Have you ever wondered how foreign currency fluctuations work for or against you as an affiliate marketer? When I started affiliate marketing back in early 1998, getting paid in U.S. Dollars was a huge bonus to me as a Canadian resident. At that … [Continue reading]
How to Prevent Sudden Earnings Collapse
What would you do if your affiliate earnings suddenly dropped from $50,000 per month to $2,000 per month; or from $2,000 per month to absolutely no income at all? How would you pay your super-sized mortgage and auto loans? Never mind trivial … [Continue reading]
Domain Registration: 2 Options
After choosing your perfect niche, it's time to register your domain name. There are 2 ways to do this. You could register your domain name with GoDaddy.com, which is the most popular registrar and less expensive than others, and arrange for … [Continue reading]
Should You Attend an Internet or Affiliate Marketing Conference?
Could attending an internet marketing seminar put your business on the fast track? During my early twenties, while stationed in the frigid northern Canadian town of Timmins, Ontario, I took a number of University of Waterloo correspondence courses, … [Continue reading]
New Google Adwords Policy Benefits Affiliates
Eight ads all linking to the same site. How useless was that? Google Adwords fixed the problem... Until recently, if you did a search on the term 'satellite dish' at Google, and then surveyed the URL's in the Adwords listings, you were bound to see … [Continue reading]
What is a Cookie?
A cookie is a small harmless text file that is attached to your hard drive when you browse certain web sites. The cookie contains information used to identify you as a specific user, such as your user ID, password and user preferences that makes … [Continue reading]
Niche Marketing: The Case Against Mall Sites
How and why do you surf the 'Net? Do you turn on your computer, open your browser, then scratch your head and wonder, "Hmm... what I should look for today?" Hardly. I'll bet you dollars to donuts you've got specific goals in mind when you surf … [Continue reading]