MediaPost covered this week for some reason a case in 2009, where Facebook has been accused of not following industry standards for “legitimate” clicks. I’m not 100% sure why MediaPost is covering something almost three years old, but perhaps they just wanted to emphasize the old lawsuit in order to get some more traffic. Either … Read more
According to a recent release Google has decided to shut down all of AdMobs web advertising capabilities, leaving thousands of affiliate advertisers in the dust. They are pushing instead their own Google Adsense for mobile web content as the preferred method of advertising on web-based mobile content. This comes on the heels of numerous complaints … Read more
During the last two weeks I’ve been testing 7Search for the readers, trying different types of advertisements for the purpose of trying to develop the advertisements that will generate the best CTR. I’ve spend thousands of dollars on each advertisement, trying different variations of those advertisements for different products. What I’ve encountered is that there … Read more
Tracking202, Inc., a PPC solutions provider, has launched Conversion202 (www.Conversion202.com). Conversion202 is a Web-based software that allows online marketers to test and optimize their websites faster than ever before. Using Conversion202, Web marketers can run advanced A/B and multivariate tests to learn which site variations are most effective at converting visitors to customers. Easy to … Read more
Never heard of the company Essociate? Neither has most of the industry. That’s because their business model, according to many CPA network owners I have spoken to is simple: they allege that they own the patent for affiliate marketing and want to make sure that everyone pays them a hefty fee to run an affiliate … Read more
Above All Offers is a new network created by the founder of BlueHatSEO.com. They seem to have some interesting technologies built themselves, including optimization and integration for mailers and feed pulling. From their website: “We are here to help you make money. We will make sure we are here when you need us, and will … Read more
According to an email blast sent by Audrey Breheney, Epic fka Azoogle is celebrating reaching 50,000 publishers. Not only are they mentioning this fact, but claiming to be the first affiliate network to reach 50,000 publishers. While we agree that this is a great feat and thank them for this, there is a significant problem … Read more
List Building continues to be one of the most effective methods of keeping visitors and bringing them back again and again. If you are doing a great job on PPC, CPV or any type of media buying, driving to someone else’s offer, you need to consider doing list building first. The benefits of capturing users … Read more
The FTC made it clear this year that they were not going to take crap, according to confidential insiders in the industry, it was made clear to clickbank that they needed to take notice of the FTC and make changes. We reported last month that Clickbank was under pressure from the FTC for the “make … Read more
Email marketers will likely feel a bit of déjà vu here but at the risk of sounding like an echo I’m going to say it. The Wild West days are nearing an end for SMS marketers. In particular I’m referring to rules, best practices, etc. that exist and are evolving due to the increasingly popular … Read more
NOTE: SITE IS NOT LOADING, ARE THEY CLOSED? INTENTclick is an exclusive performance network by Kontera Technologies, distinct from Kontera’s premier brand network. INTENTclick contains content rich sites in specific performance driven categories, and is able to deliver to these sites the highest monetization levels available in the market. We use advanced algorithmic yield optimizations, … Read more
Blue Phoenix Media is a performance-based online advertising network comprised of a variety of large to medium vertical sites, portals and email publishers. We are partnered with many of the largest publishers to deliver significant reach across many areas of interactive media. We also operate the Blue Phoenix Network, a CPA network hosting over 40 … Read more
Founded in early 2006, Amped Media is an established Affiliate / Lead Generation Network aimed at offering a better solution for performance marketing publishers and advertisers. Consistently launching new, exclusive, and high converting campaigns; Amped Media is here to ensure clients have exactly what is needed to remain competitive in a fast-moving marketplace. Give Amped … Read more
We’ve been there. We know what it’s like to be an Affiliate. At most Affiliate Networks, the Affiliate Managers merely focus on bringing in as much revenue as possible and care little about the success of the individual affiliate. We make it a priority to maintain absolute integrity and confidentiality with our Affiliates. We know … Read more