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Boost Your SEM with iNeedHits Today!

Fri, 18 May 2012 05:13 PM

Paulson Management Group : These days almost everyone has a website, and some people even have several!As Building a site isn't the hard part – sending people to it is where the internet gets tricky.As You don't have to do alone!As iNeedHits specializes in helping your website perform above the rest!Affiliate Publishers earn 30% Commission on every sale with

Strong Growth of Rakuten LinkShare Affiliate Networks in the US, UK, Canada and Japan

Fri, 18 May 2012 04:38 PM

Shawn Collins : Rakuten LinkShare has announced significant growth through their affiliate networks around the world for the first quarter of 2012. The Rakuten LinkShare network outperformed overall ecommerce by a wide margin in the U.S. According to Forrester Research Inc., overall ecommerce is expected to grow by 12 percent in 2012, while same store sales in the

The Blueprint for Writing The Perfect Blog Post

Fri, 18 May 2012 12:02 PM

John Chow : Posts are the lifeline of a blog. This is what makes a blog different from others. This is what brings in the traffic and makes sure they return for more. But, what makes a perfect blog post? What are the

Industry Perspective: A Q&A with Rachel Sprung of Hubspot

Fri, 18 May 2012 10:25 AM

ReveNews : Establishing a personal brand online isn't an easy task. One of the biggest mistakes I see people make is trying to be someone they aren't. If you don't show a bit of your personality, it is harmful. For example, it is great to tweet out content and show your interests that way, but it is also important to once in awhile tweet about your other inte

Seshday is live AvantLink!

Fri, 18 May 2012 09:51 AM

AvantLink : Introducing a new, exclusive AvantLink merchant: Seshday Seshday offers incredible daily Flash Sales on top name brands from the Action Sports industry. The 'Flash Sale' environment creates a shopping frenzy as members scramble to get their exclusive deals before they go away. Fueled by discounts between 5080% off retail, this frenzy leads to extre

Webcom Montreal 2012 recap

Fri, 18 May 2012 09:39 AM

Share Results Blogs : It was a great day for exchanging web ideas this past Wednesday in Montreal. The latest of the Webcom series took place with a select few hundred people in attendance. Webcom Montreal is a twice yearly event that gathers international web experts and influencers for a full day of conferences, panels, and networking within downtown

Affiliate Summit Central Wrap Up

Fri, 18 May 2012 09:09 AM

Failing at Success is a Great Hobby : Back home in the state of NJ and I want to recap the Affiliate Summit Central in Austin, Tx to everyone. First of all the show was intended to be small, I believe Shawn had a limitation of about 500 people to the event. I attended the show with some NJ affiliates such as Rohail Related posts:On My Way to Texas for Affiliate Summit CentralAffiliate

Outspoken Media: The Evolution of a Brand

Fri, 18 May 2012 08:22 AM

Outspoken Media : An Introduction Hi, my name is Emily Cote, and I am the new Community Manager for Outspoken Media. You probably didnt know this, but I have been the Community Manager for the past month. The reason you didnt know this is because I have pretty much been nonexistent online since then. And honestly, I owe

Blog Better by Slowing Down

Fri, 18 May 2012 08:00 AM

ProBlogger Blog Tips : This guest post is by Timo Kiander of Productivesuperdad.com. Are you afraid that youll never reach blogging success? Are you working your backside off on top of your day job to produce articles, ebooks, videos, and podcasts, and learn everything about Pinterest (or any other social network for that matter)? Do you feel you are Originally at: Blog

Case Study: A StepByStep Strategy to Accelerate Your Google Rankings

Fri, 18 May 2012 07:03 AM

Rosalind Gardner : Whats the most important strategy of getting your blog to the number 1 spot in both Google and Yahoo and keep all the search traffic to yourself? Definitely the ideal answer is proper keyword research and building authoritative backlinks. In this blog post you will learn how I used Google Insight tool and press release

Free Shirt Friday Lead Ferret

Fri, 18 May 2012 06:00 AM

Shoemoney : This site is currently in the beginning stages but it has the potential to blow up big! LeadFerret is an online data base filled with businesses and their employee contact information that you can get for free. The great part is if they don't have a company/person you are looking for just let them know

Not everyone

Fri, 18 May 2012 03:13 AM

Seth's Blog : If you're marketing a bass guitar or an orchid or an electric SUV, why are you concerned with what everyone thinks about it? It seems to me that you should only care about the opinion of those that are actually...

