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Rosalind Gardner

Super affiliate, blogger, and speaker, Rosalind is best known for her affiliate marketing training in the Super Affiliate Handbook: How I made $436,797 in One Year Selling Other Peoples' Stuff Online. You can connect with her on Facebook.

Whose Customer is She Anyway?

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Here is an email that I received regarding my affiliate policy for the Super Affiliate Handbook…

Hi, I promote a lot of ClickBank products, but when I clicked on your affiliate signup area on the Super Affiliate Handbook website, I came across something I've never seen before:

“Customers who purchase products and services through the Affiliate Program will be deemed to be customers of SuperAffiliateHandbook.com.”

ClickBank provides all affiliates with the name and e-mail address of the individual who buys through our affiliate link.

I've typically imported people who have bought through my affiliate links into a database and have treated them as “my” customers and as legitimate leads for similar offers in the future. The truth is, aren't these people *CLICKBANK* customers?

I already wrote to ClickBank to ask them about this, but also though I'd ask you where you're coming from in saying that ClickBank affiliates can't legitimately make use of the information that ClickBank (not you) provide us regarding people who buy through our affiliate links.

I look forward to your response,

Max

Here is my take / response on the matter for Max and all other Clickbank affiliates…

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Hiring a Translator

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While at Affiliate Summit, I was discussing the increasing importance of having your site translated into various languages.

On looking around, I've decided NOT to hire the following translator. 🙂

Happy Valentine’s Day

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I just wanted to say “Happy Valentine's Day” to all the wonderful NPT subscribers and visitors.

You folks are simply the BEST and the reason I love doing what I'm doing! I appreciate your comments, questions and suggestions each and every day. By sharing, you help me help you.

Thank you SO much and have Happy Valentine's Day! Love on you all!

Inspired or Discouraged?

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Tuesdays' post, “What Bugs You Most about Affiliate Programs?” received a LOT of feedback in the Comments section.

Some readers replied to the question and posted their pet peeves about affiliate programs.

Others reported being inspired to know that others share the same challenges.

Lastly, some were discouraged by my admission that affiliate marketing can be difficult and at times cause headaches, frustration and extra work.

Were YOU one of those who became discouraged? If so, please read the following… [Read more…]

Old Dog Learns New PPC Trick

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Well, I must say that I'm impressed.

I put the first section of Day Job Killer to the test this past weekend on two different niches — and hurray!!! I'm cleaning up! 🙂

The trick is to test first on one small segment of your niche market and get good results and then move to the second, third and forth segments, etc.

If you didn't pick it up (or didn't get my email), please read Day Job Killer – What Ros Thinks...

As predicted, Chris and Ken raised the price to $97 from $77, but for the sake of $20, I wouldn't take a pass. You could easily make your investment in Day Job Killer back in a day.

Day Job Killer – What Ros Thinks..

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I had absolutely NO intention of even mentioning the ‘latest and greatest' affiliate marketing ebook that was released this week – Day Job Killer.

Despite hearing from a few of my Internet and affiliate marketer friends that Chris' first book, ‘Affiliate Project X‘, was ‘good' – and some even went so far as to say it was ‘great' – I didn't promote it.

Why? Because what I heard about some of the methods that Chris uses are not my style at all.

If you've read my Super Affiliate Handbook, you know that [Read more…]

What Bugs You Most about Affiliate Programs?

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So tell me… what bugs you most about affiliate programs? Is it…

  • Chicken Scratch Commissions – How do you feel about making a $1.00 a lead when you know the merchant is ultimately earning hundreds, if not thousands, from the targetted customer you sent to their site?
  • Rejection Notices – Are you tired of those “We regret to inform you that ____.com has chosen not to accept you into their affiliate program at this time” that don't include any specific explanation or where it is obvious that the merchant didn't bother to look at your FABULOUS site.
  • Lack of Ability to Contact Merchants – So, you're not a CJ performer. Is that any excuse to have to write several emails and make several telephone calls before you get a reply to a valid question?
  • Lack of Information – What about those programs that do approve you and send you a welcome letter that doesn't include a link to the site, the manager's name or your affiliate details? I especially love those that send info from some obscure company name that you've never heard of — so you have no clue to which affiliate program they're referring.
  • Clunky Affiliate Interfaces – Surely you have some experience with an affiliate interface that is almost impossible to use. It takes forever to drill down and find a graphic or copy that you want and when you do find one, the interface bogs down and then crashes before it generates your link.

Oh, my list could go on – but I want to hear about your beefs.

Go on – get it off your chest. Leave a comment and tell it like you see it — the ultimate goal being that this information will help affiliate managers and merchants IMPROVE their programs and networks. 🙂

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