Most of the affiliate marketers know the value of organic search traffic. Many even strive to strike an SEO home run. And why not? After all, it’s free exposure if you manage to get ranked for the right keywords. However, things don’t seem to be that rosy after Google’s Panda update – reaching the first … Read more
The best way to attract an audience for your affiliate marketing efforts is to go where the people are. In that case, start with the 10 most popular websites and work your way down from there. According to Compete.com, the top 10 websites are not only capturing the most overall visitors, but those visitors are … Read more
A recent IAB Affiliate Advertiser survey reveals that although more than three quarters of everyone who responded said their affiliate marketing spending had increased in the past, and nearly the same number expected their affiliate marketing spending to increase next year, more than half these same people said that knowledge of affiliate marketing at the … Read more
It might seem old-fashioned but blogging is not to be overlooked as an effective affiliate marketing tool. Facebook has more than 800 million users; Twitter and LinkedIn have more than 150 million each, but at last count, more than one billion people reportedly visit one or more blogs each month. In fact, as a demographic, … Read more
According to lawsuit filed today by law firm Reese Richman LLP, there is evidence that several ISPs have been engaging in questionable and possibly illegal behavior (according to them) by hijacking search queries. Using a technology by Paxfire, supposedly DNS redirects from searches on Bing, Yahoo and Google would lead consumers directly to the page … Read more
Of all the recent posts I have done – I am frankly not sure where to start with this one 🙂 . From his nipple turning antics to constantly picking on his employees or eating more and working less at his office. I am honestly not sure how they get anything done business-wise with all … Read more
There’s a well-known “guru” of marketing (ie, wants to take your money and give you BS) out there who gives a course costing over $5,000. In that course he has “expert” copywriters come and speak about copywriting. One person shared with me their notes and it was identical to this article by one of the … Read more
Getting people to take actions from your content requires a deep connection with your audience. We all know the need to implement the right tactics to capture the emotion that leads to those desirable actions. Provide valuable content, use ethical SEO (search engine optimization) tactics, give away free eBooks, free webinars, whitepapers, special reports, you … Read more
If you weren’t really paying attention the last 18 months, you probably didn’t hear about all the drama surrounding Hydra Media. If you did follow the soap opera drama, the company basically went belly-up after two of the founders left, founded another company and a war between all parties involved started. Hydra, despite being one … Read more
Despite being one of the top men’s brands in the world, Playboy is suddenly more irrelevant than ever. While commentators have been correct in the last ten years that it was a diminishing brand, 2010 was the year that started to put a nail in the coffin of the once mighty empire of Hugh Heffner. Men in all 50 States used to know the Playmates by name, now most of them aren’t even aware there are still pets. The reasons are simple: Playboy has failed to change its image in the last 10 years and most likely doesn’t have anywhere enough time to fix it.
Rumors are everywhere about the possible purchase of Groupon, the well known group coupon and discount site that was founded less than two years ago. Despite this, some people are saying that If you are to believe the rumors, Google is going to buy Groupon for upwards of 5 Billion, making it one of the … Read more
There are many reasons, but here are three reasons I would start market affiliate programs: 1. you don’t need to create your own products, 2. you don’t have to deal with customer service very often, and 3. you can create a business on just about any topic you want, including a hobbies. Affiliate programs generate … Read more