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Skimlinks: It’s not a secret. We do monetize social discovery, and it’s great

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How to Set Up Nike Plus on iPhone 3GS

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What is a Jumper?

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Ask Jangro

I've resurrected an old feature here on jangro.com, the "Ask Jangro" tab. I previously removed it because I was getting a ton of questions from visitors with DLP TV repair questions, when I was really hoping for affiliate marketing questions. But now, I want to write more here and I just don't have enough topics that come to my mind as...
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The Apple Store Guys Can't Keep Up Either.

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Affiliate Networks and Social Media

My post from earlier this week on Affiliate Networks and blogs got me thinking about the bigger social media picture in the affiliate network space. Engaging clients via social media is pretty much a no-brainer by now, though many businesses remain reluctant to open themselves to a public conversation with their clients for fear of the bad...
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Affiliate Marketing Network Blog Scorecard

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Deep Linking: It Shouldn't Be This Difficult

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Soft SEO: The Human Side of Search

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Pepperjam Jammed

There's a significant issue brewing and because I don't want to take sides in an issue whose sides will not ever be visible, I spent yesterday sitting on my hands and listening. A day later, I'm still not taking sides. Instead, here's the issue in the words of others who have been discussing it, that stand out most to me, and then my own...
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Coupon Affiliates Under Scrutiny

Kellie Stephens at AffiliateFairPlay has published a study on the use of forced clicks on affiliate coupon websites. Forced Clicks The definition of "forced click" varies a bit, but for this study is any affiliate tracking click that was initiated without any use action whatsoever when visiting a coupon site. No gray areas...
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CashAddOn - What's Wrong with Incentive Publisher Browser Plugins

There's a new incentive shopping browser plugin on the scene, called CashAddOn. CashAddOn is a Cash Back shopping portal. Their model is that they have a FireFox plugin that, when installed, gives you indication in the browser status bar if you're receiving cash-back commissions on a purchase from the current website. A small blue minus...
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What are Affiliate Network Responsibilities as a "Trusted Third Party"?

So yeah, if you're quick on the newsfeed you'll noticed that I pulled this post from yesterday, which was very different than this repost. I received an email from an affiliate asking me to write about an issue they were having with a merchant getting deactivated at a network, and the merchant owed the affiliates a few months of...
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Samsung DLP: Reset Lamp Hours

The questions I get most often are "How do you reset the lamp hours counter?" and "How do you get into the service menu?" The service menu is pretty well hidden behind a sequence of key presses on your remote. Here's how to get in there: Turn your system off. Press the following buttons individually with a short pause between...
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SEM Tools and Techniques for Examining Websites

I'm presenting this week at Commission Junction's CJU in a session titled, "Site Lab: Designing Effective Landing Pages". I'm actually co-presenting with Pedro Sostre. Pedro, being the creative designer type, and I being a geek an engineer/developer, we split our presentation along those lines. We'll be looking at actual ordinary websites...
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Samsung DLP Frequent Questions

Since I posted a few how-to articles on repairing Samsung DLP televisions, I get a lot of email about the subject. I'm not a TV repair-man (well I guess I am now technically, but not by trade) and I cannot offer professional advice, but that's never stopped me before! Here are a few questions that are representative of what I've been...
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This is Your Website...

This is your website using CJ's LMI Javascript links...   This is your website using CJ's LMI Javascript links with Javascript disabled...   Any questions? The webmaster of StyleForFree has been experimenting with Javascript links and has been sharing her experience here on ABW. She points out some of the great...
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Commission Junction's Publisher Service Dis-Agreement

The new Commission Junction Publisher Service Agreement that was announced last week and goes into effect on October 20 has spurred quite a bit of lively (and not so lively, depending on where you are) discussion. Here's collection of various places where the issue is mentioned and/or discussed. The different reactions in the different...
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Are Performance Incentives Working Against You?

This commentary questions conventional thinking in affiliate marketing. Real-world -affiliate experience has shaken my firmly-set beliefs on this subject that I gained from 6 years on the "other side". It's interesting to me that I had not ever heard this argument before recently, never mind participate in it. It just seems so obvious...
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afsrc=1 Frequently Asked Questions (unofficial)

I've been meaning to write an explanation of the afsrc=1 parameter for a long time. I've been collecting questions and it's remained half-written for several months. I saw a reference to it recently and thought I'd wrap it up. I was directly involved in the creation of this, but am no longer at Be Free / Commission Junction, so I guess you...
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Channel Conflict in Affiliate Marketing: Acquisition vs. Retention

The affiliate marketing industry is responsible for creating and growing a number of innovative business models. There's a wide mix of segments, including sites providing shopping information, rewards and cash-back programs offering services to their customers, as well as professional search engine marketers specializing in driving traffic...
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