Spring Eco Home Decor | InhabitLiving.com Affiliate Program

Thu, 17 May 2012 06:39 PM

Paulson Management Group : Days are getting warmer and the sun is staying out longer… Spring is in the air! This time of year many of us go through Spring cleaning rituals, cleansing our homes of any winter gloom, making things bright and cheery for a new season. Spring is a great time of year to

Affiliate Summit Central 2012 Recap

Thu, 17 May 2012 05:04 PM

Shawn Collins : Affiliate Summit Central 2012, the first Affiliate Summit in Austin, TX, kicked off with the official welcome party on May 14, 2012 with live music from The Cody Jasper Band, Sam Sliva and the Good, and FallenAsh. The first day of the conference started at an early (by Affiliate Summit standards) 7am, when registration opened

What Blog Tasks are You Embarrassed to Admit Youve Overlooked?

Thu, 17 May 2012 02:01 PM

ProBlogger Blog Tips : Over the last few days we've been talking about taking your blog to the oftenelusive 'next level.' We've seen tips for developing your voice and message, creating stronger calls to action, and increasing traffic. If you're already working on those aspects of your blog, and are happy with your approach, you'll probably be hungry for Originally at: B

Lord & Taylor (5%) Launches Affiliate Program On PepperJam Exchange

Thu, 17 May 2012 12:56 PM

pepperjamBlog : We are proud to announce the launch of the Lord & Taylor (6%) Affiliate Program On PepperJam Exchange www.pepperjamnetwork.comJoin this program NOW!!About the Lord & Taylor Affiliate Program: LordandTaylor.com has style. Ontrend fashions. Updated classics. The right accessories and shoes. The best in beauty and fragrances. The... ( C

HasOffers + UnsubCentral Suppression Lists for Affiliate Offers

Thu, 17 May 2012 12:46 PM

Affiliate Marketing Blog : Earlier this week HasOffers announced their integration with UnsubCentral, a partnership which brings suppression lists to affiliate offers (not something I've seen elsewhere in quite this form). The official press release summarized: HasOffers' integration with UnsubCenteral is innovative in the way it creates a seamless experience for HasOffers'

How to Make Your Travel Campaigns More SEOFriendly Part 2

Thu, 17 May 2012 12:39 PM

Share Results Blogs : Some affiliates and merchants are lacking distinct marketing strategies for the travel sector when it comes to using search engine optimization (SEO). You may be wondering why your online travel campaigns are not generating the type of traction you would expect. Well, firstly, SEO is a highly calculated process and it could take months before

Why Mobile Landing Pages are a Must

Thu, 17 May 2012 12:37 PM

PostClick Marketing Blog : A mobileoptimized landing page made with LiveBall.If you’re not already launching mobile landing pages, then this stat may cause you to think twice. According to an article in Internet Retailer, mobile traffic accounted for 13% of web traffic in the fourth quarter of 2011. So why should this matter for your program? It’s simple. If you

Staree Make Money Sharing Photos and Videos

Thu, 17 May 2012 12:35 PM

Zac Johnson : In the world of social networking, posting pictures and videos online, and anything to do with celebrities… you simply can't go wrong. So what happens when you combine the power of all three of these mega attractions? Then you get Staree! Staree is the latest project behind the team at Izea, and their goal is

Staree: A New Way To Make Money Online with Videos and Photos

Thu, 17 May 2012 11:31 AM

John Chow : My friends over at IZEA have just pulled back the curtains to their newest social media platform: Staree. Staree allows users to post photos and videos from their mobile device or desktop, and share them with friends through Facebook and

GoLite is live AvantLink!

Thu, 17 May 2012 11:15 AM

AvantLink : Introducing a new, exclusive AvantLink merchant: GoLite GoLite was founded on the simple idea that, when it comes to your outdoor gear, less is more. It's a philosophy that continues to move the company forward as they create innovative equipment and apparel designed to be faster on the trail and lighter on the planet. While

Which of These 3 Case Studies Will Grow Your Sales?

Thu, 17 May 2012 09:00 AM

Quick Sprout : November 2007 was a weird couple weeks. It was my third month on the job and I'd just received management duties for an entire business unit. While this was a sweet opportunity, it came with high stakes: I was expected to grow revenue immediately. It didn't matter that I was a rookie and the previous

How I Increased My Search Traffic by 200% in 6 Months

Thu, 17 May 2012 08:01 AM

ProBlogger Blog Tips : This guest post is by Bamidele Onibalusi of YoungPrePro.com. Guest blogging is currently among the most popular marketing tactics, and you can be sure find guides on guest blogging almost anywhere you go online. The problem with guest blogging is that it is being used by so many people today that if you dont have Originally at: Blog Tips at ProBlog

How to out your competitors and frenemies for spamming Google

Thu, 17 May 2012 07:45 AM

Shoemoney : Ever feel like your friend / enemy (aka frenemy) ranks everything they touch, using nefarious tactics? Or your competitor keeps beating you in the ranks by spamming? Or are they ranking and you just know they must be doing something sneaky, but you cant quite figure out what? Well, there is a reason some of

The quickest way to get things done and make change

Thu, 17 May 2012 03:33 AM

Seth's Blog : Not the easiest, but the quickest: Don't demand authority. Eagerly take responsibility. Relentlessly give credit.

