Archive for the ‘Affiliate Marketing’ Category
Wednesday, March 5th, 2008
Several days ago, I wrote a post titled "I am no longer an affiliate". I got called lots of things ranging from pathetic to spot-on for that post.
Please let me be clear. I wasn't selling out, or decrying the industry in which I have made a nice ...
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Sunday, March 2nd, 2008
This is turning out to be quite an interesting year of developments in the U.S. Affiliate Networks. Or maybe there has just been so little going on for the past few that it just seems that way.
Pepperjam Network launched. Buy.at was aquired by AOL. Linkshare ...
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Friday, February 29th, 2008
The other day, I thanked Jason Calacanis for hitting the Affiliate Summit attendees, and therefore the affiliate marketing community, in the face with a big fish of a keynote address. It was a "wake the hell up" message that I believe strongly that we needed to hear.
I'll also give ...
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Tuesday, February 26th, 2008
photo by Zac Johnson
The keynote address yesterday at Affiliate Summit West 2008 was delivered by the outspoken and usually controversial Jason Calacanis.
His engaging presentation that seemed to focus primarily on what's bad about the affiliate marketing industry elicited strong reactions from many of the hundreds of affiliate marketers in attendance.
You ...
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Thursday, February 21st, 2008
I'll start out by saying that when talking about Linkshare, my basic inclinations are toward sarcasm and criticism. I can't help it. I've got deep-seated, ingrained, visceral feelings about Linkshare that come from my many years of not only competing head-to-head with during my 5+ years at Be ...
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Tuesday, February 19th, 2008
Affiliate Summit West 2008 is rapidly approaching.
I got this timely question from a fellow affiliate marketer and I thought I'd answer with a blog post.
I'm trying to prepare for the summit and I am feeling a little overwhelmed.
What advice would you give me as a new affiliate attending ...
Posted in Affiliate Marketing | 11 Comments »
Wednesday, February 6th, 2008
The undisputed leader of the online shoe market is feeling a big squeeze from their newest rival, Endless.com.
Endless.com, owned by Amazon.com, came on strong a little over a year ago with a gorgeous website and crazy aggressive free shipping deals. Since they launched, Endless has been offering free overnight ...
Posted in Affiliate Marketing | 18 Comments »
Friday, February 1st, 2008
I get this question pretty frequently, and just got another one yesterday, so I thought I'd write a quick note about it.
The recent attention to this comes from a new site out there called S.eriously.com, published by an affiliate marketer for the purpose of displaying the various big payouts that ...
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Wednesday, January 30th, 2008
I just finished listening to the first episode of Affiliate Insider on Webmaster Radio hosted by Linda Woods.
These longer audio programs are tough for me to listen to regularly as they take up a big chunk of time, but I wanted to at least give the first show a listen.
Affiliate ...
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Wednesday, January 30th, 2008
Talk is cheap
It started out with a quote by Shawn Collins about the new PepperJam network.
"Even after all these years using Commission Junction on the merchant and affiliate side, I still find it terribly clumsy to find what I want. With Pepperjam Network it is quick and easy. Pepperjam Network ...
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