One day I got a phone call from an affiliate marketer by the name of Colin McDougall, who was in trouble and in desperate need of help. Google had de-ranked his affiliate sites and his search engine traffic had completely tanked. By result, his … [Continue reading]
Still Looking for Content?
If you're still looking for content, you'll be glad to know that Jimmy D. Brown and Ryan Deiss of Nicheology fame have just launched 'Content Goldmine', their limited membership PLR article site. I picked up my membership on Friday, looked through … [Continue reading]
Good Niche Advice…
You're gonna love this! Brad Fallon and Anthony Blake, have collared niche expert and "Strike It Niche!" author, Michael Holland, on a free teleseminar next Wednesday (February 1st). And they're going to make Michael sing like a … [Continue reading]
Affiliate Application Problems
Here's a great example of affiliate application problems. Today I applied to join the BlahBlah.com CPA network. The application process was dead simple. Click to accept their Terms of Agreement and Can-Spam policies, fill out the usual mailing and … [Continue reading]
Dear Ms. Merchant
Dear Ms. BlahBlah.com Merchant, I have a huge list of established customers with a demonstrated need for your company's products. I therefore applied to your program through the Linkshare affiliate network on November 28th, 2005 while readying my … [Continue reading]
Gone in the Blink of an Eye!
An article published over at Nature.com confirms that we humans DO generally judge books, and web sites, by their covers. Basically, first-time visitors arriving from search engine will decide in only 50 milliseconds whether or not your site is … [Continue reading]
Affiliate Commissions to Reach $6.5 billion in 2006
I just picked up a quick recap on the Affiliate Summit through Shawn Collin's blog. In her keynote address at Affiliate Summit this week in Vegas, Anne Holland, publisher of MarketingSherpa, forecasted affiliate commissions will reach $6.5 billion … [Continue reading]