How Hotel Gyms are Very Much Like Landing Pages

Wed, 16 May 2012 06:12 PM

Zac Johnson : Over the past few weeks I've had the opportunity to stay at a few different hotel locations. Many of them had their gyms, pools and spas. While at the Marriott Newport in Rhode Island this past weekend, I started to think about how the way hotels present and advertise their gyms and spa areas are

The Philosophy of Social Media: Give, don't Take

Wed, 16 May 2012 06:09 PM

The Business Blog at Intuitive.com : I talk to a lot of people about how to work in the brave new world of social media. Unlike the world of Don Draper and his compatriots on Mad Men, where companies told us consumers what to think and how to talk about brands and products, we're in an era where that paradigm has been spun 180degrees, stood on its head, and now the message comes from

Indepth Guide To Content Creation [With Infographic]

Wed, 16 May 2012 06:00 PM

SEOmoz Daily SEO Blog : Posted by Designbysoap LtdThis post was originally in YouMoz, and was promoted to the main blog because it provides great value and interest to our community. The author's views are entirely his or her own and may not reflect the views of SEOmoz, Inc.It doesn’t matter whether you’re an onsite SEO consultant, a linkbuilding specialist or

Ways to Win Customers and Influence Rankings Whiteboard Friday

Wed, 16 May 2012 06:00 PM

SEOmoz Daily SEO Blog : Posted by randfishStarting up your own consulting agency can be quite a difficult process and often times the most challenging step to your endeavour will be finding new customers or clients.In this week's Whiteboard Friday we will be covering some tips and tactics that you can use to get referrals and win customers. Don't forget to leave y

ControlYourHealth.com Assisting Medicare Patients Qualify for a Power Wheelchair

Wed, 16 May 2012 04:26 PM

Paulson Management Group : Medicare patients often do not qualify on their own for a Power Mobility Device – because of the many requirements by Medicare for qualifying to receive one from the program.The following are Asrequirements to qualify for a Power Mobile Device:A Doctor must prescribe and prove the need for hthe PMD.Patients must be able to safely

Major CPA Affiliate Networks Crashing and Burning Here are some Reasons Why

Wed, 16 May 2012 01:25 PM

5 Star Affiliate Blogs : So what is shaking up the industry and causing all these problems? I think it's somewhat of a domino effect that can happen when you have chains of advertisers and networks all interconnected and pushing each other's offers to some degree. Then mix in a few big FTC lawsuits and fines, all the rebill problems, tightening up of merchant account terms

What do the Beastie Boys, IceT & 2,500 Industry Folk Have In Common?

Wed, 16 May 2012 12:55 PM

Ad Hustler : Affiliate Ball NYC 2012 at Affiliate Summit! Darren Blatt, Promotor & Organizer of Affiliate Ball contacted AdHustler.com with the inside scoop. Here is the press release! Affiliate Ball New York ASE signs a Beastie Boy, IceT & Coco There is big news and a lot of hype swirling around the Affiliate Ball. Neverblue stepped up

Live Out There is live AvantLink!

Wed, 16 May 2012 11:03 AM

AvantLink : Introducing a new, exclusive AvantLink merchant: Live Out There Live Out There is Canada's fastest growing online outdoor store. Based in Calgary, Live Out There got its start as part of the Out There Adventure Centre on Calgary's Stephen Avenue. Live Out There has since grown significantly, becoming its own company. They carry all of

How To Get Shoemoneys Local Marketing Blueprint for $9

Wed, 16 May 2012 11:01 AM

John Chow : My friend Jeremy Schoemaker (ShoeMoney) recently published his Local Marketing Blueprint on udemy.com. This course is made for two types of people: those who own small businesses, and those who want to sell services to these small businesses. As you

What Marketers Fail to Measure

Wed, 16 May 2012 09:56 AM

ReveNews : Marketers are obsessed with measuring. They track unique visits, referral sources, abandon rate, conversion rate, clickthroughrate, openrate, geography of people visiting a web site and more fun stats. Marketers consistently seek to measure and refine, measure and refine, measure and …

5 Effective Tricks to Create a Killer Call to Action

Wed, 16 May 2012 08:04 AM

ProBlogger Blog Tips : This guest post is by Greg Digneo of Sales Leads in Thirty Days. Heres the dirty little secret: there are actually two steps to building an extremely popular blog. The first and most popular step is to drive traffic by guest posting, social media, and SEO. The far less sexy step is to convert that Originally at: Blog Tips at ProBlogger5 Effective T

Building Niche Affiliate Sites That Produce Revenue

Wed, 16 May 2012 06:48 AM

Shawn Collins : This was a conference session titled Building Niche Affiliate Sites That Produce Revenue from Affiliate Summit East 2010, which took place August 1517, 2010 in New York City. Speaker: Evan Weber, CEO, Experience Advertising, Inc. Session description: Come learn how to build exciting niche affiliate websites that produce traffic and revenue! Topics

Digital analogs are no longer sufficient

Wed, 16 May 2012 03:00 AM

Seth's Blog : The parking meter was rebooting. I guess we're supposed to walk to the other end of the garage and find one that's working. We're seeing digital awareness coming to just about everything. In this case, it was the parking meter...

