blogs
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| http://affiliate-blogs.5staraffiliateprograms.com |
| Leading Affiliate Marketing Blog - Industry News, Tips and More |
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| The Dreaded Google Slap. No affiliate ever wants to hear that oh-so infamous term. Unfortunately, if you don’t protect yourself against it, you won’t have a choice. Google’s increasingly stringent policies are forcing affiliates to change the way they do things right across the board. Is there a silver lining in these slap-happy times? Of course |
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| This is a VERY cool way to search and compare numerous offers across the major networks and you can even pull your affiliate link from within the platform. Jounce is a BIG time saver and should increase productivity and revenue for affiliates several ways. |
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| Affiliate marketing has so many facet and techniques, that often times it’s easy to find yourself involved with a scam or being taken advantage of. Everyone can be at risk, including the consumer, merchant and affiliates. So how can we truly prevent wide-spread fraud that tricky people think they can get away with? Easy.
First off, [...] |
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| Affiliate marketing is in significant transition, and the gap between the two phases is where the crux of the matter lays. Collective revenues are growing, but the industry itself is plagued by a lack of broader, intellectual leadership. There is limited energy being invested in new theoretical visions that will provide long term direction. Part of the problem comes from the inherently myopic, "fast money" mentality espoused by many affiliate programs, but it certainly isn't the only cause. |
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| This is not meant to discourage you from starting or continuing to build your own affiliate empire. Instead, I hope to shift your mindset to developing the skills that, in the end, will help you to really process one thought... |
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| Acai slinging affiliates that have been promoting "Free Trial" scams may want to stay tuned for more information regarding the outcome of a Press Conference the FTC is holding Monday AM in Chicago. I wonder which company the FTC has set their sites on? I'm assume it's one that has a pretty big affiliate program. Things like this just give the entire industry a bad name. |
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| When AffHD kicks in, your creativity center in the brain turns off. You become a monkey copying and pasting links from one place into the other, and when all is said and done you really haven’t added to much value to the process. No wonder those campaigns aren’t converting, there was no real effort put into their creation! |
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| If you don't have a plan or a purpose for visiting a discussion forum, then aren't you on leisure time? The same could be said about using Facebook (business), or Twitter (if you use Twitter for business). Without a clearly defined plan of attack and a goal, how will you know when you're done? |
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| Hover Affiliates enjoy high payouts, high commissions and full support from Hover’s Affiliate team. Hover’s progressive approach to domain registration and management make it an easy referral every time. |
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| For the blackhatters out there that say cookie stuffing isn’t illegal and all is fair in love and affiliate marketing – I say you better take a very close look at this case! FBI investigates. CRIMINAL charges filed, in addition to the civil suit I reported on 2 years ago which is still pending. |
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| My friends (and 5 Star clients) over at ShareResults craft the best blog titles and write the best affiliate marketing analogies. So I wanted to share another one with you. This one was penned by Janice Scrim.
Me, My Tomato Sandwich and Affiliate Marketing
Waiting as patiently as I, was a family of racoons, who throughout the [...] |
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| Whether you just joined the gym, having never really worked out before, or if you just started your first affiliate marketing business, you face a lot of hard work to generate concrete results. Beyond hard work, you also need a plan if you really want give yourself the best chance for success. The guy who hits the gym seven days a week and |
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| A drop in traffic to your bigger terms probably is not a May Day effect, but drops in search referrals could be. We will discuss what improvements can be made and what you can do to minimize the impact of this algorithm change. |
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| I’m sitting in a small van, cross-legged next to seven slightly smelly hippies as we navigate through the desert landscape of Namibia, Africa. Nothing is around for hundreds of miles except a tribal village |
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| But most of the time, in her purity, in her determination to do things her way, she reminds me of the little things in life that I apply to my daily routine, and in turn, to my adventures in affiliate marketing. Here then, are four tips from my daughter, which bring me back to basics, and make for great affiliate marketing lessons. |
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| This issue of FeedFront Magazine includes an interview with nerdcore rapper YTCracker, Boosting Your Traffic and Credibility with PR by Ali Croft, Evaluating Your Merchant’s E-Commerce Website by George Hansen, the Affiliate Summit East 2010 agenda, and Social Media’s Rules of Engagement by Brian Solis. |
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| Love her or hate her, there is no doubt that Lady Gaga is one of the most successfully marketed celebrities of the last decade and affiliate marketers could take a lesson from her and her team of PR people. So, here are our five affiliate marketing lessons from Lady Gaga. |
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| Don’t get me wrong. I’m not saying don’t be creative. I’m not saying you can’t ride that line and market on the edge. Just avoid outright deceiving people or spending your time thinking about how to cheat the system. There is plenty of money to be made in this industry legitimately. |
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| My Friends over at MediaTrust filmed another great edition of Relevantly Speaking starring 11 year affiliate marketing vet Chuck Hamrick. Chuck shares lots of great insights about various aspects of the business and the video is well worth a watch. |
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| Are you thankful for your affiliate independence? Think about it! We work in the most "free" country in the world. Plus affiliates and outsourced affiliate managers have the freedom to work from home and the independence to largely create their own destiny. |
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