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An interesting mix of reasons here... Some of the points describe things for which some affiliates hate other affiliates (e.g.: black hat SEO tactics, keyword stuffed domains), while others (winning by creating better content, winning on the SEO front by simply being better, etc) actually prove tha Read More

I know the parallel may seem strange at first, but there are actually a number of shared key points in these two tasks, and as someone who has been fighting a nasty flu over the past few days, and working in affiliate marketing for close to 9 years, I'd like to list the similarities for you today.. Read More

How many of you have heard of LivingSocial before today? We all know Groupon, but "Living" Who? Well, they’re Groupon's direct competitor, and they have just done something that will likely make it into textbooks.

In case haven't heard of it yet, LivingSocial is currently running an amazing $20- Read More

The news of the day is Starbucks’ launch of nationwide mobile payment system.

Brady Brewer, vice president Starbucks Card and Brand Loyalty, said: "With mobile payment, the Starbucks Card platform further elevates the customer experience by delivering convenience, rewarding loyalty and continuin Read More

I believe that there are 5 main reasons why people fail at affiliate marketing:

1. Lack of education — thorough (and ongoing) education saves you both time and money
2. Laziness — there is no such thing as big-bucks-fast (if not at the expense of violating rules, of course), and you want Read More

Yesterday brought an interesting news -- Zibaba, a Facebook ecommerce storefront provider, is set to launch their (first one around?) Facebook-based affiliate marketing platform... Read More

Yesterday I've learned of BlogDash, a system which provides you with "the tools to find the bloggers who will actually care about your story, company, product" as well as with "all the information … to make a personalized and educated pitch". "Perfect for affiliate recruitment!" -- was my first tho Read More

Originally written as a list of practical tips on how to make the most out of Affiliate Summits, this list is applicable for other business conferences too. Read More

These are: (1) marriage of search & social, (2) local marketing, (3) rise of mobile, (4) pay-per-call, and (5) networking opportunities. Read More

My Norton Internet Security is expiring in 10 days. Today I decided to renew it for two more years, and was quite surprised that it is cheaper to open an all new subscription than to renew an existing one: $115 for renewal vs $95 for the same product (when it's a new subscription)

Why charge a l Read More