9 Lessons from 1,000 SEO Questions

Tue, 15 May 2012 06:00 PM

SEOmoz Daily SEO Blog : Posted by Dr. PeteI spend a lot of quality time in Private Q&A here on SEOmoz, and I recently passed a milestone – 1,000 private questions answered since we relaunched the system (just over a year ago). Not surprisingly, we see a lot of the same questions and concerns pop up over time, and I’d like to think I’ve learned a few

Improving Search Rankings with Sheer SEO Software

Tue, 15 May 2012 03:16 PM

Zac Johnson : With Google playing mind games with SEO masters, blog owners and webmasters around the world… no one is safe from recent changes in the search results. While we can't change how Google fluctuates web site rankings, we can make sure that we are ready for future updates and make our web sites and blogs ready

How To Dominate Google By Guest Posting

Tue, 15 May 2012 02:17 PM

John Chow : This is not going to be another post on why you should write guest posts for other blogs because I don't recommend you do that. I have never written a guest post, and I doubt I ever will. One of

Get Obsessed with Your Message

Tue, 15 May 2012 02:01 PM

ProBlogger Blog Tips : This guest post is by Danielle LaPorte of DanielleLaPorte.com. Blog up? Posts rolling? Its time to get obsessed with your message. A quick dictionary moment, to differentiate between your voice, your topics and your message. Your voice is what makes your writing distinctive, compelling, unmistakably you. Youll carry your voice from your blog, Ori

African Mango Meltdown (30%50%) Launches Publisher Program On PepperJam Exchange

Tue, 15 May 2012 01:59 PM

pepperjamBlog : We are proud to announce the launch of the African Mango Meltdown (3050%) Affiliate Program On PepperJam Exchange www.pepperjamnetwork.com.Join this program NOW!About the African Mango Meltdown Affiliate Program:African Mango Meltdown is a breakthrough, allnatural product that suppresses appetite and increases metabolism so you... ( Continue Read

Sponsor THE Party of Affiliate Summit East 2012

Tue, 15 May 2012 12:47 PM

ClickBooth's Affiliate Marketing Blog : Clickbooth is already gearing up to throw the biggest party of Affiliate Summit East. From cage fights to concerts, we consistently push the envelope and bring the most exciting entertainment to our guests. This year we'll be enjoying New York City under the stars on the rooftop of Hudson…

New Internal Ad Tools Page

Tue, 15 May 2012 12:05 PM

AvantLink : If you're an AvantLink Affiliate you probably already noticed, but yesterday we rolled out a killer upgrade to the former 'Tools' index page within the internal account management interface. It occurred to us that although we have all this educational material (like individual tool/screencasts tutorials) on the public tool pages, this info was not

Chris Brogan Interview Video creation for business Future of Publishing

Tue, 15 May 2012 11:51 AM

Murray Newlands : Chris Brogan is best known as an expert marketing consultant, a reputation he earned after writing a book on trust agents entitled Trust Agents: Using the Web to Build Influence, Improve Reputation, and Earn Trust. But he also consults major corporations on video production work and has a few tips for content creators. Check out this interview host

PMGAsAsWelcomes New Client Dr. DelRae! | Health & Fitness Affiliate Program

Tue, 15 May 2012 11:38 AM

Paulson Management Group : Dr. DelRae (DrDelRae.com) has selected Paulson Management Group, Inc., an affiliate marketing agency headquartered in Boulder, CO, to launch and manage her affiliate program in the Google Affiliate Network, as well as manage her social media marketing, email marketing, SEO/ SEM, and media buying channels.Dr. DelRae Messer, Doctor of Chiropractic, g

How To Write A BestSelling Book Training

Tue, 15 May 2012 11:25 AM

Jim Kukral : The Great Big Publishing Lie When I wrote my first book for a big name publishing house, I foolishly believed that the book would sell tons of copies and Id see my book featured in bookstores all around the world. I also believed that my publisher would market my book for me and help me

The Importance of Affiliate Communications practical ecommerce

Tue, 15 May 2012 11:24 AM

JEBCommerce : Communications with your affiliate partners is one of the most, if not THE most important part of your strategy to manage a successful affiliate program. Affiliate Newsletters tend to be the core of any good communications strategy. Early last year, JEBCommerce redesigned our entire newsletter template system, and together with our entire staff, de